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 [...]

10th Annual Alumni Regatta

10th Annual WaterFront Center Alumni Regatta Report Saturday, Oct. 8th dawned bright and clear and very un-October like. It was still, glassy and even at 7:30 am, you could feel the strength of the sun. It was going to be pretty warm. There was a high pressure system sitting right on top of us. We [...]

Grenville Baker Boys and Girls Club

The young sailors of the Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club had a great morning of sailing today, with solid breeze and warm weather that made for excellent racing conditions! The enthusiastic campers are in their second week of a two week long sailing camp through the Boys & Girls Club, and are clearly learning [...]

Featured Sailor: John Petrakis

While hanging out with the Skipper PiXel group last week, I couldn’t help but notice a very enthusiastic sailor who seemed like a great pick for this week’s featured Junior Summer participant! John Petrakis, who turns 13 this coming Sunday, began sailing here at the WaterFront Center last year in Optis, and loved it so [...]

Trouble on the High Seas

“It’s WAR!” This is what I heard shouted from the crew of the Odin on Wednesday evening as they drifted lazily towards their enemies, the crew of the Jackpot, armed and ready for battle. So who were these vicious pirates creating trouble on the otherwise calm waters of Oyster Bay? Girl Scouts Troop 3155. The group [...]

Floating 101

Pablo practices doing a cleat hitch while we float lazily around the bay; the NCC student is a hospitality and management major who took sailing for the extra credits and the chance to get out on the best kind of classroom – the water!! The heat on Friday meant one things for the beginner sailors [...]

Turning Up the Heat

Thursday and Friday packed some serious heat here at the Waterfront Center: with the thermometer reaching upwards of 90 degrees, it was a great time to be cooling off on – or in – the water. Thursday, I tagged along with Ms. Ventiri’s class from Gatelot Elementary School, who were excited for their annual Beach [...]

A Day on the Bay

The summer season is getting off to a great start, and there is no better way to kick it off than with the Waterfront Center’s annual Bay Day celebration! People looking for a day of sun, surf, and sand came from all over to experience the many opportunities provided at Bay Day, including sails on [...]

Life’s a Beach!

Even on the windiest of days, there are a few brave souls who champion the choppy waters in kayaks! Kaitlin and Jaimie headed out today all smiles, ready for a challenge as they prepared to explore the bay in one of the Waterfront Center’s many kayaks. Jaimie said she had taken a course in kayaking [...]