Senator Kennedy Honors Cup Winners in Annapolis
On April 25, Senator Ted Kennedy sailed off Annapolis with the U.S. Naval Academy's Varsity Offshore Sailing Team (VOST) on their last day of spring practice and presented the Kennedy Cup trophy to the winning team from last November's Kennedy Cup Intercollegiate Regatta.
The USNA hosted the three-day regatta last fall, the team winning six of 10 races and never scoring worse than a third against eight competitors.
Navy's crew included skipper and VOST team captain Matt Recker, helmsman Cullen Shaughnessy, trimmers Will Arnest, Owen Brooks, and Alex Fletcher, pitman Kenneth Endicott, mastman Wes Jahraus, and bowman Mark Picinich. The same crew also won the McMillan Cup and their division at the Storm Trysail Intercollegiate Invitational Regatta.
By winning the Kennedy Cup, Navy earned the right to represent the U.S. at the Student Yachting World Cup in La-Trinité-sur-Mer, France October 25 - November 1, 2008.
~ M.W.
Photo courtesy of Frieda Wildey
Although it looks like a tropical scene, these two little sailors sought shelter from the sun on the Bay only last month. With all the rain, we've forgotten about that glorious glimpse of summer. 
"Sailing is a metaphor for life, teamwork, dealing with the unknown, and working with each challenge, which is why it fits so beautifully with Hospice," says Jean Kluttz, President of the 
Chesapeake Bay sailors from Havre de Grace, Annapolis, Rappahanock, and Hampton are competing this weekend to determine the national champion and to raise awareness for Hospice Cups. 
PropTalk wants you to put these "May Days" on your calendar. We don’t usually post calendar items here, so why now? Because May is shaping up to be a super busy month, and we simply couldn’t wait until the June PropTalk, which hits the docks May 15. We're happy to share:
On Friday, May 2 at 5 p.m., the MD Maritime Heritage Festival Block Party kicks off with Doug Segree playing from 5-7 p.m. and Virgil Cane playing from 7-9 p.m. in the parking lot of Fawcett Boat Supplies next to the Fleet Reserve Club on Compromise Street in Annapolis.
Nearly 200 kids from around the country sailed Optis out of Annapolis YC at the foot of the Easptort Bridge this morning. 
Creaky, leaky old boats (that we love anyway), Nine tips for "hitching a ride" for weeknight racing on the Bay in 2008, Dock Walkin', being a "green" crewmember, Mother's Day gifts, and chatting up sailing to the "non-sailing" world... The May SpinSheet presents this and more. 
Those April showers are still washing the pollen off our windshields and decks, and it's officially sailing season on the Chesapeake Bay. 268 boats participated in the three-day 
A steamy Saturday afternoon, with enough wind to keep sailing, was followed by a sudden drop in temperature and a pleasant gap between the time the thunderstorms were supposed to hit and when they really did, which made for a great big party. 
Sunday breezes capped off another successful regatta. Chesapeake sailors topped most classes. Full results and daily photos are posted on 
The Sperry Top-Sider National Offshore One Design Regatta (NOOD) Annapolis edition is off to a slow start due to light winds. Please stay tuned for updates as the weekend progresses. SpinSheet is on site taking on-the-water photos, which will be posted as early as Wednesday next week on our new photo gallery. We'll let you know when it's up and running. 
Thirty-one boats were part of the Bald Head Island Regatta in North Carolina, April 4-6. The event is based out of one of the east coast’s premier vacation destinations and is hosted by the Bald Head Island. Tangent, a Chesapeake-based Cape Fear 38 owned by Jerry Taylor (Pasadena, MD) took top honors in the Spinnaker A class, winning three of the regatta’s four races. 
