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  • Fairwinds Jim...

    ATB lost an amazing man, friend, and sailor on Wed. June 22, 2011. Is it ironic or poetic that Jim left us after he spent the evening racing around the buoys in the rain? I think poetic. Jim spent his last evening doing what he loved surrounded by peop...
  • ECSA "Welcome to Summer Sale" at Sound Boatworks

    Hi Everyone, Hope you’re all enjoying the beautiful weather and good sailing this season has afforded us !!! Just a head’s up, Sound Boatworks will be inviting all ECSA Community Sailors to our “Welcome to Summer Sale”, being held at our store, ...
  • CT HOSPICE REGATTA KICK-OFF EVENT/JUNE 17

    WHAT IS IT ? (see attached Invitation PDF) Reception for the annual Connecticut Hospice Regatta to be held on Saturday , September 24(big boats)….Model boats race on Saturday , October 1. LOCATION/TIME: Blackstone Memorial Library( Cultural Center Ro...
  • An Evening with PETER "LUIGI" REGGIO

    An Evening with PETER "LUIGI" REGGIO Thursday, April 7, 2011 7pm Peter has traveled the world as Principal Race Officer for such events as the America’s Cup, Opti Worlds, the Olympics... and so many more. Peter is well known for his knowledge, sense-o...
  • Leukemia Cup Regatta Kick Off Reception with Gary Jobson!

    Tuesday, April 5, 2011 6:30pm - 8pm Leukemia Cup Regatta Kick Off Reception with Gary Jobson! Sponsored in part by reception host: Water's Edge Resort & Spa 1525 Boston Post Road, Westbrook, CT 06498 Join LLS for this fun Kick-Off reception hi...
  • So long David, we will miss you.

    Yesterday, we lost a great sailor and a gentleman of the sea. David Seligson passed away on March 3rd. Most of you will remember Leda but if you had the chance to meet the captain, you were immediately taken by his sense of humor and great humbleness. W...
  • Fearless to Bermuda

    Update: Fearless made it safely to Bermuda in 96h 50h 53mn coming in 9th place in their division of 13 boats. Congratulations to the whole crew and captain Shaun. See you soon in Branford. Exciting news from Newport: Fearless (39537)from the BYC a...
  • Virtual Sailing this winter

    Exciting news, from Nov 1st Banque Populaire V and Groupama will try to beat the round the world sailing record called the “Trophy Jules Verne” You can share the adventure! (on your PC…) You pick your boat Banque Populaire or Groupama (speed ...
  • Branford Sailors Win National Team Racing Championship

    Branford Sailors Win National Team Racing Championship. Emmet Smith, third generation crew member and sometimes skipper of Wasabi sailed as part of Team Extreme to win the 2009 US Sailing Team Racing National Championships at the Beverly Yacht Club...
  • Fran McMullen Photos

    From Lisa Grey (Smoke on the Water)While we we were waiting on the wind.... Wednesday, August 5, 2009 Smoke on the Water was lucky enough to have Fran McMullen of Studio 38 Photography on the committee boat. An award winning photographer, Fran makes ...
  • Race Track Logging

    Check out Rob Bjornson's (Bayou Bleu) page about using GPS loggers to record races.  The loggers are available for less than $100 now, and record your position every second.  The results can be downloaded and combined to replay entire regattas, ...
  • New boats on the block!

    So we have 2 new boats from existing captains for 2011 - Maybe three if you count Pachiderm (ex-Impulse) from the Owners of ex-Wasabi.. I know this gets complicated. Andrew and Tony Calderoni with a gorgeous Oday 322 called Sounder and Jim Barker with a ...
  • 2010 Results

    Hello everyone, For this year, no change from last year since it seems to work and no one has complained. Please forward your new rating (if changed) to me before the season starts. A few notes on how to use and view this Excel document. Hopefully you a...
  • 3rd Annual Wellness Cup Regatta

    Attention Branford Sailors! The 3rd Annual Wellness Cup is on Saturday October 2rd - First Gun 10am • Fundraising distance race, all proceeds to benefit The Wellness Community of Southern CT • Entry close: Friday Oct.1, 7pm at the Branford Yac...
  • The Awards Dinner by Gilles Carter

    The 2008-2009 Annual ATB Awards Dinner Party             On Saturday, February 28th., almost 100  boisterous ATB sailors celebrated the 2008 season at the Annual Awards Dinner Party which was again hosted at the Branford Yacht Club. Each ...