Author: Chris Szepessy

The Director of Institutional Sales at Zim Sailing in Bristol, Rhode Island, Bob Adam is an enthusiastic one-design racer who relishes sailing with his family…and an all-around great guy. “I grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts, which is pretty landlocked,” says Bob, who lives in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. “Our family were members of the Quannapowitt Yacht Club in Wakefield, Mass, where I began sailing at an age too young to remember. There are photos of me steering…

A comprehensive guide By Captain Deborah Marlor of Sailing & Boating LLC, and CoBoaters Sailing and boating are more fun when they’re shared with friends, family, partners and fellow sailors or boaters, but it’s not always easy to create and maintain good crew/skipper relationships on board. So, what’s the best way to do that? Here are a few basic rules and good practices to follow, for both crew and skippers.   Create your online sailing profile. · Your sailing…

By Shane Granger Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot In December 2004, Shane Granger and his partner Meggi Macoun had just completed a passage from South Africa to Malaysia. Not long after making landfall and docking their historic vessel Vega, the Boxing Day tsunami changed their lives forever. In a matter of hours, unstoppable waves – many over ten meters high – demolished cities in Malaysia and as far away as Sri Lanka, Thailand, and East…

By Lindsay Skedgell, Ecological Communications Specialist   Annalisa Paltauf has been managing the cleanup program for Save the Sound for seven years. An avid trail runner and cyclist, she spends most of her free time outdoors, appreciating what nature has to offer. “Since college, I have had a strong interest in preserving the environment,” says Paltauf. She believes cleanups are important because they provide immediate, tangible benefits and change, while encouraging community involvement and connection. Trash poses…

Cole Brauer is the first American woman to sail around the world singlehanded and non-stop. On Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 07:23 Coordinated Universal Time, Long Island native Cole Brauer crossed the finish line off the coast of A Coruna, Spain to claim second place in the 2023-24 Global Solo Challenge.   In the years since Sir Robin Knox-Johnston became the first person to do so, in 1969, fewer than 200 people have sailed alone around the…

Technically, it’s the first two but certainly it also fits some definitions of a museum. It is a repository of historical, artistic and cultural objects on display – simply, there are no guards and there’s no admission fee!   We’re referring to The Griswold Inn, the oldest continuously operated inn in America, located on Main Street in Essex, Connecticut, where it has been comfortably situated for over two centuries. The ‘Gris’, as it is affectionately known by…

  Welcome to the CT Spring Boat Show, 2024! Cat’s Paw, LLC, and WindCheck Magazine are proud to manage this unique event for the participating Yacht Brokers and Exhibitors that serve the Boating Communities of Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York. They are the ones who are making this growing event one of the most interesting and fun ways to provide the experienced boater with high-quality products to view but also help less experienced, aspiring people to get…

Benefit Concert & Auction is April 13 The 3rd Annual CT Sea Music Festival will ring out along the banks of the Connecticut River and throughout downtown Essex, CT the weekend of June 7-10. Festivities begin on Friday with a scholarly Symposium on the Music of the Sea, held from 9am – 4pm at the Essex Town Hall, an evening concert (ticketed) at the Connecticut River Museum, and a late-night chantey sing at the historic Griswold Inn.  …

Tartan Yachts, a renowned name in the world of US-produced, premium quality performance offshore sailboats for over sixty years, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rick & Kimberly Dieterich of Springline Yacht Sales, LLC in Mystic, CT as the New England dealer for the Tartan sailboat brand. The Springline team will be responsible for introducing and developing he Tartan brand in New England, growing the rich legacy of Tartan.   Tartan’s first connection with Springline Yacht…

The affable Rear Commodore of one of the friendliest yacht clubs in the Northeast, Dave Knecht is an enthusiastic dinghy and keelboat sailor who enjoys both racing and cruising. “My father was my main mentor,” says Dave. “He learned to sail on his own and then taught me over the years. We both began racing at North Shore Yacht Club and learned in parallel, but mostly he taught me the joys of sailing.” “My first boat was…