Ship’s Log

McMichael Yacht Yards & Brokers is excited to add Marex Boats to its lineup of power and sailing yacht brands. Marex is a family-owned Norwegian company that has been designing and building luxury family cruising yachts since 1973. Marex is renowned for exceptional designs, innovations, and market leading sea handling. With a team of over 400 dedicated and highly skilled boatbuilders providing quality boats in Europe, and now the U.S., Marex has become a highly awarded boat…

Author: Dave Harris We are sad to report that Mark Ellis, co-founder of Harris & Ellis Yachts, has died at the age of 80 in Essex, Connecticut. Mark was, above all, my friend. He was also my colleague, my business partner, my mentor. He was the guy who regularly dragged me out for lunch to his favourite local Indian buffet when we shared an office, which we did for more than 30 years. I met Mark In…

The Mudheads are Going Green for the 17th consecutive year! The Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association proudly announce that they have registered their annual Mudhead Benefit Cup (MBC) Regatta in support of Sails Up 4 Cancer (SU4C) on July 19, 2025, as a certified Clean Regatta with the non-profit organization, Sailors for the Sea for the seventeenth year.  In doing so, the Mudheads and SU4C pledge their commitment to clean waters and shores, and vow to fulfill and encourage others to…

BoatUS: Some buoys are in notoriously rocky and challenging bays and harbors SPRINGFIELD, Va., May 19, 2025 — On April 15, the First Coast Guard District released an initiative proposing the removal of hundreds of navigational buoys, or Aids to Navigation (AtoNs). Buoys currently under review are located along the Northern Atlantic Coast between the New York City metro area and the Maine-Canada border. Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) is concerned that some of the…

Jamestown, RI native clinched berth into prestigious regatta during this weekend’s Solo Maître CoQ LES SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE – Rhode Island-based offshore sailor Erica Lushhas officially qualified for the prestigious Solitaire Du Figaro this past weekend in the Solo Maître CoQ race in Les Sables d’Olonne, France. After months of training and qualification regattas on the west coast of France, Lush now begins preparation for the Solitaire in September. “Qualifying for the Solitaire is a huge accomplishment!…

Jamestown, RI native sailing towards history in the Solo Maître CoQ 2025 LES SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE – Rhode Island-based offshore sailor Erica Lush is making her next attempt to qualify for the prestigious Solitaire Du Figaro this week in the Solo Maître CoQ race in Les Sables d’Olonne, France. This regatta is the final step in the qualification process for the Solitaire. If successful this week, Lush will be one of the first American women to qualify. “I have learned an incredible amount over…

Tickets now on sale South Street Seaport Museum announces the 2025 sailing season for the 1885 Schooner Pioneer and the 1930 Tugboat W.O. Decker beginning in May. Tickets range from $10–$70 to sail New York Harbor and are on sale now! Sail the New York Harbor on 1885 Schooner Pioneer | May–October | $10–$70 Experience New York City like never before with the Seaport Museum’s thrilling sails aboard the historic 1885 schooner Pioneer! Tickets are now on sale for daytime, sunset, and programmatic sailing adventures from May…

From the basics to 2 new hands-on courses added for experienced boaters OLD SAYBROOK, Conn., May, 6, 2025 – Recreational boaters are beginning to return to the waters of Long Island Sound. Are they prepared? Maybe they know their docking skills aren’t the best – a basic need for boating but a spectator sport for many. Or perhaps they want more confidence while handling the Sound’s choppy waters. In Old Saybrook, Coastal Maritime Training in partnership with…

Newport, R.I. — The past decade for team racing has featured the emergence of a new, spectator-friendly format and the continued spread of the discipline around the globe. What it hasn’t seen, however, is an official world championship. That drought will end in a month’s time when the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in Newport, R.I., hosts the 2025 Team Racing World Championship, scheduled for May 28 to June 1. “We are very happy to be the first…

Miller’s Launch opens its second TowBoatUS on-water towing port on Staten Island; Helping recreational boaters get safely home 24/7 STATEN ISLAND, NY, May 1, 2025 – Miller’s Launch, a commercial marine service provider on Staten Island’s northeastern Stapleton waterfront has opened it’s second on-water towing and assistance port for recreational boaters, TowBoatUS Staten Island. Located directly on Upper New York Bay and within sight of the Statue of Liberty, lower Manhattan and Verrazzano Bridge, it’s the third TowBoatUS…