WFC Hosts NE League Invitational

On Saturday, April 21 the WFC hosted twelve High School Sailing Teams from as far away as Shelter Island to as close as Oyster Bay. The twelve teams competed in a round robin event facing of each of the twelve team’s A and B divisions against one another in a round robin format style of [...]

High School Sailing Update

The High School Sailing (HSS) spring season is in full swing here in West Harbor and on the regatta circuit. The warm weather has been helpful in getting our sailors out on the water earlier than ever, which is great because competitive teams have no time to waste in the spring. The regatta calendar is [...]

HSS Boasts Tough Competition

On March 17th, the Cold Spring Harbor Sailing Team kicked off its competition season with a solid showing at the MASSA Northeast League Fleet Race Regatta hosted by The Stony Brook School in Port Jefferson. Unusually warm weather (into the 60′s) made this early season regatta feel more like May than March, and the sailors [...]

WFC Hosts Fall HSS Regattas

The High School Sailing program at WFC is a dynamic opportunity for sailors to discover the fun of sailboat racing. HSS practice sessions focus on skill building – teaching and honing performance boat-handling, sail trim and speed tuning. Sailors also learn the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and the strategy and tactical skills needed to [...]

High School Sailing District Championships

18 invited schools converged at the Stony Brook School’s sailing facilities in Port Jefferson Harbor, NY on October 22nd and 23rd to race for the Mid-Atlantic Scholastic Sailing Associations’ Fall Fleet Race Championship. The region includes both private and public schools from New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. One of the most [...]

High School Sailing Qualifier

On Saturday September 24, a group of our High School Sailors participated in the MASSA (Mid-Atlantic Scholastic Sailing Association) district qualifier at Stony Brook in Port Jefferson Harbor. All in there were 18 different teams competing at the event comprising 11 different schools. The Cold Spring Harbor Sailing Team was one and the WaterFront Center [...]

Special Delivery!

High School Sailing is fast approaching with the start date of September 6 and we are ramping up! Our docks and boats are getting the once, make that the twice over to make sure they are ready for the season. Not only is our fleet of original six boats getting looked over but some welcome [...]

Wednesday on the Water

Even under the grey skies that seemed to point to an imminent storm, high school sailing practice was a success on Wednesday: the breeze was up and the sailors were ready to hike hard and sail fast despite the overcast weather. The team practiced starts and general racing, and as the breeze continued to kick [...]