New England

New England

The New England District is in the Northeast region and encompasses Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Rhode Island.

Our active fleets in Massachusetts are located at Rockport (Sandy Bay Yacht Club), Duxbury (Duxbury Bay Yacht Club), Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield (Quannapowitt Yacht Club), and Lake Massapoag in Sharon (Massapoag Yacht Club), as well as at Harwich Port (Stone Horse Yacht Club) and Chatham (Pleasant Bay Community Boating) on Cape Cod.  Our New Hampshire fleets are located at Lake Massabesic in Manchester (Massabesic Yacht Club), Spofford Lake in Spofford (Spofford Yacht Club), and Lake Sunapee in Sunapee (Lake Sunapee Cruising Fleet).

Our District Governor is Dennis Dobe from Fleet 196, at Massabesic Lake in NH.  The New England District is the home to FSSA Chief Measurer Roger Sharp, FSSA Web Editor Diane Kampf and Scots 'n' Water Editor Tim Mallette

The New England District has a Facebook group here.

Follow Massapoag Yacht Club's Fleet 76 on Facebook here.

2016 North American Championships at Sail Newport - Day 1 of Finals

   Day 1 of finals was a lot more civilized that the qualifiers.  Although the 12 MPH northwest wind was more than the expected 8-10,.  We had a postpone in the AM to validate some results, but once that was done, down came the postpone flag and we were on the way out to race.  It was tough getting out to the race course with the tide and the wind against us and several boats tacked back and forth in place for a while trying to get to the Newport Bridge,  Once we... Read More

2016 North American Championships at Sail Newport - Qualifiers

Things were wild on the water today at Newport for the 2016 NAC Qualifiers.  We had a nice ride out to the race course past so many sailboats/yachts you could not count, then under the Newport Bridge - what a beautiful sight!  On a nice sunny day in the 80's, 46 boats were ready to vie for their place in the Championship or Challenger Division, hopes were high for getting in all 3 races today, and we did.   Race 1 with group A and B sailing together then group C and D sailing... Read More

2016 North American Championships at Sail Newport - Women's NAC 07/17

Four women's teams sailed out under the Newport Bridge for the 2016 Women's NAC.  When they left the dock around 11:00 AM< the wind was light but by the time they got to the race course, the wind had picked up and there was plenty of breeze. The finishes were close between the 1st and 2nd place boats in all 3 races.  But in the end, Lynn Bruss and her crew, Deb Aronson and Stacey Rieu prevailed.  Full results are here. Qualifiers for the NAC start tomorrow.  Good... Read More

2016 North American Championships at Sail Newport -

Your FSSA Executive Committee is hard at work taking care of business while the women are getting ready to sail the Women's NAC.  Skipper's meeting and welcome party later today!   Read More

2016 North American Championships at Sail Newport - Boats are Here!

The 2016 NAC is here!  Boats are arriving - 14 so far - and as you can see in the picture, the sail measuring team is ready for action!  Down by the hoists boats are being measured.  The views are just beautiful in Newport - looking forward to great weather and great sailing.  Read More

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