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N e w s l e t t e r

Nantucket Whalers Set Sail The Nantucket High School Sailing Team, sponsored by Nantucket Community Sailing, is back out on the water after a long winter. The Whalers have a busy spring season ahead of them with 15 scheduled regattas, 8 of which will be sailed at home. Coaching the team this season will be returning Head Coach, Kim Calnan, and NHS team alum, Assistant Coach Annie Sager. The team will be split into Varsity and Junior Varsity squads, to offer individual sailors more time on the water. This past weekend, several Whalers attended the “Raising the Sail” Advanced Racing Clinic at the Hyannis Yacht Club to shake off the rust for the upcoming season.

Top: Sophomores Morgan Ravenscroft (L) and Claire McKay (R) this past weekend at the “Raising the Sails” Clinic in Hyannis, MA. Photo Courtesy of Kim Calnan. Below: Whalers test out their dry suits at the Nantucket Community Pool. Photos Courtesy of Rebecca Gray.

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Staff Spotlight: Kim Calnan

Kim Calnan, Nantucket High School Sailing Team Head Coach, is from Tampa, Florida where she also attended

the University of South Florida. This will be Kim’s second season as the Whalers’ Head Coach. Kim started sailing in

college and quickly became a valued member of the Varsity sailing team. She has worked at Great Harbor

Yacht Club the past three summers and will be returning this summer as their Junior Program Director.

NCS Introduces New 420 Red/Race CoachCaroline Patten joins NCS this summer as the Head 420 Race Coach. Caroline is from Barnegat Light, New Jersey and graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 2011. She grew up racing Optis and 420s at Barnegat Light Yacht Club and has worked as a sailmaker at Vermont Sailing Partners since graduating. In college, Caroline was a Women's Honorable Mention All American and Co-Captain of the sailing team. She majored in Environmental Studies and when she isn’t sailing, she loves to snowboard and surf. We look forward to welcoming Caroline to the program in a few short months!

Programs Still Available!Highlighted Program: Water Sports

Water Sports at the Jetties Sailing Center offers an alternative to sailing lessons for students, ages 9 to 12 years, who are interested in becoming more comfortable on and around the water and in a variety of settings. Activities on the water include sailing in our new Hobie Getaway, paddle boarding, kayaking, snorkeling, beach games and adventures! Water Sports is taught with a focus on caring for the marine environment, which is reflected in daily lesson plans and activities. Once a week the Water Sports group works with the Maria Mitchell Association for a "beach comb” to learn more about Nantucket's shore life. Check out more available programming at NCS.

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NCS Seeks Used iPadsConsidering an upgrade? Then consider

donating your used iPad to NCS. We use iPads at our Jetties Sailing Center for all

transactions, as well as during NRW. Our current iPads are in desperate

need of an upgrade!

Customize Your Crew

GearShop for customized NCS, Nantucket Race Week and Opera House Cup gear on the Team One Newport website! By shopping for customized gear (Musto, Patagonia and more) at Team One Newport - specifically on this webpage - NCS will receive 15% of the total sale of any items purchased through this link. In addition, NCS will receive 10% of the total sale of any other full priced items purchased on the Team One Newport general website (Just enter SKU code NRW-EMB). Please call the NCS Office at 508-228-6600 for shopping specifics!

And on the NCS website: Don’t miss out on this special Men’s Red Technical T-Shirt. $25 (originally $40) while supplies last! 

We are pleased to announce that Nantucket Community Sailing has been selected, for the second year in a row, as the beneficiary of the Nautican Foundation’s Summer Soiree. Last year’s event raised $16,000, which was donated to Nantucket Community Sailing and made possible 43 scholarships. The Nautican Foundation, a 501c3, “aims to continually motivate new generations of Nantucket Island residents and visitors to be aware of, and supportive of, charitable organizations that benefit the island, its community, and its people.” Each year the Foundation selects a local non- profit to support. Mark your calendar: the Summer Soiree will be held on Saturday, July 26th at the new NCS Maintenance Facility on Shadbush Road.

Sponsor’s Corner

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NCS Summer Events Calendar

Start marking your calendar now with the many fun events we have planned for this summer. We’ll continue adding events in future

newsletters, so stay tuned!

Saturday, June 21: Jetties Sailing Center Opens for the Season Monday, June 23: NCS Programs Open at All LocationsThursday, July 3: NCS Fun Day 1: America Day (all locations, all ages)Thursday, July 3: Coffin Cup Registration Opens (at NCS Office)Friday, July 4: Polpis Closed (no programs) ALL other programs runningFriday, July 11: NCS Fun Day 2: Cookie Day (all locations, all ages)Friday, July 18: Coffin Cup - Polpis Harbor (regular Polpis programs cancelled) Friday, July 25: NCS Fun Day 3: Pirate Day (all locations, all ages)Saturday, July 26: Nautican Foundation’s Summer Soiree to benefit NCSFriday, August 1: NCS Fun Day 4: Neon Day (all locations, all ages)Friday, August 8: NCS Fun Day 5: Nantucket Race Week Day (all locations, all ages) August 9 - 17: Nantucket Race WeekFriday, August 22: NCS Fun Day 6: Crazy Day (all locations, all ages)

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