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VOL. 123 NO. 33
AUGUST 13 - 19, 2021
Chance meeting sparks school sailing program By GEORGE WALLACE llane@liherald.com
Courtesy OBCSD
SIXTEEN OYSTER BAY High School students in grades seven through 12 are enjoying a summer apprentice program in which they are learning to sail at the Oakcliff Sailing Center.
A random stroke of serendipity at an Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce meeting earlier this year is paying off this summer, as 16 Oyster Bay High School students have taken to the waves as apprentice sailors at the Oakcliff Sailing Center. They began the program on July 27, and have been busy in recent weeks learning everything from from rigging and maintenance to working as a team in maneuvering vessels that compete in sailing events around the world. The program, a partnership between Oakcliff and the Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District, grew out of a chance meeting between an Oakcliff staff member and the district’s new superintendent, Dr. Francesco Ianni. “I happened to meet Dr. Ianni at a chamber meeting in April,” Dawn Reilly, Oakcliff ’s executive director, recounted. “We got to talking, and CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
Bayville and O.B. volunteers help grow 200,000 oysters By JENNIFER MASELLI llane@liherald.com
Residents looking to take part in a community experience that benefits the environment should look no further than the Community Oyster Garden program. This summer, residents of Bayville and Oyster Bay have been growing thousands of oysters as part of the Oyster Bay Cold Spring Harbor Protection C o m m i t t e e p ro g r a m . T h e 12-member committee, which represents 11 local governments, focuses on initiatives to improve and protect local water quality. This year, the oyster pro-
gram’s goal is to propagate 200,000 oysters in 50 acres of Oyster Bay Harbor, underwater land the Town of Oyster Bay designated for the preservation, seeding and rehabilitation of shellfish in 2019. Dave Gugerty, of Bayville, and his family have taken part in the program for the past three years. “This is the most enjoyable environmental project I’ve ever been involved in,” said Gugerty, who was a Bayville village trustee for eight years. “All walks of our community are involved. We have so much fun on Saturdays, chatting with dif-
ly boat, and his dog, Sailor, for a ride out to Laurel Hollow to help set the anchors and lay out the lines the oyster cages are attached to. There are several ways people can get involved in the program, explained Rob Crafa, part-time coordinator of the protection committee’s efforts. In the Jennifer Maselli/Herald
DAVE GUGERTY’S DOG, Sailor, monitored the oyster cages before they were deployed in Laurel Hollow. ferent people who want to make our water cleaner.” In July, Gugerty took his fami-
spring, families can register to maintain a garden themselves. The cost is $175 for two oyster cages, which includes up to 1,000 oysters. Participants raise them and then release them into the bay. Cages can also be sponsored by donations. The Oyster Bay CONTINUED ON PAGE 5