Block Island Race Week News Tuesday

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By late morning on Monday, it seemed likely that there wouldn’t be any sailing onthe first day of Block Island Race Week XXIV presented by Rolex. During a pro-longed postponement, plenty of jokes and sailing stories (some perhaps somewhatenhanced) were told on the docks.

With spirits soaring but flags sagging, roving reporter Clete Vanger had plentyof time to chat it up with the J/44 fleet. The big questions of the morning were: 1)What new crew uniforms would the crew of Jim Bishop’s Gold Digger(Jamestown, RI) be modeling on the runway at Payne’s Dock; and 2) How manyDon Raves are there?

Rumors were also circulating about the crew of Jeff Willis’ Challenge IV’’s(Huntington, NY) new “svelte approach,” achieved though a rigorous off-seasonworkout and spinning program (Spin harder, guys). Bill Ketcham’s Maxine (Green-wich, CT) wins the “best looking crew” category thanks to their cute female factor(wrist splints, bandages and ice packs included), but pink shirts on the guys…notsure about that Fairfield County look at such a manly event. The Resolute crew(Huntington Bay, NY) looked dapper in their new blue T-shirts, from Grandpa Ravedown to little Ryan and 4-year-old Erin. The Glory crew (New London, CT) are thecleanest cut of the class, but what would you expect from our US Coasties?

As the wait for wind continued, one crew tied new lacing into forward lifelineswhile others whipped the ends of lines, played softball on the lawn at The Narra-gansett, swam or worked on their tans…one ambitious crew even headed out forsome man overboard drills. As a breeze began to build, the Race Committee low-ered the AP flag at 1230 and the prospect for at least one race was good.

The crew aboard the Rolex media boat elected to spectate on the Red Circle,and the action did not disappoint as signals commenced promptly at 1330 in about8 knots. The pin end appeared to be favored, and the IRC 1 class was up first. TheU.S. Naval Academy Sailing Squadron’s J/V 52 Anema & Core (Annapolis, MD) hada spectacular start, with Richard Oland’s Southern Cross 52 Vela Veloce (St. John,NB) just to windward.

The pin end looked good to most of the nine boats in IRC 2. Jack LeFort’s Tripp41 After Midnight (Stuart, FL) was forced to pinch to make it, but soon found clearair on the left side. Heidi & Steve Benjamin’s Custom 41 High Noon (Norwalk, CT)chose the middle of the line, finding a fast lane on the right side.

The breeze freshened as the Farr One-Design class (four Farr 30s and four Farr40s) started, and there was plenty of jockeying for position in the Swan 42 classwith three of 13 boats over early. In heavy traffic at the IRC 3 start, Brian Prinz’sTripp 40 Mk2 Spectre (East Haven, CT) bore off down the line and hardened upright at the pin. This gutsy maneuver paid off, and Spectre had a great start in

Patience is Rewarded

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clean air. The crew of Jamie Anderson’s Express 37 Troubador (New York, NY)must have been watching, because they pulled off a very similar move in IRC 4.

By this time, the boats in IRC 1 and 2 had rounded the first windward markand were charging downhill in about 12 knots. Lawrence Dickie’s new Ker 43Ptarmigan (Greenwich, CT; IRC 2) had opened up a substantial lead at the lee-ward gate. The crew executed a flawless takedown, and Ptarmigan was flyingupwind when High Noon arrived at the gate. Ptarmigan went right for the secondbeat, while Benj and his crew chose the left side. Jim Swartz’s TP 52 Vesper(Park City, UT) was the first IRC 1 boat to arrive at the leeward gate (the 52ssailed a longer course).

The breeze began to wane by 1500, although the action at the leeward gatewas getting interesting. As ever, the Swan 42s arrived in a tight pack, and GregManning’s X-41 Sarah (Warwick, RI) had a 10-second lead in IRC 3, although An-drew Skibo’s J/122 Plum Crazy II (Ocean City, NJ) appeared to be gaining.

Chris Culver’s Blazer (New York, NY) won the Swan 42 race handily, followedby Wendy & Phil Lotz’s Arethusa (Newport, RI), John Hele’s Daring (Newport)and Brendan Brownyard’s Barleycorn (Bay Shore, NY). Vesper took line honorsin IRC 1, with Sandra & David Askew’s TP 52 Flying Jenny 7 second and PeterCunningham’s TP 52 PowerPlay (Grand Cayman, CAY) third.

“It was a classic Block Island day,” said PowerPlay’s crew manager TonyRey. “It was a question of executing maneuvers, and it’s keeping our class close.This week is going to be a game of inches, and we’re really excited about it.”

“The guys that got good starts and stayed clean did well today,” said BillLynn, tactician on Gwen & Austin Fragomen’s J/V 52 Interlodge (Newport). “Allseven 52s finished within two boatlengths, and the top three were overlapped.Racing these 52s is really cool. The boats are fast, but not so big that you need 25of your closest friends to race. It’s great to see the class catching on in thiscountry…it’s starting to get Med Cup-esque.”

Tom Rich’s Peterson 42 Settler (Middletown, RI) took first in IRC 4, with Trou-bador close behind, followed by Charles Milligan’s Summit 35 Act One (Newport)and Adam Loory’s Express 37 Soulmates (New Rochelle, NY). “The Race Commit-tee did a great job waiting for the wind to settle in,” Loory said. “Our division was

really close except for Settler, who did really well. That boat’s a rocketship goingupwind.”

“We had an excellent start and good speed,” said Troubador’s bowman WesBemus. The difference between Settler and us was two seconds! We had agood day with a number of old and new competitors, and it’s gonna be a greatweek!”

There was a general recall for the first start in PHRF 3 and on the second round,after John Lavin’s J/29 Dirty Harry (West Greenwich, RI) stuffed John & Tony Es-posito’s J/29Hustler (Mohegan Lake, NY) out at the start,Hustler cleared to the rightand found a lift, nice pressure and some current relief...and went on to win the day.

In PHRF 4, John Storck, Jr.’s J/80 Rumor (Huntington, NY) prevailed, withBarry Bessette’s S2 7.9 Club Car (South Chatham, MA) second and PaulJennings’ Noe 27 En Charette (Branford, CT) third.

“I’m glad the Race Committee brought us out today,” said Jennings. “Theytimed it well. Rumor was fast today – he’s a national champion and we look for-ward to sailing against him this week.

“We didn’t do as great as we’d like, but it’s only the first day,” said MikeAtwell, swingman on Paul Milo’s J/109 Vento Solare (Leesburg, VA). “Our numberone priority is to be on the line for the starts!”

There are four new J/111s at Race Week sailing together for the first time inthe Northeast. This could be a strong class before long. “Thirty boats are sailingaround the country so far, and another 30 or so are on order,” said Rod John-stone, who is sailing on Doug Curtiss’ Wicked (South Dartmouth, MA). “Thesefour J/111s had a lot of fun today, testing their new boats against one another.Block Island Race Week is a great venue for one-designs to come together forgreat experiences.”

During pre-race tuning with Wicked, the crew of MaryEllen & DaveTortorello’s Partnership (Fairfield, CT) was a bit distracted. “We saw a big a$$shark,” said Chris Johannesen of Westport, CT, sailing on Partnership for the firsttime. “It was pretty exciting!”

Crews on all boats are looking forward to a lot more on-the-waterexcitement today.

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Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Owner/Skipper Rating Finish Time Elapsed Time Corrected Time Class Fleet

BBLLUUEE RRaacciinnggPPHHRRFF DDiivviissiioonnCCrruuiissiinngg NNoonn--ssppiinnnnaakkeerr1 USA 73113 Crackerjack Cambria 40 Alan Krulisch 111.0 15:27:19 0:01:22:19 0:01:08:08 1 212 USA 25742 Manitou C&C 110 Greg Slamowitz 90.0 15:25:11 0:01:20:11 0:01:08:41 2 223 USA 257 Patience C&C 36 Jim Goldman 141.0 15:31:53 0:01:26:53 0:01:08:52 3 234 USA 10625 Dreamcatcher Swan 48 Paul Pakos 72.0 15:41:06 0:01:36:06 0:01:26:54 4 245 USA 106 Latitude Mason 43 Brian Gillen 159.0 DNS 6 25

PPHHRRFF 331 USA 283 Hustler J 29 MHOB John & Tony Esposito 111.0 15:11:24 0:00:51:24 0:00:43:22 1 12 USA 83350 Incommunicado Omega 36 Tracey / Polk 117.0 15:13:05 0:00:53:05 0:00:44:37 2 33 USA 50926 Rival Taylor 38 David Curtis 111.0 15:12:40 0:00:52:40 0:00:44:38 3 44 USA 32347 Renegade J 29 FRIB M/n Timothy Weber 123.0 15:13:50 0:00:53:50 0:00:44:56 4 55 USA 269 Mighty Puffin J 29 MH Steve Thurston 111.0 15:14:07 0:00:54:07 0:00:46:05 5 116 USA 40561 Dirty Harry J 29 MHOB John Lavin 111.0 15:14:09 0:00:54:09 0:00:46:07 6 127 USA 52358 Pearl Morris M36 DS Robert Lee 120.0 15:16:17 0:00:56:17 0:00:47:36 7 158 USA 40253 Orion S2 10.3 Bryan Coon 123.0 15:17:28 0:00:57:28 0:00:48:34 8 169 USA 257 Rift J 29 MHOB Maher / Latovitzki 111.0 15:17:19 0:00:57:19 0:00:49:17 9 1810 USA 40244 Dead Reckoning Dehler DB2 Ray Way 111.0 15:17:27 0:00:57:27 0:00:49:25 10 19

PPHHRRFF 441 USA 19 Rumor J 80 John Storck Jr 126.0 15:18:33 0:00:53:33 0:00:44:26 1 22 47 Club Car S2 7.9 Barry Bessette 177.0 15:22:51 0:00:57:51 0:00:45:02 2 63 USA 14514 En Charette Noe 27 Paul Jennings 141.0 15:20:38 0:00:55:38 0:00:45:26 3 74 USA 30524 Stealth Evelyn 26 FD Jay Greenfield 174.0 15:23:04 0:00:58:04 0:00:45:28 4 85 USA 20201 Brer Rabbit III C&C 33 William Loweth 156.0 15:21:58 0:00:56:58 0:00:45:40 5 9

Preliminary Race Results Compiled 6/20/11 1800

PPHHRRFF 44 ((ccoonnttiinnuueedd))6 USA 15379 Air Express San Juan 30 Chris Fesenmeyer 171.0 15:23:05 0:00:58:05 0:00:45:42 6 107 USA 83214 Project Mayhem Santana 30/30 Doug & Amy Stryker 120.0 15:20:16 0:00:55:16 0:00:46:35 7 138 USA 51362 Cymothoe Sabre 36 David Alldian 132.0 15:21:11 0:00:56:11 0:00:46:38 8 149 USA 50324 Pirate Abbott 33 William Baxter 129.0 15:22:54 0:00:57:54 0:00:48:34 9 1710 USA 165 Speedway Boogie Colgate 26 Chris Brady 159.0 15:26:17 0:01:01:17 0:00:49:46 10 20

RREEDD RRaacciinnggIIRRCC DDiivviissiioonnIIRRCC 111 USA 52007 Vesper TP 52 Jim Swartz 1.383 15:15:17 0:01:10:17 0:01:37:12 1 332 ESP 75521 Flying Jenny 7 TP 52 David & Sandra Askew 1.377 15:15:49 0:01:10:49 0:01:37:30 2 343 CAY 52 PowerPlay TP 52 Peter Cunningham 1.380 15:15:54 0:01:10:54 0:01:37:50 3 354 USA 38008 Anema & Core JV 52 Ennio Staffini 1.371 15:17:18 0:01:12:18 0:01:39:07 4 365 USA 5206 Interlodge JV 52 Austin & Gwen Fragomen 1.377 15:17:31 0:01:12:31 0:01:39:51 5 376 CAN 84248 Vela Veloce Southern Cross 52 Richard Oland 1.375 15:18:29 0:01:13:29 0:01:41:02 6 387 USA 60331 Invictus TP 52 Louis Henry 1.378 15:18:26 0:01:13:26 0:01:41:11 7 39

IIRRCC 221 USA 79 Ptarmigan Ker 43 Lawrence Dickie 1.259 15:01:16 0:00:51:16 0:01:04:32 1 52 USA 60432 Cool Breeze Mills 43 Custom John Cooper 1.183 15:05:18 0:00:55:18 0:01:05:25 2 143 USA 52496 Convictus Maximus Farr 42 IRC Donald Nicholson 1.153 15:07:32 0:00:57:32 0:01:06:20 3 194 USA 1200 High Noon CTM 41 Steve & Heidi Benjamin 1.205 15:05:13 0:00:55:13 0:01:06:32 4 215 USA 50974 AFRICA Taylor 44 Jud Smith 1.176 15:07:23 0:00:57:23 0:01:07:28 5 26 USA 4212 The Cat Came Back Swan 42 Lincoln Mossop 1.169 15:07:45 0:00:57:45 0:01:07:30 6 277 USA 51850 Morpheus Schumacher 50 Jim Gregory 1.198 15:07:37 0:00:57:37 0:01:09:01 7 288 USA 1201 After Midnight Tripp 41 Jack LeFort 1.218 15:06:41 0:00:56:41 0:01:09:02 8 299 USA 60053 Bacci Swan 53 Lorenzo Vascotto 1.128 15:22:18 0:01:12:18 0:01:21:33 9 32

IIRRCC 331 USA 53581 Plum Crazy II J 122 Andrew D. Skibo 1.091 15:22:55 0:00:57:55 0:01:03:11 1 12 USA 39516 Avalanche Farr 395 Craig Albrecht 1.107 15:22:50 0:00:57:50 0:01:04:01 2 43 USA 39505 Talisman Farr 395 John Bailey 1.109 15:23:13 0:00:58:13 0:01:04:33 3 74 USA 93586 DownTime Summit 40 Ed Freitag / Molly Haley 1.122 15:22:37 0:00:57:37 0:01:04:38 4 85 USA 39506 Coyote Farr 395 Bill Clemens 1.111 15:23:16 0:00:58:16 0:01:04:44 5.5 96 USA 52756 Sarah X 41 Gregory Manning 1.123 15:22:39 0:00:57:39 0:01:04:44 5.5 107 USA 12241 Wings J 122 Bruno / Boyle / Callahan 1.095 15:24:12 0:00:59:12 0:01:04:49 7 118 USA 9393 Katabatic IMX 40 Gordon Hall 1.099 15:24:07 0:00:59:07 0:01:04:58 8 129 USA 39532 Old School Farr 395 Ganson Evans 1.109 15:24:03 0:00:59:03 0:01:05:29 9 1510 USA 60140 American Girl King 40 Daniel Galyon 1.126 15:24:04 0:00:59:04 0:01:06:30 10 2011 USA 52354 Indra Beneteau Farr 44.7 Thomas Linkas 1.119 15:24:42 0:00:59:42 0:01:06:48 11 2312 USA 52835 Georgetown III J 122 George Marks 1.093 15:26:10 0:01:01:10 0:01:06:51 12 2413 USA 28990 Spectre Tripp 40 MK2 Brian Prinz 1.094 15:26:27 0:01:01:27 0:01:07:13 13 25

IIRRCC 441 USA 31200 Settler Peterson 42 Thomas Rich 1.076 15:29:15 0:00:59:15 0:01:03:45 1 22 USA 51072 Troubador Express 37 Jamie Anderson 1.034 15:31:42 0:01:01:42 0:01:03:47 2 33 USA 60351 ACT ONE Summit 35 Charles Milligan 1.074 15:30:06 0:01:00:06 0:01:04:32 3 64 USA 18321 Soulmates Express 37 Adam Loory 1.031 15:33:21 0:01:03:21 0:01:05:18 4 135 USA 156 Out of Reach III X-35 Louis Nees 1.042 15:33:23 0:01:03:23 0:01:06:02 5 166 USA 51518 Lapin Beneteau First 40.7 Chris Clark 1.067 15:32:09 0:01:02:09 0:01:06:18 6 177 USA 25279 Shamrock Sensation N/M 40 Ralph DiMattia 1.073 15:31:49 0:01:01:49 0:01:06:19 7 188 USA 52173 Panacea Beneteau First 36.7 Paul Hewitt 1.031 15:34:33 0:01:04:33 0:01:06:33 8 229 USA 63396 Draco Express 37 Robert Behringer 1.031 15:38:49 0:01:08:49 0:01:10:56 9 3010 USA 50316 Ricochet J 120 Jason LeBlanc 1.081 15:36:46 0:01:06:46 0:01:12:10 10 31

OOnnee DDeessiiggnn DDiivviissiioonnSSwwaann 44221 USA 4243 Blazer Swan 42 Chris Culver 12 USA 4216 Arethusa Swan 42 Philip Lotz 23 USA 4224 Barleycorn Swan 42 Brendan Brownyard 3




SSwwaann 4422 ((ccoonnttiinnuueedd))4 USA 4214 Daring Swan 42 John Hele 45 USA 4235 Apparition Swan 42 Kenneth Colburn 56 USA 4210 Quintessence Swan 42 Roger Widmann 67 USA 4221 Celeritas Swan 42 Malcolm Gefter 78 USA 4204 Mutiny Swan 42 Gibb Kane / Drew Shea 89 USA 4240 Vitesse Swan 42 Jon Halbert 910 USA 4208 Bandit Swan 42 Andrew Fisher 1011 USA 4206 Impetuous Swan 42 Paul Zabetakis 1112 USA 18 Better Than... Swan 42 Gosia Rojek 1213 USA 4223 Tiburon Swan 42 M/n Derrick Cherico 13

PPHHRRFF DDiivviissiioonnFFaarrrr OODD1 USA 5095 Tsunami Farr 40 OD Ostberg/Olds/ Dailey -6.0 15:08:17 0:00:53:17 0:00:53:49 1 12 USA 65 Barking Mad Farr 30 James Richardson 51.0 15:14:17 0:00:59:17 0:00:54:41 2 23 USA 40076 Nightshift Farr 40 OD Kevin McNeil -6.0 15:09:15 0:00:54:15 0:00:54:47 3 34 USA 320 Standard Deviation Farr 30 William Markel 51.0 15:14:57 0:00:59:57 0:00:55:21 4 45 USA 21 Just Plain Nutz Farr 30 Norm Dean 51.0 15:15:10 0:01:00:10 0:00:55:34 5 56 USA 92 Yellow Jacket Farr 40 OD Bulman/Scholz Syndicate -6.0 15:10:06 0:00:55:06 0:00:55:38 6 67 USA 888 Seawolf Farr 40 OD Rowe Ben -6.0 15:10:14 0:00:55:14 0:00:55:46 7 78 USA 47 Venturesome Farr 30 Bob Zannetti 51.0 15:19:47 0:01:04:47 0:01:00:11 8 8

WWHHIITTEE RRaacciinnggOOnnee DDeessiiggnn DDiivviissiioonnJJ 44441 USA 4402 Challenge IV J 44 Jeffrey W. Willis 12 USA 4410 Maxine J 44 William Ketcham 23 USA 4412 Gold Digger J 44 James D. Bishop Sr. 3


JJ 4444 ((ccoonnttiinnuueedd))4 USA 4411 Resolute J 44 Don and Rick Rave 45 USA 4413 Glory J 44 Jack Neades 5

JJ 1100991 USA 369 Skoot J 109 Jim Vos 12 USA 51 Rush J 109 Bill Sweetser 23 USA 243 Instant Karma J 109 David Betts 34 USA 256 Shearwater J 109 Hugh McLean 45 USA 146 Storm J 109 Rick Lyall 56 USA 201 Dragonfly J 109 Skip Young 67 USA 52202 Caminos J 109 Donald Filippelli 78 USA 267 Nordlys J 109 Bob Schwartz 89 USA 72 Gut Feeling J 109 Ted Herlihy 910 USA 125 Loki J 109 David Rosow 1011 USA 286 Ceol na Mara J 109 David Frizell 1112 USA 140 Troublemaker J 109 Eric Gordon 1213 USA 334 Sanibel J 109 Gerry Keeler 1314 USA 160 Ariel J 109 Jeffrey Warren 1415 USA 266 Vento Solare J 109 Paul Milo 15

JJ 1100551 USA 50 Eclipse J 105 Damian Emery 12 USA 39 Jouster J 105 Bruce Stone Julian Croxall 2 3 USA 323 Stratos J 105 Marcus Wunderlich 34 USA 220 Bat IV J 105 Andrew Kennedy 45 USA 488 Shakedown J 105 Jordan Mindich 56 USA 389 Morning Glory J 105 Carl Olsson 6




JJ 110055 ((ccoonnttiinnuueedd))7 USA 493 Tonto J 105 Fred Darlington 78 USA 344 Two Feathers J 105 Mark & Jolene Masur 89 USA 300 Kima J 105 Nelson Weiderman 910 USA 448 Cush J 105 Gardner Horan 1011 USA 627 Tolo J 105 Norman Kilarjian 1112 USA 657 Vixen J 105 Christopher Beane 1213 USA 51245 Bottle Rocket J 105 Glenn Marck 13

PPHHRRFF DDiivviissiioonnPPHHRRFF 111 USA 200 Jammy Beggar Melges 32 Tom Lee 24.0 15:14:23 0:00:54:23 0:00:52:02 1 12 USA 16 Partnership J 111 Tortorello 39.0 15:17:16 0:00:57:16 0:00:53:27 2 23 USA 26 Andiamo J 111 Paul Strauch 36.0 15:17:04 0:00:57:04 0:00:53:33 3 34 USA 30 Wicked 2.0 J 111 Douglas Curtiss 36.0 15:18:29 0:00:58:29 0:00:54:58 4 45 USA 114 Varekai J 120 Peter Hein 51.0 15:19:58 0:00:59:58 0:00:54:59 5 56 USA 60909 Bravo J 111 Sedgwick Ward 39.0 15:20:20 0:01:00:20 0:00:56:31 6 67 USA 1 Surette MD35 Carroll / Carabetta 45.0 15:22:55 0:01:02:55 0:00:58:31 7 8

PPHHRRFF 221 USA 8001 XLR8 Carrera 280 Brad Porter 96.0 15:32:52 0:01:07:52 0:00:58:30 1 72 NA 11 Swift Navy 44 Graham Tyson 93.0 15:33:08 0:01:08:08 0:00:59:03 2 93 USA 52134 Whirlwind Beneteau First 36.7 William Purdy 84.0 15:32:38 0:01:07:38 0:00:59:26 3 104 USA 40320 Scorpion Evelyn 32 Larry Hennessy 99.0 15:34:12 0:01:09:12 0:00:59:32 4 115 USA 41810 Deviation Soverel/Tartan Iris Vogel 90.0 15:33:28 0:01:08:28 0:00:59:41 5 126 USA 51799 Jabberwocky C&C 99 Jonathan Bier 99.0 15:36:29 0:01:11:29 0:01:01:49 6 137 USA 40926 Freightrain Frers 36 Dick Hyde 90.0 15:36:26 0:01:11:26 0:01:02:39 7 148 USA 41522 Indigo Jonmeri 40 Jeffrey Huseman 99.0 15:39:13 0:01:14:13 0:01:04:33 8 159 USA 32573 Mo'Mojoe Peterson 37 Joe Naroski 93.0 15:38:51 0:01:13:51 0:01:04:46 9 16



Preliminary Schedule of Events Tuesday, June 21 0900 Harbor Signals

1030 - Racing1800 - 2000 Awards Presentation & Evening Party

vineyard vines Race DayClarion Partner Official Party Sponsor

Wednesday, June 22 0900 Harbor Signals1030 - 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 Sponsors

Round the Island RaceStarting Sequence

CLASSES 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

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 726


kilos (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.

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Today’s WeatherTuesday, June 21, 2011

The front will have pushed further to the S and SEand be down to southern North Carolina. The lowwill be out in the Atlantic.

High pressure is expected to stay in Canada andnose to the SE

We may see a weak front across southern Maineto central NY state that will be trying to edge Sand SE.

Expect a mix of clouds and sun with the mostcloudiness in the afternoon. Light W flow, 5-8ktsearly in the morning, then SW to SSW 10-15ktsmid-day and 12-17kts during the afternoon.

Prepared 0630edt Monday, June 20, 2011

Transatlantic Race Starts This WeekSome of the best sailors at Race Week aren’t on the Block this year becausethey’re competing in the Transatlantic Race 2011 (TR2011), a 2,975 nautical milerun from Newport, RI to Lizard Point, South Cornwall, UK. The centerpiece ofseven events comprising the new Atlantic Ocean Racing Series, the TR2011 hasthree separate starts (June 26, June 29 and July 3) that will stagger the yachts ofdifferent sizes so they’ll arrive in England in proximity to one another. There are 30boats on the provisional scratch sheet, ranging from 40-footers to the 289-foot,three-masted Perini Navi clipper Maltese Falcon.

The first boat to finish will establish a new speed record from Newport to TheLizard. Contenders include the 100-foot Farr-designed ICAP Leopard, holder of thecurrent record from Ambrose Light to Lizard Point for monohulls using poweredsailing systems; the 100-foot maxi Rambler 100, which claimed line honors in thePineapple Cup - Montego Bay Race and set a new record in the Royal Ocean Rac-ing Club’s Caribbean 600 in February; and the newest boat in the race, Newport-based PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG Propulsion’s Volvo Open 70Mar Mostro.

Among this Saturday’s starters is Carina, the winner of the 2010 Newport BermudaRace. A 48-foot McCurdy & Rhodes sloop launched in 1969, Carina won her firstBermuda Race in 1970. Carina’s owner, Rives Potts of Essex, CT, believes in family-and-friend racing, which perfectly describes all ten of Carina’s crew for theTR2011. “We have four fathers and five sons and a daughter, so we’re hoping tohave nice bonding trip,” said Potts, the Rear Commodore of the New York YachtClub.

Potts’ crew includes his son Walker Potts and his nephew Rives Sutherland,

Sutherland’s father Bud Sutherland, Dirk Johnson and his 16-year-old son Dirk,Johnson, Jr., Cyane Crump, Rich du Moulin and his sons Ed and Mark.Potts and the elder du Moulin are America’s Cup veterans who, along with theelder Sutherland, won the infamous 1979 Fastnet Race on Storm Trysail Club mem-ber Ted Turner’s Tenacious.

“Rives and I met crossing Front Street in Bermuda after the 1970 Bermuda Raceand have been friends since,” said Rich du Moulin, a Past Commodore of theStorm Trysail Club and founder of the club’s Junior Safety at Sea program. “Riveswas a winch grinder on Freedom in 1980. My dad [the late Ed du Moulin] managedthe Freedom campaign while I was helping out part-time on Enterprise (my fulltime Cup sailing was over).”

Ed du Moulin (age 26) and Mark du Moulin (23) are both Storm Trysail junior mem-bers. “They got their blue water junior qualifications last year, racing to Bermudaon Storm Trysail members Tony Parker and Peter Driscoll’s Morris 47 Reindeer…Ibelieve the Carina schedule will turn them in to ‘full’ Storm Trysail members,” duMoulin explained. “This junior membership is a great opportunity to bring in youngmembers who have sailed 1,000 miles of blue water events, but are not yet fullyqualified. There are probably hundreds of young sailors at Race Week who shouldbe pestering members for letters!”

The TR2011 will be scored under IRC. “We all would like to win the Transatlantic,but we plan on enjoying the experience regardless,” said du Moulin. “We hopethe big boys starting June 29 and July 3 plan a course to pass close aboard to lee-ward of us for some good photo ops. The adventure will not be over after the Fast-net Race: Walker Potts, Rives Sutherland and Mark du Moulin are sailing Carinato Sydney, Australia where we will all reunite for the Rolex Sydney Hobart YachtRace. By then, all crew members will be full Storm Trysail members…and wehope we can keep that little sail in its bag!”

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Another boat that many folks back home will be following via Yellowbrick Track-ing is Vanquish, an IRC 65 sailed by the Oakcliff All-American Offshore Team(AAOT). The TR2011 is the first long distance offshore event for the AAOT, an ex-tension of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Sailing Foundation in partnershipwith Oakcliff Sailing Center (Oyster Bay, NY) and the Storm Trysail Club. TheAAOT’s mission is to provide “high-performance offshore training opportunitiesfor an up and coming generation of American ocean racing leaders.”

“The team is shaping up quite well,” said AAOT Sailing Team Manager CharlieEnright of Bristol, RI. “We have been working very hard and things are comingtogether better than we could have ever imagined. When you talk about oceanraces of this length, it’s all about the weather you’re given to work with relative tothe speed of your boat. We are the statistical outlier of the July 3 start. If it turnsinto a small-boat race, we have an opportunity to do well.”

“My primary role during the Transat will be moding the boat – making sure it’sgoing as fast as possible at all times, and with the help of our Navigator ChrisBranning, making sure it’s going fast in the proper direction!” Enright continued.“Every member of the crew needs to be able to perform every task on the boatbecause offshore sailing is for all-around sailors, not specialists. If you can driveand trim, go out to the end of the prod in 40 knots, fix the engine when it inevitablyacts up and use Expedition…you’re a very valuable commodity. Having said that,certain people do certain things well, and it’s wise to play to strengths.”

Describing the watch rotation for the TR2011, Enright said, “We have 16 peopleon the boat. Chris Branning and our Media Crewmember, Amory Ross, will float;that leaves 14 people to stand watch. We will do four hours on and four hours off,switching two crew members for their opposites every hour, and one Watch Cap-tain for the other Watch Captain every four hours. I hate standby and directswaps, and this system eliminates both and helps the boat keep its speed and

consistency through changes.”

“Our expectations are high but attainable,” said Kaity Storck of Huntington, NY,who is one of two women on the 2011 AAOT. (Storck steered her father JohnStorck, Jr.’s J/80 Rumor to victory in PHRF 3 at Block Island Race Week in 2009.)“We want to do as well as we can and finish at the top. It would be great to beatthe German youth team for sure. I think the higher goal is that everyone comesout of this with the capabilities and enthusiasm for ocean racing to do it againand to do it better and, of course, to have a really great time sailing across theocean!”

“We would like to thank all of our supporters,” Enright concluded. “Oakcliff Sail-ing Center, the USMMA Sailing Foundation, Gill, the Newport Shipyard,Jamestown Distributors, Narragansett Beer, Newport Vineyards and everyoneelse who has helped us along the way. We could not do it without your support!”

The Atlantic Ocean Racing Series was created by the New York Yacht Club,Royal Yacht Squadron, Royal Ocean Racing Club and Storm Trysail Club in con-cert with Ida Lewis Yacht Club, Annapolis Yacht Club, the U.S. Naval AcademySailing Squadron, Jamaica Yachting Association, Montego Bay Yacht Club, An-tigua Yacht Club, Royal Malta Yacht Club and Real Club Nautico de Sanxenxo.

The other races in the Atlantic Ocean Racing Series 2011 are the Pineapple Cup -Montego Bay Race, the Caribbean 600, the Annapolis to Newport Race, the RolexFastnet Race, the inaugural Biscay Race (Cowes, UK to Galicia, Spain) and theRolex Middle Sea Race.

The TR2011 is sponsored by Rolex, Thomson Reuters, Newport Shipyard, PeriniNavi and Peters & May, and the sponsor affiliate is Masterpiece InternationalLtd. For more information, visit transatlanticrace.org.

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The Storm Trysail FoundationFounded by a group of hardy sailors after an extremely rough Newport to BermudaRace in 1936, the Storm Trysail Club was established to promote the sport of oceanracing. Prospective members “must have set a storm trysail under storm condi-tions, offshore, or have weathered a storm at sea under greatly reduced canvas.They must also be experienced bluewater sailors, capable of taking command of asailing vessel offshore under any or all conditions.”

The desire to help young sailors become equally capable was the impetus for theStorm Trysail Foundation, a 501(c)3 charitable organization founded in 2008 “to sup-port the education of young sailors, junior safety at sea, and intercollegiate bigboat racing.”

“With the help and dedication of many great volunteer members of the Storm Try-sail Club, we held four Junior Safety-at-Sea seminars and the largest ever Intercol-legiate Offshore Regatta [in 2010],” said Foundation Chairman John Fisher. “Theseevents help define the mission of the Foundation – education and events to bridgethe gap for young dinghy sailors to become active, safe blue water seamen.”

Since the first Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminar, hosted by Larchmont Yacht Club inLarchmont, NY in 1997, the rescues of two young sailors who fell overboard duringraces on Long Island Sound have been documented. The owner of the boat in-volved in one of those MOB incidents attributed the successful rescue to what helearned while allowing his boat to be used in a Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminar.

“This type of training has proven to be effective, and is not available to juniorsailors through other venues,” Fisher continued. “We seek to expand these educa-tional initiatives to all Storm Trysail stations across the country, to help define cer-tificate level curriculum, and publish necessary and appropriate teachingmaterials.” Visit stormtrysailfoundation.org.

Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminar dates set for ’11The Storm Trysail Foundation has announced four Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminarsto be held in 2011. Since 1996, the Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminars have trainedmore than 3,000 teens in essential safety skills on offshore-capable boats. In part-nership with US SAILING and inspired by safety programs for ocean racers, theJunior Safety-at-Sea Seminars are carefully designed for a younger audience.

The one-day program stresses fun, hands-on practice, communication, teamwork,and the anticipation of trouble before it happens. While the program varies from lo-cation to location, all programs include classroom sessions dedicated to crew or-ganization, storm preparation and response, and crew overboard avoidance andrecovery, as well as dockside demonstrations of shortening sail and use of safetyequipment. Additional topics vary by location, but include fire suppression, life raftdeployment, medical emergencies, navigation and other essential skills. In contrastto most adult programs, more than half of the day is spent on the water practicingthe skills learned. The 2011 Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminar dates and locations are:

Friday, July 22 Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont, NYFriday, July 29 Raritan Yacht Club, Perth Amboy, NJWednesday, August 17 Sail Newport Sailing Center, Newport, RI Wednesday, August 17 Annapolis Yacht Club, Annapolis, MD

Eligible juniors should be between 13 and 17 years of age, except for the PerthAmboy program, which is open to sailors up to age 20. In addition to being a funand educational program, this is a great introduction to the excitement of big boatsailing for juniors whose sailing experience may previously be limited to dinghies.The Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminars are sponsored by the Jamie Boeckel MemorialFund for Safety at Sea. For more information and registration materials, visitstormtrysailfoundation.org/safety-at-sea.htm.

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Radio WavesSailors apparently hadn’t gotten their fill of competition, as the R/C action was asheated and exciting from the lawn of The Oar as was with the big boats on theracecourse earlier in the day. Dave Ramos from Chesapeake Performance Modelsrigged several CR-914 radio controlled sailboats and people’s thumbs startedtwitching. Cheering and jeering abounded as racers set up for the start, jockeyedfor position and made their way around the course, followed by “I’m next!, I’mnext!”

Relax people – Ramos and his fleet will be here and the real action will start todayafter racing concludes. Join in for the single elimination racing from 1700-1830. Areyou good enough? The big winner will walk away with a CR-914 kit of their own!

This year’s Intercollegiate Offshore Regattawill be the biggest yetOrganized by the Storm Trysail Foundation and Larchmont Yacht Club and presented by Prestige BMW, the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta has enjoyedtremendous growth since its inception in 2001, when eight boats participated. In2010, more than 300 collegiate sailors from 30 schools raced 38 boats in thisColumbus Day weekend event, which is now the largest collegiate regatta in NorthAmerica.

“These sailors gain important big boat experience generally available to only a fewjunior sailors at the military and merchant marine academies,” said STC Past Commodore John Fisher. “The high expenses of this type of regatta cannot alwaysbe covered by sponsors, especially in heavy air with risks of breakage or colli-sions. We are very grateful to the boat owners who make their boats available tothe Foundation for our junior sailors. In the future, we expect to provide boatdonors with a tax-deductible receipt for their generous donation.”

Forty-four teams from colleges around the U.S are scheduled to compete in thisyear’s Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, which will be sailed October 8 & 9 atLarchmont YC. For more information, email Adam Loory at [email protected] or visit stormtrysailfoundation.org/intercollegiate.htm.

The Foundation also hosts an annual golf tournament and an annual dinner. The2011 Storm Trysail Foundation Fundraiser Golf Tourney will be held on Monday, August 29 at Newport National Golf Club in Newport, RI. This year’s FoundationDinner will honor George S. Coumantaros, who has completed 26 NewportBermuda Races, and will be held at the New York Yacht Club in New York, NY onSaturday, September 10.

For more information about the STF visit stormtrysailfoundation.org,.

Question of the Day

W hat did you do during yesterday’s postponement?

“Just hung out and talked to some beautiful ladies!” Ed Bahen, Annapolis, MD, sailing on Andiamo

“Sat around, did little jobs around the boat and kept putting suntan lotion on.” Joe Gonzalez, Stamford, CT,sailing on Troubador

“Slept in the v-berth.” Ian Skinner, Boston, MA, sailingon Indra

“I looked at reception places for my wedding on October8, 2011.” Pam Morris, Warwick, RI, sailing on Eclipse.


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Cliff PayneEveryone at Race Week ends up on Payne’s Dock at one pointor another. Whether you keep your boat there for the week,visit the Coastal Queen (a Race Week fixture and unofficialheadquarters of the J/44 Class), or as most do, enjoy a mud-slide and the music of Walter McDonough at MahoganyShoals, you’ve certainly been greeted by Cliff Payne.

Cliff has been described as the “Sure, No ProblemGuy.” His team of dock personnel, including his son Sands,handles yachts of all sizes with ease – all the while ensuringthat the equipment for Race Week has a spot on the dock,competitor and sponsor trailers have room, and every otherneed is met. Nick Langone, the Storm Trysail Club’s RaceWeek On-the-Water Chairman, has spent a lot of time runningRC logistics from Payne’s. “There’s not one thing I ever askedfor that he couldn’t accommodate,” Nick said. “He’s been anamazing friend to the Storm Trysail Club.”

Race Week boats have stayed at Payne’s Dock since 1965 and Cliff’s fa-ther Frank, Cliff and Sands have had a hand in making their stay relaxed and mem-orable. The Storck family has been at every Race Week since 1967 and, during theyears that John Storck, Jr. was Chairman of Race Week, even used Payne’s as acombined RC headquarters and crew accommodations aboard Tonic, CharlieTerry’s 50-foot Hatteras. “Cliff has been so supportive of Block Island Race Week,no matter what,” noted John. “He and Sands are very, very gracious people andwhen they say they’ll do something, you can count on them.”

Over the years, the Storm Trysail Club has counted on Cliffto provide space and support for Race Week headquarters,large fleets of race boats and support vessels, thousands ofcrew, as well as the vast equipment requirements of theRace Committee logistics center as the event has grown –he’s even provided shuttle service to and from the ferry ter-minal. Before the Storm Trysail Club managed to bring largetrucks onto the ferry to ship over all of the necessary equip-ment for Race Week, Cliff would run back and forth to theferry dock with his pick-up truck until everything had itsproper place on the dock or aboard a specific boat.

Storck’s son, Erik, has been visiting Block with his dadsince age three, and his only memories are of staying atPayne’s. “When we pulled up this year – without calling orradioing ahead – Cliff was there to greet us and was sure tolet us know that we had plenty of water where we weredocking,” said Erik. “He made sure of it because two years

ago we’d run aground. I was blown away that with all the boats he deals with,he’d remembered that.”

“One of the best things about Cliff is that he’s laid back and comfortablearound everyone and always makes everyone feel comfortable too,” said Erik.“My father mentioned that I was doing an Olympic trial, which I would never havethought to tell him as we tied up our boat this year. As I tossed a tangled line toCliff, he said, ‘And he’s good at macramé, too, John!’”

Cliff does business the old fashioned way. If you need something – and theneeds of Race Week are many – just call. You’ll surely hear “No Problem.”

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