Cottage Park Yacht Club Hosts 28th Annual Regatta To Benefit Make-A-Wish

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The Cottage Park Yacht Club recently hosted a successful weekend of events to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which supports children and families facing critical illnesses.

Featuring adult and youth sailing regattas, a dinner, and an auction, the weekend helped to raise more than $34,000, enough money to sponsor three wishes for children and their families.

“This event is personal for us as we have met the children and families who have benefited and had a chance to see what a difference it makes in their lives,” said Commodore John Cataldo. “It’s wonderful to see how our community pulls together to support them.”

The regattas attracted more than 100 sailors from across the region.

The mission of Make-A-Wish is to grant life-changing wishes to children facing critical illnesses. Experiencing a granted wish helps children feel stronger, more energetic, and more willing and able to battle their illness, according to the organization. For many, it is a turning point.

CPYC has partnered with Make-A-Wish for 28 years, raising a total of more than $650,000 to fulfill children’s wishes.

Listed below are the top three finalists in each boat class.

420 Champ Fleet

420 Champ   Meara Conley & Gabe Synnott

420 Champ   Nektar Eforo & Iris Clancy

420 Champ   Chris Hoppe& Rhain Morris

Class: 420 Green# of Races: 8# of Entries: 13# of Starters: 12

420 Green     Synnott, Nora & Vazquez, Kate; Hingham Maritime Center

420 Green     Tristan Andre & Owen Crowley; Squantum YC

420 Green     Reese Ferrara &  Lyla McCarey; Cottage Park YC

Class: N10 Championship# of Races: 2# of Entries: 4# of Starters: 4

N10 Championship   Bianca Durocher & Giuliana Merenghi; Winthrop YC

N10 Championship   Makayla Herdt & Elaina  D’Ambrosio; Winthrop YC

N10 Championship   Stella Carson & Phoebe Curtis, Phoebe; Cottage Park YC

Class: N10 Green# of Races: 2# of Entries: 5# of Starters: 5

N10 Green    Liam McKeever & Oliver Reynolds; Winchester Boat Club

N10 Green    Gavin Dougherty & Antonio Sullivan; Cottage Park YC

N10 Green    Kai LaMaster & Tedd McEvoy; Winthrop YC

Class: Opti Championship# of Races: 8# of Entries: 8# of Starters: 8

Opti Championship   Owen Harty; Cottage Park YC

Opti Championship   Lola Ferrara; Cottage Park YC

Opti Championship   Jonny Poulos; Winthrop YC

Class: Opti Green# of Races: 6# of Entries: 20# of Starters: 20

Opti Green    Filip Wabno; Nahant Sailing Program

Opti Green    Aidan Cleary; Hingham Maritime Center

Opti Green       Leo       McEvoy; Winthrop YC