25th Anniversary of Race Week 1965-2013
June 23-28
25
The Storm Trysail Club th Block Island Race Week XXV
2013 Block Island Race Week News TUESDAY • JUNE 25, 2013
© PhotoBoat.com
In Phase With flags aflutter on Sunday afternoon, the decibel level under the Main Tent and in the Weigh-In trailer! - was noticeably higher than at previous Race Weeks. This is Block Island Race Week XXV, after all, and crews were champing at the bit to strut their stuff. One of this year’s big stories is the tremendous resurgence in the Green Fleet. The 41 boats in this fleet are sailing around courses mostly comprising government marks, as did every fleet at Race Week back in the 1960s. The father and son team of Matt and Will Reichart are sailing their Evelyn 25 Ursa Minor (Latham, NY) - the smallest boat in the Double-handed class - and with Race Week Chairman Lee Reichart (Matt’s father and Will’s grandfather) aboard the Race Week media boat, Minerva, Captain Charlie Terry steered for the Green Circle to watch their start. Sailing in his first Race Week, Will Reichart is celebrating his 15th birthday on
Wednesday and is surely one of the youngest sailors in the Double-handed class. “We work together really well,” he said. “My dad usually drives, but he had me drive when we took in a reef. This is my first time out here on Block Island, and it’s pretty cool sailing double-handed. Instead of just skirting the jib, I’m also grinding and trimming. It’s fun!” As of this morning, Jim Anderson’s Farr 395 Skye (Riverside, CT), with the incomparable Eric Kreuter crewing, leads the Double-handers. Looking as majestic as she must have at the start of the 1938 Newport Bermuda Race, the 68-foot Sparkman & Stephens yawl Black Watch (Newport, RI) is a sight to behold in the Cruising Non-Spinnaker class, which is led by Burt Keenan’s Cat Ketch 49 Acadia (Hilton Head, SC). Over on the White circle, the competition in the 8-boat J/44 One-Design class was as tight as always, and the East Coast Championship will be decided this week. Jim Bishop’s Gold Digger (Jamestown, RI) had a 24-carat start in Race 2, and controlled the favored right-hand side for the first beat. Gold Digger has a Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday 1
1-point lead over Don & Rick Rave’s Resolute (Huntington Bay, NY) and Jeff Willis Challenge IV (Huntington, NY). Doug Curtiss’ Wicked 2.0 (South Dartmouth, MA) notched two bullets on Monday to lead the 5-boat J/111 class. With seconds separating the top finishers, holding the top spot will be a challenge. There’s a great battle in the J/109 East Coast Championship, and Monday’s racing saw some great dicing at the front of the 15-boat class. Bill Sweetser’s Rush (Annapolis, MD) scored a 2-4 to lead Rick Lyall’s Storm (Wilton, CT), who came from well back in the fleet to finish 6th in Race 1 and won Race 2. As today’s racing begins, Rush has a 1-point lead over Storm. “We watched Nik Wallenda tightrope the Grand Canyon on Sunday night,” said Rush tactician Tomaso Babel. “He inspired us to go get ‘em!” John & Tony Esposito’s Hustler (Mohegan Lake, NY) won both of Monday’s races to take the lead in the 6-boat J/29 class. “The current was ripping because of the full moon,” said tactician John Esposito. The action in the Red Fleet provided Monday’s best spectating, with the IRC and HPR North American Championships at stake. Brendan Brownyard’s Swan 42 Barleycorn (Bay Shore, NY) executed the gutsiest move we observed all day, port-tacking a bunch of boats and then catching a nice lift at the first windward mark to take the lead in Race 2. She was, however, overtaken by Gibb Kane’s Mutiny (Newport), who went on to win. When the smoke had cleared, Melissa & Andy Fisher’s Bandit (Greewich, CT) was leading the 2013 Swan 42 New England Championship with a 1-4, followd by Ken Colburn’s Apparition (Dover, MA; 3-3) and Barleycorn (7-2). Navy Offshore Sailing had a great day in IRC 1, strafing the opposition to win Race 2 aboard their TP52 Corsair (Annapolis), which is painted in the battle colors
2 Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday
of her legendary namesake, the Chance-Vought F4U Corsair fighter plane. With a 4-1 scoreline, Corsair trails Heidi & Steve Benjamin’s Carkeek HP 40 SPOOKIE (Norwalk, CT), the leader in IRC 1 and the 2013 High Performance Rule North American North American Championship. “This is a great class to be in,” said Corsair’s helmsman Padraig O’Brien. “If we continue to improve as we have been and continue to stay positive, we’ll do great!” Ed Freitag & Molly Haley’s Summit 40 DownTime (Annapolis) leads IRC 2 by 2 points and Craig Albrecht’s Ker 40 Avalanche (Port Washington, NY) holds a 4-point lead in IRC 3, while Ralph DiMattia’s Nelson Marek 40 Shamrock Sensation (Quincy, MA) is out front in IRC 4. Monday’s most entertaining moment was provided by a large group of IRC 2 and IRC 4 boats that attempted to occupy the same small area at the windward mark in Race 2. Amazingly there was no boat-to-boat contact and not more than one or two fouls, although there was no lack of colorful language. Lee Reichart, who exhausted his cell phone’s battery capturing the mayhem on video, exclaimed, “That was exciting, man!” With the “SuperMoon” relinquishing its considerable influence over the tides in Block Island Sound, the second day of Block Island Race Week’s Silver Anniversary edition is shaping up as another good one. “We always have a lot more competition here than anywhere else,” said Adam Loory, the skipper of the Goetz 40 Soulmates (Mamaroneck, NY; IRC 2). “More people need to come out here and have this type of fun!” On-the-Water Co-Chair Dick Neville announced that the Storm Trysail Race Committee intends to run the Round the Island Race on Wednesday. Commander’s weather is predicting that Wednesday looks to be the best. VHF confirmation will be given at 0900. The Start Sequence can be found on page 13. ■
It was all smiles aboard SPOOKIE yesterday. They lead the IRC 1 Class.
© PhotoBoat.com
Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday 3
RESULTS Bow Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Owner/Skipper 1 Red Fleet Racing IRC Division IRC 1 1. USA 95 SPOOKIE Carkeek HP 40 Steve & Heidi Benjamin 2. USA 5206 Corsair TP 52 Andy Beeler 3. USA 1253 Catapult Ker 40 Marc Glimcher 4. USA 84001 Decision HPR Carkeek 40 Stephen Murray 5. UAE 400 Grundoom Farr 400 James Grundy 6. USA 1200 High Noon Tripp 41 CTM Dennis Collins 7. USA 52643 Settler NEB Tripp 43 Thomas Rich
Race 1
Race 2
Total
1 4 2 3 5 6 7
2 1 3 4 5 6 7
3.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 10.0 12.0 14.0
IRC 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
USA 93586 USA 52496 USA 52915 USA 4212 USA 60432 USA 70 USA 1131
DownTime Convictus Maximus White Witch The Cat Came Back Cool Breeze Pendragon Soulmates
Summit 40 Farr 42 IRC King 40 Swan 42 Mills 43 Custom X-41 Custom Goetz 40
Ed Freitag / Molly Haley Donald Nicholson Larry Landry Lincoln Mossop III John Cooper Quentin Thomas Adam Loory
1 4 3 2 5 7 6
2 1 4 6 3 5 7
3.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 12.0 13.0
IRC 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
USA 39516 USA 52919 USA 28990 USA 50500 USA 12282 USA 9393 USA 39532 USA 12241 USA 52240 USA 31113 USA 52770
Avalanche Dolphin Spectre Christopher Dragon VIII Orion Katabatic Old School Wings SqueeZeplay Next Wave Tumbleweed
Farr 395 J 122 Tripp 40 J 130 J 122 IMX 40 Farr 395 J 122 IMX 40 Farr 395 J 122
Craig Albrecht Neil McMillan Brian Prinz Andrew & Linda Weiss Paul Milo Gordon Hall Ganson Evans Barry Lewis Gregg Brinegar Steve Clarke Carole Shaw
2 3 1 8 7 4 6 5 10 9 11
1 4 9 2 3 7 5 8 6 10 11
3.0 7.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 11.0 11.0 13.0 16.0 19.0 22.0
IRC 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
USA 25279 USA 156 USA 40789 USA 145 USA 31779 NA 9 USA 63396 USA 114
Shamrock Sensation Out of Reach III Lora Ann Rebecca Breakaway Flirt Draco Varekai
Nelson Marek 40 X-35 Express 37 J 120 Tripp 37 Navy 44 Express 37 J 120
Ralph DiMattia Louis Nees Richard Du Moulin Glenn Gault Dave Otterbein Jonathan Driesslein Robert Behringer Hein Peter
1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8
1.5 1.5 4 3 5 8 6 7
2.5 3.5 7.0 9.0 10.0 12.0 13.0 15.0
Bandit Apparition Barleycorn Mutiny Daring Arethusa Blazer Tiburon Impetuous Quintessence Mahalo
Swan 42 Swan 42 Swan 42 Swan 42 Swan 42 Swan 42 Swan 42 Swan 42 Swan 42 Swan 42 Swan 42
Andrew & Melissa Fisher Ken Colburn Brendan Brownyard Gibb Kane John Hele Phil Lotz Christopher Culver Rick Dominique Paul Zabetakis Roger Widmann Charles Kenahan
1 3 7 9 2 6 4 5 11 10 8
4 3 2 1 8 6 9 10 5 7 11
5.0 6.0 9.0 10.0 10.0 12.0 13.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 19.0
One Design Division Swan 42 1. USA 4208 2. USA 4235 3. USA 4224 4. USA 4204 5. USA 4214 6. USA 4216 7. USA 4243 8. USA 4223 9. USA 4206 10. USA 4210 11. USA 4245
4 Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday
RESULTS Bow Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Owner/Skipper 2 White Fleet Racing One Design Division J 44 1. USA 49 / 4405 Gold Digger J 44 James D. Bishop 2. USA 43787 / 4403 Resolute J 44 Don and Rick Rave 3. USA 42880 / 4404 Challenge IV J 44 Jeffrey W. Willis 4. USA 83000 / 4411 Maxine J 44 William Ketcham 5. USA 42844 / 4412 Charlie V J 44 Norman Schulman 6. USA 42324 / 4406 Glory J 44 Jack Neades 7. USA 43554 / 4410 Honahlee J 44 HL DeVore 8. USA 42739 / 4413 Katana J 44 William Mooney
Race 1
Race 2
Total
3 1 2 4 6 5 7 9/DNC
1 4 3 2 5 6 7 9/DNC
4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 11.0 11.0 14.0 18.0
J 111 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
USA 30 USA 26 USA 16 11104 USA 60909
Wicked 2.0 Andiamo Partnership Eagles Dare Bravo
J 111 J 111 J 111 J 111 J 111
Douglas Curtiss Paul Strauch David and Maryellen Tortorello Mike Piper Sedgwick Ward
1 3 2 4 5
1 2 5 3 4
2.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 9.0
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
USA 51 USA 146 USA 274 USA 369 USA 72 USA 52202
Rush Storm Gossip Skoot Gut Feeling Caminos
J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109
Bill Sweetser Richard Lyall Group W Jim Vos Ted Herlihy Donald Filippelli
2 6 5 1 7 3
4 1 2 7 3 8
6.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 10.0 11.0
J 109 9 13 4 12 5 3
Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday 5
RESULTS 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Bow 11 14 8 1 2 6 7 15 10
Sail Number USA 256 USA 273 USA 126 USA 160 USA 360 USA 267 USA 310 USA 140 USA 334
Yacht Name Shearwater Strategery Picante Ariel Big Boat Nordlys Pax 3 Troublemaker Sanibel
Yacht Design J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109 J 109
Owner/Skipper Hugh McLean Jack Forehand Robert Salk / John Sahagian Jeffrey Warren William Rogers Bob Schwartz Robert Siegel Eric Gordon Gerry Keeler
Race 1 9 8 4 10 12 13 11 15 14
Race 2 5 6 11 10 9 12 15 13 14
Total 14.0 14.0 15.0 20.0 21.0 25.0 26.0 28.0 28.0
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
J 105 25 27 24 30 29 26 32 33 23 20 28 31 21 22
USA 50 USA 334 BER 490 USA 488 USA 630 USA 92 USA 493 USA 344 USA 448 USA 398 USA 389 USA 323 USA 51245 USA 51439
Eclipse LouLou Distant Passion Shakedown Planet Claire Jaded Tonto Two Feathers Cush Blown Away Morning Glory Stratos Bottle Rocket Buckaroo
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
Damian Emery Bruce Stone James Macdonald Jordan Mindich John and Marisa Koten Peter Rugg Fred Darlington Mark & Jolene Masur Gardner Horan Samel/Mann/Harvey Carl Olsson Marcus Wunderlich Glenn Marck Robert Beguelin
1 2 3 8 4 7 9 5 6 11 10 12 13 14
1 2 4 3 7 6 5 11 13 8 9 10 12 14
2.0 4.0 7.0 11.0 11.0 13.0 14.0 16.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 22.0 25.0 28.0
3 Blue Fleet Racing One Design Division J 29 1. USA 283 2. USA 269 3. USA 63045 4. USA 40561 5. USA 40159 6. USA 53303
Hustler Mighty Puffin For Sail Dirty Harry Stout Seefest
J 29 MH OB J 29 MH J 29 MH OB J 29 J 29 J 29 MH OB
John & Tony Esposito Steve Thurston Jim Mackevich Jack McGuire Matthew Strand Ira Perry
1 2 4 3 5 7/DNC
1 3 2 4 5 7/DNC
2.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 10.0 14.0
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
Knee Deep Angry Chameleon R80 More Gostosa FKA Courageous USA 1162 Rumor Workboat Church Key USA 11 White Lightnin’ Cool J Gromit 0352 Eagle
J 80 J 80 J 80 J 80 J 80 J 80 J 80 J 80 J 80 J 80 J 80 J 80 J 80 J 80 J 80 J 80
Clarke McKinney Thomas Bowen Will & Marie Crump / Thomas Klok Hayes / Kirchhoff Les Beckwith Gary Panariello John White John Storck, Jr Mac Cooper Chris & Liz Chadwick Bert Carp Vince Kalish Alexander Kraus Jimmy Praley Blake Fleetwood Peter McCarthy
1 4 3 7 2 5 6 9 13 8 11 10 12 15 14 16
2 3 4 1 10 8 7 5 6 11 9 12 13 14 16 15
3.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 12.0 13.0 13.0 14.0 19.0 19.0 20.0 22.0 25.0 29.0 30.0 31.0
J 80 53 41 49 48 46 44 52 50 55 42 51 54 43 47 40 45
USA 788 USA 255 USA 1486 USA 1153 USA 1151 USA 1313 USA 1162 USA 19 USA 88 USA 59 USA 11 USA 335 USA 1150 USA 265 USA 0352 USA 204
6 Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday
RESULTS
Bow Sail Number PHRF_ToT Division PHRF 1 1. USA 2 2. CAN 61 3. USA 200 4. USA 206 5. USA 37 6. USA 40 7. USA 46850 8. USA 122 9. USA 35035 10. USA 21 11. USA 45 12. USA 71 13. USA 81
PHRF 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
USA 53194 USA 41485 USA 39 USA 43753 USA 52455 USA 164 USA 2 USA 73407 USA 52559
Yacht Name
Yacht Design
Owner/Skipper
Race 1
Race 2
Total
Celeritas Press Gang Jammy Beggar Coyote Menace-Bliksem Seabiscuit Leverage Black Ice Zefiro Torna Just Plain Nutz Renegade Red Stripe Catamount II
Melges 32 Farr 30 Melges 32 Megles 32 Farr 30 Farr 30 Schock 40 Melges 32 N/M 35 Custom Farr 30 FT 10M FT 10M FT 10M
Malcolm Gefter Roland Van Hazel Thomas Lee Bill Clemens Pieter Taselaar Kevin McNeil Arthur H. Buhr III Laura Grondin John Schimenti Norm Dean Jeff Freeman Charlie Reynolds Mark McGowan
1 4 2 3 6 5 9 7 11 8 13 10 12
1 2 6 5 3 4 7 10 8 13 9 12 11
2.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 16.0 17.0 19.0 21.0 22.0 22.0 23.0
Bluto Afterglow Zuma Seraphim Renegade 5cent Pithy Snow Bird Tenacity
Evelyn 32 (modified) Express 37 J 109 J 35 X-445 J-100 GP 26 Schock 35 Beneteau First 44.7
Ben Hall / Bill Berges Team Afterglow Macrae Sykes/ Steve Chronert David Saurette Jeffrey Pribor Nickel van Reesema Kevin Farrar Paul von Maffei Samuel Fuller
2 1 4 3 7 9 5 6 8
1 6 3 5 2 4 8 9 7
3.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 13.0 13.0 15.0 15.0
Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday 7
RESULTS
Bow Sail Number PHRF 3 1. USA 32086 2. USA 52134 3. USA 40320 4. USA 40926 5. USA 230 6. USA 41810 7. USA 51915 8. USA 33612 9. USA 32573 10. USA 605 11. USA 60309 4 Green Fleet Racing PHRF_ToT Division Cruising Spinnaker 1. USA 351 2. USA 51382 3. USA 40253 4. USA 61051 5. USA 32132 6. USA 60602 7. USA 30252 8. USA 73048 9. USA 40244 10. USA 10830 Double Handed 1. USA 39534 2. 11 3. USA 77496 4. USA 60161 5. 3 6. USA 316 7. USA 50763 Cruising Non-Spinnaker 1. USA 1001 2. USA 60398 3. USA 11426 4. USA 73113 5. USA 10625 6. USA 31197 7. USA 257 8. USA 25742 9. USA 41437 10. USA 71 PHRF 4 1. USA 50926 2. USA 51362 3. USA 50324 4. USA 42451 5. USA 73042 6. USA 60343 PHRF 5 1. USA 15379 2. USA 32827 3. USA 686589 4. USA 165
Yacht Name
Yacht Design
Owner/Skipper
Race 1
Race 2
Total
XLR8 Whirlwind Scorpion Freightrain Resolute Deviation Crocodile Forza Mo’Mojoe Wasn’t Me Flyer
Evelyn 32 Beneteau First 36.7 Evelyn 32 Frers 36 Beneteau First 36.7 Soverel 33 Beneteau First 36.7 Frers F3 Peterson 37 Melges 24 Beneteau First 10R
Brad Porter William Purdy Larry Hennessy Richard Hyde Junius Brown Iris Vogel Brian Williams Tony Tertiropoulos Joe Naroski Jim Ryan Michael Orourke
4 3 2 1 6 5 7 8 10 9 11
1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 11
5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 10.0 11.0 14.0 16.0 19.0 19.0 22.0
Fidelio SKYE Orion Heather Night Fury Gordon E Moxy Sagacious Citation Pretty Woman
S&S 39 Swan 53 S2 10.3 Jeanneau 379 Evelyn 32 2 S&S 30 X-Yacht xp33 Express 34 Irwin Citation C&C Custom 43
Charles Townsend Ralph Worthington Bryan Coon Ted Ruegg Peter B Hilgendorff Glenn Walters Paul Brindak Manfred Noack Raymond Way John Perreault
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
Skye RockIt Fin II Flashpoint Ursa Minor Wave Rider Warrior’s Wish
Farr 395 Elliott 770 Olson 30 J 100 Evelyn 25 Farr 30 Mount Gay 30
James T. Anderson Lance Ryley Thomas O’Connell Adrian Little Matt Reichart Benoit Ansart Don Gray
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0
Acadia Testing Life Rascal Crackerjack Dreamcatcher Peregrine Patience Manitou Celebration (II) Black Watch
Cat Ketch Tartan 46 Ericson 39 Cambria 40 Swan 48 C&C 40 C&C 36 C&C 110 Tripp 37 Custom Yawl
Burt Keenan Brian Mulhall Christopher Schneider Alan Krulisch Paul Pakos Andrew Burton Jim Goldman Greg Slamowitz Sea Scout Ship 6 Black Watch Alliance LLC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11/RAF
1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 11.0
Rival Cymothoe Pirate Pachyderm Loki 3 The Grin
Taylor 38 Sabre 362 Abbott 33 Frers 33 S2 9.1 J 95
David Curtis David Alldian William Baxter Edgar Smith Richard Correll Richard Eytel
1 2 3 5 4 6
1 2 4 3 5 6
2.0 4.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 12.0
Air Express Stealth Leonessa Speedway Boogie
San Juan 30 Evelyn 26 fd Finn Flyer 31 Colgate 26
Chris Fesenmeyer Jay Greenfield Raymond DeLeo Chris Brady
2 1 4 3
1 2 3 4
3.0 3.0 7.0 7.0
Amendments NOTICE OF RACE AMENDMENT 1 NOR 4. ELIGIBILITY and ENTRY 4.3 is amended as follows (changes in italics): Racing will be conducted in Cruising Classes, with spinnaker and non-spinnaker divisions and Double Handed Classes, for boats with PHRF handicaps faster than 175, if sufficient entries are received. Regatta Regulations RR 3. is amended as follows (changes in italics): 3.1 With the exception of the Double Handed Classes, the minimum crew aboard while racing shall be four. 3.2 For all Classes, except the Double Handed Classes, boats may carry one additional crewmember less than 14 years of age. This additional crew will not be a part of the maximum crew or crew weight calculation. Entrants intending to carry additional crewmembers less than 14 years of age shall so indicate on their Entry Form. NOTICE OF RACE AMENDMENT 2 7. PHRF REGULATIONS Is Amended as follows (Amendment in italics): Add: 7.3 Due to the multi-regional scope of PHRF entrants, a consortium consisting of members from YRALIS, PHRF Chesapeake and PHRF New England will review handicaps for consistency and provide a venue for handicap appeals. NOTICE OF RACE AMENDMENT 3 6. IRC REGULATIONS Is Amended as follows (Amendment in italics): Delete 6.2and replace with: 6.2 IRC Rule 22.4.2 is amended to: The crew shall not exceed the Crew Number printed on the boat’s IRC Certificate plus one additional crewmember less that 14 years of age in accordance with Regatta Regulation 3.2. There is no weight limit. NOTICE OF RACE AMENDMENT 4 In accordance with NOR 4.4, the Organizing Authority is inviting the J-70 Class to enter Block Island Race Week XXV. NOR 4.1 (a) is hereby amended to allow the J-70 Class to be eligible to enter. NOR 5.1 is amended for the J-70 Class only: J-70 owners who enter before May 1, 2013 will be eligible for the 10% discount on their Entry Fee. NOTICE OF RACE AMENDMENT 5 2. RULES Add the following (changes in italics): 2.4 RRS 51 is changed to allow the use of canting keels for boats rated with them. RRS 52 is changed to allow the use of stored power to mechanically move canting keels. Regatta Regulations RR 3. Is further amended (see NOR Amendment 1) as follows (new changes in italics): 3.1 With the exception of the Double Handed Classes, the minimum crew aboard will be three. 3.2 For all Classes, except the Double Handed Classes, J-70 Class and J-80 Class, boats may carry one additional crewmember less than 14 years of age. This additional crew will not be a part of the maximum crew or crew weight calculation. Entrants intending to carry additional crewmembers less than 14 years of age shall so indicate on their Entry Form. Clarification: J-70 and J-80 Classes may sail with a crew of three. Double Handed Class will sail with a crew of 2. Additional under 14 “free” crew will not apply to these classes. Sailing Instructions 1. RULES Add the following (changes in italics): 1.1 RRS 52 is changed to allow the use of stored power or electric winches. Add: 1.5 For the J-80 Class in the Round The Island Race ONLY Class Rules are changed as follows: “Class Spinnakers: If a Code Flag Oscar is flying before the warning signal J-80s are allowed to use either spinnaker for that race” 9.1 MARKS (changes in italics): Red Fleet: Yellow, orange and white inflatables White Fleet: Yellow, orange and white inflatables Blue Fleet: Yellow, orange and white inflatables Green Fleet: Yellow, orange or white inflatables and government marks. 15. TIME LIMITS (changes in italics): 15.3 is changed to: Boats failing to finish within 1.5 hours after the first boat In their class sails the course and finishes, will be scored DNF (This changes RRS 35, A4.1 and A4.2). Add: 15.4 15.4 For Cruising Spinnaker Class ONLY, Boats failing to finish within 3.0 Hours after the first boat In their class sails the course and finishes, will bescored DNF (This changes RRS 35, A4.1 and A4.2). 2. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS Add: Except that all jury notices, including the schedule of protest hearings and request for redress, will be posted on the Official Jury Notice Board located outside the jury room located behind the Narragansett Inn. 16. PROTESTS and REQUESTS FOR REDRESS Add 16.6 On the last scheduled day of racing a request for reopening a hearing shall be delivered: a) Within the protest time limit if the requesting party was informed of the decision on the previous day. b) No later than 30 minutes after the requesting party was informed of the decision on that day This changes rule 66 14. PENALTY SYSTEMS Add 14.4 A lesser penalty than DSQ (which includes no penalty) may be given for an infringement of rules other than those for Part 2, at the discretion of the Jury.
© PhotoBoat.com
Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday 9
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, June 25 0900 Morning Announcements 0930 Harbor Signals 1100 First Warning 1600-1830 Shore side Events 1700-1800 Gary Jobson Presentation – Smugglers Cove Tent 1800-2000 Awards Presentation & Evening Party vineyard vines Race Day, Bainbridge International Official Party Sponsor
Wednesday, June 26 0900 Morning Announcements 0930 Harbor Signals 1100 First Warning 1600-1830 Shore side Events 1800-2000 Awards Presentation & Evening Party Rolex Race Day, Gowrie Group & Sailing World Official Party Sponsors
Thursday, June 27 0900 Morning Announcements 0930 Harbor Signals 1100 First Warning 1600-1830 Shore side Events 1800-2000 Awards Presentation & Evening Party 1930 Storm Trysail Raffle Drawing Mount Gay Race Day & Official Party Sponsor
Friday, June 28 0900 Morning Announcements 0930 Harbor Signals 1100 First Warning 1600-1830 Shore side Events 1730-1930 Day & Week Awards Presentation & Evening Party Clarion Partners Race Day UK Sailmakers Official Party Sponsor
Boaters Buddy
www.boatersbuddy.com Boat Washing, Detailing and Boat Listing Services Chris Uscinski 203-640-4422 chris@boatersbuddy.com Clinton, CT • St. Petersburg, FL • Block Island, RI 10 Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday
Then...
& Now
© Richard Reuss
© PhotoBoat.com
Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday 11
Many Thanks to the Dedicated Volunteers of the Storm Trysail Club!
Grab something great for race week!
Get your official Race Week XXV gear under the tent! vineyard vines polos totes ties t-shirts adult long sleeve kids
65 90 65 18 24 14
Gill polos 50 long sleeve 50 short sleeve 45 12 Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday
ROUND THE ISLAND RACE STARTING SEQUENCE
Race Week Raffle Block Island Race Week XXV celebrates 50 years of Storm Trysail Club sailing and social fun on the Island.
CLASSES
IRC 1, NYYC Swan 42 & IRC 2
Numeral Pennant 1
IRC 3 & IRC 4
Numeral Pennant 2
J-44 & J-111
Numeral Pennant 3
J-109
Numeral Pennant 4
PHRF 1 & PHRF 2
Numeral Pennant 5
J-105
Numeral Pennant 6
As we enjoy our week on Block Island, we need to keep in mind the hospitality the island’s residents have extended to our sailors regatta after regatta. Starting with BIRW XVIII in 2001, the Storm Trysail Club’s BIRW raffles have generated over $75 thousand that has been directed to the services and charities serving the Island and its residents—the 2011 raffle donated over $17 thousand to these organizations. The 25th BIRW raffle is looking to be the most successful yet, targeting a record $20 thousand in donations to this year’s designated organizations: The Block Island Rescue Squad—They’ve been called into action for one reason or another by virtually every BIRW, The Block Island Medical Center—They’ve patched-up more injured sailors over the years that can be remembered, and The Block Island Conservancy—This membership organization is concerned with preserving the open spaces of Block Island.
PHRF 3 & J-29
Numeral Pennant 7
This year’s raffle will again include a list of amazing Race Week prizes including:
J-80
Numeral Pennant 8
PHRF 4 & Cruising Spinnaker
Numeral Pennant 9
Cruising Non-Spinnaker, Double Handed
Numeral Pennant 0
The Grand Prize is a Rolex Submariner Timepiece A week for two at the Bitter End Yacht Club Two Gill sailing jackets A collection of vineyard vines apparel and accessories A Mt Gay Rum collector’s set A large Soundview Millworks carving board
WARNING SIGNAL
NOTE: Backstay Class pennants, per Sailing Instruction 6.2 do not change for the Round Block Island Race.
…and other great prizes from Lewmar, True Wind, Bainbridge and Heineken Buy your raffle tickets under the Tent.
Race Week Rental Specials! $50 Bike Rentals for the Entire Week Cars • Boats • Kayaks • Mopeds 401-466-5811
Come See Us the Boat Basin located near the Storm Trysail Tent Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday 13
The Post-Race Game Place Hop off your boat and onto the field of play. Post-racing revelry (in addition to the tent party) has returned to Race Week with gusto. In years past, lawn games were an integral part of Race Week camaraderie, and on the 25th anniversary, the Storm Trysail Club has brought back several shoreside sporting contests of yore and even introduced a few newer forms of fun. Hey, if you can’t vanquish your rival on the racecourse, crush ‘em on the court. Cornhole, what some say is the greatest sport ever invented, is a tailgatin’ staple. Call it a sack or call it a bag. Either way, it’s 16 ounces o’ fun! Toss your way to victory at the cornhole court under the big tent. Just like on the racecourse, the slightest change in the breeze can make or break your day. Sometimes you hit the mark (the right thing to do here.) and sometimes, though you think your’re looking good, you go careening off course. Either way, a good angle to the mark is key. This activity has drawn the young, the old, the meek and the bold – and most everyone’s style of toss varies. Grab a sack and get in on the action. Got a crew that likes to stick together? Think you’re better than high flyin’ Maverick and Goose? Get on the volleyball court and prove it! Remember: getting spiked on the lawn is a lot better than while you’re trimming the kite, right? If the hard hitting nature of volleyball seems a little too daunting, perhaps a little doubles badminton is more your speed…well, you can do that too. Backhand
bash your birdie as hard as you want and all you’ll be killing is leftover course-side regret. And who will your team send into the basin of battle in the premier sporting event of the Race Week XXV Olympiad? Will it be your buff and beefy grinder or trim, nimble bow nymph? It’s anybody’s guess, but if there was ever a spectator sport for Race © Richard Reuss Week competitors, this is it. Could there be a better way to celebrate the day’s activities, or forget the beating you took on the course than to watch people try to stay afloat while pummeling each other with jousting sticks? No doubt this will be the highlight of the post-race competitions – don’t miss it! Cornhole: Daily, Under the main tent, Open to all - 4-6:30, No referee. Fee. Volleyball: Narragansett - Prelims today, Finals Wednesday/Thursday, 4-6:30, Sign-up in advance. Referee. Free Badminton: Narragansett, Daily, 4-6:30, No referee. Free Jousting: Basin, Wednesday, 4-6:30, Sign-up in advance. Referee. Free ■
Congratulations Leaders! SPOOKIE, DownTime, Avalanche, Shamrock Sensation, Bandit, Gold Digger, Wicked 2.0, Rush, Eclipse, Hustler, Knee Deep, Celeritas, Bluto, XLR8, Fidelio, Skye, Acadia, Rival & Air Express
Sailing the Northeast
14 Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday
Today’s Race Day & Party Sponsor Race Day Sponsor: vineyard vines Official Party Sponsor: Bainbridge International vineyard vines Brothers Shep and Ian Murray left the New York corporate world in 1998 to start a company on Martha’s Vineyard, selling their neckties one at a time out of backpacks in bars, on boats and at the beach, and vineyard vines was born. A proud sponsor of the Figawi Race Weekend, Bermuda International Race Week, the Fishermen’s Conservation Association’s Manhattan Cup and Block Island Race Week, vineyard vines also supports independent recording artists. Visit vineyardvines.com. Bainbridge International Celebrating 95 Years of Bainbridge Sailcloth Founded in 1917, Bainbridge International is one of the longest established sailcloth manufacturers in the world, with almost a century’s experience in developing and supplying the highest quality, highest performance materials to the marine industry. With a full range of sailcloth, cover fabrics, hardware and a global sales and support network, Bainbridge is uniquely qualified and committed to supplying the world with the finest quality materials. Visit bainbridgeint.com
Faces at the Races
Lincoln Mossop
Owner/Driver on The Cat Came Back What is your first memory of sailing? My first memory of sailing was going to Narragansett Bay with my parents. What event was it that got you into racing? Winning the Championship at the East Greenwich Yacht Club in the late 70s. I have been to Block Island Race Week all 25 years!
Tina Filippelli Pit on Camino’s What is your first memory of sailing? My first memory of sailing is not good. I was always into horseback riding and my brother liked to sail. What event was it that got you into racing? Seven years ago my husband took me sailing on a cold, wet, rainy, May night and I loved it. We’ve been racing together ever since!
Today’s Weather Tuesday, June 25
Low clouds with some fog in the morning and maybe a brief shower early The afternoon showers/thunderstorms will likely stay well to the Northwest and North, but watch out for low clouds/dense fog returning later afternoon. Expect light breeze until the skies clear, then wind will build like yesterday. Expect the breeze to build slowly throughout the day from 8knts to near 20knts. Wind direction will be Southwesterly with a slight oscilation throughout the day.
Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday 15
16 Storm Trysail Club 2013 Block Island Race Week News • Tuesday