14th Annual Catch a Curl Youth Surf Classic & Beach Cleanup Event Summary
2025 NESS Summer Race Season Highlights
Celebrating Long Island Sound Day: Protecting the Waters We Love
Inspiring Ocean Advocates of All Ages
Sound Sisters Take on Monaco: Breaking Barriers and Setting Sail
NESS in the NEWS: Teen raises funds with solo sail from New London to Stonington
New England Science and Sailing (NESS) has brought hundreds of ocean lovers together for the past 12 years through competitive surfing and beach cleanups. The 13th Annual Catch a Curl Youth Surf Classic & Beach Cleanup is scheduled for 9AM to 3PM on International Coastal Cleanup Day, Saturday, September 21 at Westerly Town Beach. Registration opens […]
‘SEA’mester Homeschool September Studies
NESS ‘SEA’mester Homeschool students spent the month of September studying Ocean Literacy Principle #6: The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected! These students investigated how the ocean is a source of inspiration, knowledge, and discovery while focusing on the connections between humans and the ocean. Throughout the month, they had the opportunity to sail on a […]
ECSA Sailing Wrap Up
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Last Thursday night marked the end of the ECSA sailing season for the NESS racers with the annual award banquet hosted by the Niantic Bay Yacht Club. NESS sailors had a great season and represented the organization in grand fashion! In the Opti fleet, 117 sailors competed in the ECSA; out of those, 1st […]
2023 Regatta Season
Tuesday, July 11th marked the official start of the local regatta season for NESS! Although NESS sailors have already been competing in other events, this was the first official team event. 7 Red, White, and Blue Opti sailors and 6 Green Fleet sailors competed in the Ram Island Yacht Club Austin LaFrance Regatta on Tuesday. […]
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 […]
