Block Island Race Week News Friday

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There was palpable excitement on the docks yesterday morning as wordspread among the 134 crews at Block island Race Week XXIV presented byRolex: We’re going around the island! After long postponements on Mondayand Tuesday and no racing at all on Wednesday, and a forecast for 8 to 12 outof the East/Northeast, this was going to be a great day.

By 1025, the Race Committee had set what appeared to be a very squarestarting line for a clockwise circumnavigation of the Bermuda of the North,and signals commenced at 1030. The combined IRC 1 and 2 classes were offfirst. Jim Swartz’s TP 52 Vesper (Park City, UT), the points leader in IRC 1going into Thursday, incurred a costly foul at the start. After completing herpenalty turns, the striking neon green and black boat headed toward shore forcurrent relief.

In the second start, for the Farr One-Design and Swan 42 classes, Preben Os-tberg, Todd Olds and Bud Dailey’s class-leading Farr 40 Tsunami (Annapolis,MD), was over early, as was Paul Hewitt’s Beneteau 36.7 Panacea (Fort Lee,NJ) in IRC4. As the sequence continued, most of the fleet stayed close toshore for the beat to the first mark, “1BI.” At North Light, Vesper rock-hoppedalarmingly close to the beach, perhaps for an up-close view of the seals inthe surf.

Gwen & Austin Fragomen’s J/V 52 Interlodge (Newport, RI) was first around1BI, with Richard Oland’s Southern Cross 52 Vela Veloce (St. John, NB) nip-ping at her heels. As the only IRC 1 boat to have sailed the outside of the firstbeat, the U.S. Naval Academy Sailing Squadron’s J/V 52 Anema & Core’s (An-napolis) gamble paid off and they rounded 1BI in third. In IRC 2, Jack LeFort’s

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Tripp 41 After Midnight (Stuart, FL) had an outstanding upwind leg, roundedfirst, hoisted their kite and let it all hang out for the reach past North Bluffs.

Charging up the starboard layline, Cool Breeze, John Cooper’s Mills 43(Springfield, MO) tacked right at 1BI, just inside Heidi & Steve Benjamin’sCustom 41 High Noon (Norwalk, CT). During their set, they lost the guy – andmomentum – and were overtaken by High Noon and Lawrence Dickie’s Ker43 Ptarmigan (Greenwich, CT).

The seven 52s were almost evenly spread apart as they passed old Harbor,with Interlodge out front and Sandra & David Askew’s TP 52 Flying Jenny 7(Annapolis) bringing up the rear in hot pursuit of U.S. Naval Academy SailingSquadron’s TP 52 Invictus (Annapolis). In the ensuing jibing duel in the vicin-ity of Southeast Light, Interlodge stretched her lead and headed up the westside. Not far behind, Ptarmigan had assumed the IRC 2 lead and was takingflight. As the breeze freshened, there were some good-sized Atlantic rollerson the east side of the island as the PHRF 3 and 4 boats approached South-east Light.

As with the first beat, right was right for the second – it was essential to getin close to the beach. Winds had increased to 15 knots by th second upwindleg, and a few sails were damaged. Dave Guglielmo enjoyed his day onRalph DiMattia’s N/M 40 Shamrock Sensation (Quincy, MA). “It was a perfectday. We had a great start and we did well,” said Dave, who reported seeinga competitor’s mainsail rent in two. “I didn’t see the name of the boat be-cause I was doing my job,” he explained. “I was a grinder, and I ground andground all day.”

Never relinquishing her lead, Interlodge was first across the finish line toclaim the Rolex Oyster Submariner timepiece. “Good teamwork was thekey,” said crewman Hugh Piggin. “We had the right calls coming from theback of the boat and we didn’t make any mistakes. After the start, we hadbeen swapping positions with the other 52s tacking up the shoreline andthere were a few rocks and depth issues that came into play. Brad Read, ourtactician, did a great job, and Austin did a great job driving the boat.”

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, NY) had a fantastic day inthe Swan 42 class, finishing 3rd in the 18-boat class. “We’ve been sailingTiburon since last fall, but have not had much opportunity to sail in one-de-sign events,” said Midshipman Derrick Cherico. “This week has been great –we’re starting to mesh as a crew. We finally got a good start and played thecurrent line pretty well on the beat to 1BI, rounded second, and the entirecrew was monumental in keeping their cool and going fast on the reach. Thetop four 42s had a real battle going, and we finished just a boatlength aheadof Better Than... [Gosia Rojek; Brooklyn, NY].”

With an unbroken string of bullets, Ptarmigan is looking good for the US-IRCEast Coast Championship. Vesper has posted a 1-1-1-5 to lead IRC 1 by 2points, while Craig Albrecht’s Farr 395 Avalanche (Sea Cliff, NY) has a 3-pointlead in IRC 3 and Tom Rich’s Peterson 42 Settler (Middletown, RI) has wontwo races to lead IRC 4 by 5 points. In the standings for the J/122 NationalChampionship, Mike Bruno, Tom Boyle and Jim Callahan’s Wings (Irvington,NY) has 13 points, 5 ahead of Andrew Skibo’s Plum Crazy II (Ocean City, NJ).With a scoreline of 2-1-1-2, Bill Sweetser’s Rush (Annapolis) has a 7-pointlead in the J/109 East Coast Championship.

Bruce Stone and Julian Croxall’s Jouster (San Francisco, CA) did a horizonjob in the J/105 class, and they’re trailing Damian Emery’s Eclipse (Shore-ham, NY) who, until yesterday, had an unbroken string of bullets.

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The final results in many classes will depend on today’sweather. “We’re going to try to get two races in on Friday,although the weather forecast doesn’t look good,” said On-the-Water Co-Chairman Dick Neville. “We’ll just have to hope forthe best.”

The unofficial WindCheck “Battle Flag of the Week” is awardedto Bill Ketcham’s J/44 Maxine (Greenwich, CT). This artfully ren-dered, billowing beauty drew countless admiring glances. The“Prank of the Week” trophy goes to the crew of the U.S. CoastGuard Academy’s J/44 Glory. After being defeated by the U.S.Naval Academy in an Ultimate Frisbee game on the lawn at TheNarragansett, the cadets retaliated by covering their rivals’Navy 44 Swift’s boom, lifelines and winches with what appearedto be an entire industrial sized roll of Saran Wrap. (See the ReedTrophy story on page 14.)

Looking ahead, 2013 will mark the 50th anniversary of thefounding of the Storm Trysail Club, as well as the 25th anniver-sary of Block Island Race Week. With preliminary planning forthis momentous occasion already underway, the Storm TrysailClub hopes to increase participation by Non-Spinnaker classboats…and you can bet that they’ll be pulling out all the stopsto make Block Island Race Week XXV presented by Rolex anevent to remember.

As always, the WindCheck crew has had a terrific time bringingthe Race Week News to you and we hope you’ve enjoyed read-ing it. Best of luck to all crews today…we’ll see you in 2013. A

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PPHHRRFF 331. USA 50926 Rival Taylor 38 David Curtis 3 6 1 1 11.02. USA 283 Hustler J 29 MHOB John & Tony Esposito 1 2 5 3 11.03. USA 269 Mighty Puffin J 29 MH Steve Thurston 5 1 4 2 12.04. USA 83350 Incommunicado Omega 36 Tracey / Polk 2 5 2 6 15.05. USA 40561 Dirty Harry J 29 MHOB John Lavin 6 3 3 4 16.06. USA 32347 Renegade J 29 FRIB M/n Timothy Weber 4 4 7 5 20.07. USA 257 Rift J 29 MHOB Bill Maher/Reuven Latovitzki 9 7 6 8 30.08. USA 52358 Pearl Morris M36 DS Robert Lee 7 9 9 9 34.09. USA 40253 Orion S2 10.3 Bryan Coon 8 8 8 10 34.010. USA 40244 Dead Reckoning Dehler DB2 Ray Way 10 10 10 7 37.0

PPHHRRFF 441. USA 19 Rumor J 80 John Storck Jr 1 2 6 1 10.02. USA 14514 En Charette Noe 27 Paul Jennings 3 3 2.5 4 12.53. USA 83214 Project Mayhem Santana 30/30 Doug & Amy Stryker 7 1 1 9 18.04. USA 20201 Brer Rabbit III C&C 33 William Loweth 5 5 2.5 6 18.5


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PPHHRRFF 44 ((ccoonnttiinnuueedd))5. USA 30524 Stealth Evelyn 26 FD Jay Greenfield 4 6 7 2 19.06. USA 51362 Cymothoe Sabre 36 David Alldian 8 7 4 5 24.07. 47 Club Car S2 7.9 Barry Bessette 2 8 8 7 25.08. USA 50324 Pirate Abbott 33 William Baxter 9 4 9 3 25.09. USA 15379 Air Express San Juan 30 Chris Fesenmeyer 6 9 5 8 28.010. USA 165 Speedway Boogie Colgate 26 Chris Brady 10 10 10 10 40.0

RREEDD RRaacciinnggIIRRCC DDiivviissiioonnIIRRCC 111. USA 52007 Vesper TP 52 Jim Swartz 1 1 1 5 8.02. CAY 52 PowerPlay TP 52 Peter Cunningham 3 3 2 2 10.03. USA 5206 Interlodge JV 52 Austin and Gwen Fragomen 5 2 5 1 13.04. ESP 75521 Flying Jenny 7 TP 52 David & Sandra Askew 2 4 3 6 15.05. CAN 84248 Vela Veloce Southern Cross 52 Richard Oland 6 5 4 3 18.06. USA 38008 Anema & Core JV 52 Ennio Staffini 4 6 6 4 20.07. USA 60331 Invictus TP 52 Louis Henry 7 7 7 7 28.0

IIRRCC 221. USA 79 Ptarmigan Ker 43 Lawrence Dickie 1 1 1 1 4.02. USA 60432 Cool Breeze Mills 43 Custom John Cooper 2 2 6 2 12.03. USA 52496 Convictus Maximus Farr 42 IRC Donald Nicholson 3 4 4 6 17.04. USA 50974 AFRICA Taylor 44 Jud Smith 5 5 2 7 19.05. USA 1200 High Noon CTM 41 Steve & Heidi Benjamin 4 8 3 4 19.06. USA 51850 Morpheus Schumacher 50 Jim Gregory 6 3 8 5 22.07. USA 1201 After Midnight Tripp 41 Jack LeFort 7 7 7 3 24.08. USA 4212 The Cat Came Back Swan 42 Lincoln Mossop 10/DSQ 6 5 8 29.09. USA 60053 Bacci Swan 53 Lorenzo Vascotto 8 9 9 9 35.0

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IIRRCC 331. USA 39516 Avalanche Farr 395 Craig Albrecht 2 5 1 2 10.02. USA 12241 Wings J 122 Bruno / Boyle / Callahan 7 1 4 1 13.03. USA 53581 Plum Crazy II J 122 Andrew D. Skibo 1 7 6 4 18.04. USA 93586 DownTime Summit 40 Ed Freitag / Molly Haley 4 4 5 6 19.05. USA 52756 Sarah X 41 Gregory Manning 5.5 2 2 11 20.56. USA 39505 Talisman Farr 395 John Bailey 3 6 9 3 21.07. USA 9393 Katabatic IMX 40 Gordon Hall 8 3 10 7 28.08. USA 39506 Coyote Farr 395 Bill Clemens 5.5 13 7 5 30.59. USA 39532 Old School Farr 395 Ganson Evans 9 8 8 10 35.010. USA 52354 Indra Beneteau Farr 44.7 Thomas Linkas 11 11 3 13 38.011. USA 60140 American Girl King 40 Daniel Galyon 10 9.5 11 8 38.512. USA 52835 Georgetown III J 122 George Marks 12 9.5 13 9 43.513. USA 28990 Spectre Tripp 40 MK2 Brian Prinz 13 12 12 12 49.0

IIRRCC 441. USA 31200 Settler Peterson 42 Thomas Rich 1 2 1 3 7.02. USA 51072 Troubador Express 37 Jamie Anderson 2 1 3 6 12.03. USA 60351 ACT ONE Summit 35 Charles Milligan 3 6 4 1 14.04. USA 156 Out of Reach III X-35 Louis Nees 5 4 2 5 16.05. USA 18321 Soulmates Express 37 Adam Loory 4 3 5 7 19.06. USA 25279 Shamrock Sensation N/M 40 Ralph DiMattia 7 5 10 2 24.07. USA 51518 Lapin Beneteau First 40.7 Chris Clark 6 7 7 4 24.08. USA 52173 Panacea Beneteau First 36.7 Paul Hewitt 8 8 6 8 30.09. USA 63396 Draco Express 37 Robert Behringer 9 9 8 10 36.010. USA 50316 Ricochet J 120 Jason LeBlanc 10 10 9 9 38.0

Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Owner/Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total



One Design DivisionNYYC Swan 421. USA 4216 Arethusa Swan 42 Philip Lotz 2 7 2 1 12.02. USA 4235 Apparition Swan 42 Kenneth Colburn 5 1 5 2 13.03. USA 4214 Daring Swan 42 John Hele 4 2 3 7 16.04. USA 4243 Blazer Swan 42 Chris Culver 1 3 6 8 18.05. USA 4240 Vitesse Swan 42 Jon Halbert 9 4 1 5 19.06. USA 4224 Barleycorn Swan 42 Brendan Brownyard 3 9 13 6 31.07. USA 4221 Celeritas Swan 42 Malcolm Gefter 7 6 7 12 32.08. USA 4208 Bandit Swan 42 Andrew Fisher 10 11 4 9 34.09. USA 4210 Quintessence Swan 42 Roger Widmann 6 10 8 10 34.010. USA 18 Better Than... Swan 42 Gosia Rojek 12 8 12 4 36.011. USA 4204 Mutiny Swan 42 Gibb Kane / Drew Shea 8 5 10 13 36.012. USA 4223 Tiburon Swan 42 M/n Derrick Cherico 13 12 9 3 37.013. USA 4206 Impetuous Swan 42 Paul Zabetakis 11 13 11 11 46.0

PHRF DivisionFarr OD1. USA 65 Barking Mad Farr 30 James Richardson 2 4 1 1 8.02. USA 5095 Tsunami Farr 40 OD Ostberg/Olds/Dailey 1 1 3 4 9.03. USA 40076 Nightshift Farr 40 OD Kevin McNeil 3 2 2 2 9.04. USA 92 Yellow Jacket Farr 40 OD Bulman / Scholz Syndicate 6 3 4 3 16.05. USA 320 Standard Deviation Farr 30 William Markel 4 5 7 5 21.06. USA 21 Just Plain Nutz Farr 30 Norm Dean 5 7 5 8 25.07. USA 888 Seawolf Farr 40 OD Rowe Ben 7 6 6 6 25.08. USA 47 Venturesome Farr 30 Bob Zannetti 8 8 8 7 31.0


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WWHHIITTEE RRaacciinnggOOnnee DDeessiiggnn DDiivviissiioonnJJ 44441. USA 4402 Challenge IV J 44 Jeffrey W. Willis 1 3 1 1 6.02. USA 4410 Maxine J 44 William Ketcham 2 1 2 2 7.03. USA 4411 Resolute J 44 Don and Rick Rave 4 2 3 3 12.04. USA 4412 Gold Digger J 44 James D. Bishop Sr. 3 4 4 5 16.05. USA 4413 Glory J 44 Jack Neades 5 5 5 4 19.0

JJ 1100991. USA 51 Rush J 109 Bill Sweetser 2 1 1 2 6.02. USA 52202 Caminos J 109 Donald Filippelli 7 4 2 1 14.03. USA 201 Dragonfly J 109 Skip Young 6 2 4 6 18.04. USA 125 Loki J 109 David Rosow 10 3 3 3 19.05. USA 243 Instant Karma J 109 David Betts 3 6 5 5 19.06. USA 146 Storm J 109 Rick Lyall 5 5 8 4 22.07. USA 369 Skoot J 109 Jim Vos 1 10 7 9 27.08. USA 267 Nordlys J 109 Bob Schwartz 8 9 10 7 34.09. USA 256 Shearwater J 109 Hugh McLean 4 14 9 12 39.010. USA 286 Ceol na Mara J 109 David Frizell 11 15 6 11 43.011. USA 334 Sanibel J 109 Gerry Keeler 13 11 12 10 46.012. USA 72 Gut Feeling J 109 Ted Herlihy 9 8 15 15 47.013. USA 160 Ariel J 109 Jeffrey Warren 14 7 13 14 48.014. USA 140 Troublemaker J 109 Eric Gordon 12 12 11 13 48.015. USA 266 Vento Solare J 109 Paul Milo 15 13 14 8 50.0

JJ 1100551. USA 50 Eclipse J 105 Damian Emery 1 1 1 3 6.02. USA 39 Jouster J 105 Bruce Stone/Julian Croxall 2 3 3 1 9.03. USA 488 Shakedown J 105 Jordan Mindich 5 2 2 2 11.04. USA 389 Morning Glory J 105 Carl Olsson 6 5 5 7 23.05. USA 493 Tonto J 105 Fred Darlington 7 7 7 4 25.06. USA 220 Bat IV J 105 Andrew Kennedy 4 12 6 5 27.07. USA 627 Tolo J 105 Norman Kilarjian 11 8 4 9 32.08. USA 344 Two Feathers J 105 Mark & Jolene Masur 8 9 8 8 33.09. USA 323 Stratos J 105 Marcus Wunderlich 3 6 13 12 34.010. USA 300 Kima J 105 Nelson Weiderman 9 4 11 14/DSQ 38.011. USA 448 Cush J 105 Gardner Horan 10 10 12 6 38.012. USA 657 Vixen J 105 Christopher Beane 12 11 9 11 43.013. USA 51245 Bottle Rocket J 105 Glenn Marck 13 13 10 10 46.0

PPHHRRFF DDiivviissiioonnPPHHRRFF 111. USA 200 Jammy Beggar Melges 32 Tom Lee 1 1 3 1 6.02. USA 16 Partnership J 111 David / MaryEllen Tortorello 2 2 2 3 9.03. USA 30 Wicked 2.0 J 111 Douglas Curtiss 4 4 1 2 11.04. USA 26 Andiamo J 111 Paul Strauch 3 3 4 5 15.05. USA 114 Varekai J 120 Peter Hein 5 5 5 4 19.06. USA 60909 Bravo J 111 Sedgwick Ward 6 6 6 6 24.07. USA 1 Surette MD35 Barry Carroll / George Carabetta 7 7 7 8/DNS 29.0

PPHHRRFF 221. USA 8001 XLR8 Carrera 280 Brad Porter 1 3 5 1 10.02. USA 40926 Freightrain Frers 36 Dick Hyde 7 1 1 5 14.03. NA 11 Swift Navy 44 Graham Tyson 2 7 2 4 15.04. USA 52134 Whirlwind Beneteau First 36.7 William Purdy 3 2 3 7 15.05. USA 40320 Scorpion Evelyn 32 Larry Hennessy 4 5 6 2 17.06. USA 41810 Deviation Soverel/Tartan Iris Vogel 5 4 4 6 19.07. USA 51799 Jabberwocky C&C 99 Jonathan Bier 6 6 7 3 22.08. USA 41522 Indigo Jonmeri 40 Jeffrey Huseman 8 9 9 8 34.09. USA 32573 Mo'Mojoe Peterson 37 Joe Naroski 9 8 8 9 34.0



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NOTICE OF RACE AMENDMENT #12. RULES2.3: Is amended as follows:All boats are strongly encouraged to follow the Safety Recommendations and Emer-gency Procedures available via www.blockislandraceweek.com . A copy of these rec-ommendations and procedures, signed by the Owner /Skipper shall be kept aboardduring Race Week.Clarification: “Safety Guidelines and Guidelines for Rendering Assistance” are changedto “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 rules76.1 and 76.3 (Exclusion of boats and competitors), the US Prescription to Appendix F(Procedures for Appeals and Requests) will also apply. These prescriptions will be onthe Block Island Race Week website (www.blockislandraceweek.com) as an attach-ment to the sailing instructions.NoR 10.7 is changed: After the first sentence of NoR 10.7, add the following sentence: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 up to a maxi-mum 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 during the re-gatta at the discretion of the Class.(c) J-122 Class Rule 7.2 shall apply: Maximum aggregate crew weight, regardless of thenumber of crew and excluding the driver, shall not exceed 726 kilos (1,600 pounds). Rule7.1 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 at Race Head-quarters.

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 Committee may setwindward marks for different classes, windward marks will be yellow tetrahedrons, tobe left to port. The Race Committee Signal Boat will display the approximate bearing(magnetic) and range (in nautical miles) to each of the windward marks.After the first mark, if used, the following are the marks of the course that must be left toport: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. We have added anew 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 starting area and willbe between a staff displaying a blue flag on the Signal Boat and a nearby mark, on theopposite side of the Signal Boat from the Starting Line.

Schedule of Events Friday, June 24 0900 Harbor Signals

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Today’s WeatherFriday, June 24, 2011

Another weak low S and SE of Block Island arriving early Friday morning

There will be a warm front well S of Block Island early Friday morning, but it will move N late Fri/Fri night

Light NE and E winds much of the day may freshen a few knots late in the afternoon/early evening

Warm front moves N of Block Island late Friday night/Saturday morning

0630edt Thursday, June 23, 2011


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Charlie Terry has been coming to BlockIsland Race Week – either as competitoror volunteer – for longer than most sailorsat this week’s regatta have been alive.Charlie did his first Race Week on awooden Alberg 35, and this year he drovefrom his home in St. Petersburg Beach, FLto be captain of the Rolex media boat.

Relishing every aspect of Race Week,Charlie regaled journalists with stories from the early years of the event, askingphotographers where they’d like to be for their best shot, and alerting them toimpending action on the racecourse. Delighted with Charlie’s maneuvering intothe best vantage points, freelance shooter Rod Harris exclaimed! “Charlie, Iowe you a million bucks!”

Charlie is a close friend of the Storck family, whose J/80 Rumor (Hunting-ton, NY) is leading in PHRF 4. “Charlie used to sail with us on our Ericson 39Jonrob,” said Colette Storck. “He’s lived on his Hatteras 50 Tonic for the 30years that I’ve known him. He’d bring Tonic up here when we sailed Jonrob atRace Week. We’d tie up together at Payne’s Dock and eat all our meals andsleep aboard Tonic. Two years ago, he brought her to Coral Reef Yacht Club sothat two of my kids and their crews could stay aboard for the Rolex Miami OCR.He’s very capable, and always willing to help anybody…he’s just a great guy.”

It’s possible that Charlie’s love for Race Week runs deeper than anyone else’s.As he says, “They’ll have to put me in an ashbox before I stop coming here!

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Tee It Up for the Storm Trysail FoundationGolf TourneyThe Storm Trysail Foundation’s Second Annual Fundraiser Golf Tourney willbe held on Monday, August 29 at the Newport National Golf Club in Middle-town, RI.

“We were looking for a fundraising vehicle, and [Foundation Chairman]John Fisher and I came up with the idea for this event because a number ofpeople in the club also play golf,” said Tournament Chairman Steve Prime ofNewport, RI. “The first one last year was a tremendous success. We had 120people play and we raised money to support our Junior Safety-at-Sea initia-tives and the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, which is held every Octoberat Larchmont Yacht Club in Larchmont, NY. Forty-four college teams fromaround the country are expected to compete, and there’s no entry fee.”

“We hope to have at least 120 players again,” Prime continued. “We’llhave a silent auction, a raffle, a dinner, and a contest to see who can hit a lif-eraft in a pond with a golf ball. Players can come up for a long weekend to

enjoy Newport on Saturday and Sundayand play golf on Monday. It’s going tobe a lot of fun.

The Storm Trysail FoundationFundraiser Golf Tourney is sponsoredby Rolex, Mount Gay Rum, Chubb,Caithness Energy, Gowrie Group, vine-yard vines, Newport Vineyards andWindCheck. For more information, visitstormtrysailfoundation.org.

“We’ve unanimously invited ourselvesback this year.” — Nick Langone’s 2010 guests

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Who will win the Reed Trophy?

No battle at Race Week is harder fought than the one for the John AldenReed Perpetual Trophy, which is awarded to the best performance by a serv-ice academy yacht.

The U.S. Naval Academy’s Navy 44 Swift won the Reed Trophy in 2009.This year, the contenders include the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s J/29Renegade (Kings Point, NY; skippered by Midshipman Tim Weber in PHRF 3),the USMMA’s Swan 42 Tiburon (skippered by Midshipman Derrick Cherico),the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Sailing Club’s J/44 Glory (New London, CT;skippered by Jack Neades), and the U.S. Naval Academy’s two IRC 1 52-foot-

ers, the J/V 52 Anema& Core, skippered byEnnio Staffini, and In-victus, a TP 52 skip-pered by Louis Henry.

The serviceacademies have cer-tainly had their handsfull with the top talentthey’ve been pittedagainst. With a verystrong showing in theultra-competitiveSwan 42 class, the

Midshipmen aboard Tiburon clinched a 3rd place podium position in theRound the Island Race. Way to go Tiburon!

With a good showing today in the PHRF 2 class, the sailors aboard theNavy 44, Swift, skippered by Graham Tyson are strong contenders to take the

prize, as they are currently ‘clinging’ to 3rd place. The competition, however,in the IRC 1, Swan 42 and PHRF 3 classes will certainly play a part in the com-mittee’s decision.

As the service academy rivalry is friendly but fierce, it’s nice to see thatthe cadets aboard Glory, even in Ultimate (Frisbee) defeat, still thoughtenough of their comrades to wrap Swift ‘to-go’ and help the Navy achievetheir all-important 4th place PHRF 2 finish in the Round the Island Race yesterday! It’s this chumminess that makes Race Week so special.

Whoever wins the Reed Trophy this year, 2011 will certainly definitely godown as one of the best yet for inter-service academy ribbing, competitionand fun. Congratulations to every service academy sailor – you make us allproud!

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New Record for Marion Bermuda RaceBy Colin Thompson, Bermuda Sun

The last thing the crew of Lilla might have expected headinginto this year’s Marion to Bermuda Race Cruising Yacht racewas completing the 645-mile ocean crossing in less than threedays on elapsed time. But that’s exactly what Simon DePietro’s Briand 76 accomplished, shattering the race record bymore than three hours, to claim overall line honours at the firstattempt in the biennial race.

“We weren’t thinking about breaking any records beforewe left. But as we got like two days in we were looking good,”De Pietro told the Bermuda Sun. “The weather forecast waslooking pretty good, we had 25-30 knots winds and we were inthe right place – which is what you need. But regardlesswhether we were here first or not I really like the 68 hours. TheGulf Stream was a little lumpy. It was okay for us because weare reasonably heavy, but I feel for the guys in the 40-footers.”

De Pietro said his yacht could not have arrived in Bermuda in record timehad it not been for the combined efforts of a well-drilled crew that included wifeNancy. “I may be the skipper, but she is the real skipper,” he smiled. “We had agreat crew. We have some really enthusiastic guys who are serious and reallywant to make it work. We are not like a full professional team. But we have somereally good sailors with really good skills who like each other and all like to win.”

De Pietro’s Class ‘A’ entry started the race at 1330 EDT from Marion, MA lastFriday and officially crossed the finish line at St David’s Head, Bermuda at 1128on Monday, June 20. Having arrived perhaps far earlier than expected, De Pietroand crew had the luxury of sipping champagne at a cocktail reception at StDavid’s Lighthouse as the second yacht (Brigand) to finish crossed the finish linein fading light.

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Racecourse Warrior, Knight of the RoadAs the final edition of the 2011 Race Week News was going to press, twovery grateful Block Islanders stopped by the Race Week News trailer toexpress their thanks for the chivalrous action of Alec Snyder, a fleet cap-tain at Oakcliff Sailing Center in Oyster Bay, NY who is competing in thisweek’s regatta.

During last night’s thunderstorm, the couple’s neighbor’s car got stuck in aroadside ditch. Alec stopped to pull the car out, getting soaked in theprocess. Well done, Alec.


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