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Post-Sandy: Update from the Staten Island Waterfront

For the Staten Island community—one of the hardest hit in Superstorm Sandy—recovery comes in small steps. The island’s marine sector has fared no differently. After Folly, a 39-foot aluminum pilothouse sloop owned by John and Kerry Pears, was flung two boatyards away, a recovery crane dismasted it during lifting. Amid the confusion, the couple filed this report about the island’s state of affairs since the storm struck the U.S. East Coast on October 29, 2012.

Silent Maid: Loud Statement

This 33-foot catboat, the reincarnation of a storied Barnegat Bay racer, is the latest success of a former Wall Streeter devoted to bringing classic wooden sailboats back to life. Yacht Style from our December 2012 issue.

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Post-Sandy Images from Staten Island, New York

John and Kerry Pears share their photos of the devastation along Mansion Avenue, Great Kills, Staten Island. The Pears’ sailboat, Folly, was one of the many victims of superstorm Sandy. “Thankfully we got off Folly safely to take refuge in a motel, as she was washed ashore at the neighboring marina, still attached to the floating dock, at the height of the storm.”

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Post-Sandy: Update from the Staten Island Waterfront

For the Staten Island community—one of the hardest hit in Superstorm Sandy—recovery comes in small steps. The island’s marine sector has fared no differently. After Folly, a 39-foot aluminum pilothouse sloop owned by John and Kerry Pears, was flung two boatyards away, a recovery crane dismasted it during lifting. Amid the confusion, the couple filed this report about the island’s state of affairs since the storm struck the U.S. East Coast on October 29, 2012.

Silent Maid: Loud Statement

This 33-foot catboat, the reincarnation of a storied Barnegat Bay racer, is the latest success of a former Wall Streeter devoted to bringing classic wooden sailboats back to life. Yacht Style from our December 2012 issue.

Ambassador Me

I thought Canada was the 51st state. No, not literally. But I did think living here would be nearly indistinguishable from life in the United States. It ain’t so.

Post-Sandy Images from Staten Island, New York

John and Kerry Pears share their photos of the devastation along Mansion Avenue, Great Kills, Staten Island. The Pears’ sailboat, Folly, was one of the many victims of superstorm Sandy. “Thankfully we got off Folly safely to take refuge in a motel, as she was washed ashore at the neighboring marina, still attached to the floating dock, at the height of the storm.”

Newport’s Cup Date

Nearly 30 years after its departure, America’s Cup racing made a spectacular return to its long-time Rhode Island home.

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