Welcome to our 2nd NYYC Swan 42 "Orbit"

Great to have two one-designs for the Offshore Team!

Spring!

New Training Ship for Kings Point

Since the departure of the T/V Kings Pointer for Texas Maritime this winter there has been much speculation and searching for a new training ship to serve the needs of Kings Point. Would it be a new ocean-going ship, or something to help cater more training toward the towing industry and growing inland fleet? Or perhaps a dynamic positioning equipped supply boat, to help train our mariners for the growing opportunities in the oil patch? Well the wait is over, and it is an honor to introduce the new T/V Kings Pointer- formerly the Theodore Too. Once the new tug has been re-flagged, and her red ball cap changed to a khaki KP combination cover she will begin her new mission teaching future Kings Pointers the art of towing operations and how to get along with all her friends in the harbor. Join me on this first day of April to give a big Kings Point welcome to our new Flagship!

Around Manhattan with the Power Squadron

Power Squadron Around Manhattan

First practice day for Tiburon

Learning how to dock a ship with tugs-

Great day using Liberator and two Hurricane's to practicing ship docking and maneuvering with assist tugs.

Mariner at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

Mariner exploring Chesapeake Bay History in St. Michaels, MD

Introducing Mariner III

The newest training vessel in the Kings Point is Mariner, an 88 ft aluminum motor yacht, currently underway on a Spring Break Training Voyage in Philadelphia, PA after being picked up in Riverside, NJ.

Waterfront Alum Scott McCormick shares his Photos from Antarctica

Scott McCormick '10 has to have one of the coolest jobs of our recent grads (and that is a tough call to make.) Check out these great pictures of his travels aboard the Nathaniel Palmer. Including the rescue of a burning Korean fishing vessel trapped in the Antarctic Ice.

Liberator Terrestrial Navigation Trip

Started our series of Tuesday and Thursday evening Terrestrial Navigation practice trips for deckie Plebes- great evening of training on the Sound.

Genuine Risk headed to her new Australian home

Sunset from Liberator, enroute to Newport, RI for the Tall Ships America Sail Training Conference

They're Not All Beautiful Days......

Shiphandling and Piloting in the Snow today aboard Liberator.

Bill Hardesty '98 Named Rolex Yachtsmen of the Year

2011 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year: Bill Hardesty (San Diego, Calif.) has been named the 2011 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. First shortlisted for the award in 2008 – when he won the Etchells World Championship – Hardesty reclaimed that class’ top title in 2011 after a dominating performance in an 81-strong fleet. He had several other class wins, including the Etchells Midwinters West Championship, and transitioned from skipper to tactician and translated his skills into wins in a number of additional classes which led the selection panel to commend the diversity of his achievements during the year. Hardesty’s notable performances as tactician included winning the 47th Congressional Cup in Catalina 37s and the CMRC Grade 2 Invitational in Tom 28s, along with top finishes at the Rolex Big Boat Series in Express 37s (second) and the Farr 40 World Championships (fourth).

From a personal standpoint, however, Hardesty is most proud of winning the ISAF (International Sailing Federation) Match Racing World Championship as tactician for skipper Ian Williams (GBR). The world championship series title was earned through wins of the Portimão Portugal Match Cup in Portugal, the Stena Match Cup in Sweden, and the Monsoon Cup in Malaysia.

“This is a huge honor,” said Hardesty after receiving word that he had been named the 2011 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. “The long list of past winners is very impressive and includes people who I have always considered to be the best in the world. I would first like to thank Rolex for making sailing what it is today. Without their sponsorship of sailing, the sport would be a lot different.”

“A lot of credit goes to the teams I raced with this past year,” Hardesty continued. “Sailing is truly a group effort and winning this award would never have been possible without great teammates: the Etchells World Championship team of Steve Hunt, Mandi Markee and Craig Leweck, and Team GAC Pindar skippered by Ian Williams.

Hardesty graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1998, the same year he received College Sailor of the Year honors from the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association. A native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Hardesty grew up sailing in San Diego and learned to sail with his father on Hobie beach cats prior to joining the junior sailing program at Mission Bay Yacht Club and subsequently San Diego Yacht Club.

After college graduation and a brief Laser campaign for the Olympics, Hardesty worked for a power plant in Los Angeles and then a solar tube company in San Diego. Now a professional sailor, he spends more than half the year living aboard a Wauquiez Hood 38 on which he is currently cruising Central America.

Wizard in West Palm Beach for next weeks race to Key West