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 […]
Engineers Week: February 19-25, 2023
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] THE E IN STEM [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The Engineering Method involves using analytical and logical approaches to design, build, test, and modify experiments to then calculate data and improve results. At NESS, students apply the Engineering Method through a variety of different hands-on, experiential learning opportunities. Whether they’re designing lures, land sailors, remotely operated vehicles (ROV), solar […]
NESS in the NEWS: US Sailing Names One Design, Adaptive, Training and Community Sailing Awardees
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] NESS receives 2023 Captain Joe Prosser Award for Excellence in Sailing Instruction by US Sailing! The Captain Joe Prosser Award was created to recognize the life achievement of the Merchant Marine Academy’s first sailing master, Captain C.A. “Joe” Prosser, USMS. Nominees for the award should be organizational members of US Sailing, and may be […]
NESS Summer Program Registration Opens on February 1
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2023 Press Contact: Kasey Commander Associate Director of Marketing & Communications 860.535.9362 kcommander@nessf.org Stonington, CT – New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) will open registration for its 2023 summer programs on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. NESS, a New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC) accredited school partner […]
NESS Receives Wireless Zone Grant
NESS received a grant from the Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving®! The Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving® supports both local and national nonprofit organizations, providing a basic structure for the company’s collaborative giving program and enhancing the individual stores’ ability to give back to their local community. The grant funds assist awarded organizations with initiatives […]
