BIRW News Tuesday

THE STORM TRYSAIL CLUB Block Island Race Week Presented by Rolex

2009 Block Island Race Week News T U E S D AY • J U N E 2 3 , 2 0 0 9

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Photo by Jeremiah Tamagna-Darr/timwilkesphotography.com

Preliminary Results . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Events Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Once Around, With Gusto The sand sharks that inhabit the normally peaceful waters around Block Island must be asking one another, “What the hell happened?!” There were hundreds of these three- to four-foot squalos (also known as dogfish) in the area during yesterday’s race, presumably having a good time basking on the surface and surfing the six-to eight-foot waves before being overrun by fins of a different, altogether more malevolent nature.

“We were struggling a bit going downwind at one point until we realized we’d picked up a shark on our keel,” said Malcolm Park, project manager and main trimmer on Roger Sturgeon’s STP Rosebud/ Team DYT (Fort Lauderdale, FL). “Once we got that clear we were good to go. I just spoke with Vanquish (the Kings Point Sailing Squadron’s Storm Trysail 65) and they picked up a shark, too.” Park, who reported reaching boatspeeds of 23 knots, added, “It was beautiful out there today.” Rosebud blitzed the 23-mile course in 1 hour and 43 minutes, taking line honors and winning a Rolex.

Another boat making shark contact was Rodrick Jabin’s Farr 40 Ramrod

(Annapolis, MD). “We were going 12 to 16 knots downwind, then all of a sudden we were doing 11 to 13,” said mastman Matt Weimer. “We had to back down to shake him free.” Despite of the delay, Ramrod went on to win her class.

Perhaps the arrival of Sunday’s blustery front (crews that went out for practice reported 30 knots), and the possibility of even more wind for yesterday’s Round the Island Race was the reason for the somewhat subdued anticipation on the docks in the morning, with many conversations seemingly quieter than usual as crews contemplated how much breeze was forthcoming. In fact, we heard several unsubstantiated reports of sailors (individuals whose reputations for hard-partying are indeed well-deserved) being pulled aside for gentle but firm admonishment to set an early course for bed instead of venturing out to Captain Nick’s or the Yellow Kittens on

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Sunday night. As it turned out, the breeze didn’t really start rippin’ until most boats were back on the dock, although most crews (well-rested or otherwise) had their hands full.

Unlike previous years, the Regatta Committee elected to run the Round the Island Race in a clockwise direction and to start the faster boats first.

With the first leg an upwind slog to “1BI” in steep waves, this reduced the number of crossings of boats having wide speed differentials.

The IRC Zero and IRC 40A boats were off first, with Rosebud and Vanquish initially going left and right, respectively. Heidi & Steve Benjamin’s Tripp 41 High Noon (Norwalk, CT) also went left. The NYYC Swan 42s started next, split roughly equally between the left and right side of the course. The beach was the place to be, however, and both IRC Zero boats short-tacked up the shore. Rosebud reached 1BI with a substantial lead, covering about a quarter mile before setting their chute. The midshipmen aboard Vanquish were more aggressive, making a flawless hoist just after rounding and taking off in pursuit.

The U.S. Naval Academy Sailing Squadron’s Farr 53 Tomcat (Annapolis, MD) rounded 1BI in third, and would ultimately finish fifth in class. “We had a good upwind leg,” said Skipper Joshua Hinshaw. “We were hitting 19 knots downwind with our masthead chute…although we had one spinout. We short-tacked up the western side of the island to avoid the current. It was an exciting race from start to finish.”

Some of the day’s closest action was in the NYYC Swan 42s. Most boats rounded 1BI within a two- to three-minute span, and things got even more interesting on the tight reach along the island’s south shore. “I think we set a record for broaches,” said Marcin Rojek, who shared helming duties aboard Better Than…(Brooklyn, NY) with his mom, Gosia. “I drove the upwind legs and Marcin drove the downwind ones. We tried our hardest to stay under control,” said Gosia, who is assembling an all-women crew for the NYYC Swan 42 North Americans next month.

The first beat was rough, but it was nothing compared to the reaching leg. Tom Lee’s Melges 32 Jammy Beggar (Essex, CT) experienced a seemingly interminable series of broaches before getting things under control. The Naval Academy Sailing Squadron’s Farr 40 Seawolf (Annapolis, MD), with Austin Van Olst at the helm, was less fortunate, with a series of violent broaches that ended with a shredded chute. “It was interesting to say the least,” said Meredith Adams, who’s working pit on Larry Bulman & Jeff Scholz’s Farr 40 Yellow Jacket (Bethesda, MD). “There were spinouts all around us, but we had good verbal communication and kept it together.”

Yellow Jacket finished fourth in class.

Cameron Dean, skippering Just Plain Nutz (Pleasant Valley, NY), a Farr 30 he co-owns with his father Norm, said, “We saw a couple J/109s blow up their chutes, so we were patient on our spinnaker set…we were flying downwind. Today was very windy and very fun!” Just Plain Nutz finished second, 25 seconds astern of Mummbles, entered by Team Mummbles of Annapolis, MD, who currently lead the standings in the Farr 30 East Coast Championship.

Things remained extremely close in the NYYC Swan 42s all the way around. Preben Ostberg & Bud Dailey, Jr.’s Tsunami (Rockville, MD) had a wipeout off Old Harbor, but made a swift recovery to finish first, three seconds ahead of Austin & Gwen Fragomen’s Interlodge (Portsmouth, RI). Phil & Wendy Lotz’s Arethusa (New Canaan, CT) took third, only eight seconds behind Interlodge. Asked if others in his class had troubles on the downwind leg, which stretched for more than a third of the course, Fragomen laughed, “I was too busy trying to not wipe out to notice anyone else!”

Mustang (Annapolis, MD) finished 13th in the NYYC Swan 42s, after a collision with Chuck Townsend’s NYYC 42 Blazer (Newport, RI), who was on port tack. Damage to both boats was relatively minor. Mustang’s skipper, Gary Jobson, is sailing in his seventh Block Island Race Week. “In 1971, I crewed for Arthur “Tuna” Wullschleger and I was the youngest guy on the boat.

Today, at 59, I’m the oldest guy on the boat by far,” he chuckled, noting that he’s the same age Tuna was when he sailed with him as a kid. “[He’s] one of the heroes of the sport,” added Jobson.

The inaugural J/122 North American Championship is underway, and the leader is Wings (Irvington, NY), co-owned by Mike Bruno, Tom Boyle & Jim Callahan. Wings flew across the finish line 24 seconds ahead of David Askew’s Flying Jenny VI (Annapolis, MD). “We had excellent boatspeed,” said Bruno, who steered yesterday. “We got a clean start and got to the beach first…picked up a lift and rounded 1BI first. We had a reaching kite up and Flying Jenny had more of a runner so they soaked below us and got ahead. At the bottom of the run, we caught up and got just in front as the beat started. We covered and stayed to the right. I think there was current relief inside, which helped a bit. There’s a lot more to go this week, with tough competition.”

“It was really close all the way around the island,” said Askew. “The top three boats were trading places. On the last beat to the finish, Wings owned the right as they kept pinging us to the left. We didn’t break anything today we were pretty conservative with our sail choices and maneuvers. The J/122 class has strict sail limitations. For example, we can only use three spinnakers all week so if we lose one it could be pretty tough with four days to go. We want to win the regatta and stay out of trouble, so a second place finish is just fine.” Doug Shaffer’s J/122 Gambler (Bayview, TX) took third. Eric Olving, driving Gambler, said, “We had our heavy #1 up, and the other guys had their #3 or #4s…we’re holding our own and we’re happy with our result.”

Brad Porter’s Evelyn 32 XLR8 (Westbrook, CT) crushed in PHRF 1 and claimed first overall in PHRF. “We had a very, very good start and sailed the middle of the course,” Porter noted. “Most of the boats that went left got flushed past 1BI. We set [our chute] right at the mark and got a pretty big lead. We did well by staying close to the island and out of the current.”

Rob and Bill Lehnert’s LS-10 Lunatic Fringe (Cutchogue, NY) took third in PHRF 3. “I like the Round the Island Race best – I could do this every day,” said Rob. “We didn’t break anything, but we watched my good friend Bill Baxter lose his rig (Pirate; Abbott 33; Cutchogue, NY). “We were windward to Bill and watched him hit a wave, then the rig went. We went over to see if they were OK and they waved us off to keep racing.”

Paul Pakos’ Swan 44 Xenophon (Sudbury, MA), with a crew consisting primarily of former Coast Guardsmen who’ve done Race Week together for many years, won the PHRF Navigator class by about three minutes. “We sailed with a reefed main and a #3,” said Pakos. “We were tempted to change sails but decided to minimize the sailhandling. The sail was delaminating the entire last leg. In fact, we were making long tacks in the interest of keeping it together. I asked several times, ‘How many tacks do we have left in this sail?’ We barely got across the line with it still together. We’re going to see what we can do to patch it up tonight.”

In the J/44s, Jeff Willis’ Challenge IV (Huntington, NY) came out on top, with Jim Bishop’s Gold Digger (New York, NY) second. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Glory (New London, CT) sailed a great race, finishing third. “[Today] wasn’t as bad as expected, although it was a bit scary,” allowed Amy Brodsky, who’s handling pit duties aboard Malcolm Clarke’s Diogenes 2 (Jamestown, RI). “We saw at least ten boats lose their chutes…I love it when it’s like this. Besides, when it’s Storm Trysail, you gotta race!”

Louis Nees’ X-35 Out of Reach III (Port Washington, NY) finished seventh in IRC 35. “We had a rookie on board and she did great,” said crewman Andrew Prisco. “She wasn’t scared and was not timid. She may have been a bit cold, but that’s it.” Mark Einhaus, also sailing on Out of Reach III, is enjoying his first-ever trip to Block Island. “It’s awesome,” he enthused. “The camaraderie and parties are great, and I had my first mudslide, too…I’ve only dropped one so far!”

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Preliminary Results Area: Blue Division: One Design Beneteau 36.7 Sail Number 1 USA 52121 2 USA 142 3 USA 258 4 USA 52134 5 USA 230 6 USA 69

Yacht Name Quokka Crossbow Tango Whirlwind Resolute Breakaway

Yacht Design Beneteau First 36.7 Beneteau First 36.7 Beneteau First 36.7 Beneteau First 36.7 Beneteau First 36.7 Beneteau First 36.7

Owner/Skipper Tom Peelen Roy Halvorsen Chuck Norris William Purdy Junius Brown Richie Palmer

Rating

Finish Time 14:00:24 14:01:33 14:05:43 14:07:02 14:11:13 14:19:48

Elapsed Time

Corrected Time

Class 1 2 3 4 5 6

Fleet

PHRF Division PHRF 1 1 USA 33940 2 USA 73456 3 NA 11 4 USA 51799 5 USA 40926 6 USA 41810 7 USA 3333 8 USA 42236 9 USA 47 10 USA 40244

XLR8 L'outrage Swift Jabberwocky Freightrain Deviation Straight Jacket Sweet Rocket Brimapax Dead Reckoning

Evelyn 32 Beneteau 34 Navy 44 MkI C&C 99 Frers 36 Soverel/Tartan Quest Frers 36 Melges 24 Dehler DB2

Brad Porter Bruce Gardner Kenneth Endicott Jonathan Bier Dick Hyde Iris Vogel Sanford Tyler Joseph Ney Peter Boyce Hilgendorff Ray Way

99 99 93 99 90 90 99 93 99 111

13:56:54 14:00:11 14:04:35 14:09:09 14:06:49 14:07:57 14:13:01 14:25:34 DNF DNF

0:02:51:54 0:02:55:11 0:02:59:35 0:03:04:09 0:03:01:49 0:03:02:57 0:03:08:01 0:03:20:34

0:02:22:12 0:02:25:28 0:02:31:40 0:02:34:27 0:02:34:49 0:02:35:56 0:02:38:18 0:02:52:39

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 11

1 3 7 10 11 13 15 25 26 27

PHRF 2 - J-29 1 USA 283 2 USA 269 3 USA 31628 4 USA 257 5 USA 53303 6 USA 32347

Hustler Mighty Puffin Showdown Rift Seefest Renegade

J 29 MHOB J 29 MHOB J 29 MH J 29 MHOB J 29 MH J 29 Frac

John & Tony Esposito 111 Steve Thurston 111 Bijan Rasadi 114 Bill Maher/Reuven Latovitzki111 Ira Perry 114 Midn. Logan Koltermann 123

14:08:23 14:15:07 14:16:07 14:24:03 DNF DNF

0:02:58:23 0:03:05:07 0:03:06:07 0:03:14:03

0:02:25:05 0:02:31:48 0:02:31:55 0:02:40:45

1 2 3 4 7 7

2 8 9 17 29 31

PHRF 3 1 USA 19 2 USA 51362 3 USA 401 4 USA 83350 5 USA 42482 6 USA 730 7 USA 40766 8 USA 50324 9 USA 52358

Rumor Cymothoe Lunatic Fringe Incommunicado 2nd Chance Hokus Pokus Madcap x Pirate Pearl

J 80 Sabre 36 LS-10 / SOCA Omega 36 C&C35 Mk III J 80 J 27 Abbott 33 Morris M36 DS

John Storck, Jr David Alldian Robert & Bill Lehnert Ed Tracey / Tim Polk Jon Bawabe Donald Suter Dan Bullard William Baxter Robert Lee

129 132 129 117 120 129 123 129 120

14:15:10 14:17:39 14:18:10 14:21:44 14:33:17 14:36:42 14:38:33

0:03:05:10 0:03:07:39 0:03:08:10 0:03:11:44 0:03:23:17 0:03:26:42 0:03:28:33

0:02:26:28 0:02:28:02 0:02:29:27 0:02:36:37 0:02:47:17 0:02:47:59 0:02:51:38

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 10

4 5 6 14 22 23 24 30 33

PHRF 4 1 USA 1257 2 USA 73042 3 USA 011 4 USA 15379 5 USA 519 6 USA 43443 7 USA 4198 8 USA 165

Alohomora Loki III Boondoggle Air Express Pale Rider Mistress Wunder Dog Speedway Boogie

J 24 S2-9.1 Frers 30 San Juan 30 J 30 S2 7.9 J 24 Colgate 26

Kyle Fast Richard Correll Scott Kirkpatrick Chris Fesenmeyer Stefan Jans Bryan Coon Bill Mortensen Chris Brady

174 135 132 171 135 174 174 159

14:42:58 14:34:48 14:37:19 14:49:22 14:39:19 14:53:55

0:03:27:58 0:03:19:48 0:03:22:19 0:03:34:22 0:03:24:19 0:03:38:55

0:02:35:45 0:02:39:17 0:02:42:42 0:02:43:03 0:02:43:49 0:02:46:43

1 2 3 4 5 6 9 9

12 16 18 19 20 21 28 32

Navigator Racing PHRF Division Navigator Class 1 USA 52853 2 USA 47 3 USA 50670 4 USA 27927 5 USA 25742 6 USA 0394 7 USA 99

Xenophon Club Car Starlight Rascal Manitou Carrera Winedrop

Frers/Nautor Swan S2 7.9 Cambria 46 J 34C C & C 110 C&C 37/40+ sloop

Paul Pakos Barry bessette John de Regt Kel Weber Greg Slamowitz Steve Zwiren Donald Franchilli

75 175 87 129 99 81 150

14:24:25 14:57:56 14:32:54 14:56:08 14:56:43 15:18:53 DNF

0:03:09:25 0:03:42:56 0:03:17:54 0:03:41:08 0:03:41:43 0:04:03:53

0:02:46:55 0:02:50:25 0:02:51:47 0:03:02:26 0:03:12:01 0:03:39:35

1 2 3 4 5 6 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Red Racing IRC Division IRC ZERO 1 USA 60065 2 USA 65002

Rosebud/Team DYT STP65 Vanquish Storm Trysail 65

Roger Sturgeon Ralf Steitz

1.524 1.519

12:18:15 12:26:48

0:01:43:15 0:01:51:48

0:02:37:21 0:02:49:49

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1 3

Preliminary Results Sail Number

Yacht Design

Owner/Skipper

Rating

Finish Time

Elapsed Time

Corrected Time

Class

Fleet

IRC 40A 1 USA 52915 2 USA 60432 3 BER 1000 4 USA 52496 5 USA 52992 6 USA 4212 7 USA 1200 8 GBR 8858 9 USA 184 10 USA 70 11 USA 200

Act One Cool Breeze Nasty Medicine Convictus Maximus Tomcat The Cat Came Back High Noon Jackknife Bronco Pendragon Jammy Beggar

King 40 Mills 43 Custom Corby 41 Farr 42 IRC Farr 53 NYYC Swan 42 Tripp 41C J 133 Melges 32 X-41 Melges 32

Titus Stern, Milligan, Roche John Cooper Stephen Sherwin Donald Nicholson Josh Hinshaw Lincoln Mossop Steve & Heidi Benjamin Andrew Hall Michael Dominguez Quentin Thomas Tom Lee

1.125 1.185 1.158 1.160 1.319 1.180 1.201 1.120 1.175 1.133 1.175

13:03:29 13:01:02 13:05:26 13:07:26 12:52:02 13:09:40 13:09:42 13:21:28 13:20:56 13:27:27 DNF

0:02:28:29 0:02:26:02 0:02:30:26 0:02:32:26 0:02:17:02 0:02:34:40 0:02:34:42 0:02:46:28 0:02:45:56 0:02:52:27

0:02:47:02 0:02:53:02 0:02:54:12 0:02:56:49 0:03:00:44 0:03:02:30 0:03:05:47 0:03:06:26 0:03:14:58 0:03:15:23

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12

2 4 5 10 15 17 21 23 29 30 32

IRC 40B 1 USA 51405 2 USA 60077 3 USA 9393 4 USA 25279 5 USA 31200 6 USA 39512 7 USA 51790 8 USA 28990 9 USA 50316 10 USA 39516

Mullet Beneteau First 40.7 Jubilee Archambault A40rc Katabatic IMX 40 Shamrock SensationNelson/Marek 40 Settler Peterson / Minneford 42 Scherherazade Farr 395 The Cat Came Back J 120 Spectre Tripp 40 Ricochet J 120 Avalanche Farr 395

Kris & Kiki Werner Cal Huge Gordon Hall Ralph Dimattia Jim & Tom Rich Hugh Chandler Levine/Winogradow Brian Prinz Kirstin Haas Craig Albrecht

1.071 1.091 1.103 1.072 1.077 1.123 1.093 1.093 1.091 1.114

13:28:04 13:30:07 13:28:36 13:33:26 13:33:09 13:28:24 13:36:12 13:36:13 14:09:38 DNS

0:02:43:04 0:02:45:07 0:02:43:36 0:02:48:26 0:02:48:09 0:02:43:24 0:02:51:12 0:02:51:13 0:03:24:38

0:02:54:38 0:03:00:08 0:03:00:27 0:03:00:33 0:03:01:05 0:03:03:29 0:03:07:07 0:03:07:08 0:03:43:15

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12

6 12 13 14 16 19 24 25 31 33

IRC 35 1 ISV 68 2 USA 40789 3 USA 53194 4 USA 51072 5 USA 73407 6 USA 41841 7 USA 156 8 USA 73179 9 USA 52735 10 USA 51676

Good Girl Lora Ann Bluto Troubador Snow Bird Apparition Out of Reach III Die Fledermaus Havoc Promise Kept

J 100 Express 37 Evelyn 32-2 Express 37 W. D. Schock 35 Frers 41 X-35 J 35 X-35 Beneteau First 36.7

Robert W. Armstrong Richard du Moulin Ben Hall / Bill Berges Mort Weintraub Paul Vonmaffei Stephen Bowes Louis Nees Ty Janney / Greg Janney Adrian Ravenscroft Ed Bahen

1.041 1.031 1.010 1.034 1.028 1.040 1.050 1.028 1.045 1.030

13:33:00 13:35:16 13:39:55 13:36:33 13:43:23 13:41:57 13:42:06 13:48:36 13:47:42 13:51:43

0:02:48:00 0:02:50:16 0:02:54:55 0:02:51:33 0:02:58:23 0:02:56:57 0:02:57:06 0:03:03:36 0:03:02:42 0:03:06:43

0:02:54:53 0:02:55:32 0:02:56:39 0:02:57:22 0:03:03:22 0:03:04:01 0:03:05:57 0:03:08:44 0:03:10:55 0:03:12:19

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

7 8 9 11 18 20 22 26 27 28

One Design Division NYYC Swan 42 1 USA 4215 2 USA 4225 3 USA 4216 4 USA 4235 5 USA 4208 6 USA 4204 7 USA 4206 8 USA 4224 9 USA 4210 10 USA 4214 11 USA 4221 12 USA 18 13 USA 4219 14 USA 4243

Tsunami Interlodge Arethusa Apparition Bandit Mutiny Impetuous Barleycorn Quintessence Daring Celeritas Better Than..

Mustang Blazer

NYYC Swan 42 NYYC Swan 42 NYYC Swan 42 NYYC Swan 42 NYYC Swan 42 NYYC Swan 42 NYYC Swan 42 NYYC Swan 42 NYYC Swan 42 NYYC Swan 42 NYYC Swan 42 NYYC Swan 42 NYYC Swan 42 NYYC Swan 42

Preben Ostberg / Bud Dailey Jr. Austin and Gwen Fragomen Philip Lotz Ken Colburn Andrew Fisher Gibb Kane Paul Zabetakis Brendan Brownyard Roger Widmann John Hele Malcolm Gefter Gosia Rojek Gary Jobson Charles Townsend

13:02:36 13:02:39 13:02:47 13:04:20 13:06:10 13:06:13 13:06:27 13:08:14 13:08:45 13:09:08 13:09:38 13:14:49 RDG DNF

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15

Farr 40 1 USA 46999 2 USA 40076 3 USA 51313 4 USA 92 5 USA 888 6 USA 51695

Ramrod Nightshift Sundance Yellow Jacket Seawolf Nimbus

Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40

Rodrick Jabin Kevin McNeil Jerry Taylor Larry Bulman / Jeff Scholz Austin Van Olst Midn. Chris Branning/Midn. Mike Wagoner

13:00:20 13:04:31 13:06:44 13:07:33 13:15:53 13:19:19

1 2 3 4 5 6

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Yacht Name

Preliminary Results Bow Number White Racing One Design Division J-122 1 5 2 7 3 3 4 4 5 16 6 2 7 1 8 6 9 15 10 8

J-44 1 2 3 4 5 6

Sail Number

Yacht Name

Yacht Design

Owner/Skipper

Finish Time

USA 12241 USA 52902 USA 56 USA 12204 USA 61116 USA 47 USA 12 USA 52835 USA 60003 USA 53581

Wings Flying Jenny VI Gambler Christopher Dragon Spitfire Otra Vez Partnership Georgetown lll Pugwash Plum Crazy II

J 122 J 122 J 122 J 122 J 122 J 122 J 122 J 122 J 122 J 122

Bruno/Boyle/Callahan David Askew Doug Shaffer Andrew Weiss Pete du Pont William Coates D & M Tortorello George Marks David Murphy Andrew D. Skibo

13:29:24 13:29:48 13:30:37 13:31:38 13:32:03 13:33:24 13:34:32 13:36:03 13:37:32 13:37:54

Sail Number

Yacht Name

Yacht Design

Owner/Skipper

Rating

Finish Time

USA 42880 USA 49 USA 42324 USA 42844 USA 43787 USA 25244

Challenge IV (9) Gold Digger (11) Glory (10) Charlie V (12) Resolute (14) Diogenes2 (13)

J 44 J 44 J 44 J 44 J 44 J 44

Jeffery Willis James D. Bishop Kevin Tongue N H Schulman. M.D. Don and Rick Rave Malcolm Clarke

13:29:53 13:30:59 13:33:15 13:33:58 13:34:29 13:34:52

1 2 3 4 5 6

Mummbles Just Plain Nutz One More Time Raven Kaizen

Farr 30 Farr 30 Farr 30 Farr 30 Farr 30

Team Mummbles Norm and Cameron Dean Bruce Lockwood Gino Bottino Baker/Soloman

13:50:14 13:50:39 13:51:13 13:53:28 13:55:08

1 2 3 4 5

Sail Number

Yacht Name

Yacht Design

Owner/Skipper

Finish Time

USA 274 USA 146 USA 51

Gossip Storm Rush

J 109 J 109 J 109

Group W Rick Lyall Bill Sweetser

13:45:19 13:46:14 13:46:32

Farr 30 1 USA 704 2 USA 21 3 USA 28 4 USA 31 5 USA 27 Bow Number J-109 1 28 2 21 3 17

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Class

Class

Class 1 2 3

Fleet

Fleet

Preliminary Results 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Bow Number 29 22 20 19 23 18 27 25 24 26

Sail Number USA 52202 USA 162 USA 126 USA 72 USA 200 USA 55 USA 272 USA 256 USA 243 USA 267

Yacht Name Caminos Relentless Picante Gut Feeling Mischief Skoot Jibber Jabber Shearwater Instant Karma Nordlys

Yacht Design J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109

Owner/Skipper Donald Filippelli Al Minella Robert Salk Ted Herlihy Mike Brown Jim Vos David Jannetti Hugh McLean David Betts Bob Schwartz

Finish Time 13:47:08 13:47:40 13:48:46 13:49:23 13:49:50 13:53:58 13:54:18 13:54:45 13:55:33 13:56:22

J-105 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

44 30 37 31 46 48 38 34 35 49 41 33 42 36 40 32 43 47 45 39

USA 523 USA 37 USA 324 USA 50 USA 630 USA 43772 USA 326 USA 106 USA 300 USA 50988 USA 353 USA 97 USA 389 USA 310 USA 344 USA 77 USA 488 USA 657 USA 627 343

Savasana Power Play Kincsem Eclipse Planet Claire Sea Shadow Mopelia Team Storm Trysail Kima Andiamo Woody Hiawatha Morning Glory Red Sky Two Feathers Dark 'n Stormy Shakedown Vixen Tolo She's the Boss

J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105

Brian Keane Stone/DeWeese Esdorn/Hennes Damian Emery John Koten Charles L. Shumway Denis Seynhaeve Chessie Jr Racing Nelson Weiderman Paul Strauch Larry Hennessy Corcoran/Marcy Carl Olsson John Pearson Mark Masur Michael Lachance Jordan Mindich Christopher Beane Norman Kilarjian John Sutherland

13:48:50 13:49:14 13:49:52 13:51:00 13:51:45 13:52:40 13:53:17 13:53:59 13:55:09 13:57:06 13:57:18 13:57:24 13:57:44 13:58:38 13:59:11 13:59:30 13:59:48 13:59:57 14:02:02 DNF

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Class 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Fleet

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21

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Amendments NOTICE OF RACE AMENDMENT #1 2. RULES 2.1: The Regatta Regulations are amended as follows: Regatta Regulation 7.4 is amended with the following clarifications: PHRF Crew Weight Limitations: Block Island Race Week 2009 allows a higher weight limitation than Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound (YRA LIS) PHRF allows. The intention is to allow one more crew member in each size range.

The crew weight limit for an entrant shall be as stated on the PHRF handicap certificate issued by the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound (YRA LIS). If an entrant wishes to change their weight limit to the limits allowed for this event, the entrant shall obtain a new certificate using the maximum limit stated in the table. As stated in Section 7.4, all PHRF boats may carry a crew member less than 14 years of age in addition to the crew weight limit specified on the PHRF handicap certificate.

No PHRF handicap appeals for adjustment for additions or deletions of crew limits will be heard.

5. ADVERTISING 5.1 Is amended to read: Advertising is permitted, unless class rules do not permit, in accordance with ISAF Regulation 20.

Clarification: ISAF Regulation 20 no longer refers to category A or C events.

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS AMENDMENT # 1

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5. SCHEDULE OF RACES Revise the last sentence to state: The Navigator Class will race one race per day with a scheduled warning signal of 1030.

7. RACING AREAS 7.1 Revise to state: There will be four racing circles in Block Island Sound, designated Red, White, Blue and Navigator.

7.3: Add: Navigator: Red Bell R “6” approx. 0.3 miles W of Southwest Point (Mark “G”) 9. MARKS Section 9.1: Add: Navigator Class: Marks as described in Appendix 2 20. RADIO COMMUNICATIONS 20.1: Add: Navigator Class VHF Channel 73 APPENDIX 2 A2.1: Revise to state: Navigator Classes Courses will be designated by letters corresponding with the list below and will be posted on a course board displayed on the Navigator Class Race Committee Signal Boat. For all Navigator classes the start will be between the Signal Boat and Red Bell R “6” approx. 0.3 miles W of Southwest Point (Mark “G”) SAILING INSTRUCTIONS AMENDMENT # 2 APPENDIX 2 A2.2: Revise last line to: “U” G “1” Fl G Gong at Eastern End of Endeavor Shoals Clarification: Mark “M” becomes Mark “U” Posted: June 20, 2009 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS AMENDMENT # 3 Regatta Regulation 6.1 is changed as follows: Maximum total crew shall be the crew number printed on the boats IRC certificate, plus one.

The maximum total crew weight shall not exceed the product of the crew number printed on the boats IRC certificate, plus one, multiplied by 180 pounds.

Boats may carry one additional crewmember less than 14 years of age. This additional crew will not be part of the maximum crew number or weight calculation.

Entrants intending on carrying additional crewmembers less than 14 years of age shall so indicate on their entry form.

Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2009 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS AMENDMENT # 4 Appendix A1.5 is changed: If there are two windward marks set and there is a windward finish, the finish line for all classes on that racecourse will be to windward of the furthest windward mark.

Posted: Sunday, June 21, 2009 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS AMENDMENT # 5 and #6 Amend Notice of Race 10 and sailing instruction 16.5 by adding: Decisions of a national jury are subject to appeal.

Amend Notice of Race 2.2 and sailing instruction 1.2 as follows: The US SAILING prescriptions to the RRS do not apply except the prescriptions to RRS 68 (Damages), 76.1, 76.3 and Appendix F. Those prescriptions will be available on the Block Island Race Week website as an attachment to the sailing instructions.

The official flagpole and notice board is located at B.I. Boat Basin

Schedule of Events Tuesday, June 23 0730-0830 Substitute Crew Weigh In - Race Week Headquarters 0900 Harbor Signals 1030 Racing 1800-2000 Awards Presentation & Evening Party vineyard vines Race Day Gill & UK-Halsey and yellow tail Official Party Sponsors Wednesday, June 24 0730-0830 Substitute Crew Weigh In - Race Week Headquarters 0900 Harbor Signals 1030 Racing 1800-2000 Awards Presentation & Evening Party Rolex Race Day Gowrie Group and WindCheck Official Party Sponsors Thursday, June 25 0730-0830 Substitute Crew Weigh In - Race Week Headquarters 0900 Harbor Signals 1030 Racing 1800-2000 Awards Presentation & Evening Party 1930 Storm Trysail Raffle Drawing Mount Gay Race Day & Official Party Sponsor

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Friday, June 26 0730-0830 Substitute Crew Weigh In - Race Week Headquarters 0900 Harbor Signals 1030 Racing 1700-2000 Final Awards Presentation & Evening Party Lewmar Race Day Hall Spars and Bitter End Official Party Sponsors

The Storm Trysail Foundation Helping to Keep Junior Sailors Sailing Safely

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Founded in 2008, the Storm Trysail Foundation (ST Foundation) supports several programs that get junior sailors involved in big boat racing, including community activities, junior safety at sea seminars, Chessie Jr. Racing, Team Storm Trysail and the STC Intercollegiate Regatta. “The Foundation hopes to provide seamanship and educational initiatives at the junior level,” noted John Fisher, Past Commodore of STC. “We are cultivating the next generation of sailors, and the more thorough we are with providing the tools, the better prepared young sailors can be.”

“STC members like Kevin McNeil, who provided the keelboat platform for juniors to sail in the Chesapeake, and Butch Ulmer and Adam Loory, whose dedication to growing the Intercollegiate Regatta and Rich du Moulin for his continued efforts to enhance the Safety at Sea Seminar series, are a real credit to the Foundation,” said Fisher.

With additional support from the ST Foundation, the Club will continue to host its highly successful Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminars.

These events have resulted in more than one documented life saved – one a junior girl who fell overboard during a race, the other a junior boy who, too, went overboard during a Spring Series regatta. The owner of the boat attributed the successful man overboard recovery to what he learned while allowing his boat to be used in the STC Jr. Safety-at-Sea Seminar at Larchmont Yacht Club.

“The Storm Trysail Club’s highest priority is to introduce junior sailors to big boat sailing in a fun and safe manner,” said STC Past Commodore Rich du Moulin. “As much as they need to understand the basics of sailboat racing in order to be successful, junior sailors also must know safety at sea to be responsible stewards of our sport.”

This is the fundamental premise behind the club’s Junior Safety-atSea Seminars, which have been praised as “uniquely resourceful and extremely educational.”

Onshore activities include presentations covering safety procedures, particularly man overboard recovery, and big-boat organization and crew work. Juniors witness (and volunteer for) an in-the-water demonstration of inflatable PFDs and the inflation of a six-man canopied life raft, and then spend the afternoon practicing sail handling and performing man overboard drills both upwind with jibs and downwind with spinnakers. The Chesapeake Bay Station of Storm Trysail has also been hosting Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminars for seven years, partnering with the U.S. Naval Academy.

Supporting the ST Foundation helps to ensure the future of our sport – and keep hundreds of boats returning to Block Island with fresh talent for years to come!

For more information about the ST Foundation, which has a 501(c)(3) status, contact STC at 1 Woodbine Avenue, Larchmont NY 10538, by phone at 914-834-8857, or via e-mail at stormtry@aol.com.

Chessie Jr Racing aboard Team Storm Trysail persue fellow Annapolis-based Mopelia, in yesterday’s Round the Island Race

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Inaugural New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup Coming This September

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Nineteen yacht club teams from around the globe have accepted the New York Yacht Club’s (NYYC) invitation to compete in the first-ever New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup. Scheduled to debut September 15-19, 2009, the event is for amateur sailors representing their yacht clubs and respective nations. The event, sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Sperry Top-Sider, will be hosted by the New York Yacht Club at its Harbour Court clubhouse in Newport, RI. Similar to the America’s Cup of yesteryear, the Invitational Cup will be a friendly competition among 14 nations. On each team, all but two of the crew must hold a passport of the country of the invited yacht club’s or sailing organization’s primary location. The event will be sailed in Club Swan 42s, one-design boats developed by the New York Yacht Club and designed by German and Mani Frers.

That these ingredients will refuel the passion for Corinthian competition among sailing nations is a certainty in the mind of NYYC Commodore David Elwell, who crewed on America’s Cup defender Intrepid in 1967. An avid Club Swan 42 sailor who will participate in an elimination series that will determine his club’s team, Elwell says, “I think I can speak for all the club Commodores in saying that we look forward to getting back to the basics: where how well a team does in competition is determined by how well it sails, not by how much money it spends or go-fast technology it develops.”

“With the New York Yacht Club hosting and the world’s most illustrious

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19 Entries Accepted; Yacht Clubs to Field Amateur Teams

yacht clubs participating, the Invitational Cup is positioned to become the Wimbledon of sailing,” said World Champion sailor Enrico Chieffi, who is Nautor Group Marketing Director. “The Club Swan 42 levels the playing field so that the focus can be on the skills of the individual teams.”

The participating clubs, to date, are: 1. Japan Sailing Federation (Tokyo, Japan) 2. New York Yacht Club (New York, N.Y., USA) 3. Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (Hamburg, Germany) 4. Nyländska Jaktklubben (Helsinki, Finland) 5. Real Club Nautico Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain) 6. Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (Hamilton, Bermuda) 7. Royal Canadian Yacht Club (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 8. Royal Cork Yacht Club (County Cork, Ireland) 9. Royal St. George Yacht Club (County Dublin, Ireland); 10. Royal Danish Yacht Club (Hellerup, Denmark) 11. Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (Hong Kong, China) 12. Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (Auckland, New Zealand) 13. Royal Ocean Racing Club (London, England) 14. Royal Thames Yacht Club (London, England) 15. Royal Yacht Squadron (London, England) 16. St.Francis Yacht Club (San Francisco, Calif., USA); 17. Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy) 18. Yacht Club de France (Paris, France) 19. Yacht Club Italiano (Genoa, Italy) Full details can be found at www.nyyc.org/worldinvitationalcup or contact Event Chair John Mendez at Jmendez@nyyc.org or +1(401) 862-5202.

Today’s Weather...

Tuesday, June 23 Low pressure will likely weaken some, but the system is still stalled offshore to the SE and E of the New England coast.

There will be a much lighter N-NE gradient over the region, especially in the afternoon, with wind in the teens up to 20kts in the morning, and possibly down to 10kts in the afternoon.

There will still be lots of clouds with light rain and drizzle, but that may end in the afternoon, and if any sun develops, there is chance for lighter conditions to possible light/variable late.

Temps will still be cool and mainly in the 60s.

Prepared 0630 Monday June 22, 2009

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Dining & Nightlife on the Block

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There are more than 40 dining and drinking establishments on Block Island – quite a few for a 7,000-acre island. The majority of the restaurants are situated in the downtown area (Old Harbor) and around the Great Salt Pond (New Harbor); all have good food and many offer great views of the water. All of the phone numbers listed here have a 401 area code.

Notable by its absence this season is Dead Eye Dick’s. A New Harbor favorite since the 1930s, this restaurant will be closed while the owners make structural improvements to rectify issues cited by the Rhode Island Fire Marshal’s office. Here, then are some perpetual sailors’ favorites.

Taking its name from the hundreds of personalized oars left by visiting sailors that fill almost all the space on the walls and ceiling, The Oar (466-8820) is located right next to the Race Week tent. Their deck has a great view of New Harbor, especially at sunset. The Oar serves breakfast, lunch & dinner, and their reasonably priced menu ranges from fresh seafood to pub grub. Try the peel-and-eat shrimp and the pan-seared tuna salad, and one (or more!) of their famous Block Island Mudslides.

Aldo’s Restaurant, located on Weldon’s Way, is a perpetual favorite for crew dinners. Italian fare including pizza, pasta and seafood is served in the dining room, on the patio and in the spacious bar. Entrees include veal saltimbocca, chicken marsala and zuppa di pesce. Friendly service, reasonable prices and consistently good food make Aldo’s a local favorite (466-5871).

Champlin’s Hotel, Marina and Resort (466-7777), on the west side of New Harbor, is the home of the Dockside Restaurant. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the Dockside features American and Cajun cuisine and a raw bar, a great harbor view and live entertainment on weekends. Trader’s Tiki Bar, locat-

ed at the end of Champlin’s dock, serves tasty mudslides, and there’s another Tiki bar poolside. The snack bar (open from 7am ‘til midnight) serves breakfast, lunch, snacks and pizza, and you can get desserts, fresh pastries, stuffed breads, ice cream and coffee – and enjoy a water view from the deck at the bakery and ice cream parlor, which is open from 7am to 11pm.

The Beachhead (466-2249), located directly across from the beach on Corn Neck Road, offers American cuisine with a fantastic view, and it’s kid-friendly.

Indoor and outdoor seating is available at Sharkys (466-9900), at 596 Corn Neck Road across from Yellow Kittens (see ‘Rock the Block’ below), is another family-oriented place, serving everything from burgers and pasta to seafood and steaks. Pizza Plus (466-9939), located next door to Yellow Kittens, has pies and calzones for takeout, and they also deliver. Three Sisters, on Old Town Road, serves gourmet sandwiches, and they offer barbecue and sushi on Thursday and Friday (466-9661).

The island’s only steakhouse, The Tap & Grille (466-2901), located in the National Hotel on Water Street, serves seafood (and steaks!). Their front porch offers a view of Old Harbor, and they have live entertainment most nights. The island’s microbrewery, the Mohegan Café (466-5911), is next door to the National. Their menu includes seafood, steaks, burritos and salads, all of which go great with their Striper Ale! Finn’s (466-2473), located next to the Block Island Ferry parking lot, has the island’s widest selection of seafood (don’t miss their clam chowder!), all fresh from the fish market next door, where you can get the days’ catch for the backyard grill or lobster bake. Finn’s has a harbor-level dining room, decks on two floors and takeout window. Ballard’s Inn & Restaurant (466-2231), located directly on the beach, offers casual dining with an outdoor deck. Their menu includes plenty of seafood, and they have a sushi bar and a raw bar, as well as live entertainment.

Fine Dining Block Island has several superb restaurants, and gentlemen won’t need to don a jacket and tie to dine in any of them. Reservations, however, are recommended.

The Atlantic Inn Restaurant (466-5883), a Victorian inn located at the top of High Street, has elegant dining at an unhurried pace, with a prix fixe menu focusing on American cuisine. Enjoy cocktails and tapas on the veranda or lawn before your meal.

The Hotel Manisses (466-2836), another Victorian inn located just down the hill from The Atlantic on Spring Street, offers refined dining in their Gazebo, or a bistro menu in the more casual Gatsby room. Local seafood is prepared with fresh vegetable and herbs from the hotel’s garden.

The Spring House Hotel (466-5844), also on Spring Street, has a Victorian dining room serving prime chops and steaks, and the island’s largest baked stuffed lobster, as well as the more casual Veranda Café and Victoria’s Parlor for after dinner drinks. All of their desserts and pastries are baked on the premises.

Winfield’s (466-5856), next door to Yellow Kittens on Corn Neck Road, offers one of the most fun and inventive dining experiences on the island, with everything from pan-fried crusty lobster cakes and duck comfit to coconut-crusted mahi mahi and excellent salads. Chefs Rich and Evan bring in several types of tuna, fresh swordfish and dry aged beef, and other specialties include freshly made pasta; the lobster ravioli is superb. Winfield’s pastry chef Kelly creates mouthwatering new specials every night.

largest nightclub on the island. Their Race Week line-up includes the Booze Beggars on Sunday night, Disco Night (Monday), Local Talent Nite (Tuesday), Miss Fairchild (Wednesday & Thursday) and Vivid (Friday & Saturday). Captain Nick’s big dance floor fills up every night, so get there early to claim your spot!

The Albion Pub (466-9990) on Ocean Avenue has more than 40 different beers, including Guinness and Bass on tap. You’ll find a well-stocked jukebox (and a DJ or live band some nights), and it’s the place to get the local scuttlebutt on where to find the night’s best action.

Club Soda (466-5397), located just off Ocean Avenue on Connecticut Avenue, serves wicked Philly cheesesteaks, sandwiches, salads, pizza and ribs, and the kitchen’s open until 11. Their drinks are “crew-priced,” and Rhode Island Monthly rated their mudslides the best in the state. According to The Block Island Times, Club Soda is the island’s best place to hear live alternative music.

McGovern’s Yellow Kittens Tavern (466-5855), located on Corn Neck Road, has darts, ping-pong, pool, dancing to live bands on summer weekend nights…and mudslides and margaritas on tap!

Mahogany Shoals on Payne’s Dock, is a great place to wind down the evening’s revelry, especially if veteran Irish folk singer Walter McDonough is holding court. The show starts at 10, so grab a pint of the dark stuff, sit back (if you can – this place only holds about 50 people) and enjoy. The Galway-born McDonough strongly urges audience participation – just don’t ask him to play Danny Boy!

Rock the Block There are several nightclubs on Block Island. Many have live music, and you’ll often be able to catch a national act. If you weren’t on-island earlier this month, however, you missed the 9th Annual Block Island Music Festival (check blockislandmusic.com and make your plans for next summer).

Captain Nick’s Rock ‘N Roll Bar (466-5670), located on Ocean Avenue, is the

Play Safe Impaired driving is not tolerated on Block Island, and more than one sailor has been an overnight guest of the local authorities over the years, so choose a designated driver from your crew for the evening. Better yet, utilize the island’s plentiful cabs. Have fun, and remember that tomorrow’s first gun will be fired sooner than you think.

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DONATE WITH PEACE OF MIND.

Penny Langone Penny did her first Block Island Race Week in 1965 with her father Vinnie Monte-Sano.

He is well known as Past Commodore and creator of the Monte-Sano cooler, the signature drink of the Storm Trysail Club. Even when she was pregnant with her first child, she still crewed on the Cal 40 Illusion at Race Week and just about all of the other races on Long Island Sound. Penny is as familiar with Race Week as anyone on the Island today. It’s been said that, with few exceptions, she has been to more Race Weeks than anyone.

Penny was a junior one-design champion on Long Island Sound and later graduated to IOD’s and Cal 40’s. She sailed through a Force 4 storm from Copenhagen to Cowes, UK as a 16 year-old. She was sailing with her father’s best friend, Arthur “Capt. Tuna” Wullschleger, another Past Commodore of the STC. Penny is an organizer and has the ability to get things done. Her strongest trait is working with people and getting them to enjoy the work and responsibilities. For years, she has been volunteering at Race Week helping to manage the Duty Desk. People who work for her give her high praises. She will never put herself ahead of the team when it comes to the applause. She realizes it’s the people in the trenches that do all the work, even though she gives them the direction.

“Penny is a doll – she’s the best and we couldn’t do this without her,” according to Luiz Kahl (shown with Penny).

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A Whale of a Deal Under the Tent

Scuttlebutt Highlights SCUTTLEBUTT 2871 - Tuesday, June 23, 2009 (www.sailingscuttlebutt.com) Scuttlebutt is published each weekday with the support of its sponsors, providing a digest of major sailing news, commentary, opinions, features and dock talk . . . with a North American focus.

PREPARING FOR THE FAR 40 WORLDS When the Farr 40 class gathers this week in Porto Cervo, Sardinia for the 2009 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship, there will be two predominant story lines: Will Vincenzo Onorato and his Mascalzone Latino team win a fourth straight title, and can the class avoid the controversy that ended the 2008 event?

At last year’s Worlds in Miami, FL, the pivotal moment between leaders Mascalzone Latino (ITA) and Giovanni Maspero’s Joe Fly (ITA) came on the final day when Joe Fly closely leebowed Jim Richardson’s Barking Mad (USA). Mascalzone Latino witnessed what they believed to be a foul, but when Barking Mad did not protest, ML did, with the judges ruling against the Joe Fly team, thus ending their title hopes.

What followed were hard feelings and strong words, with Maspero claiming a jury conspiracy and a threat to leave the class. A year later, all three teams have returned, and Scuttlebutt checked in with Barking Mad tactician Terry Hutchinson about the incident last year, and what he expects for this year’s championship: SBUTT: A year later, what lessons have been learned from that 2008 Worlds incident that have helped you as a competitor?

WILL TEAM RUSSIA BE DECLARED ELIGIBLE TO RACE? A familiar face is on the horizon. Team Russia are on their way to Stockholm with the intention of taking part in the leg 10 sprint to their home port of St Petersburg, Russia. The team suspended racing in Singapore after leg three as a consequence of insufficient funds, and have since been trying to source funding to resume.

In the meantime, they have largely changed their management and crew – Stig Westergaard has taken over from Andreas Hanakamp as skipper and, along with founder Oleg Zherebtsov, is the only returning member of the sailing team - and they now face a difficult task in being declared eligible to race.

Race Director Jack Lloyd said: “We haven’t seen the boat since Christmas time when they left Singapore so we have no idea of the state of the electronics or the measurement condition of the boat. She just has to comply with the rules, like any other boat. All other boats have to maintain the boat in measurement trim and their crew have to qualify. They just have to go through that process.

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TERRY HUTCHINSON: “Not to over simplify it, but if you foul somebody do your penalty turns. Now in defense of Joe Fly there were no whistles blown at the time as discussed by the jury but that simply meant they did not see the situation - not that the situation did not happen. At a 2009 Worlds meeting, we have been reminded that just because there is no whistle does not mean there was not a foul. I go back to if you think you fouled - don’t wait for the whistle - just do the penalty turn.”

SCOREBOARD - REVISED: The race for second overall between PUMA and Telefonica Blue would get a little muddled if Team Russia are able to compete. Their inclusion would increase the leg to eight boats, so if Telefonica Blue won the leg, PUMA would need to finish seventh or better to claim the second rung on the podium, as opposed to just finishing the leg when it was a seven boat fleet.

VOLVO OCEAN RACE 2008/9: Began in Alicante, Spain on Oct. 4, 2008, crewed around the world race in VO 70s, with ten distance legs and seven In-Port races. The final event will be Leg 10 from Stockholm, Sweden to St Petersburg, Russia (400 nm), starting on June 25th with the finish expected to be on June 27th.

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SAILING SHORTS Gianfranco Tortolani’s “Citta di Salerno” capsized early Sunday whileparticipating in the Original Single Handed Trans-Atlantic Race (OSTAR). Following the news of his EPIRB signal, a Cormorant helicopter and C-130 Hercules aircraft had been dispatched, but the Cormorant didn’t make it to the scene, about 420 kilometres from Halifax, because of high winds and low visibility, and landed on Sable Island. The Hercules did get to the area, and Tortolani was eventually rescued by the U.S. container ship Maersk Missouri on Sunday afternoon. The race to Newport, Rhode Island, started in Plymouth, England, on May 25 with 31 competitors.

Excerpted from The Chronicle Herald, David Jackson

LETTERS TO THE CURMUDGEON From Richard Jepsen, Chair US SAILING Education Division: (re, story in Scuttlebutt 2867 - Behind The Club Gates) While I’ll admit I’m less sure of the culture of sailing in Canada, I’m quite knowledgeable about the culture of sailing and its level of openness in the US. There are several HUNDRED, if not over a thousand, community sailing organizations serving the working, middle and upper middle classes around the country. In my marina alone there are three options for those three demographics alone to participate, socialize and influence the culture of their program.

One is a member owned collective (it is Berkeley, afterall), another ‘open to the public’ program sponsored by UC Berkeley and a commercial outfit (mine). We are not the exception.. Go to Long Beach, Seattle, Annapolis, St Pete, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, Newport, etc., there are inexpensive, well marketed, inclusive organizations dotting those landscapes. There are hundreds of non-profits reaching out to women, to disabled sailors, to underprivileged kids, to minorities (ever hear of the huge event in the Caribbean called the Black Boaters’ Summit?) And, there are very ‘middle class’ yacht clubs around the country as well.

BTW, according to CYA (Canadian Yachting Association) Canada has a robust network of schools and community programs as well, despite the shorter sailing season….

CURMUDGEON’S OBSERVATION “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

- Martin Luther King Jr.

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