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Hosted by the Bellport Bay Sailing Foundation and Bellport Bay Yacht Club in Bellport, New York, this inaugural junior sailing event honors the memory of John W. Everitt, a Past Commodore of BBYC and former President of the BBSF who loved being on the water and whose true passion was always one-design racing. Club 420, Optimist and Laser sailors will have access to high level coaching and elite competition in each respective class. Combining instruction by some…

Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, CT will present its 2019 America and the Sea Award to American businesswoman and philanthropist Wendy Schmidt. The prestigious award recognizes those individuals and organizations whose extraordinary achievements in the world of maritime exploration, competition, scholarship, and design best exemplify the American character. Schmidt is President of The Schmidt Family Foundation, which supports programs in renewable energy, healthy food and agriculture, and human rights. Schmidt Marine Technology Partners, an additional foundation program, supports the…

Oakcliff Sailing in Oyster Bay, NY has joined forces with US Sailing to host a High Performance Acorn Training Camp for aspiring Olympic athletes that take place June 7 – 20. In partnership with US Sailing’s Olympic Development Program (ODP), this camp will draw the top sailors from across America to train in Oakcliff’s fleet of six foiling Nacra 17s and nineteen 49ers and 49erFXs. The camp will provide the perfect platform for talented young sailors to step up from the…

Margaritaville, the global lifestyle brand synonymous with fun and escapism, has signed on as the first presenting sponsor for the Storm Trysail Club’s Block Island Race Week XXVIII, which will be held June 23 – 28 in Block Island, RI. Margaritaville will transport Race Week sailors into the brand’s laid-back lifestyle. Live entertainment, the centerpiece of the brand, will take place on-site each day, along with exciting Margaritaville-inspired activities and promotions. The company’s Frozen Concoction Makers Nightly…

Beginning and experienced woman sailors can jump-start their sailing lives by heading to the National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) 18th Annual Women’s Sailing Conference slated for Saturday, June 1, 2019 at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA. The event, which features hands-on land- and water-based workshops and seminars, offers women a fantastic opportunity to learn or hone sailing skills, network with other women sailors from all over the United States, and gain the confidence necessary to…

Want to learn the basics of powerboating or brush up on your boat handling skills? The non-profit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has teamed up with In-Command Seamanship Training in Wickford, RI to offer a choice of three fun and affordable on-water boat training courses taught aboard single-engine powerboats: Intro to Boating, Precision Docking & Boat Handling, and Open Water Boat Handling on April 6, 7, 27, 28, and May 11, 12, 18, 19, with additional dates to be added…

Sponsored by the New York Harbor Sailing Foundation and hosted by the Manhattan Yacht Club, the Lady Liberty Regatta will be held June 8 & 9 in New York Harbor. The purpose of the event is to support and promote amateur women’s sailing in the United States by bringing top women sailors together. The Lady Liberty Regatta will be sailed in identical J/24s provided by Manhattan Yacht Club, and each race in the 6-race series will start…

The non-profit Salty Dawg™ Sailing Association (SDSA) has opened registration for its Spring Rally from the Virgin Islands to the U.S. as well as three additional Salty Dawg rallies scheduled for 2019. The Spring Rally departs May 4 from Crown Bay Marina in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI, heading to Blue Water Yachting Center in Hampton, VA (or other ports on the U.S. East Coast) or Bermuda. Pre-departure activities begin on May 1. “The Spring Rally is…

Bristol Marine, which operates four full-service yacht yards in three states, has promoted Patrick McLoughlin to Vice President of Operations. McLoughlin’s primary responsibilities will include oversight of all business operations at Bristol Marine’s locations in Bristol and Newport, RI, Somerset, MA and Boothbay Harbor, ME. He will also continue to implement Bristol Marine’s many education and training initiatives, and will develop innovative ways to deepen the relationship with the company’s customers. Prior to joining Bristol Marine, McLoughlin…

New York Yacht Club American Magic, a U.S. Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, has named Sail Newport, Rhode Island’s Public Sailing Center, as a Sailing Community Partner. Joint events, programs and projects to boost sailing in Rhode Island and New England will continue through the Newport-based team’s participation in the America’s Cup competition in Auckland, New Zealand in 2021. “Sail Newport’s mission is to foster the sport of sailing and we are thrilled to be able…