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2025 Off-the-water events

MBSA members at a seminar at Savin Hill Yacht Club

One of the biggest ways MBSA improved our program in 2025 was with the addition of new off-the-water offseason events. Lead by new board member Chris Lubeck, these events all had a singular focus, aligned to the MBSA Mission: Increase participation in the sport of sailboat racing. Here’s a recap of the year in events so far.

The Committee has been active with over 9 new meet & greets and training/seminars since January for the Mass Bay Sailing Community.  We have had events ranging from knot tying with Fran Charles, US Sailing new Racing Rules of Sailing basics in April, too our Season Kick Off Parties at Savin Hill YC and Eastern Yacht Club in May. Yes, we have gotten so much interest, we now offer North Shore/Boston and South Shore/Boston venues. We also got our sailors involved in the Northeast Ocean Race Symposium, North Sails Trim & Tactics seminars and currently in “Build a Better Crew” – Dave Dellenbaugh’s Speed & Smarts Webinar Series. With over 300 participants at our events and over 25 new sailors joining our Sailing Community – THANK YOU for your support and passion to grow our sport.

MBSA members enjoying an off-the-water event

The MBSA Events/Growth Committee is focused on three objectives:

  • Grow the Mass Bay Sailing Community

  • Increase and be proactive on communications

  • Increase regatta participation

It has been a great start as we have added 3 more people to our Committee: JuLee Colella (Boston YC), Ryan Wagner (Constitution YC) and Ryan Murphy (Savin Hill YC). And we are in the process of adding more committee members to bring more younger sailors and women sailors into our sport. If you are interested in joining our committee, please reach out to us. Plus, we would like a representative from Hingham Bay Racing.

We are targeting more meet & greets in the off season to keep the Mass Bay Sailing Community getting wicked smaaaart and growing. If you have a topic we should have a seminar on, please reach out. We are  also planning more events in Boston – great turn out at the Racing Rules of Sailing Boston event.

Looking forward to to seeing all of you on the water this season,

Chris, JuLee, Ryan and Ryan

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Get ready to race!

The first MBSA qualifying races of the season are approaching fast and I know I speak for sailors everywhere who can’t wait to get out on the water. On behalf of the entire MBSA board, we wish you a safe and enjoyable 2025 season.

We’re incredibly excited to share that the Yearbook is at the printer and should be available for distribution very soon. In addition to the hardcopies we send out, a digital version will be made available on the website.

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2025 Offshore Schedule

The 2025 MBSA Offshore schedule is available for download in the traditional PDF format or you can visit the Regattas section of the new website.

The new MBSA website was designed to be extremely friendly to use on mobile devices to provide convenience for busy captains trying to manage a boat and find information on the way to the start line.

The event section was built early in the season so please contact us if there are any new details we can add.

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Let’s go get some hardware!

The 2024 racing season has begun and we hope you’re as excited as we are. This month we’d like to share a few notes and a reminder to be safe, have fun, and sail fast. If you haven’t already, please renew your membership for the season.

Yearbooks are just about complete, and the printer will send them out next week. Please order extra copies by June 1st.

Congratulations to all the MBSA sailors who participated in the Falmouth YC race to Hyannis and Figawi. It was a gorgeous weekend to kick off the 2024 season.

Recent Results

Memorial Day Regatta – BYC

Upcoming Events

June 1st: Circle the Lights – Hingham Bay Racing

June 9th: Somerset Regatta – CYC

June 12: Greater Boston Rumble – Constitution Yacht Club

June 12: BYC Wednesday Night – Boston Yacht Club

June 13: Jubilee Night Series – JYC

June 15: Robert Hartl Spring Regatta – Constitution Yacht Club

June 22: Solstice Regatta – Hingham Bay Racing

June 22: Mass Bay Shorthanded Regatta – PCYC

June 23: Fast Mermaid – Eastern Yacht Club

June 28: Lambert Ocean Race – Eastern Yacht Club

June 29: Red, White, and Blue Race – Constitution Yacht Club