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Cape Cod rescuers disentangle whale off N.J.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Rescuers from the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies helped disentangle a humpback whale off the New Jersey coast yesterday, according to a federal official.

A three-member rescue crew cut away fishing line and other gear last night that had snagged the humpback whale, entangling the endangered marine mammal since at least Wednesday.

Rescuers say the whale suffered injuries to its back and tail, but the animal managed to swim off on its own. Capecodtimes.com

Superior Court - Champlin’s BI Marina can expand

A Superior Court judge yesterday reversed a ruling by the state Coastal Resources Management Council in one of the panel’s biggest cases in years, granting an appeal that will allow Champlin’s Marina to go ahead with a major expansion in Block Island’s Great Salt Pond. more - Projo.com

Helicopter rides for Art Show winners!

02/26/09
Newport: 02/24/09 Team One Newport and Patagonia on Thames Street announced the winners of their First Annual Children’s Art Contest and Art Show. The contest and show were held in both stores during this year’s Newport Winter Festival and children were asked to depict what makes Aquidneck/Conanicut Island special to them. The winners were decided by popular vote

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In each age group, first place winners receive a helicopter tour of Aquidneck Island with Bird’s Eye View Helicopter. Second place winners receive a Save the Bay family gift basket and third place winners receive a family membership to the Norman Bird Sanctuary.

In the five to seven year old age group first prize was awarded to Peyton Mulhern of Middletown for her winning drawing of a girl holding a surf board at the beach. Second prize was awarded to Chase Anderson of Middletown and third prize was awarded to Jasmine Aldazabal of Middletown.

Ada Schriber of Middletown won first prize in the eight to ten year old age group. Brennan Cluff of Middletown won second and Lyndsay Bowman of Middletown won third.

In the eleven to fourteen year old age group there were two winners, Cameron Cluff of Middletown and Fraser MacKechnie of Middletown.

A special awards ceremony will be held On Saturday, February 28th at 10:15AM at the Team One Newport store, 561 Thames Street.

Secret Navy Vessels in Providence?

02/25/09
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Anybody want some top-secret seagoing vessels? The Navy has a pair it doesn’t need anymore. It has been trying to give them away since 2006, and they’re headed for the scrap yard if somebody doesn’t speak up soon. Frank Lennon, the president of the now-shuttered Russian Submarine Museum in Providence says he’s interested. The Wall Street Journal.

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Providence College Sailing - Alumni and Family Weekend

02/25/09
April 4th will start with a regatta at Rhode Island Yacht Club where family, friends, alumni, and donors will race the team sailboats on the Providence River. The evening will commence with a formal banquet at the Federal Reserve in Providence.

Established in 1951, the Providence College Sailing Team is one of Providence College’s oldest and most involved club sports. The team consists of seasoned sailors as well as those who have never stepped foot on a boat; all are welcome on our team! To get involved visit:

http://studentweb.providence.edu/~sailing/alumni.htm

New 12 Metre Website for 50th Anniversary

02/25/09
The 12 Metre Class has launched a new website. (THE GOLDEN YEAR OF RACING) to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the famous 12 Metre Class Yachts in the America’s Cup

The 2009 celebration will include regattas and events on-shore in Newport, Edgartown, Nantucket, Boston, and downtown New York City. There are opportunities to participate on every level whether you are a competitor, sponsor, volunteer, or spectator. Visit the new site now!

Save the date - “The Mother of all Shipwrecked Parties” - Sail Newport

02/25/09
The ship goes down Saturday March 21st, 7pm at the Bellevue Gardens Shopping Center… Please come out and join us for “The Mother of all Shipwrecked Parties” The Shipwrecked Party is Sail Newport’s Spring Fundraiser, all proceeds will benefit Sail Newport’s public access sailing programs for all ages!
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Raymarine Offers Support to OSTAR Skippers.

02/25/09
Raymarine, the marine electronics company that recently announced that it would end its title sponsorship of the Warsash Spring Series after the 2009 event, is using the Original Single Handed Trans-Atlantic Race (OSTAR), to promote their gear.

The Original Single Handed Trans-Atlantic Race (OSTAR) is the world’s oldest solo ocean challenge, dating back to 1960. Some of the world’s greatest sailors have taken part since, including; Eric Tabarly, Pete Goss, Michael Desjoyeaux and Ellen MacArthur. The race starts 25 May 2009 from Plymouth, with the finish line at Newport, Rhode Island, USA, covering an estimated 3000 nautical miles. yachtsponsorship.com - more

J Boats Names Rhode Island Dealer

02/24/09
02/24/09 Newport, RI. J Boats, Inc. announced  the appointment of East Coast Yacht Sales of Portsmouth, Rhode Island as the J Boats dealer for Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. ECYS President Jon Knowles has been associated with J Boats for 32 years, first as a yacht broker in 1977 with Handy Boat in Falmouth, Maine and then later with his own company, East Coast Yacht Sales, which now has four offices between Camden, ME and Portsmouth, RI.

“J Boat sailing has been a passion with my family for years,” said Knowles. “In the 80’s my wife and I raced most weekends on our J/24 and then moved up to a J/35. In the 90’s our favorite boat was the J/105. In 2000 we cruised our J/44 from Yarmouth, Maine to Labrador and circumnavigated Newfoundland. Last year we competed in the Bermuda Race on our J/46, and my son and I have signed up for the double handed division of the Marblehead/Halifax Race this summer. There is no other line of sailboats that satisfies our customers or my family more than J Boats.”

Jeff Johnstone, president of J Boats, added “Narragansett Bay has been a hotbed of J sailing for many years. Jon Knowles and his Portsmouth team of Jeff Sammis and J.P. Skov will be a great addition to the team, and a valuable resource for all the owners in the area.”

East Coast Yacht Sales is located at the East Passage Yacht Center in the Melville Marine complex in Portsmouth. Upcoming major J events in the area include the J/122 North American Championships in Block Island this June and the 2010 J/80 World Championships in Newport.

jboats.com
East Coast Yacht Sales

Stiletto

02/23/09
A Waterborne Drug-Fighting Machine
The M-shaped hull of the Stiletto is unique and allows the craft to ride above the water at high speed. But the experimental boat has had trouble navigating rough seas. The ride for the crew is so rough that several crew members have been injured and most acknowledge they’ve had seasickness.
(Jeffrey Kofman/ABC News)

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Sleep & Weather seminars - Newport Yacht Club

02/23/09
02/23/09 Announcement! Open to anyone interested.

Knowledge and tools of fatigue.

Bermuda 1-2 & Singlehanded Sailing Weather Course

We are looking to schedule the Sleep Seminar by Dr. Claudio Stampi and
Weather Seminar by Bill Biewenga. We have run these seminars since 2003 We need 16 people to justify having the seminars. They are currently planned for 25/26 April at the Newport Yacht Club. We expect the cost will be $200 for one day or $300 for both days. Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to attend one or both seminars so we can decide if we can go ahead with it. We are planning to finalize within a week.

Roy Guay - offshore@newportyachtclub.org

Specifically, the sleep workshop aims are:

Provide competitors with the basic knowledge and tools of fatigue management, including: (more…)

NOR - The Wickford Regatta

02/22/09
02/22/09 The Wickford Regatta is as celebration of One-Design Fun. First held in 1972, the Wickford Regatta was one of the first Laser events in the world. In subsequent years 470s, 505s and Flying Dutchmen made the Wickford Regatta the premier springtime event on the East Coast for the balance of the 70’s. The Wickford Regatta has been in hibernation since 1979, but will rise again in 2009.

wickford-regatta-official-nor-2009-pdf
wickfordyc.org

Albin Yachts clears out for luxury houses

The last vestiges of a boat-building era are being removed in phases from the former Albin Yachts land to make way for luxury houses. story - EastBayRI.com

So you want to get sponsorship?

So you want to get sponsorship. Of course you do. What would be better than getting someone else to pay for your dreams? It’s amazing how many emails I get from sports people who imagine sponsors are just generous benefactors who will willingly part with hard-earned cash on the strength of a good idea.

In the business world, there is a similar behaviour. Entrepreneurs with great ideas seek out financiers, early stage investors, business angels, venture capitalists, sponsors. Some of these companies offer the investors a promise of revenue generation - a cash return on investment. Raising money for a venture that might lead to revenue is a hard sell, so imagine how hard it is to sell sponsorship benefits like exposure, brand association or recall. more - yachtsponsorship.com