For 40 years, the members of North Cove Yacht Club (NCYC) have been on a mission to encourage the sport of yachting and promote the science of seamanship and navigation. The club's 2009 summer season is proof positive that the sport and science are thriving in the waters of Old Saybrook. More people than ever participated in a variety of club activities open to members and non-members alike while the number of regattas hosted by NCYC also increased. On June 27, NCYC hosted the annual Eastern Connecticut Sailing Association's Outer Light Classic Regatta. More than 100 sailors in 21 boats competed in three race classes on marked courses in the Saybrook Breakwater area west of the outer lighthouse. Spinnaker Class I award-winners were

On June 27, NCYC hosted the annual Eastern Connecticut Sailing Association's Outer Light Classic Regatta. More than 100 sailors in 21 boats competed in three race classes on marked courses in the Saybrook Breakwater area west of the outer lighthouse. Spinnaker Class I award-winners were Secret (owner Kuryla), Nobody's Girl (owner McKensey), and Arara (owner Nardella). Spinnaker Class II winners were Wolverine (owner Nauber), Sagacious (owner Noack), and Arabesque (owner Bruno). Canvas Class winners were STRAY CAT (owner Ferrier), Hot Fudge (owner Glassman), and Prism (owner Manghi). After the race, participants and guests The NCYC Junior Sailing Program also celebrated much success this summer with 75 children aged 9 to 15 participating in instructional classes and area regattas. Enrollment is open to any interested child with anonymous scholarship funds available to cover tuition for those in need. Instruction takes place on the waters of North Cove, Old Saybrook, with the most advanced sailors being invited to travel to other yacht clubs to practice their skills and compete in races, sailing small sloops and dinghies.

enjoyed food, drinks, and music at the clubhouse.

The NCYC Junior Sailing Program also celebrated much success this summer with 75 children aged 9 to 15 participating in instructional classes and area regattas. Enrollment is open to any interested child with anonymous scholarship funds available to cover tuition for those in need. Instruction takes place on the waters of North Cove, Old Saybrook, with the most advanced sailors being invited to travel to other yacht clubs to practice their skills and compete in races, sailing small sloops and dinghies.The following young people trained at North Cove Yacht Club and sailed at Eastern Connecticut Junior Sailing Associations regattas in this region: Peter Malinovsky and Francesca Vinciguerra of Old Saybrook at Fisher's Island Optimist

The following young people trained at North Cove Yacht Club and sailed at Eastern Connecticut Junior Sailing Associations regattas in this region: Peter Malinovsky and Francesca Vinciguerra of Old Saybrook at Fisher's Island Optimist On Aug. 29, NCYC co-hosted the ECSA Leukemia Cup Regatta with Duck Island Yacht Club in Westbrook. Participants raced in seven classes on a course set in Long Island Sound from the mouth of the Connecticut River to Westbrook. This was the club's first year of co-hosting this charitable event and further evidence of its growing commitment to promote sailing.

Regatta on July 14; TJ Jordan and Sean McAvoy of Old Saybrook at Sachem's Head Regatta on July 17; Old Saybrook's William Burton (who won first place on the Optimist Green Fleet) and Reagan Mason at Pine Orchard Junior Regatta on July 26;

Nathan Gould and Lynsey Kirby of Madison, Nora Schrieber, an exchange student from Germany, and Sean McAvoy, Jimmy Henderson, Mason Malinovsky, Peter Malinovsky, Maddie Malinovsky, Adam Seegert, Amy Vinciguerra, and Francesca Vinciguerra at the Stonington Harbor Junior Regatta on July 29; and Danny Ryan of Essex, Lynsey Kirby of Madison, Maddie Malinovsky, Peter Malinovsky, Amy Vinciguerra, Francesca Vinciguerra, Anna Chupak, and Keanna Chang of Old Saybrook at the Pettipaug Yacht Club Regatta on Aug. 16.

On Aug. 29, NCYC co-hosted the ECSA Leukemia Cup Regatta with Duck Island Yacht Club in Westbrook. Participants raced in seven classes on a course set in Long Island Sound from the mouth of the Connecticut River to Westbrook. This was the club's first year of co-hosting this charitable event and further evidence of its growing commitment to promote sailing.

For info about NCYC, visit www.northcoveyc.com. For info on the Junior Sailing Program, contact Cindy at yermancindy@gmail.com.