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and new topics are introduced. Seamanship will make your time on the water safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable! This is information that everybody who boats should master, whether you’re typically the captain or crew. Norwalk, CT. For location and times, contact Peter Adler: padler@pipeline.com 8 8th Annual Buzzards Dinner - If you’ve done 10 or more Vineyard Races (as skipper or crew), you are cordially invited! As always, this will be a not-to-be-missed event and a huge flock of new Buzzards will be initiated. Cocktails at 1800; dinner at 1900; Stamford Yacht Club, Stamford, CT; RSVP at buzzard@stamfordyc.com. 8 Fort Lauderdale to Charleston Race - This race is the first leg of the East Coast Ocean Series. lyc.org
9 & 10 Emily Wick Trophy - This collegiate regatta is hosted by the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and sailed in FJs and Z420s. New London, CT; collegesailing.org 11 - 16 Les Voiles de Saint Barth 7th Edition - With a goal of “competition on the water and conviviality on the shore,” this regatta attracts sailors from around the world. St Barth, FWI; lesvoilesdesaintbarth.com © Christophe Jouany
13 Maritime Author Series with Steven Berry - In this
Mystic Seaport presentation, the author of A Path in the Mighty Waters: Shipboard Life and the Atlantic Crossing to the New World, will discuss James Oglethorpe’s Georgia Expedition, which set sail from London, England in 1735. Light refreshments will be served, and one person will win a copy of the book. 6 - 8pm; $15 for Museum members ($20 nonmembers); Collections Research Center Library, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT; call 860-572-5331 to register; mysticseaport.org 14 - 17 21st Annual Sperry Charleston Race Week This great regatta turns 21 this year, and that means it’s all legal now – three days of racing in 18 classes, four nights of beach parties, daily free race debriefs and seminars, and plenty of Southern hospitality. Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina, Mt. Pleasant, SC; charlestonraceweek.com 16 Hands-On Safety at Sea Seminar - Moderated by Storm Trysail Club Past Com-
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modore Rich du Moulin, this US Sailing certified event includes on-the-water sessions for man overboard recovery, pool sessions featuring liferaft and PFD use, fire fighting, use of distress flares and more. This seminar meets the Safety at Sea requirements for the 2016 Newport to Bermuda Race, and attendance at this seminar along with successful completion of a test that will be given will bring full ISAF certification for those who wish to achieve it. 8am - 5pm; SUNY Maritime College, Throggs Neck, NY; stormtrysailfoundation.org
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