Southport, CT

Volunteering for the Pequot Yacht Club 2011 Invitational Regatta

The summer sun was bright and strong this morning, as sailors aged 12-15 years prepared for the Invitational Regatta hosted by the Pequot Yacht Club in Southport, CT. This invitational regatta is the second oldest running junior regatta on Long Island Sound. It was started in 1954.

This year saw the introduction of something new: a collaboration between Pequot and Sailors for the Sea, an ocean conservation organization. Setting this as a Clean Regatta means not only best efforts at recycling effort, but also distributing water to each sailor in insulated stainless steel bottles instead of plastic ones, which can easily fly overboard and cause problems with marine life.

It was fun to volunteer to coordinate various activities, and see the excitement of all these young sailors as they prepared for their first sail of the day this morning.

They are sailing in small boats known as Pixels, specifically chosen for intermediate sailors. They make quite a display when they're all lined up at the docks.

The Racing Committee boat is seen here with a long view of the route the Pixels will take as they're towed from the docks to their starting positions.

The Pequot Yacht Club is set in a truly beautiful part of Southport, CT on Harbor Road. It was a joy to participate in a small way, and I'm sure the young sailors had a lot of fun - I know I did!

Volunteering for the Pequot Yacht Club 2011 Invitational Regatta

The Pequot Library hosted a great event this evening as part of their "Meet the Author" Series. Benjamin Wallace was at the library to discuss his best seller "The Billionaire's Vinegar". The event drew a crowd of over 130 people! Ben Wallace told one of the director's of the library that the largest attendance he had at one of these events was 130 and I think Southport beat that easily.

The author discussed the early stages of his project and what his inspiration was in choosing his subject. He gave a background on three of the main characters and read a couple of excerpts from the book. "The Billionaire's Vinegar" was based on a true story surrounding the mystery of the most expensive bottle of wine sold at auction. He held everyones attention with the recounting of his experiences and findings during the research and writing of his book.

This was Mr. Wallace's first venture into writing and it was a winner. As Bill Russell, one of the members of the Board of Directors of the library noted, he set the bar quite high. After Ben's discussion and reading, he was available for a book signing and had quite a long line going. While Ben was busy signing books, attendees were whisked into the reading room for a wine tasting.

Bill Russell arranged to have wines for the tasting from Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Vineyards. The "most expensive bottle of wine" was said to have been a Chateau Lafite dating to the late 1700's that was uncovered along with several others when workers were tearing down a home in France. The bottle was engraved with Thomas Jefferson's initials which added to the value and history of it.

All in all, it was a successful event! Congrats to the Pequot Library for bringing another wonderful author to Southport!!!

Southport Real Estate - 2007 Yearend Update

Southport is one of the most desirable neighborhoods in Fairfield. A key shipping port in Colonial times, this locale exudes charm and character at every turn from the harbor to the Village to Pequot Library to the Church steeple. It is located on the border with Westport & Greens Farms. Pequot Avenue makes a perfect entry to what is known as the Gold Coast - a great drive through the one of the Estate Neighborhoods linking Fairfield and Westport.

Southport is home to some of the most valuable and expensive Real Estate along the Connecticut Coastline. This past year the high end sales really topped the charts with 883 Harbor Road selling for $7,750,000 and 1376 Pequot Avenue selling for $7,850,000. These are two of the reasons Average Selling Price was up almost 30% from the prior year.

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