Our own Ervin Grove, Sapling is sailing aboard 92 foot super-maxi Med Spirit across the Atlantic. His notes below are well worth reading. We have left them 'as is' as we feel that is more authentic. Greetings from the north atlantic, Here is the write up of...
Oyster Bay, New York: At approximately 3:30am Saturday June 16th, my phone rang and I was instantly awake, heart pounding noting that the call was coming from a satellite phone. Jeff MacFarlane who was racing the Oakcliff Ker 11.3 double handed with co-skipper Mike Tolsma...
May 21, 2012 – Oyster Bay New York [caption id="attachment_3858" align="aligncenter" width="410" caption="Celebration Captured by Cheryll Kerr Regattaphotos.net"][/caption] On a weekend where someone ordered up 4 glorious days of weather, the teams that traveled the furthest ended up with the top spots at the Oakcliff Spring Clinegatta....
On Thursday August 9, 2012, the Mill Neck Family of Organizations will host a Charitable Sailing Regatta in Oyster Bay, NY called “Sail the Sound for Deafness.” Oakcliff Sailing, The WaterFront Center, Oyster Bay Marine Center, the North Oyster Bay Baymen’s Association and various other...
April 12, 2012 – OYSTER BAY, N.Y. – Manuka Sports Event Management and Oakcliff Sailing announced today a partnership providing eight promising sailors from the prestigious Long Island-based training center an opportunity to participate in The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing; one of...
In our last Grade 5 we had an interesting situation. Andrew BLUE and Jamie YELLOW were coming in towards the finish on starboard jibe. Andrew was carrying a penalty. The Race Committee was not aware of the penalty. Andrew attempted to...
We are happy to report that Oakcliff's reputation is spreading around the globe. In Alicante, the professionals instantly 'got it' and are looking forward to integrating our graduates into future projects. I also couldn't help but notice that Ian Walker, skipper of Abu Dhabi...
Racers traveled from all over to attend the 2nd annual Oakcliff Halloween Regatta in Oyster Bay, NY. The teams hailed from Canada, the USVI, California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. Racing was intense, as were the conditions. On Saturday, the first day of racing, temperatures on the...
On November 4th there will be three hours of SAILING on ESPN Classic! That's right, block off your Friday evening - sailing will be on mainstream TV. Three episodes, produced by legendary sailor Gary Jobson, are set to air. Here is a preview of each episode...