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What did I miss?
One of the fun things about working on and reading a periodical that covers a region, as opposed to an entire country or indeed the world, is that when something cool happens “next door” and you had not heard about it that day, it’s almost more fun! WindCheck fills this role in our region. We like to say that the shoreline and waters from Manhattan to New Bedford is our region. And indeed, that is basically…
Read Article »Checking In
McMichael Adds Marex Boats to Its Line-up
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…
Read Article »Racing
Village Cup Regatta is September 6
The 16th annual Village Cup Regatta, a friendly competition between Mather Hospital and the Village of Port Jefferson, NY, will set sail on Saturday, September 6. Presented by the Port Jefferson Yacht Club in partnership with the Village of Port Jefferson, the Regatta raises funds for Mather Hospital’s Palliative Medicine Program and the Lustgarten Foundation, the largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research in the world. Last year’s Regatta raised $80,000, which was divided between Mather Hospital…
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3rd Annual Rhody Regatta rewards perseverance in 30+ knot breezes
The third annual Rhody Regatta will go down in the event’s short history as one of the toughest due to demanding winds and formidable waves encountered on an 18-mile course around Conanicut Island. The event, held May 31, was hosted by the International Yacht and Athletic Club (IYAC) and benefitted the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. “Of the eighteen race boats that entered, three did not start and six did not finish,” said Event Co-Chair Mick Harvey. “The remaining nine teams…
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2025 Sam Wetherill Trophy Overnight Race Another Success
By Phil Dickey, Essex Yacht Club Essex Yacht Club’s seventy-third Wetherill Race, sailed May 16-17, was again a challenging and enjoyable ocean racing event. Reconfigured in 2021 to a 140-mile course from Old Saybrook, CT to Gay Head on Martha’s Vineyard and back, leaving Block Island to starboard on the return leg, 80% of the race takes place in ocean waters. The Wetherill is an excellent spring tune-up for the Newport Bermuda Race, the Marion to…
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Jim Hahn and Jane Pimentel win Robie Pierce Regattas
By Buttons Padin Photos by Eric Kruse Spring was unusually cold, windy, and often rainy spring in the northeast, and that cold, dampness and chill helped shape this year’s Robie Pierce Regattas for sailors with disabilities, sailed in western Long Island Sound the weekend of May 29 – June 1. The Robie Pierce Regattas are run jointly by Larchmont and American Yacht Clubs, alternating venues every year. Honoring Robie Pierce (1941-2017), a beloved man of many…
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78th Block Island Race Tests Grit, Teamwork, and Offshore Strategy
By Kate Somers, risingT The 78th edition of the Block Island Race, hosted by the Storm Trysail Club, delivered classic Northeast spring conditions and a course that tested every sailor’s resilience, tactics, and teamwork. Sixty-two boats departed Stamford on Friday afternoon for the 186-nautical-mile lap around Block Island, facing a mix of light air starts and heavy upwind slogs in the race’s signature “around-the-island-and-back” format. On the heels of a powerful nor’easter, the weather left its mark….
Read Article »Up to Speed & Smarts with Dells
Visualize the Shape of Your Jib
Before we talk about how you can use sail controls to change the shape of your headsail, let’s quickly review how we look at that shape in the first place. Let’s discuss how the various headsail controls affect four basic measures of sail shape: overall depth (fullness), the position of maximum draft, the leading edge angle and twist. Each of these has a large effect on the sail’s total power and performance. Depth of the sail –…
Read Article »Save the Sound Dispatch
Keeping Long Island Sound a Habitat Haven for Endangered Wildlife
By Kathryn Stamps and David Seigerman Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Day (June 10) provides an annual opportunity to celebrate the smallest and rarest sea turtle in the world. Known for its heart-shaped shell and strong muscles, it is the second-most common sea turtle in New York, tending to arrive in Long Island Sound from Mexico or Texas during its juvenile or “coastal” stage of life. But the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is a critically endangered species that…
Read Article »From the Captain of the Port
Before You Throw in The Towel, Give It a Go!
OK, so you’re done fishing and you turn to the engine and give the key a turn. Ominously, you don’t hear a thing. Or she turns over, but as soon as you give it forward propulsion she stalls. No one is going home soon. Before you call for a tow, here are some tips. Calling for Help v Self-Help Any good tower only wants to help where help is needed. We’re graced with real pros out on…
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