MudRatz Opti Team is at @sailnewportri for the Halloween Howl! Colder weather for Day 2, but kids ...
Oct 25
MudRatz Opti Team is at @sailnewportri for the Halloween Howl! Colder weather for Day 2, but kids are ready and fired up! ☺️ Click the link in our bio for results.
📸: Alison Cardoza
AFTER DARK PROGRAM 🌙
- Last practice of the season was a little slow, but luckily the breeze filled in after the fog cleared later on. Steep learning curve this week with using phones to navigate around a small, tight course. Setting waypoints and accurately setting the distance and heading from the starting line was a key factor to success. Boats get packed up and stored away for the winter next week. So sad to see the season go by so quickly, sailors are already eager for the spring! 🤗
- BIG THANK YOUS to Niantic Bay Yacht Club for hosting our program, coaches Doug, Lincoln, Fritz and OJ for all your hard work and effort to get teams on the water safely every week, and Cindy for volunteering your time to coordinate the sportboat program once again!
📸: @slowjay
Geoff wrote the book on earning the respect of his competitors and even made sailing fun for ...
Oct 16
Geoff wrote the book on earning the respect of his competitors and even made sailing fun for everyone in his wake. Crushing that most of our team never got to know him, but he loved everything our program was about. Read on kids and dream of a life like his... Geoff, you will truly be missed. Our hearts are with the entire Ewenson family, especially @nick_e_nice and @maryewenson . Read the article through the link in our bio.
Some awesome photos from Opti Practice last weekend! Don’t we all wish we could be on the water ...
Oct 8
Some awesome photos from Opti Practice last weekend! Don’t we all wish we could be on the water all day everyday? I know this Opti sailors do!! Come join us in the spring! More info in our bio, or send us a direct message! 😁
📸: @berkuil
C420s and Opti’s had a fun, windy practice today! Beautiful weather and overall a fun day on the ...
Oct 4
C420s and Opti’s had a fun, windy practice today! Beautiful weather and overall a fun day on the water 😎
A few awesome shots from the one and only @croninjp from laser practice/ frostbiting race course ...
Sep 26
A few awesome shots from the one and only @croninjp from laser practice/ frostbiting race course today! Definitely did not feel like frostbiting! 75° and sunny 😎 Hoping for some nice weather again next weekend 👍🏻
AFTER DARK WEEK #2 ⛵️
Might have had a few mast track issues.. but still was another fun Wednesday Night! This week we emphasized boat handling, starting and navigating using our phones. Looking forward to next week!! 🤗 #mudratzafterdark
Tonight was our first MudRatz After Dark practice of the fall season! 4 Melges 20s, 14 sailors and 2...
Sep 17
Tonight was our first MudRatz After Dark practice of the fall season! 4 Melges 20s, 14 sailors and 2 coaches (@dclark3379 and @lincolnnwhite)! Awesome breeze for the first night, we can’t wait to get back out there next week!! 🤪
INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEAN UP DAY 💙🙌🏻
Saturday, September 19th is International Coastal Clean Up Day! MudRatz is proud to be a youth sailing program who cares about the health of our 🌊 environment. On Saturday, MudRatz GreenFlash, our sustainability board, we will be hosting a Virtual Beach Clean Up! We ask that you take a little time out of your day to clean up a beach local to you. SIGN UP using the link in our bio so we can keep track of who goes to what beach! Please take some photos and direct message them to this page, and don’t forget to use the hashtag #CleanBeachRatz and #InternationalCoastalCleanupDay2020 and tag us in your post! 😊
FALL PRACTICE WEEK #1 ⛵️
Lots of action on the water this weekend for the first days of practice! Lasers were out on Saturday, Opti’s and 420s on Sunday, and Sportboat team held work parties to rig/derig boats. With 4 sailors (no coach or parents helping), 2 Melges 24s were packed up in 2 hours!! Record time! Hope everyone had an awesome weekend, see you on the water again soon!! Again, big thank you to @nescienceandsailing for hosting our dinghy practices this fall!!
AFTER DARK SPORTBOAT PROGRAM ⛵️🌙
Sailors met tonight to rig boats for the first day of fall sportboat program next Wednesday at Niantic Bay Yacht Club! Bigger group this year with 14 sailors! We are so psyched to have some socially-distant fun. More pictures to come! 😁 Big thank you to this years coach Doug Clark ( @dclark3379 ) and parent coordinator Cindy Flack ( @cf0205 ) for making this all happen!
#sportboatsailing #sailingatnight #melges20class
We hope everyone is safe, healthy, and you had a great summer — but fall is here, which means warm...
Aug 31
We hope everyone is safe, healthy, and you had a great summer — but fall is here, which means warm water, breeze on, and MudRatz sailing!
This season we will offer Opti, 420, and Laser practices at NESS and our Melges 20 program at Niantic Bay YC. NESS has just come off a successful summer season with full program offerings, and we intend to stick by the guidelines that have worked to offer our MudRatz style dinghy team practices there. The Sportboat program will sail out of @niantic_bay_yacht_club on Thursday nights in the return of our incredibly popular "After Dark" program. We are so very lucky to have these two great locations to enjoy our beautiful fall conditions... thank you to all the members, employees, and volunteers who make this possible.
Sign ups for fall programs is THIS WEEK ONLY AT MudRatz.com under "Teams".
If you are looking for more weekday options for your local students be sure to check out the @nescienceandsailing Shore Support program! This awesome program is designed to complement the hybrid school model many districts are implementing this fall.
Hope to see everyone on the water soon! As a 100% volunteer managed 501c3 the MudRatz are always looking for your help and support.
Questions about the programs? Send us a direct message!
You’ve been asking.. we’ve got answers.
FALL MUDRATZ IS ON! 😁
A survey will be getting sent out soon via email and social media asking about your interests in the MudRatz this fall. Any questions? Send us a direct message.
See you on the water soon! 👏🏻
📸: @kerrysawyerschutz @kerryschutzphotography
MUDRATZ CLOTHING FUNDRAISER ⚓️
Looking to purchase MudRatz gear? Look no further, click the link in our bio to fill out the order form! All proceeds go towards the team!
NEWPORT TO BERMUDA 🌊
Today would have been the start of the 2020 Newport to ...
Jun 19
NEWPORT TO BERMUDA 🌊
Today would have been the start of the 2020 Newport to Bermuda Race. We are so sad that we weren’t able to race this year, but we are looking forward to getting back on the water soon. As a team, we have took this time to reflect on all the amazing memories from the 2018 race, and look forward to all the new memories we will make during the 2022 race.
Thank you to all of our donors/sponsors that made this race possible for us, we couldn’t have made it to the starting line without you! 💙
📸: Outrageous Photography @croninjp
SAIL NEWPORT YOUTH CHALLENGE ⛵️
We got to go sailing!!! MudRatz Laser Radial and Opti sailors were out sailing this weekend for the @sailnewportsailingcenter Youth Challenge! Thank you Sail Newport for a wonderful, socially distant event. We all had so much fun!
Congrats to @_tyler__berg_ for claiming 🥇 in the Laser Radial fleet, @ikeschutz for winning Red Fleet, and Wylder Smith for coming in 🥈in Blue Fleet!!
Shoutout to Fast Fish, aka Travis Greenberg, our Virtual Regatta friend for winning White Fleet!!
Thank you Coach Ben, parents and volunteers for a fun weekend of sailing! Hope to see everyone on the water soon! 🌊
📸: Meg Bergendahl
COME SAIL WITH US! 💙
Interested in joining the Sportboat team this summer? ...
Jun 12
COME SAIL WITH US! 💙
Interested in joining the Sportboat team this summer? If so, fill out the form in our bio! We accept anyone over the age of 14 looking to get out on the water and have this much fun every Wednesday Night! Racing starts at 5:55pm and we launch out of Spicers Marina.
Not convinced? You should be by this point, but we understand your concerns. Follow the link in our bio for more information about our teams COVID-19 guidelines.
Any questions? Send us a direct message!
Hopefully see you on the water! ⛵️
SAILORS ⛵️ We heard that you want to get sailing! Well here is an introduction to some local ...
Jun 5
SAILORS ⛵️ We heard that you want to get sailing! Well here is an introduction to some local coaches, amazingly many of whom have offered to volunteer to help start private or semi private small group lessons with you now. So give them a call or email... this is an amazing opportunity!
CLICK THE LINK IN OUR BIO FOR MORE INFO!
We ask that all our sailors be 2020 Mudratz members
and follow a short set of guidelines and screening procedures for our coaches, sailors, and parents to abide by.
Remember we are NOT a learn to sail group, and these coaches have a focus on racing and coaching racing. Please set up your own negotiated schedule and "pod" - our Instagram and Facebook pages can be a great place to partner up.
MORE INFO IN OUR BIO!
MudRatz Mom’s are the coolest!!! Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms that work so hard to make ...
May 11
MudRatz Mom’s are the coolest!!! Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms that work so hard to make sure we get to do what we love the most! We appreciate all that you do for us!! We hope you had a great day💙😊
#mudratzmoms #peqouthouse #thankyoumom
Happy National Dolphin Day! 🐬
We hope that everyone is staying safe and healthy during these tough time. This footage is from the @bermudarace 2018 onboard Dreamcatcher (Video credits to @lindsail). Hopefully we will be back on the water soon!
#dolphinday #stopthespread #slowthecurve