The Brooke Gonzalez Advanced Racing Clinicis not just any sailing clinic. Young sailors from all over submit applications in the hope they are accepted for 4 days of advanced instruction and coaching by some of the best in the business. This year sailors from New England, Canada, California, US Virgin Island, and even Signapore were accepted for the clinic, which was hosted by Sail Newport in late...
Newport was the chosen location for the incredibly well attended Etchells World Championship Regatta this year. Over 90 boats came from far and wide, across the USA, Switzerland, Ukraine, Hong Kong, Australia, and more for 5 days of one-design competition just off of Brenton Point. With several pre-race days of practice and training, plus the 5 days of competition, it was almost two full weeks of...
There are recurring thrills every summer: fireworks on the 4th, warm ocean waters, hot sandy beaches, ice cream truck jingles, a cool Del's lemonade... And for sailors it's the start of summer racing series. From the PHRF series hosted out of multiple yacht clubs to One Design races hosted by local fleets, there's always somewhere to race every week during the summer months. Beer and smiles are...
This was my second year covering this event, and while I was unable to get on the water for the first day of races (due to the Sail Newport Youth Challenge) I was able to go out on Sunday. The wind was flukey, the breeze was fairly light, but it was still terrific to see all the one-design boats competing so close to home! There were several returning faces and both the laser fleet and F18 fleet...
High School Sailingfor Rhode Island culminated in the State Championship hosted out of Fort Adams by teams from Rogers and Middletown. Twelve high school teams competed on a sunny May afternoon with just about the most perfect conditions anyone could ask for! There was a calm consistent southerly rolling through the harbor, and a warm sun overhead. Racing started around 3:30pm and there was...
