Author: Chris Szepessy

The owner of Longshore Sailing School in Westport, Connecticut, an accomplished sailing educator and the recipient of two prestigious US Sailing awards, Jane Pimentel loves her work…and “her people.” “I’m originally from Dartmouth, Massachusetts and now live in Wilton, Connecticut with my partner Benjamin and dog Grady…yes, named after Grady-White Boats,” says Jane. “I learned to sail at Community Boating Center and also at Sea Lab, both in New Bedford. Most of my ‘learn to sail’ was…

Story & photos by Dave Hemenway     The Finger Lakes Boating Museum (FLBM) was established in 1997 “for the education and preservation of the boating activities and boat building heritage of the Finger Lakes.” FLBM held various events around the Finger Lakes area while looking for a permanent home, which it found in the former Taylor Wine Company campus in Hammondsport, New York in 2013. The Taylor Wine Company was the largest wine business in the…

By R.J. Rubadeau, Cruising Club of America Boston Station My formative sailing years were spent on a short list of state-of-the-art sailboats in major ocean races along the Eastern Seaboard when Nixon was president. My journey to becoming a professional offshore sailor began with an 8,000-mile Pacific Ocean crossing from Sydney to San Diego as captain of the Maxi Ondine. This life-forming event crystalized my core belief that those scalawags you are lucky enough by design or…

Words of wisdom from 50 years afloat By Skip Novak Adlard Coles, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 304 pages paperback $24 Revered by sailors around the world for his numerous adventures – especially those in extreme latitudes – Skip Novak wrote an excellent column in Yachting World magazine for many years in which his shared his vast expertise on many sailing subjects. Skip has curated, edited and updated many of those original dispatches and supplemented them…

By Betsy Painter Soaring along the water, one of the wonders sailors are privy to is how the coastline alters with each habitat, like a gradient of landscapes shifting from sandy beaches to rocky shores, then grassy meadows. These coastal meadows are wetlands—habitats where land and water mix and merge, fluctuating with the rain and tides. Coastal wetlands help keep the very water we sail through healthy by filtering out pollutants and trash, and acting as a…

July 20, 2024 Southold Yacht Club, NY By Beth Fleisher Saturday, July 20 dawned with clear sky and light, fair winds for the 53rd World’s Longest Sunfish Race, Around Shelter Island, NY. This is a unique event: a distance race in small boats, the 14-foot Sunfish. The Sunfish is perhaps best known as a recreational boat, its colorful triangular sail a familiar image sailing off the beach and at resorts. But don’t underestimate the Sunfish: Yes, it…

How an underdog team became a national sailing powerhouse By Jill Pais and Mel Thibeault     In a spectacular showcase of skill, strategy and determination, the Sailing team at Roger Williams University (RWU) in Bristol, RI, clinched the 2024 Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Open Team Race National Championship, hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University on April 25-27. This victory, achieved over three intense days of competition on the Charles River, marks RWU’s…

Your next boat looks forward to meeting you soon, whether in Newport, Norwalk, or Annapolis.   Newport International Boat Show presented by BankNewport September 12 – 15, Newport, RI One of the largest and most prestigious boat shows in the country, “NIBS” spans over fifteen acres with six connecting show sites within historic downtown Newport. Walk the docks and view a spectacular display of new sailboats and powerboats, some making their first-ever debut in the United States….

New Harbor Boats has announced a strategic partnership with Brewer Yacht Sales, a leading East Coast yacht brokerage firm. This collaboration aims to enhance the marketing and sales of New Harbor Boats’ distinguished vessels, leveraging Brewer Yacht Sales’ extensive network and expertise.   New Harbor Boats, known for their exceptional craftsmanship and innovative design, builds their vessels at Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, ME. The New Harbor 28, a modern take on the classic Wasque 26, features…

Having grown up sailing on Long Island Sound, Tricia Leicht has always felt sailors should work to protect “their local playground.” A former board chair with the Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound (JSA) and now working for Save the Sound, she reached out to the JSA to see if they were interested. Current board chair Tim Clark was eager to partner the organizations and bring environmental programming to young sailors. The program became known as “Sound Advocates.”     Save the Sound…