Eric Isselhardt, PhD, named President of NESS
STONINGTON, CT – Executive Director of Education for the New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS), Eric Isselhardt, PhD, has been named President of NESS, effective immediately. Dr. Isselhardt, a veteran executive with deep experience in both nonprofit and for-profit educational organizations, has been selected to serve as the new President for the New England […]
Opti Race Team: Larry White Junior Olympic Regatta
This past week, NESS’s Opti Race Team competed in The Larry White Junior Olympic Regatta. The event, hosted by the Niantic Bay Yacht Club, is one of several held throughout the county as part of US Sailing’s Junior Olympic Sailing Festival. Congratulations to the entire NESS team and their coach Mark “Zorro” Zagol! 420’s 1st, […]
Opti Race Team Competes at 2021 New Bedford Junior Regatta
NESS’s Opti Race Team was out in full force this weekend at the New Bedford Junior Regatta! Seven team members traveled to New Bedford, MA with their boats for their first big event of the summer. NESS had 5 girls sailing optis and 2 boys sailing lasers, with 2 sailor finishes in the top 20! […]
HeART for NESS, THANK YOU!
THANK YOU for joining us on a beautiful night to support NESS Programs and our local artists! If you missed it, you can still purchase available artwork online HERE! Previous Next
NESS in the News: Foiling at NESS
NESS was recently featured in Windcheck Magazine! “If you sail into Stonington Harbor in eastern Connecticut in the summer months, you might mistake New England Science & Sailing (NESS) for a summer camp, with children sailing, wading in tidal pools with fish nets, and kayaking about. Yet, while it may resemble a camp-like experience, there […]
10th Annual Catch-A-Curl Youth Surf Contest
Grab your surfboard and “Catch a Curl” at our 10th Annual Youth Surf Classic & Beach Cleanup! Get out on the water and support your community and environment as we work together to promote a clean ocean. Catch a Curl is open to beginners through advanced youth surfers and will include a beach cleanup as […]
Spike Lobdell – Citizen of the Year 2021
Wow. It’s such an incredible honor to be recognized by the Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce, as their Citizen of the Year, and I tell you, I’m absolutely truly humbled. You know it’s wonderful to have all you attend but, speaking personally, to have so many friends, colleagues, my brother and sister, and now my […]
AdventureSail at NESS
In cooperation with US Sailing, Tall Ships America, and National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA), New England Science & Sailing (NESS) is hosting a long-standing and popular AdventureSail Program! AdventureSail is an exciting and FREE opportunity to introduce sailing to young female-identifying students and get them time on the water! Join us for an equitable introduction […]
2021 Porgy Fishing Tournament
4th Annual Youth & Family NESS Porgy Fishing Tournament Saturday, August 7th, 2021 8am – 12pm The biggest porgy will win the grand prize: a Private Charter on The Otter with Captain Seth Sportfishing. Catch-and-release tournament with the exception of porgy. Porgy measuring and weigh in outside or in our multipurpose room (inclement weather). participants […]
Make Waves & Move Challenge Results
THANK YOU for participating and donating towards our Make Waves & Move Challenge! Thanks to our community, we have raised $12,297 to support our ocean adventure education programs and create new learning opportunities for students at NESS. We’d like to give a special congratulations to one of our own campers, PEYTON J, for being the […]
