September 2025

© growitbuildit.com We have a black walnut tree in the back yard, 75’ or maybe even 100’ tall. When we bought the house, our sexual intellectual neighbor said, “you are going to have to take that tree down..been dead for years. And it’s going to be expensive..seeing how it’s really big and tucked in behind the house…” His logic, sadly, seemed sound so we factored that into our financials. Maybe, since there was at least a 25’…

One of the best ways to track the intensifying competitiveness of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup is the number of teams taking time to train in Newport, RI in advance of this year’s edition, scheduled for September 6-13 at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in Newport. Over half of the twenty teams entered in the Invitational Cup have traveled to Newport this summer to sail in at least one IC37 class regatta….

  The elegance of classic yachting returns to Narragansett Bay this fall as the 2025 12 Metre North American Championship comes to Newport, RI the weekend of September 19-21, hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club in partnership with the International Twelve Metre Association (ITMA) Americas Fleet. This prestigious regatta brings together one of the most celebrated fleets in sailing history—iconic 12 Metre yachts that once ruled the America’s Cup—against the backdrop of Newport’s historic waterfront and vibrant sailing culture. Competing in Traditional and…

Stamford YC pair outlasts the field & the weather to claim both titles By Richard Matthews Over 40 boats took part in the Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound’s Feva Championship and the RS Feva North Americans, hosted by the Noroton Yacht Club in Darien, CT July 30-31. Early day one was mostly spent waiting for wind, and the end of the day was about dodging thunderstorms; day two saw the event benefit from a solid…

Prestige Yacht Sales will be present at the Fall Boat Shows, as they have offices in Norwalk, Essex, and Mystic, Connecticut, as well as East Greenwich, Rhode Island. They will be presenting their fantastic lineup of Beneteau Oceanis, Antares, and Flyer lines. Southport Boats and True North will also be on display. Tom Pilkington and his team will be at Newport and Annapolis, and of course, their home port in Norwalk. In Newport, they can be found…

By Barry Lenoble   I sailed in my first ALIR in 2014, and I haven’t missed one since. In 2022 I raced my own boat, Sound’s Great, a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 409. We came in fourth out of nine boats in our division, missing 3rd place by 3.5 minutes. I made some improvements to the boat, the crew improved and we won our division in 2023 and ‘24. For 2025 we were hoping for a three-peat. This…

By Ellie Menezes     Thanks to the generosity of Laura and Tone Martin, Oakcliff is the proud owner of a Nelson Marek 68, previously named Sagamore. The donated boat, renamed OC 68, provides an amazing opportunity for Oakcliff sailors to delve into the world of offshore sailing. Oakcliff Sailing, a non-profit based in Oyster Bay, New York, focuses on building American leaders through sailing. Just before I joined the boat, OC 68 was victorious in the…

The best way to start a comeback is by finding a lane of clear air going up the first beat. This is a very valuable resource when there are lots of boats ahead of you. The leaders can go almost anywhere they want, but if you’re stuck in the middle or back of the pack, you have to work much harder at getting and keeping clear air. There seem to be certain places on the course where…

  After more than fifteen years, Ryan Patrylak is ready to stop being unique. “I’d prefer everyone to clean up underwater,” he says. Ryan and his colleagues from SE Conn Skin Divers coordinate what’s believed to be the only Connecticut-based annual cleanup that collects trash not from beaches, parks and hiking trails but from the floor of Long Island Sound itself. On Sunday, September 21 they’ll be at it again, spending International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025 in…

The United States Coast Guard characterizes their Auxiliary corps as a “force multiplier,” enabling the active-duty and reserves corps to do more with the budgeted dollars allocated by the US Congress. USCG Auxiliarists donate 100% of their time to the tasks authorized by the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. And no task is more important than promulgating and expanding the safety of life at sea. This column is about that.   The Ten Commandments Well,…