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April 2025
Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point
The regatta unlike any other features three days of racing, four nights of beach parties, free daily race debriefs and seminars, and a heapin’ helpin’ of Southern hospitality aboard the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point.
Find out more »High School Sailing Team, Spring ‘25
Recommended for novice to advanced high school aged sailors (Grades 9 - 12) with an interest in racing. High School Sailing is run like an after-school sport. Practices are led by coaches and waterfront staff and consist of briefings, drills, games and racing on the water, primarily sailed in dinghies (420s and FJs). Sailors from multiple schools will be combined based on skill level, have an opportunity to sail with different partners, and may attend regattas as…
Find out more »USCG Limited Master/Launch Tender
This 2-day, hands-on course is designed for anyone who wants to work as a launch driver at marinas, yacht clubs, waterfront centers and camps. As part of this course you will earn a certificate in lieu of an exam at the United States Coast Guard so that you may apply for a US Coast Guard License for Limited Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels or Master of Self Propelled Vessels engaged in launch tender service upon inland waters (not more than ½ nautical mile from…
Find out more »18th & 19th Century Sail Repair at Sea
In this Herreshoff Marine Museum Lecture Series virtual & in-person presentation, Emily Whitted, historian of early American material culture & decorative arts, will share this fascinating story. Reception 6pm; lecture 7. To learn more, call 401-253-5000 or visit herreshoff.org.
Find out more »Shoreline Sailing Club meeting
Embrace Spring with a great group of Active Singles, Age 35+. Our club is the premier sailing and boating club on the Connecticut shoreline and always welcomes new members. Speaker Kate Mosley will discuss safe boating practices. Bring a Friend! Members and first-time guests are free, and others pay $10.
Find out more »Connecticut Safe Boating Course
Presented by USCGA Flotilla 24-03 in Milford, CT, BOAT AMERICA covers all the basic topics required for the safe operation of recreational boating & seamanship. It will also cover safe personal watercraft operation & towing. Successful completion of this 8-hour course satisfies CT licensing requirements for boats, personal watercraft (PWC) and towing. Family participation is encouraged. For advance registration prior to the class date, go to /a0142403.uscgaux.info/ . You can sign up here for the class and…
Find out more »Lecture & Book Signing: Rum Running in Narragansett Bay
In this Herreshoff Marine Museum Lecture Series presentation, historian & author Christian McBurney will discuss a lucrative but dangerous vocation brought about by the Volstead Act. Reception at 6pm; lecture at 7.
Find out more »CT Spring Boat Show
Attractions at the greatest little boat show in the Northeast include sail- and powerboats on display in the water, shoreside exhibits, sailing, boating and fishing seminars, great live music, and more.
Find out more »Annapolis Spring Boat Show
With a choice selection of new and brokerage boats, seminars, Cruisers University, live music and visits with YouTube stars, this is a great event to kick off the sailing season. *To accommodate the planned construction in Susan Campbell Park, this show is moving from the mouth of City Dock into Ego Alley.
Find out more »International Offshore Safety at Sea with Hands-On Training
Successful completion of this 2-part course, presented by the Cruising Club of America with the Bermuda Race Foundation and the New York Yacht Club, yields a World Sailing-approved Offshore Personal Survival Course certificate. Part 1 comprises US Sailing’s Online Offshore Safety at Sea Course, covering heavy weather, offshore communications, medical matters, MOB prevention & recovery, crew preparation & training, essentials of damage control, personal safety equipment, and more. Part 2 is a 1-day session comprising classroom…
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