By Airwaves writer Joe Cooper The rapid commercialization of the America’s Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race has introduced to the rest of the sailing world in a dramatic fashion the idea of “professional sailor”. But just exactly IS a Professional Sailor? At the top of this...
OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK (November 4, 2015) – Racing was varied and intense in the Halloween Invitational, a Grade 3 Match Race Regatta hosted by Oakcliff Sailing. Skipper Chris Poole and his team, Riptide Racing, came away victorious with an overall record of 12-1. Sailors...
Check out the photo gallery from the Halloween Invitational....
Images from the 2015 Melges 24 Oyster Fest Regatta....
October 15, 2015 - Oakcliff Sailing is excited to announce that Olympic hopefuls Elizabeth Barry and Emily Dellenbaugh have joined the fundraising effort. Barry and Dellenbaugh have been training at Oakcliff for the last two years in preparation for their 2016 Olympic campaign. In the past...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (October 12, 2015) – The action was intense in Oyster Bay on the third and final day of the 2015 U.S. Match Racing Championship, hosted by Oakcliff Sailing. Dave Perry (Southport, Conn.) continues to make history at this premiere match racing event...
Last night was a blur. Around 9 pm, just as I crawled into bed to watch the second half of the Ravens-Steelers game, two men came bursting through my door. “It’s happening NOW!” they shouted. I didn’t have to ask. Without hesitation, I jumped to my...
Photo courtesy of Amory Ross/Team Alvimedica October 1, 2015 - Oakcliff Sailing will celebrate the non-profit's five year anniversary on Thursday, October 29, with a celebratory fundraising event in downtown New York City. The event will feature special guests Charlie Enright and Mark Towill, graduates from the Oakcliff...
Cindy Roe Peace, Love & Groovy Vibes Mixed Media, Marine Debris Sculpture 23" x 23" $725.00 Cindy’s paintings and sculptures are inspired by her deep, immovable kinship with sea. A lifetime of living both on and next to the water have given her the gift to express its serenity, its...
September 17, Oyster Bay, NY - Oakcliff Sailing welcomes David Storrs and John Taylor to its Board of Directors, providing the non-profit foundation with additional marketing and financial expertise and guidance. David Storrs of Southport, CT, and John Henry Taylor of Bayville, NY, both lifelong sailors...