Thursday, August 25, 2011
SSYC is celebrating 75 years of sailing on the Shrewsbury River in Oceanport. On Wednesday, they held their first Junior Regatta.
Sailors and boats came from all over, there was a sailor from Texas who was stopping to race here on his way home from Canada, boats came from as far north as Nyack Boat Club in New York, and as close as across the river from Rumson Yacht Club. Over 60 boats competed in the first annual Junior Regatta at SSYC. As well as the Junior Regatta, sailors competed Wednesday for the NJYRA Class Championship in C420s and Optimist, Red, White and Blue Fleets. Maureen Kearney organized the regatta, with John Garth as the PRO. In the morning winds were out of the SW 5-7 knots with a forecast that they would build to 12-15 knots by the afternoon. Three races were completed in the morning followed by a break for lunch and two races after lunch. …
Monday, August 22, 2011
The crabs didn’t have a chance, even if it was high tide. Final score boys 17, girls 12.
The boys team led by Dan Ricker and Morgan Burrell captured the title for crab catching at SSYC on a thunderous Sunday afternoon. Officials for the day were Stuart Van Winkle and Peter Ricker. At times, the competition was called back because of thunder and lightning that we watched move down the river, but a few rain drops didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits. At the start, rock/paper/scissors decided which dock each team would get. The girls won the decision only to lose to the boys in the end. Each team was on their own dock and once a crab was snagged, it was run to a bucket in the middle. Only upon dropping the crab in a bucket was it scored on the white board. The boys took an early lead, but after the first time out prior to the lightning…
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
With the wind in their hair, scholarship winners are wrapping up a summer of fun at Shrewsbury Sailing and Yacht Club
When the tanned and freckled faces of Little Silver and Oceanport kids head back to school this September, there will be three who have something special to write in their "what-I-did-this-summer" essays. Fifth graders Erine Ruane and Julie Valinoti of Oceanport and Will Perry of Little Silver were each winners of an essay contest this spring, sponsored by the past commodores of the Shrewsbury Sailing and Yacht Club (SSYC) in Oceanport. The winners each received a scholarship for a summer of sailing lessons at the club. From their essays you can hear the sailor's heart in each of them. Erin opened her essay with this: "Since I was three years old, whenever I went over the Gooseneck Bridge I would see the little, tiny sailboats in the river…
40.32907
-74.004309
512 Seawaneka Ave, Oceanport, NJ
SSYC at the corner of Oneida and Seawaneka Avenues
/articles/dinghies-today-americas-cup-tomorrow
/locations/5049892
More than 100 Junior sailors from area clubs compete for bragging rights this week. Junior Sweeps Week is being held this week, Monday and Tuesday at SSYC and Wednesday and Thursday at MBC.
Six area boat clubs will compete in Junior Sweeps this week, including the Fair Haven Sailing Club “River Rats,” Monmouth Boat Club, Keyport Yacht Club, Rumson Yacht Club, Atlantic Highlands Sail Education Program and Shrewsbury Sailing and Yacht Club. The area clubs take turns organizing the four day event, and this year, Kelly and Brian Duddy from Rumson Yacht Club are responsible for the event. The Junior Sweepstakes Regatta consists of 4 days of races. After questioning a number of adults who participated as children, we know the Sweeps goes back as far as 1972. If you can put a different number on it please email the author, we would love to set the record straight. The organized Regatta is at least 39 years old. On August 8th …
Kelly
9:03 am on Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Great article! Our daughter Julia Valinoti is so thankful to have been given the opportunity to learn to sail at SSYC. She loves it. The article captures the joy of sailing all the kids are feeling. Everyone at SSYC is friendly and welcoming and Kelly, the instructor, is great with the kids! more ›