Monthly Archives: November 2011

Hospice of Southeastern Connecticut Regatta

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The Sailing Community Supports Hospice Southeastern Connecticut!

Norwich, CT (August 2, 2011) – On July 13 and July 16, 2011, members from the local sailing community came together to sail and celebrate in support of Hospice Southeastern Connecticut.  Hospice Southeastern Connecticut extends special thanks to the Mystic River Mudheads, Niantic Bay Yacht Club, Stonington Dinghy Club and Thames Yacht Club for their support.  The agency also thanks all those who participated in these events, supported the races and volunteered.  Thanks to everyone’s work and generosity, the Hospice Southeastern Connecticut Regatta Series to date has raised over $47,000!  The community is invited to the closing event of this annual Regatta Series – a cocktail party and silent auction hosted by the Niantic Bay Yacht Club on August 27, 2011 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Come enjoy a beautiful Black Point sunset along with delicious food, drinks and silent auction items donated by local businesses.  Please visit our website at hospicesect.org or contact the Community Development office at 860-848-5699 for more details and to RSVP.

About Hospice Southeastern Connecticut
Hospice Southeastern Connecticut provides care in the home and often in skilled nursing facilities for those facing the end of their life, regardless of age, disease or inability to pay.  The organization also provides bereavement services for families in New London County free of charge, regardless of whether the death occurred under hospice care or not.

Hospice Southeastern Connecticut is a community-based, non-profit healthcare agency in New London County.  It is the only regional hospice affiliated with both Lawrence & Memorial Hospital and The William W. Backus Hospital.  It is Medicare/Medicaid certified, state licensed and CHAP accredited.  Hospice Southeastern Connecticut has been the hospice of choice for over 8,800 families since 1985.

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18th Annual HOSPICE CHARITY CUP

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Crescent Yacht Club, Chaumont, NY  - August 5 & 6, 2011  

The 18th Annual Hospice Charity Cup, began on Friday August 5th with an extremely spirited junior race competition between Crescent and Henderson Harbor Yacht Clubs followed by a picnic with live entertainment by Mark Mason at the Crescent Yacht Club in Chaumont. The young sailors proved to be competitive fundraisers too, by raising over $2600 in pledges for Hospice.

Saturday’s events included the Charity Cup Races at 10:30 AM, a Shore party from 4-6 PM, and dinner from 6:30-8 PM. Back by popular demand was a small silent auction. Live entertainment was provided by the Baby Boomers featuring one of our own sailors, Art Bronstein.

18 boats sailed in this year’s Regatta, with the overall Championship going to Dan Machold, sailing “Oz”; second place to Jack Jones, sailing “Bonhomme Richard”.  Dan and his crew will represent Hospice of Jefferson County and the Crescent Yacht Club in the National Hospice Regatta Championships in St Petersburg, FL next spring.

The Sailors really stepped up to the plate in regards to fundraising this year; Pete Hrabchak raised over $2,600; Steve Dixon $1,000; the grand total of pledges garnered by the Sailors was $4060!! Tom Bucci was responsible for acquiring a $5,000 sponsorship.

Thank you to all of the Sailors, everyone that attended the event and our very dedicated volunteers and loyal sponsors for another very successful event.

The 19th Annual Charity Cup Regatta is scheduled for August 3 & 4, 2012.

Direct community contact and education about Hospice and its mission remain the primary objective of this annual event.

4th Annual Toronto Area Hospice Regatta

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We did it!

We have met our goal! The 4th Annual Toronto Area Hospice Regatta, presented by Procom and the Shotgun Fund has raised $15,000 for Perram House, the residential hospice in downtown Toronto – taking the total raised over 4 years to be over $100,00.  Thank you everyone who helped accomplish this – you should all be proud.

The two-day even, which wrapped up under sunny and breezy conditions Sunday June 19 th, attracted 50 boats from eight One Design Classics.

The Race Committees were able to complete the maximum number of boars proposed under ideal conditions and the results were announced during a ceremony at the National Yacht Club on Sunday.

The Overall Regatta Winner was Stampede, a j22 skippered by Jeffrey Love.

The crew of Stampede will represent Toronto at the Hospice Regattas National Championship to be held in St. Petersburg, Florida in April of 2012.

Overall Winners in each One Design division are as follows:

  • Beneteau 36.7 – First Today, skippered by Gary Tisdale
  • Beneteau 10R – Zoom, skippered by Rob Butler
  • C & C – Act II, skippered by Geoff Atkins
  • J22 – Stampede, skippered by Jeffrey Love
  • Melges 24 – Preston, skippered by Adam Burns
  • 2.4 Class – Chaos, skippered by Allan Leibel
  • Star Class – Grasshopper, skippered by Brian McKay
  • Melges 20 – Black Sheep, skippered by Jon Messener

The disco party was a huge hit…the music really did make us dance! The SLAM fashion show was extraordinary.

Richard Reid
TAHR Organizing Committee
416-367-3617
www.tahr.ca

Sailors Compete Off the Shores of Ft. Lauderdale in the 2011 Hospice by the Sea Regatta

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0n Saturday, May 14th, dozens of colorful sails and magnificent sailboats from all of South Florida competed off the shores of Fort Lauderdale Beach in the 2011 Hospice by the Sea Regatta. Sailors in various racing classes participated in a twelve-mile race to help raise funds in support of Hospice by the Sea, Inc., a not-for-profit provider of hospice care and services in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

This highly anticipated annual sailing event is now in its 15th year and is just one stop on the National Hospice Regatta Alliance’s racing circuit. The overall winner of this year’s Regatta, Magic Marine, skippered by Bret Moss, now qualifies as Hospice by the Sea’s representative at the 2012 National Hospice Regatta Championship, which will be held in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Prior to the start of the race, Fred Mortensen, Chaplain for Hospice by the Sea, provided a blessing of the boats. The race committee boat, headed by Principal Race Officer (PRO) Gaylord “Jay” Wood, directed the start of the race just off the shores of Ft. Lauderdale beach at 11:00 a.m.

The Aquadistant, a 42 ft. Sunseeker Mustique, captained by Mark Lowell and Susan Schultz, served as the viewing boat for the race. On board was Paula J. Alderson, President and CEO, Hospice by the Sea, Inc. who commented, “We are thrilled to have been chosen by Ft. Lauderdale’s sailing clubs as the beneficiary of this exciting event. It was a pleasure to work with such a dedicated group of sailors and their crews. We look forward to making the Hospice by the Sea Regatta a major annual event for South Florida.”Following a day of spirited racing, sailors, families and supporters of Hospice by the Sea, Inc. gathered for the Post-Race Awards Ceremony and Celebration, in the historic Maxwell Room at the Downtowner, Fort Lauderdale.

Awards were presented to the top finishers in each class: David Wallace out-sailed 12 boats on “Bandanna” in the ARC (Assigned Rating Class) class; Mike Kiely brought “Dufour 375” in at the head of the Cruising Canvas class; Skipper Mark Jones sailed “Razz Ma Tazz” into first place of the Hobie 16 class; Valeri Safiullin finished first on “Breeze” in the PHRF (Performance Handicap Racing Fleet) class; and top finisher, Bret Moss, sailed “Magic Marine” winning both the Multihull class and Best Overall Performance.

In addition awards for top race finishers, three perpetual trophies were presented to boats that raised the most donations for Hospice by the Sea, Inc. In honor of the late Diana Stephenson, The Hospice by the Sea Fundraising Challenge Award, named in her honor, went to the “Bonnie”, skippered by Albert Diran; the Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club Top Fundraiser Award went to Hans and Gabriele Conrad on “Karma”; and David Wallace and Bandana” won the Wes Holmes Memorial Regatta Fundraising A ward. “

The 2011 Hospice by the Sea Regatta was proudly hosted by Lauderdale Yacht Club, Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club and Gulfstream Sailing Club. For more information, official race results, and to see photos of the 2011 Hospice by the Sea Regatta, please visit www.hbts.org.

About Hospice by the Sea, Inc.

Founded in 1978, Hospice by the Sea, Inc. has provided hospice services, home health care, palliative care services, complementary therapies and caregiver support to more than 100,000 patients and families in Palm Beach and Broward counties. For more information about Hospice by the Sea’s programs and services, please call (561) 395-5031 or visit www.hbts.org.

(Photographs courtesy of Christeen Pozniak)