Checking In

Sailors for the Sea, a Newport, RI-based conservation organization that engages, educates, inspires and activates the sailing and boating community toward healing the ocean, has appointed Shelley M. Brown, Ph.D. as its new Education Director.

The 14th Annual Women’s Sailing Conference, a program of the National Women’s Sailing Association, will be held Saturday, June 6 at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA.

Christopher (CJ) Salustro has joined North Sails as the sail care manager at the company’s flagship loft in Milford, CT.

Mystic Seaport has promoted Elysa Engelman to be the Museum’s new Director of Exhibits.

11th Hour Racing, a Newport, RI-based program established by The Schmidt Family Foundation that specializes in fostering strategic partnerships within the sailing and marine communities to promote collaborative systemic change for the health of our marine environment, has provided an educational grant to US Sailing.

Several sailing centers and sailors from the Northeast are among US Sailing’s 2015 Training and Community Sailing Award winners. The awards were presented at the National Sailing Programs Symposium (NSPS) in New Orleans, LA in January.

SUNY Maritime in Throggs Neck, NY has hired Morgan Wilson as assistant coach for the Co-Ed Dinghy Sailing Team. “It is great to have Morgan on board,” said Head Sailing Coach Zach Runci. “She brings a great new positive attitude to the team.”

An Optimistic Aftermath What a great article [“Gone Girl” by Andrew Shemella; November 2014]. Very well written. I’ve found that, when engaging the elements, one has to be humble. Survival in a storm at sea, or in the Bay, is not always assured. Nature reminds us, all the time, of how vulnerable we are. Yet, with knowledge, we can survive most anything. Hey, this is what adventure is all about. The boat will be replaced. Thank God…

McMichael Yacht Brokers has announced that Kevin Dailey and Lincoln White have joined their brokerage team. Dailey will be working out of the company’s Mamaroneck, NY office, and White will be working out of the new McMichael Essex office, located at Essex Boat Works, 9 Ferry Street, Essex, CT.

The Xp 44 is the latest performance racer/cruiser from X-Yachts of Denmark. X-Yachts have utilized the latest techniques in design and construction to create Sailing World’s “2014 Boat of the Year” and one of SAIL’s “Best Boats 2014.” The latest vacuum-infused epoxy E-glass process and a carbon keel grill reduce displacement significantly while improving the strength-to-weight ratio and ballast-to-displacement ratio, resulting in a faster, stiffer, more stable yacht. Owners can choose a racing or cruising package, with options including a taller carbon rig…