Sailing
News of Sailing Championships, Tournaments, Races, Wins and Medals
Conn. vessel sweeps in Newport Bermuda race
The 2010 Newport Bermuda Race ended at 10:17 p.m. June 23 when the last finisher arrived at St. David's Head with all but one of the 183 starters gently tugging at their dock lines in Bermuda. The last finisher, John Melvin's Westray of Riverside, Conn., arrived at St. David's Head in a 39-foot classic wooden Concordia class yawl designed in 1938. This year Westray beat two boats in the 103-entry division on corrected time. The race started June 18 from Castle Hill, Newport, R.I.
Local boats earn glory in Newport Bermuda race
The 2010 Newport Bermuda Race ended at 10:17 p.m. June 23 when the last finisher arrived at St. David's Head with all but one of the 183 starters gently tugging at their dock lines in Bermuda.
Annapolis boat wins NYYC’s Rolex Cup
Known as the longest running regatta in America, the New York Yacht Club's 156th annual regatta presented by Rolex also had the distinction of starting the sailing season June 11 in New England with more than 1,000 sailors on 111 boats on Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound.
Sailing - Connecticut and New York - August 2010
TEAMS ANNOUNCED
At the commissioning ceremonies for the Stonington Harbor Yacht Club and SHYC Sailing Foundation, Special Olympics Connecticut announced two sailing teams were selected to represent the United States in the Special Olympics 2011 World Games in Greece. From left to right are Kathy Ledwidge and Lt. John Deboer USN, representing the Stonington/ Groton team; Kera Connoly and Fes Smurlo representing the Darien team; Kate Careb, vice president of advancement for Special Olympics Connecticut; and Spike Lobdell, president of Stonington Harbor Yacht Club Sailing Foundation. The Stonington Harbor Yacht Club is the host for the annual Special Olympics Connecticut Sailing Regatta in September and the Stonington Harbor Yacht Club Sailing Foundation provides weekly training for Special Olympics sailors.
Sailing - New England August 2010
Bella Mente wins Block Island Race
In a race where choosing sides is key, the crew aboard Hap Fauth's 69-foot Mini Maxi Bella Mente used their gut instinct and flawless teamwork to win the Storm Trysail Club's 65th Block Island Race.
The 186-nautical mile race began May 28, and sent Bella Mente and 95 other IRC- and PHRF-rated boats off on a course from Stamford, Conn. (home of host Stamford Yacht Club), down Long Island Sound, clockwise around Block Island (R.I.), and back.
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