Sailing - Marblehead Current

01 Jul

Fast Mermaid Pursuit highlights camaraderie, competition

Leigh BlanderLocal News, Sailing

Competitive sailors like to race hard and have fun doing it and that sums up the fourth annual Fast Mermaid Pursuit Race fundraiser for Lindsay Smith held Sunday, which featured 28 boats in two classes with all in agreement that the pursuit race format really levels the playing field. With boats ranging in length from 19 to 55 feet, the competitors crossed the finish line quite close to one another after staggered starts had the slowest and smaller boats starting first. The 7-mile course slightly…

01 Jul

Locals volunteer with Sail Beyond Cancer, offering peace on the water

Leigh BlanderCommunity Service, Sailing, Top Stories

When Kim Grad moved to the North Shore to take the job as Abbot Library’s new executive director in July 2021, she was recovering from grueling breast cancer treatment. She moved from Brooklyn, New York, leaving behind friends and family – her support system. Kim Grad, far right, is with other Sail Beyond Cancer North Shore volunteers on board High Tea. COURTESY PHOTOS Grad dove into her work here and gradually began to realize how much her health ordeal had impacted her. That’s when she…

23 Jun

EYC finishes second in Women’s Invitational in Marblehead

Leigh BlanderSailing, Sports, Top Stories

The Corinthian Yacht Club’s fifth annual National Women’s Invitational Team Race for the Thayer Trophy took place outside Marblehead Harbor over the weekend. It is the first and only three-versus-three women’s regatta in keelboats with spinnakers. Six teams came from across the United States and England. Marblehead’s Eastern Yacht Club finished second, after Newport Harbor Yacht Club of California. Winds made the fifth annual National Women’s Invitational Team Race for the Thayer Trophy especially exciting. COURTESY PHOTO / HDFA Photography Tied with Eastern Yacht Club…

17 Jun

Corinthian hosts Women’s Invitational race this weekend

Leigh BlanderSailing, Top Stories

When the Corinthian Yacht Club launched the National Women’s Invitational Team Race for the Thayer Trophy in 2021, the goal was to give women sailors the opportunity to compete in a high-intensity format on par with the world’s most renowned team racing events. The first and only three-versus-three women’s regatta in keelboats with spinnakers started with an “If you build, it they will come,” approach meant to inspire clubs to develop women’s teams and provide a proving ground that would lead to those sailors playing…

04 Jun

Legendary vessel American Promise comes to Marblehead this weekend

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Nonprofit corner, Sailing, Top Stories

The legendary sailing vessel American Promise, made famous by Dodge Morgan’s record-setting solo circumnavigation of the globe, is returning to Marblehead for a 40th anniversary celebration. The event marks four decades since Morgan’s remarkable 150-day, non-stop voyage that captured the imagination of sailors and adventurers around the world. The homecoming celebration will take place starting on Thursday, June 5, when American Promise will dock and be honored in a weekend of public festivities, maritime education and community reflection on one of America's greatest sailing achievements.…

04 Jun

Corinthian Yacht Club wins Racing World Championship

Leigh BlanderSailing, Sports, Top Stories

Congratulations to Marblehead's Corinthian Yacht Club, which won the 2025 Team Racing World Championship on June 1 in Newport, Rhode Island. After four exhausting days of intense racing (with 20 knot winds and choppy seas), CYC finished with 20 points. The team led the charge form day one, only losing five races of the 25 races they sailed through the competition. Stay with the Current for more sailing coverage this summer! NYYC, Sailing, “New York Yacht Club”, “Newport Rhode Island”, “Sonar keelboats”, “Team Racing”, “World Championship”,…

22 Apr

Canadian winner of Marblehead to Halifax race returns to race again

Leigh BlanderSailing, Sports

With just 10 weeks to go before the start of this year’s Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race, a total of 53 boats are signed up to compete in the event, co-sponsored by the Boston Yacht Club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. The 40th biennial race will leave Marblehead Harbor on Sunday, July 6, continuing a proud tradition that began in 1905."It’s building into a really exciting diverse fleet, said BYC Vice Commodore and MHOR co-chair Kate Ferris Richardson, "with boats coming from all…

07 Jan

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderAbbot Public Library, Art, Culture, Gaming, Local News, Sailing

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming days. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org. Designing for the America’s Cup Team Wednesday, Jan. 8, 7-8:30 p.m. Recently back from 2024 America's Cup races, JB Braun and his wife, Kelley, will discuss what goes into designing America Cup sails, having designed for several winning teams. The program is free and open to all. Marblehead Yacht Club, 4 Cliff St. RSVP at marbleheadyc.org. Dungeons & Dragons character creation workshopWednesday, Jan.…

23 Dec

Registration open for renowned Marblehead to Halifax race

Leigh BlanderSailing, Sports

Registration is open for the 40th biennial Marblehead to Halifax Ocean race which will leave Marblehead Harbor on Sunday, July 6. Started in 1905, it is the oldest ocean race in North America. The 361 nautical mile race is sponsored by the Boston Yacht Club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. Space Monkey won the 2023 Marblehead to Halifax Ocean race. COURTESY PHOTO / LEXI PLINE A World Sailing Category 2 event, the race is open to all yachts meeting the Offshore Safety Regulations…

28 Oct

CYC team returns from Italy as champions

Leigh BlanderSailing, Sports

The Corinthian Yacht Club sailing team is home after winning the 2024 Global Team Race in Naples, Italy. Team CYC went undefeated through the event, with Royal Thames and Newport Harbor finishing second and third. The race will shift back to the United States next year, with Newport Harbor Yacht Club serving as host. COURTESY PHOTOS / JOE FAVA