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SUMMARY:Mudhead Benefit Regatta & Sails Up 4 Cancer Shoreside Party
DESCRIPTION:Mudhead Benefit Regatta & Sails Up 4 Cancer Shoreside Party brings sailors and non-sailors together in Mystic on Saturday\, August 15\, but you don’t need to spend the day racing to take part. Once the boats are coming back in\, the focus shifts ashore to Rocks 21 for a public celebration with a BBQ buffet\, DJ\, silent auction\, prize drawings and the announcement of the day’s race results. (Sails Up 4 Cancer) \nThis year’s party also marks two milestones for organizations deeply tied to southeastern Connecticut’s sailing community: 15 years of Sails Up 4 Cancer and 50 years of the Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association. That makes the post-race gathering more than the usual celebration at the end of a regatta. It’s an anniversary party and cancer fundraiser rolled into one. \nMost importantly\, the shoreside party is open to the public\, and you do not have to sail in the regatta to attend. Party tickets are $50 in advance or $65 at the door and include the BBQ buffet and one drink ticket. \nThe Party After the Race\nThe sailing may give the day its name\, but for plenty of people the main event begins when everyone comes ashore. \nThe Sails Up 4 Cancer Shoreside Party takes place at Rocks 21 at 3 Williams Avenue in Mystic at 5pm. Racers coming off the water mix with friends\, supporters and people who skipped the sailing altogether. \nA DJ provides the music\, while the evening includes prize drawings\, a silent auction and presentation of the regatta results. \nTickets also include a BBQ buffet and one drink ticket. \nIt’s an easy way to support the cause without knowing port from starboard. Come for the food\, stay for the party\, bid on something in the auction and help raise money for people affected by cancer. \nCelebrating 15 Years of Sails Up 4 Cancer\nThe 2026 event marks the 15th anniversary of Sails Up 4 Cancer\, the Mystic-area nonprofit behind the fundraiser. \nThe organization uses sailing as the foundation for raising money to support cancer education\, prevention\, care and research. Its work also extends directly to people dealing with cancer through the SU4C Spinnaker Fund\, which provides financial assistance to individuals in the community. \nFunds raised through events like the Mudhead Benefit Regatta help support that work. \nSU4C’s calendar now includes fundraisers throughout the year\, but sailing remains at the organization’s core. The annual regatta and party bring that mission back to the Mystic waterfront where it began. \nAnd 50 Years of the Mudheads\nThere’s another birthday at this year’s party. \nThe Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2026. \nThe Mudheads have long approached sailing as both competition and community. The club promotes racing at multiple skill levels while placing an unusual amount of emphasis on camaraderie and the social side of the sport. \nYou can see both halves of that personality on August 15. \nDuring the day\, sailors compete for results and ECSA points. Once the racing ends\, crews head ashore and the atmosphere changes quickly from competition to celebration. \nAbout the Mudhead Benefit Regatta\nFor those following the racing itself\, the Mudhead Benefit Regatta welcomes both serious racers and recreational sailors. \nBoat registration is $50 per boat\, and skippers are encouraged to recruit crews who can also help raise money by seeking donations from friends\, family members\, employers and other supporters. / \nThe competition provides the framework\, but fundraising is the larger purpose. \nThe regatta has also participated in the Sailors for the Sea Clean Regattas program\, an international sustainability initiative designed to reduce waste and keep trash and other pollution out of waterways. Sails Up 4 Cancer reports that the Mudheads earned Silver Level Clean Regatta certification for the event. \nYou Don’t Have to Be a Sailor\nThis is probably the most useful thing to know before deciding whether to go. \nThe party is explicitly open to non-sailors \nYou don’t need a boat. You don’t need to know anyone racing. And you certainly don’t need to understand corrected sailing times to enjoy the evening. \nThe shoreside portion works as a standalone Saturday event: BBQ\, music\, drinks\, an auction and a crowd celebrating on the Mystic waterfront. \nFor people who want to support Sails Up 4 Cancer but aren’t part of the sailing community\, this is the part of the regatta designed to bring everybody together. \nParty Tickets\nAdvance tickets for the shoreside party are $50 per person. \nTickets purchased at the door are $65 per person. \nAdmission includes: \n\nBBQ buffet\nOne drink ticket\nDJ\nSilent auction\nPrize drawings\nRegatta results and awards\nAccess to the public shoreside celebration\n\nAdvance tickets make sense if you’re already planning to attend\, both for the lower price and to avoid relying on availability at the door. \nEvent Details\nDate: Saturday\, August 15\, 2026 \nEvent: Mudhead Benefit Regatta in support of Sails Up 4 Cancer & SU4C Shoreside Party \nShoreside Party Location: Rocks 21 \nAddress: 3 Williams Avenue\, Mystic\, CT 06355 \nParty Admission: $50 in advance; $65 at the door \nParty Ticket Includes: BBQ buffet and one drink ticket \nEntertainment: DJ \nActivities: Silent auction\, prize drawings and announcement of race results \nPublic Admission: Yes. The party is open to the public and non-sailors. \nRegatta Entry: $50 per boat \nBeneficiary: Sails Up 4 Cancer \n2026 Milestones: 15th anniversary of Sails Up 4 Cancer and 50th anniversary of the Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association. \nImportant Note: You do not need to participate in the regatta to purchase a ticket and attend the shoreside party. \nMore Information\nFor more information\, visit the event website using the Event Website link below. \nFor ticket purchases\, click on the Ticketing link belowttyy \n 
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LOCATION:Rocks 21\, 3 Williams Avenue\, Mystic\, CT\, 06355\, United States
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SUMMARY:Academy Point at Mystic’s 25th Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Academy Point at Mystic’s 25th Anniversary Celebration marks a quarter-century for the Mystic senior living community on Thursday\, August 20\, with an afternoon gathering at its historic Academy Lane home. \nThe celebration runs from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. and commemorates 25 years since Academy Point opened in 2001. The building’s story\, however\, reaches much further back. Before residents moved into apartments here\, generations of Mystic children climbed the same hill to attend school at Mystic Academy. \nToday\, Academy Point at Mystic provides assisted living and memory care while preserving much of the character of the former school. The anniversary offers a chance to celebrate both chapters of a property that’s been part of Mystic life in one form or another for more than 170 years. \n25 Years at Academy Point\nAcademy Point opened as a senior living community in 2001\, following Benchmark Senior Living’s purchase of the former Mystic Academy property in 2000. \nThe three-story\, steel-and-masonry building was converted into a 70-apartment assisted living community while retaining connections to its past. Historic features were preserved as the former classrooms and school spaces took on a completely different purpose. \nTwenty-five years later\, Academy Point offers assisted living as well as specialized Mind & Memory Care for residents living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Its amenities include private apartments\, dining\, healthcare support\, transportation\, social and wellness programs and common spaces overlooking the Mystic area. \nThe anniversary arrives during a notable year for the community. Academy Point was named a 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Assisted Living community\, the only community in the greater Mystic area to receive that designation this year. \nBefore Academy Point\, There Was Mystic Academy\nHere’s where the building gets considerably more interesting. \nMystic Academy dates to 1850\, when the school was established in a small building on High Street. Two years later\, it moved to Academy Point\, where its first dedicated school building was constructed. \nThat original structure didn’t survive. \nIn 1910\, it was torn down and replaced with the brick school building that remains at Academy Point today. The new Mystic Academy was modeled after Broadway School on the opposite side of the Mystic River. \nOver the decades\, the grades taught there changed. At different times Mystic Academy accommodated students ranging from kindergarten through high school. In 1961\, it became an elementary school serving grades one through six. \nThe school finally closed during the 1990s. \nBut its former students didn’t necessarily leave it behind. \nWhen the Students Came Back\nOne of the best examples came in 2018. \nTwenty-one former Mystic Academy students returned to the building for a reunion with their sixth-grade teacher\, Thomas Cavanaugh. They had been his students in 1968\, 50 years earlier. \nTheir old school was now Academy Point. \nThe reunion became a weekend-long return to Mystic\, including a dinner\, boat ride on the Mystic River\, lunch at the Mystic & Noank Library and a bus tour through the neighborhood where many of the students had grown up. \nIt’s a small detail\, but one that captures what’s unusual about the building. \nA place where Mystic children once spent their school days eventually became a home for another generation of local residents. Some of the people who remember it as a school are now themselves old enough to be part of the generation Academy Point serves. \nThe building changed. Its connection to Mystic didn’t. \nA New Chapter Beginning in 2001\nBenchmark Senior Living purchased the former school in 2000 and opened Academy Point the following year. \nRather than replacing the old Mystic Academy with an entirely new development\, the property was adapted for senior living. \nToday\, the community sits at 20 Academy Lane\, overlooking the Mystic area and within walking distance of downtown. Academy Point emphasizes the history of the former school as part of the community’s identity rather than disguising what the building once was. \nThat makes the 25th anniversary something of a double celebration. \nIt’s 25 years of Academy Point\, certainly. \nBut it’s also another milestone in the much longer life of a Mystic landmark that has been educating\, housing and bringing people together on Academy Point since the middle of the 19th century. \nEvent Details\nDate: Thursday\, August 20\, 2026 \nTime: 3:30–6:30 p.m. \nEvent: Academy Point at Mystic’s 25th Anniversary Celebration \nLocation: Academy Point at Mystic \nAddress: 20 Academy Lane\, Mystic\, CT 06355 \nOccasion: Celebrating 25 years of Academy Point at Mystic \nHistoric Site: Former Mystic Academy School \nAcademy Point Opened: 2001 \nPhone: (860) 536-1133 \n  \n\n 
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