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The Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXV 25th Anniversary of Race Week 1965-2013

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2013 Block Island Race Week News MONDAY • June 24, 2013

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Celebrating 25 Years of Great Racing Today we begin Block Island Race Week XXV. That’s the Silver Anniversary of Block Island Race Week! On behalf of the Storm Trysail Club’s officers and members, it’s my pleasure to welcome you to New England’s finest sailing venue, Block Island, Rhode Island. My guess is that Past Storm Trysail Club Commodore Jakob Isbrandtsen and his mates fifty years ago never thought that their get together known then as Block Island Week would have turned into one of the major events on America’s sailing calendar. Jakob will be here this week, so when you see him give him a hearty “Thanks!” You may not know that Jakob and co-founder Ev Morris modeled Block Island Race Week on Britain’s Cowes Week. The Island Sailing Club of Cowes Tankard, awarded to the winner of the Around the Island Race, was given to commemorate the ties between Cowes Week and Block Island Race Week. This year we have reconfirmed those ties by inviting Robin Aisher, Admiral of the Island Sailing Club of Cowes, here to present the Tankard to the overall winner of the Around the Island Race. Robin will be racing aboard Black Watch this week. The Block Island community and Storm Trysail Committees have been working feverishly preparing for what is sure to be a memorable week of competitive racing and sailing camaraderie. It’s our wish that you all enjoy the next five days, and take away fond memories of Block Island Race Week XXV. Our Race Committee is staffed with some of the finest and most experienced

Race Officers at any regatta. They are committed to excellence in race management. They will again work under the watchful eyes of our On-The-Water Co-Chairs and PROs, Past Commodore Dick Neville and David Brennan; both of them have years of serious race management under their belts. They will be ably helped by two other PROs, Ray Redniss and Bruce Bingman and an enthusiastic supporting cast. No matter which circle you are competing on, the Race Committee will be well prepared to offer the best in race management. Championships on the Line Eight continent-wide or regional championships will be decided during Block Island Race Week XXV, as will the many permanent Block Island Race Week trophies. North American Championships: IRC and J/80 class East Coast Championships: PHRF, J/29, J/44, J/105 and J/109 New England Championship: Swan 42 Block Island Race Week Trophies • The Everett B. Morris Memorial Trophy for the Best Overall Performance at Race Week • The Jakob Isbrandtsen Overall Performance Trophy for the Second Best Performance at Race Week Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Monday 1


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