Jimmy Fund Regatta canceled

The 2007 Jimmy Fund Regatta, event number four in a five event series has unfortunately been cancelled due to lack of sponsorship.

“The Jimmy Fund supports the fight against cancer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, helping to raise the chances of survival for children and adults with cancer around the world. Since 1948, thousands of events, coupled with the generosity of millions of people, have helped the Jimmy Fund save countless lives by furthering cancer research and care at Dana-Farber.” (Jimmy fund website information)

The organization lists about 60 events planned yearly including the Jimmy Fund Regatta. The regatta has been taking place for two years now and is normally held September 8 and 9. The Jimmy Fund Regatta is hosted by Newport Shipyard and managed by Sail Newport, a non-profit public sailing center.
The event includes competitive sailing, off the water fun and parties and an awards ceremony. Boaters are asked to support the work of the Jimmy Fund by raising money above and beyond the entry fees. The highest fundraiser in the Sail for Jimmy will be recognized with the Frank McCaffrey Memorial trophy, which honors a beloved Newport sailor who succumbed to leukemia in 2001.
It’s a pity the regatta has been canceled for lack of sponsorship.

Melges 24 - French Association

The Melges 24 French Association has created a new Web site that looks very modern and professional.
They mention the Web site has several intents: (1) to create a link between all the different members of the French Association;(2) to promote they sport and the Melges 24 towards the general public and the media; (3) and finaly to valorise futur sponsorships and parteners who would like to promot their products through the Melges 24.

The Web site is designed to be very interactive as sections are designed for the publi to post videos and photos, post articles, make comments, etc. One section of the site is called "mister melgesmaniac" where people can post any kind of thoughts they like on the Melges 24.

All in all, the new French Association Web site looks really nice and appears to be practicle as well. It gives a more modern image to sailing towards those who do no know much about it. On the other hand, I doubt people who have no interest in sailing will visit the site just for fun. It stays a pretty specialized Web site.