Sailing the Northeast PerseverancePerseverance It’s Volvo Time in Newport! May 2018 • FREE www.windcheckmagazine.com publisher's log Sailing the Northeast Issue 173 Well, that was brutal. After a teasing thaw in February, enough Publisher to even get in a first round of golf, March and April have not Benjamin Cesare been much fun for us in the Northeast. And while this is typical, [email protected] it’s definitely upset some schedules as we prepare for the season. Associate Publisher Hopefully, some of you got south to Sperry Charleston Race Anne Hannan Week or further south to race in Miami or the Caribbean for a [email protected] break! Now the sun is working and it’s going to be full on to get Editor-at-Large Christopher Gill ready. May is going to be very busy regardless of the weather. [email protected] This whining is definitely put into perspective by the loss of Senior Editor John Fisher in the Southern Ocean on the brutal Leg 7 of the Chris Szepessy Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18. Our heart goes out to his family [email protected] and friends. And “our” team in the race, Team Vestas 11th Hour Contributing Editor Racing, has personified perseverance. After the tragedy on the ap- Joe Cooper [email protected] proach to Hong Kong in Leg 5, they rallied to make Leg 7 from Graphic Design New Zealand to Brazil, only to be dismasted some two hundred Kerstin Fairbend miles south of the Falkland Islands. More amazing resilience now [email protected] has them ready to make the start for the leg “home” to Newport Contributors this month. Considering the logistical, financial and just plain Laurent Apollon, Rick Bannerot, Marc Bow, Cate seamanship challenges that they have overcome, this is an amaz- Brown, Stephen Cloutier, Peter Coleman, Kim Cooper, ing feat. Sure, they are professionals. But there are not many Sam Crichton, Dobbs Davis, Brad Dellenbaugh, David Dellenbaugh, Jen Edney, Ro Fernandez, Mary Alice sports that require so many skill sets to overcome these obstacles. Fisher, Daniel Forster, John K. Fulweiler, Francis George, We should be very proud of them. Bob Givens, Ernie Godshalk, Sam Greenfield, Geof- That said, we should not miss the opportunity to show our frey Hacker, Caroline Knowles, Jeremie Lecaudey, Tory Leuteman, Peter Linderoth, Dan McFadden, Howie support of all the teams as they arrive in New England this McMichael, Laura McMillan, Beth Oliver, Ian Pedersen, month. Newport, now hosting its second Stopover, should be an PhotoBoat.com, Vin Pica, Sue Pranulis, CDR Kevin amazing scene. Inside, we provide an update on the race and a Reed, USCG, Jim Reilly, Yann Riou, Amory Ross, John “How To Volvo” guide so you can plan your visit to Fort Adams Rousmaniere, Ainhoa Sanchez, Beth Ware, Ron Weiss in advance. Ad Sales Erica Pagnam In this issue, you will also find a lot of editorial focused on [email protected] making your boating more fun this summer. We are grateful to Distribution welcome the legendary David Dellenbaugh as he contributes a Man in Motion, Rare Sales monthly Speed & Smarts column, and Peter Coleman has shared WindCheck is published ten times per year. Reproduction of a list to start to build your summer racing program. Further on any part of this publication is strictly prohibited racing, we examine the burst in big boat sailing for youth sailors. without prior consent of the members. WindCheck encourages reader feedback and welcomes editorial We highlight our exhibitors in the CT Spring Boat Show in Es- contributions in the form of stories, anecdotes, sex, CT, May 4-5, in case you miss it. May has a large Checking photographs, and technical expertise. Copies are available for In section as, despite the weather, April yielded a lot of industry free at 1,000+ locations (yacht clubs, marinas, marine retailers, restaurants, sailing events & transportation centers) in the and other news. The calendar section is equally large for your Northeast. Businesses or organizations wishing to distribute season planning purposes (so you don’t miss anymore events!) WindCheck should contact us at (203) 332-7639. While Wind- Check is available free of charge, we will mail your copy each We preview two Para Sailing events, review a great book about a month for an annual mailing fee of $29. remarkable young sailor, and the regular outstanding columnists Mail payment to: WindCheck Magazine definitely did not “mail it in” this month! Coop, our Captain of 870 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820 Phone: (203) 332-7639 the Port, and The Boating Barrister all outdid themselves to kick E-mail: [email protected] off the summer! 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The 7,600-nautical mile route from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajaí, Brazil, which brought the seven CT Spring Boat Show 20 teams deep into the Southern Ocean, exacted a heavy toll. at Brewer Essex Island Marina Adaptive Sailing Comes to Stonington 22 28 It’s Volvo Time in Newport! The Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 is making its only North American Stopover Calendar of Events 30 in Newport, Rhode Island this month. Admission to the Race Village at Fort Adams State Park is free, and this 13-day festival has a variety of attractions for Captain of the Port 42 race fans of all ages. The Boating Barrister 46 44 Sound Environment: The Start of a New Era Check Lists! 47 Under the leadership of Save the Sound, the new Unified Water Study is bringing groups of concerned citizens together to measure the ecological Book Review: We’re Good 48 health of bays and harbors around Long Island Sound. Peter Linderoth, Save the Sound’s Water Quality Program Manager, has the story. Up to Speed & Smarts 49 52 Go Big! Tri State Youth Sailing Offshore Challenge 50 Opportunities for young sailors aboard big boats are getting better all the time. The Rugg Family Youth Offshore Trophy is the prize for the Storm Try- SYRF - Supporting the Science of Sailing 51 sail Club’s new Tri-State Youth Offshore Challenge, and the Young American Young American Sailing Academy 52 Sailing Academy has a pair of boats entered in the 51st Newport Bermuda Race. The Corinthians Frostbite Regatta 55 56 Reach for Success Coop’s Corner 60 The C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic & Regatta is hosting the 2018 U.S. Para Sailing Championships at Sail Newport next month, and the Brokerage 62 Clagett/Oakcliff Match Race Clinic & Regatta will be held at Oakcliff Sailing Classifieds 64 and The WaterFront Center in Oyster Bay, New York in September. Event management consultant Sam Crichton has the details. Advertisers Index 69 On Watch: Michelle Carnevale 70 On the cover: With a new rig installed, Vestas 11th Hour Racing is back in the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18, and you can be sure that no team is hungrier to be the first to make landfall in Newport, Rhode Island this month! © Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race find us on facebook facebook.com/windcheckmagazine Scan to visit our website. 6 May 2018 WindCheck Magazine windcheckmagazine.com windcheckmagazine.com WindCheck Magazine May 2018 7 checking in. • $26,723,000 for the National Estuary Program, which helps Landmark Federal Funding for support the Long Island Sound Study Long Island Sound Department of Transportation $20 million for the Small Shipyard Grant Program, an increase of ■ On March 23, President Trump signed a budget that includes $10 million from FY 2017 historic funding for Long Island Sound programs. The Fiscal Year 2018 package includes $12 million for the Sound under the MetLife Veterans Regatta is May National Estuary Program, a 50 percent increase over last year’s $8 million. Fishing, shipping, tourism, and other Long Island Sound 14 & 15 industries generate over $9 billion in economic benefits for the region every year. The MetLife Veterans Regatta, organized by Sail Newport and “Long Island Sound’s bi-partisan team of congressional cham- MetLife, Inc. in partnership with Warrior Sailing, will take place pions has turbocharged the restoration of this magnificent body of May 14 & 15 at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, RI. The event, water,” said Curt Johnson, President of Connecticut Fund for the which will be sailed in Sail Newport’s fleet of J/22s, coincides with Environment/Save the Sound. “These funds will help get bacteria the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover. and damaging excess nutrients out of the Sound, save beautiful This marks the second collaboration between Sail Newport shoreline places for people and wildlife, and protect neighborhoods and MetLife to bring a recreational sailing experience to veterans from coastal flooding. It’s an investment in this great body of water and active duty service members who are wounded or ill. They will and in our collective future.” be teamed with professional sailors during the only North Ameri- can Stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18.