New York Yacht Club American Magic and New England Science & Sailing Announce Partnership
New York Yacht Club American Magic and New England Science & Sailing (NESS) are delighted to unveil their new partnership aimed at expanding and enhancing the sport of sailing, with the ultimate goal of growing participation and cultivating the enjoyment of sailing across the United States. This collaboration will see the development of a comprehensive […]
NESS in the News: New London Sailing
NESS’s youth sailing program in New London was featured on WTNH News 8!
Green Harbor Youth Sailing Kickoff Ceremony July 6TH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2023 NESS TO HOST FREE GREEN HARBOR YOUTH SAILING KICKOFF CEREMONY JULY 6TH NEW LONDON, CT – New England Science & Sailing (NESS) will host a Kickoff Ceremony for their Annual New London Sailing Summer Programs on Thursday, July 6th at 8 AM at Green Harbor Beach, New London. […]
Norwich: Ocean Beach Adventure Programs
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us at Ocean Beach Park and call the Long Island Sound your playground for the day! Discover the marshes of Alewife Cove as you kayak, snorkel, or seine to get up close and personal with the organisms that call this place home. Take a hike on the nature path, explore the coastline, or test […]
2023 Unified Water Study
Save the Sound’s Unified Water Study (UWS) is back in action at NESS! From May – October every year, NESS team members go out twice per week (one morning in Alewife Cove, New London, and one morning in Stonington Harbor, Stonington) during sunrise to collect data on the health of our waters. The UWS is […]
NESS in the NEWS: Making a Difference
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New York Yacht Club’s Spring Magazine features NESS and its Founder and Chairman of the Board, Spike Lobdell, in an article written by Jamie Hilton! “This is the second in a series of articles on how the New York Yacht Club and, specifically, individual members are making a difference by inspiring our young sailors to […]
Fun with Flares!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At NESS, we specialize in taking experiential learning and applying skills to real-life instances by doing, seeing, and feeling firsthand; that also applies to our staff! Last week, NESS staff joined Fire Chief Jeff Hoadley and Firefighter Bob Peacock of the Stonington Borough Fire Department to learn how to store, maintain, and operate flares properly! […]
4th Annual Recycle Regatta Winners
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] THANK YOU to all of our4th Annual Recycle Regatta participants for your support and engagement! This year, we had over 250 entries! Congratulations to our winners! MOST CREATIVE Hartley Fleet: Claire, The P.T. Barnum Miniboat Fleet: Yousef, The Hydro Thunder-X 100 Opti Fleet: Quinn, The ‘Chuan’ (Junk Boat) Laser Fleet: Hyde, Lil Boat [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] MOST SEAWORTHY […]
2023 Viper 640 World Championship
CONGRATS to NESS’s Mark “Zorro” Zagol, Drew Buttner, and Tim Desmond for taking 4th overall and winning the Corinthian award for the top amateur at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Viper 640 World Championship! The championship attracted teams from Canada, Jamaica, India, and 14 U.S. states from California to Maine! “After a 9-day trip and […]
AmeriCorps Week 2023
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] AmeriCorps Week is a week-long celebration of the people and programs who have committed to “Get Things Done” in thousands of locations across the country since the inception of AmeriCorps in 1994. The NESS SEA (STEM Education Ambassador) AmeriCorps program uses national service to engage the students of New London County, CT, in STEM-based ocean adventure […]
