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Our Sailing Locations

Webster Sailing Association - WPI Racers practice at Webster Lake in Webster, MA.

Regatta Point - WPI Club members sail at Regatta Point in Worcester, MA.

Current Events Resources

NEISA Standings Check up on the current standing for all NEISA participating colleges.  For tips on sailing by Tufts' coach Ken Legler see this section of the NEISA site: NEISA Tips.

US Sailing is the official site of the non-profit U.S. Sailing organization.

College Sailing is the site of the sister organization to U.S. Sailing that contains most the information that college sailors need.

New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) is the site of the association that organizes all the regattas that college sailors of New England attend.

America's Cup News is dedicated to providing information about the America's Cup Races.

America's CupNews is a strait forward page hosted by Sailing New Zealand Online.  It includes significant dates and posts of the competitors of the America's Cup races.

Sailing World's Campus Courses includes ranking and contact information on collage sailing around the country.

Apparent Wind is a virtually inexhaustible resource of links to other sailing sources.  It includes everything from maritime history to high-tech recreational sailing.

Publications

The Online Yacht Club is a server dedicated to sailing, links, and sailing news.

Spin Sheet Magazine is a well marketed online publication which features news, stories, and sailing adds.

General Sailing: Products and Services

Boat U.S. is the site of The Boat Owners Association of The United States.

Boat U.S. has been providing savings, service and representation to millions of boat owners nationwide since 1966. Today Boat U.S. is the nation's most powerful advocate for advancing the interests of boaters and the single source to meet all boaters needs.

Richard Schwartz, President

Halsey Lidgard Sail makers features galleries, races, and news regarding technological achievement.

American Boat Listing is dedicated to a nationwide listing classified as "Boats for Sale by Owner.

Cruising World and Sailing World is a dual purpose site that lists both regattas and cruises.

Layline is anonline catalogue which sells yacht equipment.

Team One Newport is Providence College Sailing Team's favorite place to make day trips.

Vangaurd is located in Portsmouth, RI and deals some of the finest racing and one-design recreational boats around.

International Class Associations

Snipe Class International Racing Association is the official site of world class Snipe racing.

International Tornado Association is the official site of world class Tornado racing.

International Sailing Federation is a worldwide source of in-depth breaking news and regattas.

Maritime History

Latitude is a well organized site containing facts and a historical analysis on how the development of Latitude reshaped exploration and sailing in general.

Wayfinders, A Pacific Odyssey is a PBS resource for information about their film involving a pacific voyage in a canoe.  The site includes polynesian history, stories, and articles.

America's Cup Museum (Art) contains paintings and drawings of boats which competed in the America's Cup races since America's famous win in 1851 to present.

Roman History, Coins, and Technology Back Pages includes information about the classics era at large. Hosted by the Discovery Channel School, it serves as a resource for anyone interested in the ships and nature of the Grecco-Roman merchant class and navy.

Narratives and Humor

Marti Rijken's book list of sailing narratives contains reviews of poems and stories of non-fiction sea faring experiences.  Each review includes a one-to-three star rating ranking how well the reviewer liked the work.

Sailing Humor is a collection of rare and hearty treasures of the sea.

Sailing Lingo reasonably starts off with a quote from Jimmy Buffett, "If We Weren't All Crazy, We Would Go Insane."  After some eccentric sailor jargon, it precedes with excerpts from a "Clinton/Kennedy Sailing Trip" for its grand finally.

Sailing Camps

Adventures-Afloat Teen SCUBA and Sailing Camp may be a nice camp to try for spring breaks or summer vacations.

Summer adventure travel programs for teenagers
Live aboard 46-foot catamaran in the Caribbean
Rainforest, volcanoes, and underwater wilderness discoveries
Featuring PADI dive instruction, marine biology, sail training and island exploration.

Island Sailing Schools of Marthard's Vineyard is located in Buzzard's Bay just off Cape Cod.  Its a good site to visit if you're interested in learning to sail, or if you are experienced and would like a job as an instructor over the summer.

Foreign Languages

NauticNet is an all spanish sailing server which includes links, articles, and regatta schedules for given ports of Spanish influence.  Although this site does not contain a great deal of eloquently written language, it is heavily loaded with links to other sailing related Spanish sites which include narratives and the like.

Sailing Theology

International Theology and Sailing Festival is a site that contains information about festivals that include sailing and spirituality.

Imagine your life as a Sailboat is a charming poem about sailing.

Land, Ice, and Space

Colorado Landsailing and Iceboating contains information on where one can obtain plans for land and ice sailing craft.

Isebella Iceboat is a model designed and exported from Sweden.  The site includes a full description of the sport as well as an Isebella Iceboat kit order form.

The home of land yachting in Kent U.K. is an abundant resource on the sport which includes land sailing news and beginner information.

Links provided by WPI Student and WPI Sailing Team Member Erik Ross who originally made this for the Providence College Sailing Team.