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Squantum Yacht Club

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Squantum Yacht Club (SYC) was founded in 1890 as a private, family-oriented organization with an emphasis on the enjoyment of competitive and recreational boating. The club is located on Quincy Bay, boasting beautiful views of the Boston skyline. SYC, 1998 USYRU One Design Club of the Year, is a member of US Sailing, the Mass Boating & Yacht Club Assc., Quincy Bay Race Week Assoc., PHRF New England and the Mass Bay Sailing Association.

646 Quincy Shore Dr

617-770-4811

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http://www.squantumyc.org/

Squantum Yacht Club

646 Quincy Shore Drive, Quincy, MA 02170 | | Phone: 617-770-4811 | Website

Founded in 1890 as a family-oriented club to promote the enjoyment of recreational boating, fishing and sailing. Squantum Yacht Club is located on Wollaston Beach, boasting beautiful views of the Boston skyline and excellent cruising access to Boston Harbor and Islands. Memberships and moorings are available. Function room, which accommodates 150 people, is available for rent.

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Competition and fun for young sailors at Quincy Bay Race Week

WEYMOUTH – The second day of the annual Quincy Bay Race Week enjoyed nearly perfect weather, with just one flaw; not much wind for the 54 boats of young sailors competing in 11 different classes. Nonetheless the 78 sailors guiding those boats got in two more races Friday, giving them five races total in most classes for the Inside Line competition at Wessagussett Yacht Club.

“(Thursday) was a beautiful day for sailing, but today there was little or no wind out there,” said Quincy Bay Race Week president Don McCarthy. “It took us much longer today to get in just two races. But the kids had fun, we had no mishaps and no injuries, and overall it was a great time. We have a lot of good volunteers who make it all possible for us to hold this regatta, and they deserve our thanks. And the kids meet and make friends with kids from all the other yacht clubs and sailing programs, so aside from the competition, it’s just a real good time for them.”

QBRW Outside Line racing, for bigger boats with more advanced sailors, will take place at Squantum Yacht Club in Quincy Saturday and Sunday, capped off with a celebration and awards program at Wollaston Yacht Club on Sunday night.

The young sailors competing in Thursday and Friday’s Inside Line racing ranged in age from 8 to 18, and also encompassed those with several years of experience sailing to first-year sailors.

One of the more veteran sailors Friday was Wollaston resident Lizzy Bell, 16, who took the first place in the 420 class.

“Today was a good day weather-wise, but it was really funny because there wasn’t much wind out there in the harbor,” said Bell, who’s entering her junior year at Notre Dame Academy in Hingham. “I think my experience, and just the amount of time I’ve been able to practice, made the difference for me. I’ve been doing Quincy Bay Race Week for as long as I can remember, and this is my fourth summer in the 420s. Once I started sailing the 420s, something just clicked and I really like this type of boat. I sail out of Town River Yacht Club, and I will be looking to continue sailing when I go to college.”

Possibly the most diminutive sailor in the front ranks was Brookline’s Owen O’Connell, who’s 11 and claims he’s a robust 60 pounds. O’Connell is quite the competitor, as he won the Optimist Blue Fleet title,and also prevailed in the Overall Optimist standings, to earn the coveted Jack White Trophy.

“I was down here for the regatta last year, but it was too windy for me and I couldn’t sail,” said O’Connell. “I had done one other regatta this year, so this was my third time sailing a regatta, overall, and I’ve been sailing two years in all. I just kept on believing in myself this week.”

“People would think it’s real hard to control the boat when you’re my size,” said O’Connell, who sails out of Squantum YC. “But actually, it’s easier for me to get the sails up, where other kids might tip their boats or have the sail flapping in the wind. I’m real good at the starts so a lot of my races out there I was really far ahead of everyone right away. This is my second time winning – I won my class at the Town River Regatta last summer.”

The sailors we spoke with Thursday all held on to their leads and won with good showings Friday, including Cottage Park YC’s Marc Montalto and brother Joey Montalto, who dominated the N-10 Blue Fleet, and Weymouth’s Jackie Schneider, who prevailed at Laser Full Rigs.

Quincy’s Kristina Nardone of Town River YC also finished strong to take the Laser Radials, and the Walter Marston Trophy signifying excellence in that division. Nardone was the defending champion, having won this class last summer.

“There was really no wind today,” smiled Nardone. “All I could do was try and sit more forward in the boat to try and go a little faster, but it was difficult building much speed today.

‘‘I really enjoy the regattas and will look to sail in a few more this summer. I’m looking forward to the Town River Regatta on August 23-24. I’m also thinking I might enter the Make-A-Wish Regatta next week at Winthrop.”

Spectators are reminded that the weekend’s later tides will mean the Outside Line racing will start and finish later in the day, mid-day to late afternoon, off Squantum YC.

QBRW RESULTS

1: Marc Montalto, Cottage Park YC, Presidents trophy

2: Holly Doig, Winthrop YC

3: Nick Atkinson, Town River YC

1: Katie Lauie, South Shore YC, Quincy Credit Union Trophy

2: Kevin MacEachern, Town River

3: Rebecca Zellin, Winthrop

 1: JD Parker, Winthrop, Wing Trophy

 2: Evan Smotrich, Winthrop

 3: Julia Bourdeau, South Shore YC, Shirley Swan Memorial Trophy

 Full Laser

 1: Jackie Schneider, Town River YC

 2: Madyson Cobban, Squantum YC

 Laser Radial

 1: Kristina Nardone, Town River, Masdon Trophy

 2: Laura Cormican, Town River

 3rd Paul Kelly, Town River

 1: Lindsay Blunt, Town River

 1: Holly Coughlan, Quincy Rec., Warner Trophy

 2: Connor Kulig, Quincy Rec

 3: Ethan Sit, Quincy Rec

 1: Lizzy Bell, Town River, Hendry Trophy

 2: Jillian Harrington, Squantum

 OPTI White

 1: Michael Gorman, Squantum

 2: Elias Walsh, Squantum

 3: Stephen Freel, Town River

1: Owen O'Conell, Squantum

2: Lauren Manning, Squantum

3: Ryan Healy, Squantum

1: Ainsley Walsh, Squantum, Liberty Bay Credit Union Trophy

2: Connor Walsh, Squantum

3: Brendan Healy< Squantum

OPTI-Overall

1: Owen O'Connell, Squantum, Jack White Trophy

2: Michael Gorman, Squantum

3: Lauren Manning, Squantum

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If it’s Sunday, they’re sailing: 2 seniors stay the course with OCC’s seamanship program

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A couple of golden-agers who happen to share a common interest are just fine with the idea of repeating the same sailing class every Sunday in Newport Harbor offered through the Orange Coast College School of Sailing and Seamanship.

Huntington Beach resident Art Adair, 77, who retired after enjoying a career in education, has been taking the Lido 14 sailing class for nine years. Fellow classmate Rick MacMahon, 75, a psychotherapist from Orange, is in his third year.

“Art and I are unusual taking the same class over and over,” said MacMahon. “Most people either go on to bigger boats or they don’t come back. But I keep registering for back-to-back sessions.”

Both men prefer sailing one day a week, even if it means occasionally signing up for a different day in order to keep sailing.

According to the school’s sailing program coordinator, Mette Segerblom, the school offers easy and affordable access to sailing, power boating and seamanship education for ages 7 and older.

“We’re public access, you don’t have to be a member and you don’t have to bring any equipment but yourself,” said Segerblom.

That easy access is what draws Adair to the program.

“The key reason for me to go there is I don’t have a place to store a boat and there’s not a decent place to launch a sailboat unless you belong to a yacht club,” Adair said. “I don’t have to pay for maintenance, license, insurance, dock fees.”

MacMahon concurred, adding, ”You just go to a place and you’re able to start sailing.”

The two seniors also agree sailing brings them a host of benefits.

Adair, who enjoys being in the outdoors, even at home, said when he sails he especially savors the peace and quiet of the activity.

“Another reason for sailing is it keeps me limber, keeps me going, keeps my muscles in tone and in good shape, and depending how windy it is it keeps you moving and working pretty hard. I look forward to the unknown and challenge of small boat sailing.

“I like to sail with other people either in the boat or sometimes just in the class,” continued Adair, who also helps out as a tutor to instructor Deb Robinson. “It ends up like a small family, the social aspect is a major part of that.”

MacMahon said sailing brings him joy and has enriched his life. “It’s exhilarating, it’s fun,” he said. “When the wind is good it’s very exciting to be zipping along having the wind carrying you along at a nice clip.

“I’m a psychotherapist and I talk to people about the importance of community and this class is a community of sailors,” said MacMahon. “There’s a common interest, a familiarity about going to the same place, seeing others there, there’s a comfort in that.”

Greg Wisener, manager of the OCC Waterfront Campus, said the program engenders a common love of getting out on the water in a boat.

“Many people just assume it’s beyond their ability to get on the water and we’re here to provide that for them,” Wisener said. “As a college, what we want is to reach out to underserved communities and give them a place to extend community to here. Once they get on the water together it’s a leveling force, a shared experience and everyone is out of their element.”

When a group of people are suddenly immersed in the maritime world a type of kinship forms, he noted.

“It’s easier to connect socially when they are all in the same boat,” Wisener quipped.

Open seven days a week, the OCC Waterfront Campus School of Sailing and Seamanship,located at 1801 W. Coast Highway, is among the largest public boating education programs in the nation, offering around 700 classes a year.

The school operates three dozen boats, including dinghies, keelboats, cruising boats, offshore racers and powerboats, and has an extensive nautical library.

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Quincy Bay Pursuit Races

Welcome to the 2023 squantum yacht club pursuit races.

Calendar for the 2023 Pursuit Races.  This year's races will be held on THURSDAYS!     Thanks to everyone who took part in our Summer Sailstice on 6/24 and congratulations again to Liberté on a hard-fought win!  Now we're on to the regular schedule of Pursuit Races, WITH A TWIST.  We have beer / wine tastings on the back deck after every chase.  All the more reason to hurry back! Please register on this page so we can track your participation! The course:  MONITOR CHANNEL 72 FOR ALL COMMUNICATIONS Start between Wollaston N2 and the big orange Racing Mark. All marks to port: From N2 to West Gut G3 1.9nm, 91.9 magnetic West Gut G3 to Western Way R6 1.4nm, 326.4 magnetic Western Way R6 to Wollaston N2 1.6nm, 227.6 magnetic  (see picture below)

• All boats from all programs and clubs are invited to participate.
• Starting times for known Squantum Yacht Club boats are found in:  SYC_PURSUIT_5nm.pdf
• Starting times for all NE PHRF boats are available in:  2023 NE PHRF 6 PM START TIMES
• Race Card is available in:  Race Card.pdf
• Crew signup sheets available in notebook at SYC Racing Program board as well as originals of the above documents.

Quincy Bay Race Week

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QBOD 2023 Schedule

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SQUANTUM YACHT CLUB

646 Quincy Shore Drive, PO Box 67, Quincy, MA 02170. |  617.770.4811