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08/05/2017 12:00 AMThe Essex Corinthian Yacht Club is proud to join Duck Island Yacht Club, North Cove Yacht Club, and Brewer Pilot’s Point Marina in supporting the 2017 Leukemia Cup Regatta in Eastern Long Island Sound.
The annual Leukemia Cup Regatta will be held on Friday, Aug. 25 and Saturday, Aug. 26. There will be a skippers’ meeting and cocktail reception on Friday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. at the North Cove Yacht Club in Old Saybrook. The regatta will take place on Saturday, Aug. 26, after which there will be a post-race party open to the public with live music at Brewer Pilot’s Point Marina in Westbrook that evening.
The Leukemia Cup Regatta combines the joy of sailing with raising funds for the lifesaving work of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). The regatta supports blood cancer research, as well as all related areas of assistance for patients and their families. Sailors who enter their boats in the regatta are eligible to win prizes, including a chance to participate in the Fantasy Sail in Annapolis this fall with Gary Jobson, the National Leukemia Cup chairman, a world-renowned America’s Cup sailor, and sports commentator. Jobson became chairman in 1993 and, 10 years later, was diagnosed with lymphoma. Thanks to the research and advances that he helped to support, he is cancer-free today.
Whether or not you are a sailor, you are invited to attend these events and find out more about how to help support the lifesaving work of LLS. To register for the 2017 Leukemia Cup Regatta, become a sponsor, or purchase tickets to the post-race party, visit www.leukemiacup.org/ct or contact leukemiacup2017@essexcorinthian.org.
Information courtesy of Ruth Emblin