07.14.2018 Sports Sailing: Eckart pulls away to Sunfish victory The World’s Longest Sunfish Race Around Shelter Island, NY is an unpredictable event in an unpredictable sport. A case in point was the 48th edition hosted Saturday by the...
08.13.2016 Sports Sailing: It’s Montes triumphing in wild finish at Sunfish Race The sailing race they call a nautical marathon ended with a sprint to the finish. Even in a race like The World’s Longest Sunfish Race, Around Shelter Island, NY,...
08.11.2016 Sports Sailing: A good read can spell victory for Condon Being a good reader is important in sports. Really? Just ask a quarterback who reads a defense or a batter who can read the seams on a baseball being...
08.09.2016 Sports Sailing: Nautical marathon returns for 46th year What started out over four decades ago as a way to drum up publicity for the Southold Yacht Club has become so much more. The World’s Longest Sunfish Race, Around...
08.10.2015 Sports Sailing: Mattituck sailor becomes first five-time winner of race around Shelter Island John Condon, representing the Mattituck Yacht Club, became the first five-time winner of The World’s Longest Sunfish Race, Around Shelter Island, NY when he won the 45th annual race...
08.11.2014 Sports Sailing: McGinnes takes first on big day for Wet Pants Brian McGinnes, representing the Wet Pants Sailing Association in Sayville, won the 44th annual World’s Longest Sunfish Race, Around Shelter Island, NY on Saturday in 4 hours 59 minutes...
07.16.2012 Sports Sailing: Boger ties record, not a second too soon WORLD’S LONGEST SUNFISH RACE, AROUND SHELTER ISLAND, NY Southold resident Bobby Boger, a member of the United States Merchant Marine Academy sailing team, won the 42nd annual World’s Longest...
08.02.2011 Sports Sailing: Boger breezes through race around Shelter Island Saturday was an absolutely spectacular day for sailing. The sky was clear; the sun was shining brightly; humidity was relatively low and the weather forecast was for winds from...