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23 Baywater Drive, Darien, CT 06820

(203) 655-7686

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The Noroton Yacht Club aims to promote Darien family participation in sailboat racing and recreational sailing. The club house and property, which includes a boat landing and tennis courts, are located on the tip of Noroton Neck .

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Lee Morrison

203-655-7686

[email protected]

23 Baywater Dr Darien CT 06820 United States

Business name : Noroton Yacht Club

Noroton Yacht Club, founded in 1928, is dedicated to promoting family participation in sailboat racing and recreational sailing. The Club is located in the Darien Harbor, just West of Long Neck Point, with easy access to Long Island Sound.

The Club has a rich heritage of one-design racing. Noroton’s members are currently sailing J-24’s, Sonars, Ensigns, and 2.4mR’s. In addition the Club has a fleet of over 50 Cruising boats. Our boats participate in Club races as well as other local, regional, national and off-shore distance racing and cruising events. The Club has four Ideal 18’s for the recreational use of all members.

Noroton also has a large, respected and well organized junior sailing program for ages from 8 to 18, member and non-member children sailing Optimists, Pixels, Blue Jays, Lasers and 420’s. Noroton hosts the Darien High School Sailing Team in the Spring and Fall.

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Osprey family takes up residence at noroton yacht club, two of the birds have been feathering their nest—and raising their young—at the expense of one of the club's piers., peter salmans , neighbor.

Just in time for the summer months, the Noroton Yacht Club has added a new family to its ranks. The only problem? Its members seem intent on occupying the main pier until they migrate south for the winter.

The first signs of this unusual family's arrival came in early March, when club captain Jeff Eng noticed a pile of sticks accumulating on the club's largest pier. Eng, who remembered seeing a similar formation the year before, soon realized what was happening: a pair of ospreys were trying to settle on the 150-foot structure.

The birds are a common sight along the Eastern Seaboard, recognizable by their brown plumage and undersides of mostly pure white . Fully grown, ospreys boast wingspans of 4-6 feet. They can be found in every continent except Antarctica. 

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Because ospreys' diet consists mainly of fish, the Noroton Yacht Club offers them prime real estate. All the same, Eng initially tried to discourage the birds from making their home on the club's pier. 

"I dismantled their pilings twice and put up two poles near the building site," Eng said. "But by the time I noticed their next piling, it had become a substantial nest."

The pair finished building their nest in mid-April and soon laid three or four eggs, which hatched a little over a week ago.

First Selectman Dave Campbell, a club member, recently installed a live webcam to give the community a peak. The camera, mounted on top of a pole about 75 feet from the nest, provides a bird's-eye view of the family.

"I wanted to give everyone in the community an opportunity to see these magnificent birds in action," Campbell said.

The Darien Nature Center is hosting the feed from the camera , which refreshes every three seconds. (If the images do not load, users should consult the instructions  for help with a possible software installation.)

The nest is situated above the ramp that leads from the pier to the float. In the past, club members have enjoyed cooling off at the end of the pier while taking in the view.

"I guess the Ospreys admired the same setting when they chose their nesting site in the spring," Campbell said. The club closed off the entire main pier out of concern for ospreys, a decision applauded by Darien Nature Center Director Lynn Hamlen.

"If kids were allowed to run up and down the dock, it would have been chaotic—not just for the birds, but for parents too," Hamlen said. "The Noroton Yacht Club is showing their respect to the ospreys' need for space to fly around and raise their young."

Ospreys haven't always had an easy go of it, either. Hamlen noted that the once-common pesticide DDT had been shown to inhibit ospreys' ability to reproduce, driving down populations over the years. Thankfully, their ranks have recovered since the substance was banned in the U.S. in 1972.

The ospreys will enjoy a safe home for the rest of the season, but the club is hoping the birds will choose to nest at a slightly more convenient location if they return to the area next spring.

"Someone established a pile up the river to encourage the ospreys to settle there next year," said a hopeful Eng. For the rest of the summer, though, the Noroton Yacht Club's other piers will just be a little busier.

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About Noroton Yacht Club

Since 1928, Noroton Yacht Club has built a reputation as one of the premier sailing clubs in the Northeast. A new clubhouse takes advantage of the spectacular views across the harbor and Long Island Sound. Members can dine at the Osprey Bistro on the top deck or on the patio next to the beach. Two beaches provide a great place for family swimming, casual social gatherings and evening cookouts using the club’s outdoor gas grills. 

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For more events, please see the Calendar.

Monday, March 11, 2024, at Noroton Yacht Club, Darien – Boat Handling Course. Click here. Questions? Please email Mark Dam (mdam64500 AT gmail.com).

Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Noroton Yacht Club, Darien – Spring Refresher: “Practice What We Teach.” Click here. Questions? Please email Fred Elliott (elliottfc.07 AT gmail.com).

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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME STARTS ON SUNDAY, MARCH 10

Boat Handling Course

When: Monday, March 11th at 7:00 PM

Where: Noroton Yacht Club, 23 Baywater Dr., Darien

The Boat Handling Course meets Mondays and Thursdays for 6 classes followed by an exam.

Do you want to be more confident on the water? Do you want to understand what is going on aboard your boat, or on the water? Do you want to take a more active role while boating or be prepared in an emergency? If so, then join us for BOAT HANDLING!

BOAT HANDLING is recommended as a follow-up to qualifying for your CT Safe Boating Certificate. Some of the topics from the Basic Boating Course are covered in more depth and new topics are introduced.  Boat Handling will make your time on the water safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable! This is information which everybody should master, whether you’re a power boater or a sailor, captain or crew. The topics covered include:

• Rules of the Road: A Practical Approach
• Confidence in Docking and Undocking: Slow-Speed Maneuvering
• Boating with Confidence: Handling Your Boat Underway
• Anchoring with Assurance: Don't Get Carried Away
• Emergencies on Board: Preparation to Handle Common Problems
• Knots and Line Handling: The Knots You Need to Know

The class will meet Mondays and Thursdays for 6 sessions plus an exam, and will start March 11th, at 7:00 pm, at Noroton Yacht Club, 23 Baywater Drive, Darien, CT 06820.

To register, click HERE .

The course fee is $85 for USPS members and $200 for non-members, and includes the USPS Boat Handling textbook and the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook. The non-member fee includes a one-year DSPS membership.

Please pay via PayPal by clicking HERE . You can use any major credit card and do not need to have or create a PayPal account.

For questions, please email Mark Dam

Come join us for this terrific course!

DSPS Change of Watch

5:00 - 8:30, Sunday, March 17, 2024 Norwalk Yacht Club 10 Nathan Hale Drive, Norwalk

Next year’s Commander and officers will be sworn in, followed by

You can do this too! Really! Some, most, or all of it! Planning, plotting, provisions, ports.... by A Guest Speaker

Please RSVP to: Mark Bodian ([email protected])

The Spring Refresher is designed for the graduates of the Coastal Boating/Safe Boating class, DSPS members and their guests who want to �refresh� their safe boating skills. We will meet at Noroton YC, 23 Baywater Drive, Darien, at 8:30 am sharp on Saturday, June 8, and depart from the dock shortly thereafter. We will return by 11:30 am. Take advantage of this opportunity to “Practice What We Teach.” It is your opportunity to go out on a Darien Sail & Power Squadron member boat and see Long Island Sound with an experienced teacher and boat captain.

There will be 3-4 participants on each boat with a captain and a DSPS coordinator. The �on the water� activities will include: pre-launch boat review, leaving the dock, proceeding to the channel, plotting a course, basic rules of the road, man-over-board (MOB), anchoring, and docking. We will practice navigation rules, communicating on a VHF radio, releasing and securing your boat from the dock or mooring, and other safe boating skills needed to have a stress free and safe outing on the water.

Coffee/water and donuts are provided before we leave and a light lunch is included to enjoy with your crew upon return. Bring a friend or a family member if you would like. The cost is $25 per person and includes the light lunch after the trip. Also, we can make arrangements for lunch at the dock with your family members/friends that are not participating in on-the-water activities for a minimal fee. Show them the boats and the docks!

We have had great weather in past years and hope to have good weather again this year. We leave the Noroton YC docks promptly, so come early.

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We will be happy to process your registration for this fun and instructive morning on LI Sound.

You will receive an email confirming your registration. Any questions please contact Fred Elliott at [email protected] or (203) 656-2820.

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