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Noroton Yacht Club wins NYYC Grandmasters Team Race Regatta 8-28-16

Noroton Yacht Club Continues Streak: Wins New York Yacht Club Grand Masters

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“Once again Noroton has won a major team race regatta — the NYYC [New York Yacht Club] Grand Masters — widely regarded as the top Grand Masters team race in the country,” the Noroton Yacht Club announced Sunday on its Facebook timeline. The announcement continues:
Noroton has won this regatta every year it has been run, which began in 2010. Team Noroton:

Past Commodore Lee Morrison (skipper, team captain), Susan Morrison, Bob Monro, Paul Steinborn
Glenn Morrison (skipper), Scott Macleod, Past Commodore Jim Linville
Steve Shepstone (skipper), TK, Britt Hall, Melissa Shepstone

This win follows on Noroton’s second consecutive win of the Hinman Masters team race last weekend, also hosted by NYYC.  

“[E]ven after the age minimums were raised by five years and the event was expanded to 10 teams and three days to stiffen the competition, the yacht club from Darien, Conn., still out sailed every other club on the water,”he New York Yacht Club announced on its website.” ___________

— For more information, see the full article about the race on the New York Yacht Club website.

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OptiClinic & Regatta Noroton YC 6-28-16

Girl Sailors: Here’s a Sailing Workshop & Regatta for You

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The Noroton’s Annual Girls Opti Clinic and Regatta takes place at the Noroton Yacht Club on July 10-11, and it’s open to sailors of any skill level, ages 8 to 15. Here’s the club’s announcement:

Girls: come spend a day with top girl sailors and coaches to learn what makes them so fast on the race course. This year we’re pleased to have as clinic head coach Nicky Souter, 2009 ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Champion and 2010 Australian Female Sailor-of-the-Year. The coach to sailor ratio will be targeted at 1:7 to provide a very positive and intensive experience. Open to sailors of all skill levels, aged 8 to 15.