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Nachrichten 2011 aus dem Manhattan Yacht Club New York
www.myc.org/ - Nachrichten MYC 2011
Welcome-Meldungen 2011 von Gastyachten im North Cove Harbor
Nachrichten 2011 aus dem MYC - New York - Manhattan Sailing Club
und aus dem zugehörigen Dennis Connor - North Cove Harbor.
Der Commodore Michael Fortenbaugh, Manhattan Sailing Club, www.myc.org berichtet in unregelmäßigen Abständen von Ereignissen im MYC und Bekanntmachungen sowie Regatten in der Karibik während der Wintersaison.
- Commodore Michael Fortenbaugh, Manhattan Sailing Club, www.myc.org
Manhattan Sailing Club | 385 South End Ave. #6H | New York | NY | 10280
04.07.2011
Corporate Sailing League Gets Underway in NY Harbor
The new Corporate Sailing League got underway in NY Harbor on Thursday evening with
Gerson Lehrman finishing first after 3 races. Cravath Swaine & Moore was in second
and Merrill Lynch was in third.
Corporate teams in the sailing league compete every Thursday for the next six weeks.
The teams are made up of experienced and novice sailors. They sail on J/24 class
sailboats which are owned by Manhattan Sailing Club. The club is located at Dennis
Conner's North Cove in front of the World Financial center in Battery Park City,
Lower Manhattan.
Racing starts each evening at 6:45 p.m. and the course is set around the club's
floating clubhouse anchored north of Ellis Island.
In addition to the team of sailors, corporations can send a spectator team out to
the floating clubhouse to watch the action. On the first night of this new league,
Merrill Lynch & Gerson Lehrman both had strong and vocal cheering sections.
To make the action exciting for the spectators, an announcer describes the course
and gives a play-by-play narrative as the race unfolds.
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Corporate Sailing League
The Cravath Swaine & Moore team racing upwind in front of the skyline of
Lower Manhattan.
Gerson Lehrman was overall winner on the first night of the new Corporate
Sailing League.
Part of the Merrill Lynch spectator team which cheered their team, especially
after they won the first race for the new series! Corporate spectators watch the
races from the "Honorable William Wall," Manhattan Sailing Club's floating clubhouse
in the harbor.
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Spectating from the clubhouse was so popular this first week that the clubhouse
reached its capacity of 149 people. Going forward, corporate teams will have to
make launch reservations to ensure their spectators can get out to watch the action
and cheer for their teams.
A total of 3 races were held the first evening. Merrill Lynch won the first race,
followed by victories by Gerson Lehrman and Cravath Swaine & Moore. With the first
week under their belts, the corporate teams are likely to be more competitive in
week 2.
If your company would like to enter the Corporate Sailing League, please contact
Commodore Michael Fortenbaugh at mike@myc.org [mailto:mike@myc.org].
Press or media interested in covering this great summer story are invited out to
watch the races from the floating clubhouse. Photographers and video crews will
be provided with a dedicated photo boat.
There will also be two special one day industry regattas later this summer. These
are the 8th Annual Hedge Fund Regatta on Monday, August 22 and the First Law Regatta
on Monday, August 15. Both of these regattas raise money for charity. Information
about either event is available upon request. Just reply to this email.
More pictures from the first night of the Corporate Sailing League are below.
Photo: The Cravath Swaine & Moore team racing upwind in front of the skyline of
Lower Manhattan.
Photo: Gerson Lehrman was overall winner on the first night of the new Corporate
Sailing League.
Photo: Part of the Merrill Lynch spectator team which cheered their team, especially
after they won the first race for the new series! Corporate spectators watch the
races from the "Honorable William Wall," Manhattan Sailing Club's floating clubhouse
in the harbor.
Manhattan Sailing Club | 385 South End Ave #6H | New York | NY | 10280
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