Last summer, Ronstan was happy to support the Narraganset Bay Adult Athletic Sailing Association. More commonly referred to as NAASA, the association is a Rhode Island based non-profit dedicated to the promotion and support of high performance competitive sailing on Narragansett Bay. Through their grant scholarship program, qualified sailors can apply for one of their
Written by Peter Dowdney Originally published December 2019 on mysailing.com In the coming days, an impressive fleet of over 170 boats will be tackling the unpredictable and often challenging conditions that will be thrown their way as they head south in this year’s Sydney to Hobart yacht race. This is the 75th anniversary of this
by Tom Stuchbery For this issue of Tell Tales I wanted to write an article that inspired yachties from a full spectrum of the sport. As a lifelong sailing addict, I thoroughly enjoy the conversations I have with customers on a day-to-day basis, with work often feeling like a brilliant never-ending game where sailing questions
Peter Dowdney has competed in the famed Sydney-Hobart race a staggering 16 times, most recently competing in the first ever DoubleHanded division of the race on the 41′ Elliot 1250 Joker on Tourer. However, the Sydney-Hobart was just a warmup for Dowdney and co-skipper Grant Chipperfield, as they train for the longest longitudinal race in the
by Tom Stuchbery For this issue of Tell Tales I wanted to write an article that inspired yachties from a full spectrum of the sport. As a lifelong sailing addict, I thoroughly enjoy the conversations I have with customers on a day-to-day basis, with work often feeling like a brilliant never-ending game where sailing questions
The 2022 Ronstan Regatta was again a hit. Suffice to say it was surely us and the Bay! A final wrap of three glorious days of fun, sun & sailing in the crystal clear waters of the Mornington Peninsula – certainly delivering every year. Perhaps just a little more breeze earlier in the days would