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2011Block IslandRaceWeekNewsW E D N E S D A Y • J U N E 2 2 , 2 0 1 1

As on Monday, sailors who rose early for the second day of Block Island RaceWeek XXIV presented by Rolex were greeted by a cool breeze, but this fleetingzephyr faded as crews arrived at boats. Once again, the Race Committee raisedthe AP flag at 0900. To the delight of racers, it remained up only until 1100.

During the harbor start postponement, the J/44 One-Design class decided –by unanimous vote – that when referring to Jim Bishop, the owner of Gold Dig-ger (Jamestown, RI) in discussions related to 44s, he is to be called Jim“Pope”…because he is. According to roving reporter Clete Vanger, “Godfather”is also acceptable.

Expectations were running high as the fleet motored out of the Great SaltPond, but by 1200 there wasn’t a puff to be found for love or money. Some sailorsused the day’s second postponement to sleep off the effects of Monday night’srevelry, while others cooled off in Block Island Sound. One crewman performeda backflip off the bow of Tom Rich’s Settler (Middletown, RI). More impressiveyet was the alacrity with which he climbed back aboard over the vintage Peter-son 42’s sharp-angled transom…despite the lack of a boarding ladder.

By 1330, the mainland was sufficiently warmed for a seabreeze to fill, and

starting sequences commenced forthwith. There was plenty of action in the firststart for the J/109s. David Frizell’s Ceol na Mara (Metuchen, NJ) was squeezedout and forced to tack away at the RC boat end of the line, just missing the swimplatform.

Bill Sweetser’s Rush (Annapolis, MD) notched two bullets and leads the 15-boat J/109 class by 8 points. “We had a really good day, and there were twophoto finishes,” exclaimed the ebullient Kristen Robinson, who is handling fore-deck (and PR!) duties on Don Filippelli’s J/109 Caminos (Amagansett, NY; cur-rently third in class). “Our crew is a bunch of J/80 sailors who used to raceagainst one another. Everyone’s doing a great job from the front of the boat tothe back, including helmsman Brian Dempsey and tactician Connor Hayes,who’s doing an amazing job of finding fast lanes. Kudos to Rush – they’re justrunning away.”

With a win in Race 3, Jim Goldman’s C&C 36 Patience (West Hartford, CT)has moved from third place and is tied for first in the Cruising Non-Spinnakerclass with Alan Krulisch’s Cambria 40 Crackerjack (Arlington, VA), the winner ofRace 2…and a strong contender for “Best Battle Flag of the Week.”

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“This event is great,” said an elated Goldman. “I have to tell you, I was awreck coming here as I have never done a regatta before – I race Wednesdaynights and a few Sundays during the summer. The option to come and race Non-Spinnaker made all the difference in attending. The Race Committee makes itvery clear what they are intending, and that has helped a lot!”

Tom Lee’s Melges 32 Jammy Beggar (Essex, CT) leads PHRF 1, just one pointahead of Dave & MaryEllen Tortorello’s J/111 Partnership (Fairfield, CT). “Theracing is extremely close in the class – there are a lot of extremely talented peo-ple sailing,” said Lee. “The boat likes light air…at this point two years ago, wehad already broken two rudders.”

The standings in PHRF 4 have been shuffled, with Paul Jennings’ Noe 27 EnCharette (Branford, CT) running in first place. With Amy & Doug Stryker’s Santana30/30 Project Mayhem (Cranford, NJ) and John Storck, Jr.’s J/80 Rumor (Hunting-ton, NY) each only 0.5 points behind En Charette, this class is one to watch.

With a string of three bullets, Jim Swartz’s TP 52 Vesper (Park City, UT) isleading IRC 1 by 5 points. In IRC 2, Lawrence Dickie’s brand new Ker 43 Ptarmi-gan (Greenwich, CT) has a perfect scoreline and a 7-point lead. “This is the firstreal test and we’re very pleased,” said Dickie. “We got what we wanted in thisboat, particularly downwind in a breeze…I am so pleased that the RC got in tworaces today.”

John Cooper’s Mills 43 Cool Breeze (Springfield, MO) holds second place inIRC 2. “The racing and competition are great,” said crewmember Wally Henry.“We’ve had great crew work, but we’ve left something on the racecourse…it’snot close to being over yet!”

John Hele’s Daring (Newport, RI) has risen from fourth to first in the Swan 42class, and there are only five points between Daring and Jon Halbert’s Vitesse(Dallas, TX) in fifth place “We had a fourth in the first race and we won the sec-ond,” said Paul Stroup, Vitesse’s navigator/pitman. “We had a great start and ex-tended our lead, but then we got a wrap in the kite on the last downwind leg…Ithink we beat the second place boat by one second!”

Tsunami, a Farr 40 owned by Preben Ostberg, Todd Olds and Bud Dailey(Rockville, MD) had a first and a third yesterday, and has a 2-point lead in the FarrOne-Design class. Sewerman Ben Poucher attributes their success to having“really good barbecue sandwiches on board.”

Athough they’re trailing the J/44 class, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Glory(New London, CT) is showing improvement. “This is the first big boat regatta for alot of our crew,” said bowman Matt Engle (2/C). Headsail trimmer Breanna Hite(2/C) added, “We’re gonna hang out with the other J/44 sailors and learn as muchas we can.”

Race Week is the first major event for Team Chance, a Groton, CT-based or-ganization created to get more junior sailors into big boat racing. Their Evelyn 26Stealth is 5th in PHRF 4. “We had a little tougher day than Monday,” said TeamChance co-founder Taylor Walker. “We had some trouble getting off the line well,but our crew work came together and we made a lot of good comebacks. Hope-fully, we can put it all together today.”

With a win in Race 3, Craig Albrecht’s Farr 395 Avalanche (Sea Cliff, NY) rum-bled from second to first place in IRC 3, although Greg Manning’s X-41 Sarah(Warwick, RI) finished second in both races and is only 1.5 points astern. “Wehad good starts, good crew work and a fast boat,” said tactician Tom Fallon.“There are 13 boats in our class, all capable of winning a race, so we’ll need tostay consistent and get lucky.”

No one was luckier yesterday than the crew of Bill Ketcham’s J/44 Maxine(Greenwich, CT), who enjoyed a banner day of racing…and fishing. “We caughta shark!” exclaimed Joey Moffitt (port pit). We cast a lure while we were waitingfor wind and hooked a four-footer. We let him go, and then pulled off a bullet inthe first race and a second in the second.” Reportedly, Bill Ketcham nearlyearned the nickname “Four-finger Bill” while extracting the hook.

There are many more sharks in the Sound – and much larger ones – so youmight consider a run to Block Island Fishworks for some bait and tackle shouldthe breeze remain morning shy.

Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Owner/Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total

BBLLUUEE RRaacciinnggPPHHRRFF DDiivviissiioonnCCrruuiissiinngg NNoonn--ssppiinnnnaakkeerr1. USA 257 Patience C&C 36 Jim Goldman 3 1 4.02. USA 73113 Crackerjack Cambria 40 Alan Krulisch 1 3 4.03. USA 25742 Manitou C&C 110 Greg Slamowitz 2 2 4.04. USA 10625 Dreamcatcher Swan 48 Paul Pakos 4 4 8.05. USA 106 Latitude Mason 43 Brian Gillen 6/DNS 6/DNS 12.0

PPHHRRFF 331. USA 283 Hustler J 29 MHOB John & Tony Esposito 1 2 5 8.02. USA 83350 Incommunicado Omega 36 Tracey / Polk 2 5 2 9.03. USA 50926 Rival Taylor 38 David Curtis 3 6 1 10.04. USA 269 Mighty Puffin J 29 MH Steve Thurston 5 1 4 10.05. USA 40561 Dirty Harry J 29 MHOB John Lavin 6 3 3 12.06. USA 32347 Renegade J 29 FRIB M/n Timothy Weber 4 4 7 15.07. USA 257 Rift J 29 MHOB Bill Maher Reuven Latovitzki 9 7 6 22.08. USA 40253 Orion S2 10.3 Bryan Coon 8 8 8 24.09. USA 52358 Pearl Morris M36 DS Robert Lee 7 9 9 25.010. USA 40244 Dead Reckoning Dehler DB2 Ray Way 10 10 10 30.0

PPHHRRFF 441. USA 14514 En Charette Noe 27 Paul Jennings 3 3 2.5 8.52. USA 83214 Project Mayhem Santana 30/30 Doug & Amy Stryker 7 1 1 9.03. USA 19 Rumor J 80 John Storck Jr 1 2 6 9.04. USA 20201 Brer Rabbit III C&C 33 William Loweth 5 5 2.5 12.5


Preliminary Race Results Compiled 6/21/11 1900


PPHHRRFF 44 ((ccoonnttiinnuueedd))5. USA 30524 Stealth Evelyn 26 FD Jay Greenfield 4 6 7 17.06. 47 Club Car S2 7.9 Barry Bessette 2 8 8 18.07. USA 51362 Cymothoe Sabre 36 David Alldian 8 7 4 19.08. USA 15379 Air Express San Juan 30 Chris Fesenmeyer 6 9 5 20.09. USA 50324 Pirate Abbott 33 William Baxter 9 4 9 22.010. USA 165 Speedway Boogie Colgate 26 Chris Brady 10 10 10 30.0

RREEDD RRaacciinnggIIRRCC DDiivviissiioonnIIRRCC 111. USA 52007 Vesper TP 52 Jim Swartz 1 1 1 3.02. CAY 52 PowerPlay TP 52 Peter Cunningham 3 3 2 8.03. ESP 75521 Flying Jenny 7 TP 52 David & Sandra Askew 2 4 3 9.04. USA 5206 Interlodge JV 52 Austin and Gwen Fragomen 5 2 5 12.05. CAN 84248 Vela Veloce Southern Cross 52 Richard Oland 6 5 4 15.06. USA 38008 Anema & Core JV 52 Ennio Staffini 4 6 6 16.07. USA 60331 Invictus TP 52 Louis Henry 7 7 7 21.0

IIRRCC 221. USA 79 Ptarmigan Ker 43 Lawrence Dickie 1 1 1 3.02. USA 60432 Cool Breeze Mills 43 Custom John Cooper 2 2 6 10.03. USA 52496 Convictus Maximus Farr 42 IRC Donald Nicholson 3 4 4 11.04. USA 50974 AFRICA Taylor 44 Jud Smith 5 5 2 12.05. USA 1200 High Noon CTM 41 Steve & Heidi Benjamin 4 8 3 15.06. USA 51850 Morpheus Schumacher 50 Jim Gregory 6 3 8 17.07. USA 4212 The Cat Came Back NYYC Swan 42 Lincoln Mossop 10/DSQ 6 5 21.08. USA 1201 After Midnight Tripp 41 Jack LeFort 7 7 7 21.09. USA 60053 Bacci Swan 53 Lorenzo Vascotto 8 9 9 26.0


IIRRCC 331. USA 39516 Avalanche Farr 395 Craig Albrecht 2 5 1 8.02. USA 52756 Sarah X 41 Gregory Manning 5.5 2 2 9.53. USA 12241 Wings J 122 Bruno / Boyle / Callahan 7 1 4 12.04. USA 93586 DownTime Summit 40 Ed Freitag / Molly Haley 4 4 5 13.05. USA 53581 Plum Crazy II J 122 Andrew D. Skibo 1 7 6 14.06. USA 39505 Talisman Farr 395 John Bailey 3 6 9 18.07. USA 9393 Katabatic IMX 40 Gordon Hall 8 3 10 21.08. USA 52354 Indra Beneteau Farr 44.7 Thomas Linkas 11 11 3 25.09. USA 39532 Old School Farr 395 Ganson Evans 9 8 8 25.010. USA 39506 Coyote Farr 395 Bill Clemens 5.5 13 7 25.511. USA 60140 American Girl King 40 Daniel Galyon 10 9.5 11 30.512. USA 52835 Georgetown III J 122 George Marks 12 9.5 13 34.513. USA 28990 Spectre Tripp 40 MK2 Brian Prinz 13 12 12 37.0

IIRRCC 441. USA 31200 Settler Peterson 42 Thomas Rich 1 4 1 6.02. USA 51072 Troubador Express 37 Jamie Anderson 2 1 3 6.03. USA 156 Out of Reach III X-35 Louis Nees 5 3 2 10.04. USA 18321 Soulmates Express 37 Adam Loory 4 2 5 11.05. USA 60351 ACT ONE Summit 35 Charles Milligan 3 7 4 14.06. USA 52173 Panacea Beneteau First 36.7 Paul Hewitt 8 5 6 19.07. USA 51518 Lapin Beneteau First 40.7 Chris Clark 6 8 7 21.08. USA 25279 Shamrock Sensation N/M 40 Ralph DiMattia 7 6 10 23.09. USA 63396 Draco Express 37 Robert Behringer 9 9 8 26.010. USA 50316 Ricochet J 120 Jason LeBlanc 10 10 9 29.0

OOnnee DDeessiiggnn DDiivviissiioonnSSwwaann 44221. USA 4214 Daring Swan 42 John Hele 4 2 3 9.02. USA 4243 Blazer Swan 42 Chris Culver 1 3 6 10.03. USA 4235 Apparition Swan 42 Kenneth Colburn 5 1 5 11.04. USA 4216 Arethusa Swan 42 Philip Lotz 2 7 2 11.05. USA 4240 Vitesse Swan 42 Jon Halbert 9 4 1 14.06. USA 4221 Celeritas Swan 42 Malcolm Gefter 7 6 7 20.07. USA 4204 Mutiny Swan 42 Gibb Kane / Drew Shea 8 5 10 23.08. USA 4210 Quintessence Swan 42 Roger Widmann 6 10 8 24.09. USA 4224 Barleycorn Swan 42 Brendan Brownyard 3 9 13 25.010. USA 4208 Bandit Swan 42 Andrew Fisher 10 11 4 25.011. USA 18 Better Than... Swan 42 Gosia Rojek 12 8 12 32.012. USA 4223 Tiburon Swan 42 M/n Derrick Cherico 13 12 9 34.013. USA 4206 Impetuous Swan 42 Paul Zabetakis 11 13 11 35.0

PPHHRRFF DDiivviissiioonnFFaarrrr OODD1. USA 5095 Tsunami Farr 40 OD Ostberg/Olds/Dailey 1 1 3 5.02. USA 65 Barking Mad Farr 30 James Richardson 2 4 1 7.03. USA 40076 Nightshift Farr 40 OD Kevin McNeil 3 2 2 7.04. USA 92 Yellow Jacket Farr 40 OD Bulman / Scholz Syndicate 6 3 4 13.05. USA 320 Standard Deviation Farr 30 William Markel 4 5 7 16.06. USA 21 Just Plain Nutz Farr 30 Norm Dean 5 7 5 17.07. USA 888 Seawolf Farr 40 OD Rowe Ben 7 6 6 19.08. USA 47 Venturesome Farr 30 Bob Zannetti 8 8 8 24.0

WWHHIITTEE RRaacciinnggOOnnee DDeessiiggnn DDiivviissiioonnJJ 44441. USA 4402 Challenge IV J 44 Jeffrey W. Willis 1 3 1 5.02. USA 4410 Maxine J 44 William Ketcham 2 1 2 5.03. USA 4411 Resolute J 44 Don and Rick Rave 4 2 3 9.04. USA 4412 Gold Digger J 44 James D. Bishop Sr. 3 4 4 11.05. USA 4413 Glory J 44 Jack Neades 5 5 5 15.0




JJ 1100991. USA 51 Rush J 109 Bill Sweetser 2 1 1 4.02. USA 201 Dragonfly J 109 Skip Young 6 2 4 12.03. USA 52202 Caminos J 109 Donald Filippelli 7 4 2 13.04. USA 243 Instant Karma J 109 David Betts 3 6 5 14.05. USA 125 Loki J 109 David Rosow 10 3 3 16.06. USA 369 Skoot J 109 Jim Vos 1 10 7 18.07. USA 146 Storm J 109 Rick Lyall 5 5 8 18.08. USA 256 Shearwater J 109 Hugh McLean 4 14 9 27.09. USA 267 Nordlys J 109 Bob Schwartz 8 9 10 27.010. USA 286 Ceol na Mara J 109 David Frizell 11 15 6 32.011. USA 72 Gut Feeling J 109 Ted Herlihy 9 8 15 32.012. USA 160 Ariel J 109 Jeffrey Warren 14 7 13 34.013. USA 140 Troublemaker J 109 Eric Gordon 12 12 11 35.014. USA 334 Sanibel J 109 Gerry Keeler 13 11 12 36.015. USA 266 Vento Solare J 109 Paul Milo 15 13 14 42.0

JJ 1100551. USA 50 Eclipse J 105 Damian Emery 1 1 1 3.02. USA 39 Jouster J 105 Bruce Stone/Julian Croxall 2 3 3 8.03. USA 488 Shakedown J 105 Jordan Mindich 5 2 2 9.04. USA 389 Morning Glory J 105 Carl Olsson 6 5 5 16.05. USA 493 Tonto J 105 Fred Darlington 7 7 7 21.06. USA 323 Stratos J 105 Marcus Wunderlich 3 6 13 22.07. USA 220 Bat IV J 105 Andrew Kennedy 4 12 6 22.08. USA 627 Tolo J 105 Norman Kilarjian 11 8 4 23.09. USA 300 Kima J 105 Nelson Weiderman 9 4 11 24.010. USA 344 Two Feathers J 105 Mark & Jolene Masur 8 9 8 25.011. USA 657 Vixen J 105 Christopher Beane 12 11 9 32.0


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JJ 110055 ((ccoonnttiinnuueedd))12. USA 448 Cush J 105 Gardner Horan 10 10 12 32.013. USA 51245 Bottle Rocket J 105 Glenn Marck 13 13 10 36.0

PPHHRRFF DDiivviissiioonnPPHHRRFF 111. USA 200 Jammy Beggar Melges 32 Tom Lee 1 1 3 5.02. USA 16 Partnership J 111 David / MaryEllen Tortorello 2 2 2 6.03. USA 30 Wicked 2.0 J 111 Douglas Curtiss 4 4 1 9.04. USA 26 Andiamo J 111 Paul Strauch 3 3 4 10.05. USA 114 Varekai J 120 Peter Hein 5 5 5 15.06. USA 60909 Bravo J 111 Sedgwick Ward 6 6 6 18.07. USA 1 Surette MD35 Carroll/Carabetta 7 7 7 21.0

PPHHRRFF 221. USA 52134 Whirlwind Beneteau First 36.7 William Purdy 3 2 3 8.02. USA 40926 Freightrain Frers 36 Dick Hyde 7 1 1 9.03. USA 8001 XLR8 Carrera 280 Brad Porter 1 3 5 9.04. NA 11 Swift Navy 44 Graham Tyson 2 7 2 11.05. USA 41810 Deviation Soverel/Tartan Iris Vogel 5 4 4 13.06. USA 40320 Scorpion Evelyn 32 Larry Hennessy 4 5 6 15.07. USA 51799 Jabberwocky C&C 99 Jonathan Bier 6 6 7 19.08. USA 32573 Mo'Mojoe Peterson 37 Joe Naroski 9 8 8 25.09. USA 41522 Indigo Jonmeri 40 Jeffrey Huseman 8 9 9 26.0


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Preliminary Schedule of Events Wednesday, June 22 0900 Harbor Signals

1030 - Racing1800 - 2000 Awards Presentation & Evening Party

Rolex Race Day Gowrie Group & Sailing World Official Party Sponsors

Thursday, June 23 0900 Harbor Signals1030 - Racing1800 - 2000 Awards Presentation & Evening Party1930 Storm Trysail Raffle Drawing

Mount Gay Rum Race Day & Official Party Sponsors

Friday, June 24 0900 Harbor Signals1030 - Racing1700 - 2000 Final Awards Presentation & Evening Party

Prestige Toyota Race DayUK-Halsey Official Party Sponsor

AmendmentsNOTICE OF RACE AMENDMENT #12. RULES2.3: Is amended as follows:All boats are strongly encouraged to follow the Safety Recommendations andEmergency Procedures available via www.blockislandraceweek.com . Acopy of these recommendations and procedures, signed by the Owner /Skip-per shall be kept aboard during Race Week.Clarification: “Safety Guidelines and Guidelines for Rendering Assistance”are changed to “Safety Recommendations and Emergency Procedures”.

NOTICE OF RACE AMENDMENT #2NoR 2.2 is changed: In addition to the US Prescriptions to rule 68 (Damages)and rules 76.1 and 76.3 (Exclusion of boats and competitors), the US Prescrip-tion to Appendix F (Procedures for Appeals and Requests) will also apply.These prescriptions will be on the Block Island Race Week website(www.blockislandraceweek.com) as an attachment to the sailing instructions.NoR 10.7 is changed: After the first sentence of NoR 10.7, add the followingsentence: Decisions of a national jury are subject to appeal.

NOTICE OF RACE AMENDMENT #34. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY4.1 (b) is amended as follows:Racing will be conducted in PHRF classes for boats with PHRF handicaps upto a maximum of 175.Clarification: To allow boats with PHRF Certificates of less than 90 to enter.

NOTICE OF RACE AMENDMENT #4NOR 2 is amended as follows:Add 2.42.4 For the J-122 Class only:(a) This regatta will be the J-122 Class North American Championship(b) All J-122 boats and sails may be inspected and measured at any time dur-ing the regatta at the discretion of the Class.(c) J-122 Class Rule 7.2 shall apply: Maximum aggregate crew weight, re-

gardless of the number of crew and excluding the driver, shall not exceed 726kilos (1,600 pounds). Rule 7.1 does not apply.(d) Crew weighing will take place as follows:Saturday, June 18: 1500-1700 at the Narragansett InnSunday, June 19: 0900-1500 at the Narragansett InnMonday, June 20-Friday June 24: 0730-0830 Substitute crew weighing atRace Headquarters.

NOTICE OF RACE AMENDMENT #5For the J-122 Class only:Crew weighing will NOT be required.

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS AMENDMENT #1AAPPPPEENNDDIIXX 22A2.2 Marks: Description of Mark “I” is revised to:“I” Red R”2” FL R 2.5s Whis at Southwest LedgeClarification: The Southwest Ledge buoy has changed from a Bell to a Whistle buoy.

AAPPPPEENNDDIIXX 33A3.6 Course “A” marks are revised as follows:Course “A” Counter Clockwise Round The Island Race: The Race Committeemay set windward marks for different classes, windward marks will be yel-low tetrahedrons, to be left to port. The Race Committee Signal Boat will dis-play the approximate bearing (magnetic) and range (in nautical miles) toeach of the windward marks.After the first mark, if used, the following are the marks of the course thatmust be left to port:a. Red Bell “6” approx. 0.3 miles W of Southwest Point.b. Red Whistle “4” approx. 1.0 mile SW of Southwest Point.c. Red Nun “2” approx. 0.4 miles SSW of Black Rock Point.d. Special Mark “A”, a yellow inflatable positioned at approximately:41° 8.50’N 071° 34.00’We. Special Mark “B”, an orange inflatable positioned at approximately:41° 09.10’N 071° 32.50’Wf. Special Mark “C”, a yellow inflatable positioned at approximately:41°10.00’N 071° 32.00’Wg. Green Bell “1” N off Old Harbor.h. Green Can “7” N off Old Britton Rock.i. Green Bell “1BI “off North Reef.The Finish will be in the vicinity of The Start and will be between staffsdisplaying blue flags on Race Committee Boats at each end of the FinishLine or between a staff displaying a blue flag on a Race Committee Boat anda nearby mark.Clarification: The Green cans off Southwest Light have been removed. Wehave added a new drop mark (Special Mark “B”) to replace the green cans.

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS AMENDMENT # 2AAPPPPEENNDDIIXX 22A2.4 is amended to:Will be in accordance with APPENDIX 1Clarification: Appendix reference was incorrect.

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS AMENDMENT # 3AAPPPPEENNDDIIXX 22BBLLUUEE FFLLEEEETTA2.1 The last sentence is amended as follows:The Finish Line for the Cruising Non-Spinnaker Class will be at the startingarea and will be between a staff displaying a blue flag on the Signal Boat anda nearby mark, on the opposite side of the Signal Boat from the Starting Line.


Block Island Race Week Perpetual TrophiesThe Storm Trysail Club (STC) was founded after an extremely rough Newportto Bermuda Race in 1936 by a group of hardy sailors who felt the best test of aboat was whether she could cross the Gulf Stream in adverse conditions, reach-ing Bermuda safely while providing comfortable lodging for her crew upon arrival.Based on these parameters, the Club was established to promote the sport ofocean racing.

Membership in the STC is by invitation only, and according to the Club’s by-laws, “Candidates must have set a storm trysail under storm conditions, offshore,or have weathered a storm at sea under greatly reduced canvas. They must alsobe experienced bluewater sailors, capable of taking command of a sailing vesseloffshore under any or all conditions.”

The first “Block Island Week” was held in 1965. Past STC Commodore JakobIsbrandtsen and yachting writer Everett B. Morris had seen the huge fleets atCowes Week at the Isle of Wight, and they adopted the format of the English re-gatta to create America’s first Race Week.

Several perpetual trophies are awarded at Block Island Race Week, mostlynamed and donated in memory of people who’ve made significant contributions tosailing. These trophies are awarded biannually “in the spirit of camaraderie, com-petition and respect for the unique character of the sport of sailing.”

EEvveerreetttt BB.. MMoorrrriiss MMeemmoorriiaall TTrroopphhyy First awarded in 1967 and rededicated in 1991, this trophy is awarded to the boatthat wins its class and, in the judgment of the BIRW Race Committee and the STCCommodore, has made the Best Overall Performance. The winner of the MorrisTrophy at BIRW XXIII in 2009 was Power Play, a J/105 entered by Bruce Stone andScott DeWeese (San Francisco, CA).

TThhee IIssbbrraannddttsseenn OOvveerraallll PPeerrppeettuuaall TTrroopphhyy Block Island Race Week exists, in large part, because of the efforts of Jakob Is-brandtsen, the Danish owner of the Isbrandtsen Line shipping company. Firstawarded in 1975, and rededicated in 1991, the Isbrandtsen Trophy is awarded tothe yacht with the “Second Best Performance” during Race Week. The 2009 win-ner was Mort Weintraub’s Express 37 Troubador (Larchmont, NY).��

RRoolleexx FFlleeeett AAwwaarrddssThese awards will be presented to the yachts that, in the judgment of the RaceCommittee, have the best performance in the Red, White and Blue Fleets. The2009 recipients were: Red - Troubador; White - Power Play; and Blue – John &Tony Esposito’s J/29 Hustler (Mohegan Lake, NY).

EEmmiill ““BBuuss”” MMoossbbaacchheerr SSppoorrttssmmaannsshhiipp TTrroopphhyy Bus Mosbacher skippered two America’s Cup defenders. In 1962, he steered thefour-year-old Weatherly to a four races to one win over the Australian challenger,Gretel II. Mosbacher’s greatest Cup triumph came in 1967, when he drove Intrepidto four straight victories over Australia’s Dame Pattie. The key to winning matchraces, Mosbacher said, “is to find your opponent’s Achilles heel…and sink yourteeth into it.”

Dedicated after Mosbacher’s passing in 1997, this trophy is awarded to the partici-pant who, in the judgment of the Flag Officers and the Sportsmanship Committee,has displayed an outstanding example of good sportsmanship during Block IslandRace Week. In 2009, the Mosbacher Trophy was awarded to Dr. John Solomon.

AA.. JJuussttiinn WWaasslleeyy MMeemmoorriiaall TTrroopphhyy This trophy, rededicated to Block Island Race Week in 1991, is presented tothe overall winner of the One-Design class with the largest number of entriesPower Play, the victor in the 20-boat J/105 class, claimed the Wasley Trophy in2009.

IIssllaanndd SSaaiilliinngg CClluubb ooff CCoowweess PPeerrppeettuuaall TTrroopphhyy This trophy, awarded since the first Block Island Race Week in 1965, commemo-rates the link between Block Island Race Week and Cowes Week. It will beawarded to the first overall IRC-rated boat in the ‘Round the Island Race. The win-ner in 2009 was Roger Sturgeon’s STP 65 Rosebud/Team DYT (Fort Lauderdale, FL).In addition to having their name engraved on the ISCC Perpetual Trophy, the win-ner will take home a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner timepiece.

VViinnttaaggee YYaacchhtt TTrroopphhyy Awarded in memory of Hugh Kilmer since 1971, this trophy is presented to theyacht, 15 years old or older, substantially unaltered, with the best performance forthe week. Brad Porter’s Evelyn 32 XLR8 (Westbrook, CT), the winner of PHRF 1,earned this honor in 2009.

JJoohhnn AAllddeenn RReeeedd PPeerrppeettuuaall TTrroopphhyy The Reed Trophy is awarded to the best performance by a ServiceAcademy yacht. The U.S. Naval Academy’s Navy 44 Swift was the 2009 winner.

GGoovveerrnnoorrss PPeerrppeettuuaall TTrroopphhyy First awarded in 1983 to recognize the numerous international competitors atBlock Island Race Week, the Governor’s Plate is presented to the foreign yachtwith the best performance for the week. Steve Sherwin’s Corby 41Nasty Medicine(Hamilton, Bermuda) won this award in 2009.

TThhee AAbbrraammss FFaammiillyy TTrroopphhyyDedicated by the Storm Trysail Club in 2003, this trophy is awarded to an individualwho has made a significant contribution to Block Island Race Week. In 2009, itwas presented to Kathy Farrell and Mount Gay Rum.

UUSS--IIRRCC TTrroopphhyy This trophy, presented by the Storm Trysail Club and the US-IRC Committee, willbe awarded to the IRC-rated yacht that triumphs in the most competitive IRCclass at Race Week. This will be determined by adding the corrected time differ-ential between first and fifth place for each race. The class winner who competedin the class with the lowest average time differential between first and fifth placewill be awarded this trophy. Troubador won in 2009.

SShheelltteerr IIssllaanndd TTeeaamm TTrroopphhyyTeams, comprising three boats from two or more classes and representing ayacht club or sailing association, are eligible for this trophy. In 2009, this trophywas won by the Storm Trysail Club White Team: Jeff Willis’ J/44 Challenge IV(Huntington, NY), Rich du Moulin’s Express 37 Lora Ann (Larchmont, NY) and JohnStorck, Jr.’s J/80 Rumor (Huntington, NY)

Round the Island Race Starting SequenceCLASSES WARNING SIGNALIRC 1 & 2 NUMERAL PENNANT 1Farr OD & Swan 42 NUMERAL PENNANT 2IRC 3 & 4 NUMERAL PENNANT 3J-44 & PHRF 1 NUMERAL PENNANT 4J-109 NUMERAL PENNANT 5J-105 NUMERAL PENNANT 6PHRF 2 & 3 NUMERAL PENNANT 7PHRF 4, Cruising Non-Spin NUMERAL PENNANT 8

NOTE: Backstay Class pennants, per Sailing Instruction 6.2 do not change for the Round Block Island Race


Today’s WeatherWednesday, June 22, 2011

Strong low pressure is headed for the westernGreat Lakes, while high pressure develops

over Quebec.

NE-E change reaches Block Island mid-day

Expect cloudy and cooler conditions during the afternoon and a shower or two and

some drizzle possible.

NE-E winds up to 11-15kts during the afternoon are forecast.

Prepared 0630edt Tuesday, June 21, 2011

2011 Block Island Race Week Presented by Rolex Sponsors

Be Sure to Enter the Block Island Race Week Raffle!

Enter to win:Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner Timepiece

Trip from the Bitter End Yacht ClubAnd additional prizes from:

Mount Gay Rum, Gill, vineyard vines, Heineken, Lewmar, Soundview Millworks and SailorMade Bracelets

Raffle benefits the Block Island Rescue Squad, The Early Learning Center and the BI Maritime Institute

Winners will be drawn at Thursday night’s Mount Gay Rum Party under the tent.

Stop by the Duty Office to enter!

$10 each or $90 for a book of ten tickets


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Meet Your On-the-Water Co-Chairmen

DDiicckk NNeevviillllee ((ll)) and DDaavvee BBrreennnnaann ((rr))have put a lot of effort into preparing forthis week, from writing sailing instruc-tions and buying anchors to lining upsupport boats and calling postpone-ments. Dick and Dave both have tremen-dous racing and race officer experience.

Dick,, a resident of Annapolis, MD,has a wealth of sailing experience, espe-cially aboard maxi boats. His first BlockIsland Race Week as a non-competitor was in 1999, when he served on theRace Committee. Dick had continued his service with Storm Trysail Club,eventually serving as Commodore.

“Block Island Race Week is one of the bigger, low-key race weeks in theworld,” said Neville. “We can cater to the grand prix boats, and it’s a perfectvenue for club racers who want to compete at a top level, and they can bringtheir families.”

Dick spends every day of Race Week ensuring that everyone on thewater – competitors and racecourse volunteers alike – has everything theyneed, and his mellifluous voice can be heard each night under the tent as hepresents the daily trophies.

“It’s cooler on Block Island than in the Chesapeake, and there’s generallymore breeze (but not yesterday morning!)” says Dick. “It’s a fantastic venue

for a family sailing vacation, and I reallywant to come back to enjoy the islandwhen it’s not Race Week!”

When he’s not at home in Miami, FL,Dave Brennan travels the world as anInternational Race Officer. “I believe thisis my seventh Block Island Race Week,”says Dave. “For me, it’s really terrificcoming to the Northeast from SouthFlorida because the whole environmentis a little different from Key West or theCaribbean. The water’s always cool andthe island is beautiful. Block Island RaceWeek is really a nice regatta to help out

at. The best thing about Block Island Race Week is the camaraderie…andmy Timer, Barbara Neville – she keeps me honest on the Signal Boat!”

Noting that many members of the Storm Trysail Club have known eachother for 30 years or more, Dave, says, “In many cases, we only see eachother a few times a year so it’s nice to have friends working together to putthe regatta on. We also have great relationships with our sponsors and peo-ple on the island, including The Oar, Block Island Boat Basin, Payne’s Dock,the Fire Department and the Block Island Rescue Squad. Those long-term re-lationships make this event really special.”

In addition to Co-chairing the on-the-water activities, Dave is the Princi-pal Race Officer for the Red Fleet this week.

When you see Dick or Dave, be sure to give them a big Thank You!

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In AppreciationRolex and Mount Gay RumThe leading name in luxury watches, RRoolleexx has been the pre-eminent symbolof performance and prestige for over a century. In the early 20th Century,people used pocket watches. Hans Wilsdorf, a young Swiss watchmaker,dreamed of a watch that could be worn on the wrist, believing that wrist-watches could be both elegant and reliable. To convince the public of the ac-curacy of his innovative timepieces, he equipped them with small, veryprecise movements.

In 1910, a Rolex was the first wristwatch to receive the coveted Swiss Certifi-cate of Precision. In 1926, Rolex created the world’s first waterproof anddustproof wristwatch, the “Oyster,” and patented the world’s first self-wind-ing mechanism with a Perpetual rotor in 1931. Rolex developed professionalwatches for adventurers in the early 1950s, and Sir Edmund Hillary wore anOyster Perpetual for the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.

Rolex has a strong connection to the world of sports, including golf, tennis,skiing, equestrian events, automobile racing (as the official timekeeper of the24 Hours of Le Mans and the title sponsor of the Rolex 24 at Daytona) andyachting. Rolex is a longtime sponsor of Block Island Race Week.

Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with 28 affiliates worldwide and rely-ing on 4,000 watchmakers in over 100 countries, Rolex continues to expandits long history of achievement and innovation. Visit rolex.com.

According to legend, MMoouunntt GGaayy RRuumm became known as “the sailor’s drink” in the 18th Century because it was a testament to one’s seamanship and nav-igational skills. Barbados, where Mount Gay Rum has produced their fineproducts for 308 years, was recognized as the most difficult Caribbean islandfrom which to return to England and Europe. In order to prove they had beento Barbados, sailors had to bring a barrel of Mount Gay Rum back home.

Distilled at the same location since 1703, Mount Gay Rum is the oldest brandof rum in existence. “The rum that invented rum” also has a long and proudtradition of regatta sponsorship. Today, Mount Gay Rum sponsors more than160 regattas around the globe, each commemorated by the famous red cap.Some sailors have more than 100 Mount Gay Rum caps, although it’s not howmany you have that counts – it’s how faded they are.

These coveted caps cannot be bought, but you can add another to your col-lection at Block Island Race Week XXIV presented by Rolex…and be sure tocheck out the Mount Gay Rum apparel, created exclusively by The PiratesLair, under the tent. As Gary Jobson has said, “Mount Gay Rum has becomeas much a part of the sailing scene as the wind.”

Mount Gay Rum’s support of sailing is reflected in their recently launchedwebsite, Sailing Spoken Here. Members can upload and comment on post-race photos and videos, discuss and debate post-race calls, connect withnew sailors, find a crew or join a crew, share cruising stories, photos andrecipes, and locate sailors’ bars anywhere in the U.S. Check it out at sailingspokenhere.com, and visit mountgayrum.com.

Model Boat Racing Yesterday, on the inshorecourse, the R/C racing wasintense. Five rounds of sin-gle elimination races pro-duced a fierce field ofthumb racing rockstars.Twenty-Five sailors hadtheir turn at the stick.

Advancing from five roundsof single elimination races, the finalists could only fight for second place, asnone other than T2P.tv’s voice on the water, Tucker Thompson trounced thecompetition with two bullets. It’s a shame there was nobody on hand to commentate.

Congratulations to those who made the finals. In 5th place was Tram Evans(Sailing on Old School), 4th place went to Graham Tyson (Swift), 3rd was cap-tured by Platt Johnson (Arethusa) and in 2nd was Julian Croxall (Jouster).

On Wednesday, the Championship of Champions will be held. Any crew mem-ber from boats that were leading their division as of Tuesday has qualified as anentrant and can sail in the race. The winner of the Championship of Championswill receive a CR 914 Kit courtesy of Chesapeake Performance Models.

Division Leaders shall meet at 1800 on the lawn of The Oar, overlooking the sta-dium course, adjacent to the dinghy dock to see who will be crowned theChampion of Champions!

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Question of the DayW hat’s the best boat name you’ve seen at Race Week?

Mudslide “A powerboat out in the harbor. It’s fitting, isn’t it?Dave Chard, Partnership

Katabatic “Out of all the boats, I always seem to rememberthat one!”Marcy Trenholm, Driving this entire ship

Ceol na Mara “But the best thing about the name is the stickeron the boom that reads ‘IT MEANS WATER MUSIC’ ‘cause theygot sick of explaining the name to people.”Ben Bier, Matt Cohen, Geir Bogen & Ed Jude Glackin,Jabberwocky

FUJIMO & Adios Pantalones “It’s a tie. F.U. Jane I’m MovingOut is a classic and Adios Pantalones was inspired by a bandthat Dave Kirby saw at Kittens. He renamed his J/120 perma-nently after he left here.”- James Gallagher, Storm

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Around the Island for a Rolex

In addition to having their name engraved on the Island Sailing Club ofCowes Perpetual Trophy, the winner of this week’s Round the IslandRace will take home a spectacular Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submarinertimepiece.

The Round the Island Race is a great opportunity for all of the fleets tomix it up together. The spectacle of the faster boats working their waythrough the fleet is exciting for everyone. The 2009 Round the IslandRace winner was Roger Sturgeon’s STP 65 Rosebud/Team DYT (FortLauderdale, FL), who blasted around the clockwise course in only 1hour and 43 minutes. Will that time be eclipsed this year?

Although any one of several very fast boats could win the Round theIsland Race this week, the Race Committee strives to make this con-test as fair as possible for the entire fleet by grouping classes togetherand starting from a single line at staggered intervals. The starting areawill be approximately ½ - 1 mile west of the entrance to Great SaltPond.

Though the Round the Island Race day has yet to be determined, onething is certain: those watching from shore will enjoy witnessing thefleet go ‘round as much as the sailors on the course. Good luck competitors!


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