NESS in the NEWS: Making a Difference
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!
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
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 MOST SEAWORTHY Hartley [...]
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 […]