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The Sailing Yacht Research Foundation (SYRF) has received $100,000 in donations to support its mission to provide the science to understand the performance of sailing yachts through research and education.

LifeProof has a line of waterproof, dirt proof, shock-proof and snow-proof cases.

The organizers of the 2015 Marion to Bermuda Cruising Yacht
Race are helping sailors prepare for an offshore race to Bermuda by presenting a series of information sessions this month.

Brian Porter of Fontana, WI and Jody Starck of Amherst, NY have been named US Sailing’s 2013 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year

In February, several Northeast individuals, organizations and events were recognized at US Sailing’s inaugural Leadership Forum in San Diego, CA for their achievements in training, community sailing, and one-design racing.

Mack Boring Moves to New Bedford Diesel Workshop for Women is March 15 & 16 Mack Boring & Parts Co., one of the nation’s largest distributors of marine and industrial diesel engines, marine transmissions and related powertrain products, has opened a new diesel sales and service facility in New Bedford, MA. As home to the largest commercial fishing fleet on the East Coast and convenient to a large number of industrial and recreational marine dealers, the New Bedford location…

The new Cruiser 37 from Bavaria Yachts turned plenty of heads at her debut in the New England Boat Show in Boston in February. This capable model is a solid blend of exact German engineering, proven Farr Yacht Design naval architecture, and tasteful Design Unlimited (UK) interior and exterior design. Features are many and notably, a spacious cockpit, twin helm stations plus a full-beam lowering transom. Below, she’s bright, comfortable and beautifully finished. A choice of quality woods, fabrics and flooring are available along…

Pettit Marine Paint has launched the latest product in their ablative Hydrocoat lineup, Hydrocoat Eco, which is already shattering the perceptions of what an antifouling paint can be. Hydrocoat Eco incorporates Pettit’s exclusive self-polishing, water-based, ablative technology with an organic biocide, Econea. Hydrocoat Eco can be applied with a brush, roller or spray, and cleanup is done with soap and water. The self-polishing paint film wears away with use, eliminating paint build up and the need for sanding. Hydrocoat…

by Cynthia Goss This winter, summer becomes a destination when the Providence Boat Show draws exhibitors from throughout New England to re-create a Northeast boater’s favorite season inside the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, RI. The show will be held January 31 to February 2 and will feature boats, gear and equipment, seminars, and plenty of inspiration from experts. Now in its 21st year, the Providence Boat Show was purchased by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association…

New England Ropes’ STS Stronger than Steel Technology is based on a very precisely controlled process that utilizes the ideal balance of uniform tensioning, uniform heating, and minimized rope rotation from start to finish in order to balance fiber lengths within a rope’s cross section. This process essentially presets the rope, resulting in the maximization of strength, the minimization of constructional elastic elongation, and a longer overall service life for the rope. With STS, sailors have the option to use a…