07.23.2021 Sports Fierce competition in West Neck Creek Last Sunday proved thrilling and exhausting for most members of the Menantic Yacht Club (MYC) during the running of its fourth series of Sunfish races in West Neck Creek....
07.18.2021 Sports Shelter Islander competes in ‘Ironman’ event in Iceland James Marshall, 40, of Shelter Island, was one of only 14 finishers of the Ironman-distance 2021 Iceland Extreme Triathlon on Saturday, July 10, in Ólafsvík, Iceland. Mr. Marshall finished...
07.16.2021 Community News from Goat Hill, July 16 There was another great turnout for the Shelter Island Country Club’s (SICC) Backwards Tournament. With the entire course played backwards, it makes for some very interesting holes, like the...
07.15.2021 Sports Menantic Yacht Club finds ideal sailing After last week’s horrendous, windless conditions, Sunday’s wind, blowing fairly steadily between 5 and 10 knots from the southwest, was ideal for the Menantic Yacht Club’s (MYC) third series...
07.12.2021 Sports Island pro golfer in the money, places 2nd in Providence Open We never get tired following one of our own as he or she follows their dreams. That’s the way it is with young Jay “Jake” Card III. As Jake...
07.08.2021 Sports Squirrels, howls and fun on the water with the Menantic Yacht Club The 2021 second series of Sunfish races hosted by the Menantic Yacht Club (MYC) went off with just a minor hitch this past Sunday — the wind. Last week’s...
07.03.2021 Sports Afloat: The green way around the Island On Saturday, June 26, the Shelter Island Yacht Club (SIYC) was sponsor to an around-the-Island race for Etchells and Sonars. Architecturally, both boats would be called mid-century design. The...
07.02.2021 Sports A windy and happy start for Menantic Yacht Club The long-range weather forecast for last Sunday called for cloudy to partly sunny conditions with wind blowing between 10 and 20 knots. Sailors like wind, and Mother Nature did...
06.30.2021 Columns Run For Your Life: Working together That the Shelter Island Races happened is testimony to our Island’s COVID recovery. For a few hours of minor inconvenience, the public relations value and funding $25,000 to hard-pressed...
06.26.2021 Sports Menantic Yacht Club kicks off tomorrow for a season of racing The Menantic Yacht Club’s (MYC) Sunfish racing season formally begins this coming Sunday, June 27. With the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, we expect a large turnout and a return...
06.22.2021 Sports A surprising — and happy — catch Islander Luke Lowell-Liszanckie was out early fishing on the morning of June 2, going for striped bass. “I can’t say what spot on the Island,” he said, careful to...
06.21.2021 Sports Taking top honors for their hometown:Tara Wilson and Jason Green are the first Islander 10K finishers She calls herself an “emotional runner,” meaning, “I sometimes start out with too much, and too quickly.” But Saturday, Tara Wilson, 34, was the first Island woman across the...
06.21.2021 Sports Shelter Island Bucks plan ‘Appreciation Day’ The Shelter Island Bucks, who had to cancel their 2021 season, aren’t going to let the season go by without offering something special to supporters and fans. Saturday, Aug....
06.20.2021 News Racing away from the pandemic The small crowd gathered around the finish line at Fiske Field Saturday, waiting for the first 10K runners to approach, was in for a treat. All eyes were on...
06.19.2021 News The Island’s great race was back, with smiles and joy taking first place in the 10K by a mile One of the best, most rewarding and encouraging days for Shelter Island in a long time was Saturday, when the 42nd Annual 10K went off from Wilson Circle. Mother...
