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(Editor’s note: In our October issue, we presented the first part of an interview with Charles “Butch” Ulmer (“75 Years of UK Sailmakers’). The article, which can be found at windcheckmagazine.com/article/75-years-of-uk-sailmakers/, contained a bit of erroneous information on the subject of accidental puncture wounds sustained by sail loft handworkers. Dear Ben, First, thank you for making me a household name in the Long Island Sound sailing world. I’ve never gotten so much press. Second, somewhere in our…

New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, has announced an initial roster of 17 sailors who will train and compete with the team.

On the same Newport, Rhode Island waters where the legendary Ranger cleaned up 4-0 in 1937, the last time ever that the mighty J Class raced for the America’s Cup, the first J Class World Champions is Lionheart, the owner-driven, Dutch-flagged modern day Ranger descendent.

Nancy G. Kaull and Dr. Paul F. Jacobs are the co-authors of Voyages: Stories of ten Sunsail owner cruises. This excellent book is available at Amazon.com.

McLaughlin Boat Works in Chattanooga, TN is celebrating a quarter century of Optimist dinghy production with its 25th Anniversary PRO Racer Giveaway.

The First Season: 1922 By Gail M. Martin The first full season of racing for Candy boats was in the summer of 1922. Called the “skiff class” by The Providence Journal on April 17, 1922, “the fleet of 13 ½-foot wooden sailboats would compete on Saturday afternoons at the Tiverton Station of the Fall River Yacht Club. A series would run for eight races for trophies donated by Commodore. The first three boats in each event will…

She is aluminum, mostly pre-2024 vintage aluminum. Her name is Virginia. She is waiting patiently to be fully built out in a high shed in a boatyard in Mystic, CT, known as Fort Rachel. This is a yard south down the Mystic River as it flows past Noank toward Fishers Island. In that yard facing south is a high shed, probably 75 feet long by 40 feet wide. Virginia is in there, cool grey and tan accents…

Iconic Offshore Race to Celebrate 120 Years and 100 Years of Historic Partnership Newport, RI  (June 19, 2025)— The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee is proud to announce that entry opens Friday June 20, 2025 at 1300 EDT, for the 2026 Newport Bermuda Race, one year prior to the start on Friday June 19, 2026 at the same time. This upcoming edition will mark a historic milestone as the Race celebrates 120 years since its founding in 1906, and…

EDGARTOWN, MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MASS. (June 19, 2025) – Edgartown Race Weekend’s 88th ’Round-the-Island Race (’RTI) is scheduled for Saturday, June 21 and will see 40 boats at the 8:00 am start off Edgartown’s Outer Harbor. Revered as one of the nation’s oldest distance races, the ‘RTI could possibly be the most spectacular in terms of venues and finest as far as what it offers sailors looking for smart competition and a good time. “It’s a relatively quiet year,”…

A lot is happening in Stonington to make it an even more attractive destination for boaters. By Michael M. Wiseman and Helen A. Garten Stonington, Connecticut has long been a favorite destination for cruisers. It is a beautiful and historic harbor, which proudly hosts Connecticut’s last commercial fishing fleet. The annual blessing of the fishing fleet is one of the highlights of the year in Stonington. Located at the eastern end of Long Island Sound and beginning…