Archive for May, 2013

Youth Sailing at the Rochester Yacht Club

Youth Sailing at the Rochester Yacht Club

 2013 RYC Junior Sailing Program Most sailing classes are broken down into 2 week sessions over an 8 week program. One week “Crash Course” classes are also available Students typically take sailing classes for more than one session before advancing to the next level All RYC Instructors are Certified US Sailing Instructor as well […]

May 23, 2013 Youth Sailing
Shoreline Interview with My2fish – Our pick for top blog on Sunfish sailing

Shoreline Interview with My2fish – Our pick for top blog on Sunfish sailing

Thad Greiner, author of My2fish voted “Best Sunfish Blog” by ProperCourse.blogspot.com along with us here at Shoreline, took some time out of his busy day to share his thoughts. In this interview he recounts the events that have lead to four years of blogging about his passion for sailing and […]

May 15, 2013 Interview, Sunfish
The Laser – sailing phenomenon since 1971

The Laser – sailing phenomenon since 1971

Designer, Bruce Kirby recounts the Laser story: The Inception: “The Laser started with a phone conversation in October, 1969. I was here in Connecticut and Ian Bruce called me from Montreal. He called me and said, “How about doing a car top sail boat?” While we were talking on the […]

May 12, 2013 Laser
The Optimist Dinghy – sailed by kids since 1947

The Optimist Dinghy – sailed by kids since 1947

LaserPerformance is one of 31 builders around the globe that produce the IOD (International Optimist Dinghy). The LaserPerformance version is called the Optimist Vapor and is made for first-time-on-the-water sailors all the way to the very highest levels of international competition. An idependent review of the boat can be found […]

May 10, 2013 Optimist, Sailing News
Summer Fun – Fair Haven Junior Sailing

Summer Fun – Fair Haven Junior Sailing

FHYC Junior Sailing – Little Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario Each summer Fair Haven Yacht Club offers sailing classes to pre-teens and teens ages 8 – 17.   Boats used in the program are Optimists, JY15s, and 420s.  On Wednesday, July 3rd, FHYC is proud to host an Optimist regatta as part […]

May 4, 2013 Youth Sailing

Video: Saving Sailing by Nicholas D. Hayes

Link to a review by Carol Standish of Nick’s book Saving Sailing – Main Harbors Saving Sailing available at Amazon Back in 2010, at about the same time that Nicholas Hayes published his book Saving Sailing I returned to active sailing after an 18 year absence from the sport. As […]

May 4, 2013 Books