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Northeast Coastal Calendar 2008
| February 6-10, 2008
| Atlantic City International Power Boat Show
Atlantic City, NJ
| For buyers and browsers alike, there's something for everyone at the 29th edition of one of the fastest growing boat shows in the country, The Atlantic City Boat Show. The whole family will enjoy the boating fun alongside the scenic Jersey shore. In addition, there will be free boating and fishing seminars by local and regional experts and the Discover Boating Center for unbiased answers on all boat-buying questions.
Hours:
∑ Wednesday, February 6, 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
∑ Thursday, February 7, 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
∑ Friday, February 8, 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
∑ Saturday, February 9, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
∑ Sunday, February 10, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tickets: $15 for adults, $8 for ages 13-15, children 12 and
under get in FREE
NO LINES ONLINE: e-tickets will be available at www.ACBoatShow.com starting December 14, 2007.
Address: Atlantic City Convention Center, 1 Miss America Way, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 Phone:(212) 984-7000 Website:http:// www.acboatshow.com
| Tuesday February 26, 2008
| Special February event - Ken Read & PUMA Ocean Racing
6:30–8:00pm Reception with hors d’oeuvres and refreshments
8:00–9:15pm Presentation
| WindCheck Magazine presents Ken Read & PUMA Ocean Racing On the Road to the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009
Get closer to Ken Read than most competitive sailors ever will as he shares his next great adventure as Skipper of PUMA Ocean Racing in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009. The Volvo Ocean Race is the ultimate mix of world class sporting competition on the edge of adventure. It takes over nine months, covering nearly 40,000 nautical miles of the globe’s most treacherous seas. The evening will include a dynamic show of the team’s race preparations, an interactive discussion and reception.
Read has more than 45 World, National and North American championships to his name, is a two-time Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, and has helmed two America’s Cup Campaigns.
Fairfield Theatre Company, Fairfield, CT
70 Sanford St., Fairfield, CT
(Steps from the Fairfield Train Station)
Seating Limited to 190
Reserve tickets ($30) with:
WindCheck Magazine, 203-332-7639
www.windchecklis.com
Master Card and Visa accepted | April 10
May 7 | The art and science of anchoring | As part of the Landfall Navigation Seminar Series with Captains Alex & Daria Blackwell. Visit Landfall for updates and to sign up. Only $95 for this fun and informative session covering everything from all the new anchor designs to technique and anchoring etiquette. | | June 21-22 |  | Sign up and go sailing to celebrate the longest day of the year.
Summer Sailstice 2008: - the actual solstice! | | June 26-29 | Trawler Fest | | | Summer 2008 | Races Announced | Block Island Race
Marion Bermuda Race - will take place in 2009
Newport to Bermuda Race - will take place June 20, 2008
Block Island Race Week
Marblehead To Halifax Race
NOOD Regattas | | July 29 |  | Sail4Kids Make a Memory Cruise to benefit the children of the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital of Westchester Medical Center. Please visit www.Sail4Kids.org for more information. Cruise will be hosted by American Yacht Club in Rye, NY. | | August 30 | 
Huntington Lighthouse
Music Fest
| Go to www.huntingtonlighthouse.org
The second Music Fest the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. Live music played from atop the lighthouse with an
anchorage of boats surrounding the event! The Lighthouse Music Fest was a huge success in its first year, so we have set the date for 2008!! It will be a festival of fun and music, which sets sail on Saturday, August 30 2008...with a very unique afternoon concert for boaters featuring the top-flight musical talent on the lighthouse rooftop stage. Saturday night more shows are planned. | | September 11-14, 2008 | The 38th Annual Newport International Boat Show | | | New 2008 Weekend Workshop Series | 
| Visit SSCA's web calendar which is open to the public and very cool.
http://ssca.org/cgi-bin/pagegen.pl?pg=calendar&title=Events%20Calendar | | October 9-13, 2008 | Annapolis
Sail Boat Show | | Fireworks on Long Island Sound, July 4, 2006  |
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