Sailing
More than 80 people gathered at Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway in Vineyard Haven Saturday for the launch of Nat Benjamin’s 100th design, a custom 26-foot, gaff-rigged sloop called Marta.
In a quiet spot, inside the harbor in Culebra, Puerto Rico, in January this year, Elise Quebec pumped up a wingsurfing wing for the first time.
Andrew Nutton began sailing when he was three years old living in England. Now, after 30 years as a sailing coach, he has been named executive director of Sail MV.
At the head of Vineyard Haven harbor, Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway is still building wooden boats.
On Jan. 23, Zada Clarke and Alex Goldhill were married in Carriacou, an island to the north of Grenada.
Sydney Karnovsky is one of the top three women’s competitive Sunfish sailors in the United States, and is currently training for the qualifiers to represent the U.S. in the Pan-American Games.