Fundraising Events

NEWPORT, R.I. (May 11, 2023) – The inaugural Rhody Regatta, hosted by the International Yacht and Athletic Club (IYAC), takes place Saturday, June 3 on Narragansett Bay. The event consists of one race, approximately 18 miles in length, around Conanicut Island and is designed to benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. This is a great idea,” said Newport’s Clay Deutsch, who plans to add his C&C 30 Just a Friendto the growing roster of registrants, “not only because it supports…

Our friends at the Community Boating Center in New Bedford, Massachusetts are celebrating their 25th Anniversary with their annual Opening of the Bay event on Saturday, May 6 from 6 to 11 pm. The venue is Kilburn Mill at Clarks Cove, located at 127 West Rodney French Boulevard in New Bedford This celebration of the spring features cocktails, food and fun, with a silent auction and ample parking available. To learn more and purchase tickets, log onto…

Our friends at the Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association are holding their Annual Michael Cavanaugh MemorialGolf Tournament on Friday, September 1 at the Pequot Golf Club in Stonington, Connecticut, and you are cordially invited to join the fight against ALS. This tournament honors the memory of Michael Cavanaugh (pictured below), a Mudhead who fought valiantly against ALS. The Mudheads work with the Connecticut Chapter of the ALS Association, and thanks to supporters like you have donated over…

River Jam is a local music festival hosted by our friends at Mystic Shipyard (100 Essex Street, Mystic, Connecticut) June 23 & 24, 2023. Showcasing music from rock to reggae to country, this event supports two great charities! Tickets for Friday are $15; Tickets for Saturday are $25, or get a weekend pass for $30. 2023 Lineup Friday, 6/23 The Pneumatics         5-5:45pm The Troublemakers    6-7:45pm Mystic Dead              8-10pm Saturday, 6/24 Chris MacKay and the Toneshifters  1-2pm The…

NEWPORT, RI (August 25, 2022) – On Sunday, September 11, local sailors plan to race around Conanicut Island in the Sail for Hope. The annual race around Jamestown is a fundraiser to benefit World Central Kitchen Ukraine relief, Save the Children’s Emergency Fund and Sail Newport’s new after-school Marine Exploration Program for Thompson Middle School.  The event was founded in 2001 as “Sail for Pride” in the weeks following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Twenty-one years later, the sailing community still gathers every…

Come & Celebrate with Sails Up 4 Cancer Sponsored by Mystic River Yacht Club, the Sails Up 4 Cancer Regatta is open to all, from serious racers vying for Eastern Connecticut Sailing Association points as well as weekend cruisers and daysailors. This regatta is meant to be fun while supporting a great cause. Racing begins on the water in Fishers Island Sound in the vicinity of Seaflower Reef at 12pm. Registration is $50/yacht & includes four tickets…

Sails Up 4 Cancer (SU4C), with Coastal Connecticut Cornhole and Sunday Gravy, present a Friday of fun! Featuring Dogwatch Mystic BBQ on June 17, 2022 at 6pm at Mystic Shipyard, 100 Essex Street, Mystic, CT. The music is free and open to the public, but donations to Sails Up are strongly encouraged. Sunday Gravy will be on stage delivering music audiences want to hear. Playing all things roots rock reggae and in between. This great, reggae band…

A friendly and heartfelt fundraising and sailing competition for PHRF boats on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Our friends at the Herreshoff Marine Museum (HMM) in conjunction with the International 12 Metre Association, 12 Metre Yacht Club, Bristol Yacht Club, and the Ida Lewis Yacht Club, along with Heart to Heart International invite you to participate in the inaugural Race for Ukraine Regatta, a friendly and heartfelt fundraising and sailing competition around Conanicut Island for PHRF boats, on…

The Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association proudly announce that they have registered their annual Mudhead Benefit Cup (MBC) Regatta in support of Always Home, on July 16, 2022, as a certified Clean Regatta with the non-profit organization, Sailors for the Sea for the fourteenth year. In doing so, the Mudheads pledge their commitment to clean waters and shores, and vow to fulfill and encourage others to fulfill the goals and requirements set forth by Sailors for the…

Essex, CT (January 20, 2022)  The 6th Connecticut Spring Boat Show will take place April 29 & 30 and May 1, 2022 at Safe Harbor Essex Island, located in Essex, CT. Visitors will enjoy seeing a wide range of new and brokerage, power and sail models ranging from 20ft to larger than 65ft from leading boat brands. In addition to boats on the docks, the show will have yacht brokers, gear, artists, accessories, and service companies exhibiting…