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January-February 2018
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- MudRatz Set Sights on Blue Water Sailing
- Dorade Takes Second in her Divisions at Rolex Sydney Hobart
- On Watch – Abby Smith
- Letter: Out There Learning Early
- Letter: Women Offshore
- Water Safety
- Sperry Charleston Race Week gets better every year
- What’s New for 2018
- Winter: The Most Exciting Sailing Season
- Blue Water Sailing Club Educational Series
- Tinsel in Your Wake: An Ode to 2017
- To-Do List
- Prepare for Newport Bermuda with Landfall
- Captain Henry Marx Receives Owen C. Torrey Memorial Trophy
- Safety on the Ice – Barely and Very Carefully
- Community. Sailing.
- Connecticut River Winter Wildlife Eagle Cruises
- Welcome to the Volvo Ocean Race Village in Newport, RI!
Juniors
MudRatz Set Sights on Blue Water Sailing

With the donation of this Swan 48, the MudRatz have set their sights on the Newport Bermuda Race and beyond.
Racing
Dorade Takes Second in her Divisions at Rolex Sydney Hobart

The 86-year-old Sparkman & Stephens yacht Dorade finished second in two divisions (IRC Division 4/ORCi Div 4) in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race. The 628-mile race, which started December 26, 2017, is often described as one of the most challenging ocean races in the world. It was the pinnacle event in Team Dorade’s ambitious six-race…
On Watch
On Watch – Abby Smith

Abby works at her family’s business, New England Boatworks (NEB) in Portsmouth, RI. “I’ve hopped in and out of this industry since I started at NEB at 14,” she says. “After a summer helping in the office, occasionally answering phones, and what felt like an awful lot of time weeding around the marina, I spent the next summer cleaning boats, mostly for family friends. After a couple summers doing other things, I taught sailing at Sail Newport, then returned to the industry again when I left Corporate America and rejoined NEB in 2014.”
Letters
Letter: Out There Learning Early
In our October 2017 issue, 10-year-old Colin Shearley wrote about his experience aboard Warrior, a Volvo Ocean 70 that serves as the flagship of the Warrior Sailing Program.
Publisher's Log
Letter: Women Offshore
On behalf of Riverside Yacht Club, I would like to thank you for the donation of WindCheck magazines to our “Women Offshore” event, as well as advertising it and posting on Facebook. The event was a great success. We had 60 attendees (mostly women, three guys), and they came from as far as Nyack, Kingston…
Book Review
Water Safety

Every year, approximately 3,500 people drown in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control, drowning is the leading cause of accidental death in children under age 14, and it’s also one of the top causes of death for young men in their teens and twenties.
Racing
Sperry Charleston Race Week gets better every year

Now in its 23rd year, this mega-regatta has grown to become the biggest multiclass event in the U.S., and a mecca for sportboats in particular.
What's New
What’s New for 2018

From exciting educational opportunities and the builder of some of the loveliest boats on the water being acquired by a marine industry veteran to the return of a favorite biennial race week, new partners for the longest offshore race in the Western Atlantic and the announcement of a campaign to bring the America’s Cup back…
Racing
Winter: The Most Exciting Sailing Season

Whatever avenue you decide to pursue this winter you will have a blast! It’s easy to get involved, and the best way to do it is to join the New England Ice Yacht Association (NEIYA) and sail or race with us. Iceboating with other people is safer than iceboating alone, a great way to learn, and much more fun!
Checking In
Blue Water Sailing Club Educational Series
The Blue Water Sailing Club is hosting three off-water seminars designed to enhance the enjoyment and safety of cruisers and offshore sailors.