Checking In

On Wednesday, November 18, the Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association will host a presentation by yacht designer Rod Johnstone, who will discuss the history of J/Boats.

To celebrate this remarkable achievement, the City Island Nautical Museum has mounted an exhibition of photographs and commentary on the extraordinary period in City Island’s history when yacht and shipbuilding were at their peak.

Brewer Yacht Yard Group today announced management transition plans for their Barrington, RI location, Brewer Cove Haven Marina. Michael Keyworth, General Manager and Vice President, of Cove Haven will retire January 2016 and Patrick Peck, Assistant Manager for the last 15 years, will assume the General Manager role.

Brewer Pilots Point Marina in Westbrook, CT will host an Offshore Boat Preparation Seminar for racers and cruisers on Saturday, November 7, 2015.

As cold weather approaches, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) dug into its claims data and found that more than three-quarters of winter-related claims involved cracks in the engine block or exhaust manifolds.

Hundreds of Cedar Point Yacht Club members gathered on Labor Day to commission the Westport, CT club’s first major expansion in 50 years, a beautiful open-air pavilion.

New England Science & Sailing (NESS), a non-profit ocean adventure foundation in Stonington, CT that serves communities in southern New England, has welcomed Taylor Martin from Fort Collins, CO as their new Adult Sailing Director.

For the next two years, Tucker Thompson, co-founder of T2P.TV in Annapolis, MD, will host all public delivery of the 35th America’s Cup, which will be sailed in Bermuda in 2017.

Peter Tilton, a resident of Groton Long Point, CT who has sailed Fishers Island Sound and beyond for over 25 years, has combined his love for sailing with his passion for photography to launch his new business, New England Boat Portraits.

“Through the end of August, during the entire month of September and into October, tens of thousands of birds congregate in the lower Connecticut River Valley on their migration route south,” said Captain Mark. “One flock of birds, primarily comprised of tree swallows, come each evening to an island to roost. It is speculated that these birds fly in from as far as 50 miles away.