Checking In

The third annual C&C Owners Northeast Rendezvous will be held in Newport, RI on the weekend of September 19 – 21, 2014. This event has enjoyed rapid growth, with about 30 boats from New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts attending last year’s rally on Block Island. Headquarters for the 2014 Rendezvous is the Alofsin Piers at Fort Adams State Park, adjacent to the Museum of Yachting.

The Connecticut Marine Trades Association (CMTA) has named Kathleen Burns as its new Executive Director (August 2014).

Port Washington Yacht Club in Port Washington, NY has selected the North Shore Autism Circle (NSAC) as the beneficiary of their 17th Annual Charity Cup Regatta. NSAC develops programs including special needs sports leagues for tennis, soccer, baseball and basketball, peer mentoring, art and cultural arts programs, and vocational programs that provide gainful employment and meaningful work opportunities to individuals with autism

Dream Yacht Charter and Yachting Education in Annapolis, MD have launched the only catamaran sailing school in the U.S. with international chartering accreditation.

The Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society will present the 8th Annual Lighthouse Music Festival in Huntington Bay, NY on Saturday, August 30, 2014.

Family-run boatbuilding company Sarins Båtar Oy Ab, headquartered in Kokkola, Finland, has changed the name of their rugged boats from Minor Offshore to SARGO.

To honor Dennis’ (Peterlin) memory, his family organized a regatta and dinner to benefit The Suites at Yale-New Haven Patient and Family Support Fund.

The SV Mystic, a 180-foot USCG certified and inspected three-masted square topsail schooner, will carry out OHPRI’s schedule of teen summer camps and voyages for adults during 2014.

Sails Up 4 Cancer is a non-profit organization dedicated to funding research in the education, prevention, and cure for all types of cancer through the art and enjoyment of sailing.

Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT is planning to hold an event to welcome the whaleship Charles W. Morgan home to the museum on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 5:30 pm.