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2009 Block Island Race Week News T H U R S D AY • J U N E 2 5 , 2 0 0 9
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Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Preliminary Results . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Events Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ups and Downs Watching John Cooper’s Mills 43 Cool Breeze (Springfield, MO) sail past the press boat prior to yesterday’s first Red Fleet race was deliciously ironic, since Mother Nature was serving up some decidedly un-June-like breeze at the time. Furthermore, the early morning fog that had dissipated as the boats left the harbor appeared ready for an encore by 1030. The two boats in IRC Zero (Roger Sturgeon’s STP 65 Rosebud/Team DYT; Fort Lauderdale, FL and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Sailing Squadron’s Storm Trysail 65 Vanquish; Kings Point, NY) were sent on a longer course than the rest of the Red Fleet. Most boats in IRC 40A went left after the first start, although Bill Titus, Charlie Milligan, Allen Stern & Tom Roche’s King 40 Act One (Newport, RI) and Stephen Sherwin’s Corby 41 Nasty Medicine (Hamilton, BER) found good pressure on the right. All but one of the 14 Swan 42s started on starboard and nearly everyone went for the left side, as did most of the Farr 40s with the exception of Rodrick Jabin’s Ramrod (Annapolis, MD).
The U.S. Naval Academy Sailing Squadron’s Farr 53 Tomcat (Annapolis) had an excllent first leg, rounding the mark well ahead of Nasty Medicine (who executed a lightning-quick spinnaker set), Steve & Heidi Benjamin’s Tripp 41 High Noon (Norwalk, CT), Cool Breeze and Act One. Ramrod was first around in the Farr 40s, with Larry Bulman & Jeff Scholz’s Yellow Jacket (Bethesda, MD), Gary Beer’s Sundance (Washington, DC) and the U.S Naval Academy Sailing Squadron’s Seawolf (Annapolis) in hot pursuit. Ken Colburn’s Swan 42 Apparition (Dover, MA) had opened up a substantial lead by the first mark, and made a flawless set. Next around were Gibb Kane’s Mutiny (Rye, NY), Chuck Townsend’s Blazer (Newport, RI) and Brendan Brownyard’s Barleycorn (Bay Shore, NY). The 42s delivered unparalleled spectating yesterday, and thanks to Captain Charlie Terry the scribes and shooters on the Rolex press boat had front row seats for the tight, action-packed mark roundings.
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Gordon Hall’s IMX 40 Katabatic (Marblehead, MA) had a nice lead in IRC 40B at the top of the first beat, and Mort Weintraub’s Express 37 Troubador (Larchmont, NY) rounded with an enormous lead in IRC 35, capped by the snappiest spinnaker set we saw all day. Next to round were Louis Nees’ X35 Out of Reach III (Port Washington, NY), Paul Vonmaffei’s Schock 35 Snow Bird (Guilford, CT), Rich du Moulin’s Express 37 Lora Ann (Larchmont, NY) and Stephen Bowes’ Frers 41 Apparition (Clifton, VA). Both boats in IRC Zero have motion picture-themed names (Agent 007 drove a Vanquish in Die Another Day and Rosebud, of course, was Charles Foster Kane’s long-lost childhood possession). With the day’s battle waged in ever-diminishing wind, Roger Sturgeon’s “sled” had the measure of the USMMA’s “Aston Martin,” the former rounding the day’s second windward mark at 1152 and the latter four minutes later. Vanquish has what it takes, however, having won a race on Tuesday, and the word at The Oar last night was that Tom Whidden would be driving the boat today... By 1300, the breeze had lightened significantly and was oscillating between 105 and 80 degrees. On the White Circle, the pin end of the starting line was so heavily favored at one point that all five Farr 30s attempted to occupy the same spot at once. The R/C promptly re-squared the line before the J/109 start. Doug Shaffer’s J/122 Gambler (Bayview, TX) was first around the weather mark, chased by Andrew Weiss’ Christopher Dragon (Mamaroneck, NY) and David Askew’s Flying Jenny VI (Annapolis). It was readily apparent that boats that had been off the pace on Tuesday had improved their game, and the competition for the first J/122 North American Championship has grown tighter. Over on the Blue Circle, the day’s second race got underway shortly after 1400 in a light mist. The Beneteau 36.7s were off first, and Tom Peelen’s Quokka (South Dartmouth, MA) initially appeared to have won the start
handily, but they’d misread the signal and were over early. They were then forced to duck a starboard tacker as they restarted. Roy Halvorsen’s Crossbow (Tenafly, NJ) led at the first windward mark, followed by Bill Purdy’s Whirlwind (New York, NY). In PHRF 3, skipper Kaity Storck demonstrated an uncanny ability to repeatedly position her father John, Jr.’s J/80 Rumor (Huntington, NY) in exactly the right place at starts and mark roundings. It was Ed Tracey & Tim Polk’s Omega 36 Incommunicado (Severna Park, MD), however, that claimed both of the day’s class wins. “We had two great starts today and our speed was really good,” said Tracey, who is driving this week. “We wrapped our spinnaker so badly on Tuesday that we had to drop out. If it weren’t for that, our score would be better. The last time we were here was in ’05 when we lost our mast in the Round the Island Race. We were really happy to get around the island on Monday with our mast!” Two boats (Jeff Willis’ J/44 Challenge IV; Huntington, NY and Quokka) began Wednesday’s racing with four bullets, but those chains have been broken. Don & Rick Rave’s Resolute (Huntington Bay, NY) was the spoiler in the J/44s, winning both races to move up to third overall behind Challenge IV (who leads with nine points) and Jim Bishop’s Gold Digger (New York, NY; 14). “The wind was inconsistent, which made it a lot harder than the last couple days,” said Todd Willis, Challenge IV’s spinnaker trimmer /grinder. “The race kept going from one guy to the next, then Resolute caught a freshening breeze and it was game, set and match.” Rick Rave stated, “They probably thought they had it in the bag until today.” Challenge crewman David Willis concurred, “We are not untouchable – nobody is in this class.” Predicting more light air for today, Resolute’s tactician Thom Hering added, “We’re an average of 40 pound less per person than Challenge’s crew, so these are our conditions. We’re going to be like Tiger Woods coming back!” Crossbow ended Quokka’s winning streak in the 36.7s with a 1-3 score-
line yesterday. “We had a good day,” said Crossbow’s helmsman Anthony Pulgram. “We started well, had good speed and picked the right side, both for pressure and shifts.” Act One has led IRC 40A all week, but they’re only one point ahead of Cool Breeze this morning. “This boat is wicked fast,” said Act One bowman Geordie Shaver, “but we got out of touch with a few groups today and separated ourselves too much…maybe it will be mano a mano with Cool Breeze in a race-off on Friday!” Hunt Lawrence of Oyster Bay, NY lent his Farr 40 Nimbus to a U.S. Merchant Marine Academy team, who won both of yesterday’s races. “Everyone took ownership of their jobs,” said Ensign Chris Branning. “The entire boat, ranging from plebe to first classman [Branning and helmsman Mike Wagoner just graduated on Monday], pushed the speed and handled the boat great. We caught a lucky break in the first race and held on to the lead. The second race we really earned it – we rounded the top mark third and fought our way to the front.” As of this morning, Nimbus is in fourth place. The rankings within the Swan 42 class have been shaken up, with Andrew Fisher’s Bandit (Greenwich, CT) moving from seventh to second yesterday. “It’s been super fun racing this week,” said Bandit crewman Jim Hahn. “It’s a really competitive fleet, so one mistake and you’re done.” Apparition leads the Swan 42s with 19 points, 19 ahead of Bandit, with only seven points separating second from tenth place. “It’s a whole new regatta,” observed Martha Parker, who’s handling bow duties on John Hele’s Daring (Newport). “Everyone is starting at zero with the exception of Apparition.” It would’ve been impossible to find a happier sailor under the tent last night than Gosia Rojek, who notched Better Than…’s (Brooklyn, NY) first-ever bullet yesterday. “I’ve been working really hard to focus on boatspeed and concentration,” said the ecstatic skipper. “I kept my head in the boat, and my
crew did a fantastic job keeping the boat in the right place.” Don Fillipelli’s J/109 Caminos (Amagansett, NY) scored a 2-1 yesterday, moving up to second place behind Rick Lyall’s Storm (Wilton, CT). “We stayed away from other boats for clear air, got our bow out and had some really great starts,” said Don’s daughter Cristina, who is handling pit and overall duties. “We sailed very conservatively and it turned out in our favor. Jibber Jabber [David Jannetti; Southampton, NY] sailed a great race and they got us at the finish. I’m the lightest person on the boat, so I move around and do whatever needs to be done when we don’t want to move a lot of weight around.” This is Cristina’s first Block Island Race Week, and it has exceeded her expectations. “It’s a whole lot of fun,” she enthused. “The competition is great and the Race Committee has done a terrific job keeping the lines squared and the races going.” Indeed, the Storm Trysail Club’s Regatta Committee has implemented some new race management procedures, with enhanced on-the-water communications with competitors and the use of anchored pin boats instead of inflatable marks on the starting lines. “I think it’s been working well,” said Ray Redniss, who is one of the White Fleet Principal Race Officers. “We’re doing a whole lot more to let [racers] know what’s going on, and if we have any kind of delay. We paused one starting sequence right in the middle, before the J/109s and 105s, because the current was playing havoc. The Committee Boat was sitting in one position to the current and the pin boat was in another, and it skewed the line. We reset the line and it worked out well. All through that, we kept telling them what was happening, and we also had a countdown for the warning and one for the starts…we heard it echoing through the fleet on everyone’s radio. There were a few protests, but that’s competition!
Today’s Weather... The low will finally dissipate in the Gulf of Maine overnight and Block Island will be in between systems in the morning. A Cold front entering western New York will push eastward and help to generate a S-SW wind gradient during the afternoon. Also helping the cause will be developing sunshine in the midday and afternoon hours. This will help to develop a SSW thermal breeze along the CT/RI shores which will grow outward during the afternoon. We could see breeze build to 8-12kts in the afternoon provided there is sunshine. 0630edt Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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Thursday, June 25
Preliminary Results
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Bow
Sail Number
Yacht Name
Owner/Skipper
Blue Racing One Design Division Beneteau 36.7 1. USA 52121 2. USA 142 3. USA 52134 4. USA 230 5. USA 258 6. USA 69
Quokka Crossbow Whirlwind Resolute Tango Breakaway
Tom Peelen Roy Halvorsen William Purdy Junius Brown Chuck Norris Richie Palmer
PHRF Division PHRF 1 1. USA 33940 2. USA 73456 3. USA 40926 4. NA 11 5. USA 41810 6. USA 51799 7. USA 3333 8. USA 40244 9. USA 47
XLR8 L'outrage Freightrain Swift Deviation Jabberwocky Straight Jacket Dead Reckoning Brimapax
Brad Porter Bruce Gardner Dick Hyde Kenneth Endicott Iris Vogel Jonathan Bier Sanford Tyler Ray Way Peter Boyce Hilgendorff
PHRF 2 - J-29 1. USA 283 2. USA 269 3. USA 31628 4. USA 32347 5. USA 257 6. USA 53303
Hustler Mighty Puffin Showdown Renegade Rift Seefest
PHRF 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
USA 19 USA 401 USA 83350 USA 51362 USA 730 USA 42482 USA 52358 USA 40766 USA 50324
PHRF 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
USA 011 USA 73042 USA 1257 USA 15379 USA 519 USA 4198 USA 43443 USA 165
Rating
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Race 4
Race 5
Race 6
Total
1 2 4 5 3 6
1 2 4 3 7/DNF 5
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 4 3 5 7/DNS
3 1 2 4 7/DNF 5
2 3 1 4 5 6
9.0 12.0 18.0 23.0 32.0 35.0
99 99 90 93 90 99 99 111 99
1 2 5 3 6 4 7 11/DNF 11/DNF
5 2 1 3 4 6 7 8 11/DNS
2 3 4 1 6 5 7 8 11/DNS
3 4 1 2 5 6 7 8 11/DNS
1 2 4 5 3 6 8 7 11/DNS
2 3 4 5 1 6 8 7 11/DNS
14.0 16.0 19.0 19.0 25.0 33.0 44.0 49.0 66.0
John & Tony Esposito Steve Thurston Bijan Rasadi Midn. Logan Koltermann Bill Maher / Reuven Latovitzki Ira Perry
111 111 114 123 111 114
1 2 3 7/DNF 4 7/DNS
2 3 4 1 5 7/DNS
1 4 2 3 5 7/DNS
1 4 3 2 7/DNS 7/DNS
1 2 3 4 5 7/DNS
1 2 3 4 5 7/DNS
7.0 17.0 18.0 21.0 31.0 42.0
Rumor Lunatic Fringe Incommunicado Cymothoe Hokus Pokus 2nd Chance Pearl Madcap x Pirate
John Storck, Jr Robert & Bill Lehnert Ed Tracey / Tim Polk David Alldian Donald Suter Jon Bawabe Robert Lee Dan Bullard William Baxter
129 129 117 132 129 120 120 123 129
1 3 4 2 6 5 10/DNS 7 10/DNF
2 3 10/DNF 1 4 5 10/DNS 10/DNF 10/DNS
2 1 4 3 6 5 10/DNS 10/DNF 10/DNS
5 1 3 4 6 2 10/DNS 10/DNF 10/DNS
3 6 1 10/DSQ 5 8 2 7 10/DNS
2 6 1 4 3 7 5 10/DNS 10/DNS
15.0 20.0 23.0 24.0 30.0 32.0 47.0 54.0 60.0
Boondoggle Loki III Alohomora Air Express Pale Rider Wunder Dog Mistress Speedway Boogie
Scott Kirkpatrick Richard Correll Kyle Fast Chris Fesenmeyer Stefan Jans Bill Mortensen Bryan Coon Chris Brady
132 135 174 171 135 174 174 159
3 2 1 4 5 9/DNF 6 9/DNS
1 4 5 2 3 6 7 8
3 7 2 5 1 4 6 8
2 1 4 3 6 5 7 8
3 1 4 2 6 5 7 8
2 1 3 5 6 4 7 8
14.0 16.0 19.0 21.0 27.0 33.0 40.0 49.0
Navigator Racing PHRF Division Navigator Class 1. USA 47 2. USA 52853 3. USA 42236 4. USA 50670 5. USA 27927 6. USA 25742 7. USA 0394 8. USA 99
Club Car Xenophon Sweet Rocket Starlight Rascal Manitou Carrera Winedrop
Barry bessette Paul Pakos Joseph Ney John de Regt Kel Weber Greg Slamowitz Steve Zwiren Donald Franchilli
175 75 93 87 129 99 81 150
2 1 8 3 4 5 6 8/DNS
2 3 1 5 4 6 7 9/DNS
Red Racing IRC Division IRC ZERO 1. USA 60065 2. USA 65002
Rosebud/Team DYTRoger Sturgeon Vanquish Ralf Steitz
1.524 1.519
1 2
1 2
2 3 1 4 5 7 6 9/DNS
2 1
1 2
1 2
6.0 7.0 10.0 12.0 13.0 18.0 19.0 26.0
1 2
7.0 11.0
Bow
Sail Number
Yacht Name
Owner/Skipper
Rating
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Race 4
Race 5
Race 6
Total
IRC 40A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
USA 52915 USA 60432 USA 1200 BER 1000 USA 4212 GBR 8858 USA 184 USA 52496 USA 52992 USA 200 USA 70
Act One Cool Breeze High Noon Nasty Medicine The Cat Came Back Jackknife Bronco Convictus Maximus Tomcat Jammy Beggar Pendragon
Titus/Stern/Milligan/Roche John Cooper Steve & Heidi Benjamin Stephen Sherwin Lincoln Mossop Andrew Hall Michael Dominguez Donald Nicholson Josh Hinshaw Tom Lee Quentin Thomas
1.125 1.185 1.201 1.158 1.180 1.120 1.175 1.160 1.319 1.175 1.133
1 2 7 3 6 8 9 4 5 12/DNF 10
2 4 6 1 3 7 9 5 8 12/DNF 12/DNS
1 2 7 8 5 3 4 6 9 12/DNS 12/DNS
1 4 3 7 2 6 9 5 8 12/DNS 12/DNS
4 3 1 2 8 6 7 11 9 5 10
8 3 1 5 4 9 2 10 6 7 11
17.0 18.0 25.0 26.0 28.0 39.0 40.0 41.0 45.0 60.0 67.0
IRC 40B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
USA 51405 USA 9393 USA 39516 USA 60077 USA 25279 USA 31200 USA 39512 USA 28990 USA 51790 USA 50316
Mullet Katabatic Avalanche Jubilee Shamrock Sensation Settler Scherherazade Spectre The Cat Came Back Ricochet
Kris & Kiki Werner Gordon Hall Craig Albrecht Cal Huge Ralph Dimattia Jim & Tom Rich Hugh Chandler Brian Prinz Ron Levine / Victor Winogradow Kirstin Haas
1.071 1.103 1.114 1.091 1.072 1.077 1.123 1.093 1.093 1.091
1 3 11/DNS 2 4 5 6 8 7 9
4 1 3 5 2 8 7 6 9 10
2 3 6 1 4 5 7 8 9 10
2 8 1 3 7 6 4 5 9 10
7 2 1 8 4 5 3 6 9 10
4 3 1 7 5 2 10 6 8 9
20.0 20.0 23.0 26.0 26.0 31.0 37.0 39.0 51.0 58.0
IRC 35 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
USA 51072 USA 40789 USA 73407 USA 53194 USA 41841 ISV 68
Troubador Lora Ann Snow Bird Bluto Apparition Good Girl
Mort Weintraub Richard du Moulin Paul Vonmaffei Ben Hall / Bill Berges Stephen Bowes Robert W. Armstrong
1.034 1.031 1.028 1.010 1.040 1.041
4 2 5 3 6 1
1 4 3 2 5 7
1 6 3 9 8 2
1 2 4 5 7 8
1 4 3 2 6 10
1 2 4 5 3 8
9.0 20.0 22.0 26.0 35.0 36.0
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Preliminary Results Bow
Sail Number
Yacht Name
Owner/Skipper
USA 51676 USA 156 USA 73179 USA 52735
Promise Kept Out of Reach III Die Fledermaus Havoc
Ed Bahen Louis Nees Ty Janney / Greg Janney Adrian Ravenscroft
One Design Division NYYC Swan 42 1. USA 4235 2. USA 4208 3. USA 4214 4. USA 4215 5. USA 4216 6. USA 4224 7. USA 4204 8. USA 4225 9. USA 4245 10. USA 4206 11. USA 4243 12. USA 18 13. USA 4210 14. USA 4221
Apparition Bandit Daring Tsunami Arethusa Barleycorn Mutiny Interlodge Mustang Impetuous Blazer Better Than.. Quintessence Celeritas
Farr 40 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Ramrod Yellow Jacket Nightshift Nimbus Seawolf Sundance
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7. 8. 9. 10.
USA 46999 USA 92 USA 40076 USA 51695 USA 888 USA 51313
Rating
Race 1
Race 2
10 7 8 9
6 10 8 9
Ken Colburn Andrew Fisher John Hele Preben Ostberg/Bud Dailey Jr. Philip Lotz Brendan Brownyard Gibb Kane Austin and Gwen Fragomen Gary Jobson Paul Zabetakis Charles Townsend Gosia Rojek Roger Widmann Malcolm Gefter
4 5 10 1 3 8 6 2 7.4/RDG 7 15/DNF 12 9 11
Rodrick Jabin Larry Bulman /Jeff Scholz Kevin McNeil Midn. Branning/Midn. Wagoner Austin Van Olst Gerry Taylor
1 4 2 6 5 7/DSQ
1.030 1.050 1.028 1.045
Race 3
Race 4
Race 5
Race 6
Total
7 5 4 10
3 6 9 10
8 7 5 9
7 6 10 9
41.0 41.0 44.0 56.0
1 12 7 5 3 4 11 2 9 14 13 6 8 10
3 1 2 6 4 13 5 7 10 12 9 15/DNF 8 11
3 9 5 14 6 1 7 8 4 2 12 10 13 11
4 2 8 5 13 3 6 12 9 7 1 11 14 10
4 9 6 8 10 11 7 12 5 3 2 1 13 14
19.0 38.0 38.0 39.0 39.0 40.0 42.0 43.0 44.4 45.0 52.0 55.0 65.0 67.0
4 1 2 5 6 7/DSQ
1 6 2 3 5 7/DSQ
1 3 2 5 6 7/DSQ
2 3 6 1 4 7/DSQ
3 2 6 1 4 7/DSQ
12.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 30.0 42.0
Bow
Sail Number
Yacht Name
Owner/Skipper
Rating
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Race 4
Race 5
Race 6
Total
White Racing One Design Division J-122 1. 7 USA 52902 2. 3 USA 56 3. 2 USA 47 4. 5 USA 12241 5. 4 USA 12204 6. 16 USA 61116 7. 15 USA 60003 8. 1 USA 12 9. 6 USA 52835 10. 8 USA 53581
Flying Jenny VI Gambler Otra Vez Wings Christopher Dragon Spitfire Pugwash Partnership Georgetown lll Plum Crazy II
David Askew Doug Shaffer William Coates Mike Bruno/Tom Boyle/Jim Callahan Andrew Weiss Pete du Pont David Murphy David & MaryEllen Tortorello George Marks Andrew D. Skibo
2 3 6 1 4 5 9 7 8 10
2 3 1 4 7 5 6 9 8 10
2 6 1 5 8 6/SCP 3 7 9 10
1 2 5 4 6 3 7/ZFP 7 8 9
3 1 2 4 5 8 9 7 6 10
2 1 4 6 3 9 8 5 10 7
12.0 16.0 19.0 24.0 33.0 36.0 42.0 42.0 49.0 56.0
J-44 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
USA 42880 USA 49 USA 43787 USA 42324 USA 42844 USA 25244
Challenge IV (9) Gold Digger (11) Resolute (14) Glory (10) Charlie V (12) Diogenes2 (13)
Jeffery Willis James D. Bishop Don and Rick Rave Kevin Tongue Norman H. Schulman. M.D. Malcolm Clarke
1 2 5 3 4 6
1 2 4 5 3 6
1 2 3 5 4 6
1 3 2 5.5 5.5 4
2 3 1 4 6 5
3 2 1 5 6 4
9.0 14.0 16.0 27.5 28.5 31.0
Farr 30 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
USA 28 USA 704 USA 27 USA 21 USA 31
One More Time Mummbles Kaizen Just Plain Nutz Raven
Bruce Lockwood Team Mummbles Scott Baker / Moise Soloman Norm and Cameron Dean Gino Bottino
3 1 5 2 4
2 1 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
2 1 3 4 5
2 5 1 4 3
2 5 1 3 4
12.0 15.0 16.0 21.0 26.0
J-109 1. 21 2. 29 3. 19 4. 28
USA 146 USA 52202 USA 72 USA 274
Storm Caminos Gut Feeling Gossip
Rick Lyall Donald Filippelli Ted Herlihy Group W
2 4 7 1
3 2 1 7
1 7 4 3
4 2 1 5
1 2 5 7
2.2/RDG 1 5 8
13.2 18.0 23.0 31.0
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Bow
Sail Number
Yacht Name
Owner/Skipper
20 17 18 22 23 24 25 26 27
USA 126 USA 51 USA 55 USA 162 USA 200 USA 243 USA 256 USA 267 USA 272
Picante Rush Skoot Relentless Mischief Instant Karma Shearwater Nordlys Jibber Jabber
USA 523 USA 37 USA 324 USA 326 USA 43772 USA 50 USA 300 USA 353 USA 97 USA 488 USA 630 USA 344 USA 50988 USA 310 USA 657 USA 106 USA 389 USA 627 USA 77 343
Savasana Power Play Kincsem Mopelia Sea Shadow Eclipse Kima Woody Hiawatha Shakedown Planet Claire Two Feathers Andiamo Red Sky Vixen Team Storm Trysail Morning Glory Tolo Dark 'n Stormy She's the Boss
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J-105 1. 44 2. 30 3. 37 4. 38 5. 48 6. 31 7. 35 8. 41 9. 33 10. 43 11. 46 12. 40 13. 49 14. 36 15. 47 16. 34 17. 42 18. 45 19. 32 20. 39
Rating
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Race 4
Race 5
Race 6
Robert Salk Bill Sweetser Jim Vos Al Minella Mike Brown David Betts Hugh McLean Bob Schwartz David Jannetti
6 3 9 5 8 12 11 13 10
4 8 5 6 11 9 10 14/DNF 14/DSQ
6 9 5 2 10 8 11 14/DNS 14/DSQ
6 7 8 3 9 10 11 14/DNS 14/DSQ
4 6 3 9 8 11 10 12 14/DSQ
7 2 6 12 3 4 10 11 14/DSQ
Brian Keane Bruce J. Stone / Scott DeWeese Joerg Esdorn Duncan Hennes Denis Seynhaeve Charles L. Shumway Damian Emery Nelson Weiderman Larry Hennessy Jay Corcoran / Matthew Marcy Jordan Mindich John Koten Mark Masur Paul Strauch John Pearson Christopher Beane Chessie Jr Racing Carl Olsson Norman Kilarjian Michael Lachance John Sutherland
1 2 3 7 6 4 9 11 12 17 5 15 10 14 18 8 13 19 16 21/DNF
3 2 1 7 10 4 9 5 8 13 6 18 12 15 14 11 16 17 19 20
1 4 2 6 8 3 11 10 15 5 13 9 16 14 7 17 12 19 18 21/DNF
1 4 2 3 6 11 7 5 8 15 21/DSQ 14 12 16 9 10 13 17 18 19
6 5 3 2 1 11 9 7 4 8 13 10 15 12 17 18 14 19 16 20
1 2 13 3 6 7 4 11 8 5 18 12 14 9 17 19 16 10 15 20
Total 33.0 35.0 36.0 37.0 49.0 54.0 63.0 78.0 80.0
13.0 19.0 24.0 28.0 37.0 40.0 49.0 49.0 55.0 63.0 76.0 78.0 79.0 80.0 82.0 83.0 84.0 101.0 102.0 121.0
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Amendments
NOTICE OF RACE AMENDMENT #1
2. RULES 2.1: The Regatta Regulations are amended as follows: Regatta Regulation 7.4 is amended with the following clarifications: PHRF Crew Weight Limitations: Block Island Race Week 2009 allows a higher weight limitation than Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound (YRA LIS) PHRF allows. The intention is to allow one more crew member in each size range. The crew weight limit for an entrant shall be as stated on the PHRF handicap certificate issued by the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound (YRA LIS). If an entrant wishes to change their weight limit to the limits allowed for this event, the entrant shall obtain a new certificate using the maximum limit stated in the table. As stated in Section 7.4, all PHRF boats may carry a crew member less than 14 years of age in addition to the crew weight limit specified on the PHRF handicap certificate. No PHRF handicap appeals for adjustment for additions or deletions of crew limits will be heard. 5. ADVERTISING 5.1 Is amended to read: Advertising is permitted, unless class rules do not permit, in accordance with ISAF Regulation 20. Clarification: ISAF Regulation 20 no longer refers to category A or C events.
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SAILING INSTRUCTIONS AMENDMENT # 1 5. SCHEDULE OF RACES Revise the last sentence to state: The Navigator Class will race one race per day with a scheduled warning signal of 1030. 7. RACING AREAS 7.1 Revise to state: There will be four racing circles in Block Island Sound, designated Red, White, Blue and Navigator. 7.3: Add: Navigator: Red Bell R “6” approx. 0.3 miles W of Southwest Point (Mark “G”) 9. MARKS Section 9.1: Add: Navigator Class: Marks as described in Appendix 2 20. RADIO COMMUNICATIONS 20.1: Add: Navigator Class VHF Channel 73 APPENDIX 2 A2.1: Revise to state: Navigator Classes Courses will be designated by letters corresponding with the list below and will be posted on a course board displayed on the Navigator Class Race Committee Signal Boat. For all Navigator classes the start will be between the Signal Boat and Red Bell R “6” approx. 0.3 miles W of Southwest Point (Mark “G”)
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS AMENDMENT # 2 APPENDIX 2 A2.2: Revise last line to: “U” G “1” Fl G Gong at Eastern End of Endeavor Shoals Clarification: Mark “M” becomes Mark “U” Posted: June 20, 2009 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS AMENDMENT # 3 Regatta Regulation 6.1 is changed as follows: Maximum total crew shall be the crew number printed on the boats IRC certificate, plus one. The maximum total crew weight shall not exceed the product of the crew number printed on the boats IRC certificate, plus one, multiplied by 180 pounds. Boats may carry one additional crewmember less than 14 years of age. This additional crew will not be part of the maximum crew number or weight calculation. Entrants intending on carrying additional crewmembers less than 14 years of age shall so indicate on their entry form. Posted: Saturday, June 20, 2009 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS AMENDMENT # 4 Appendix A1.5 is changed: If there are two windward marks set and there is a windward finish, the finish line for all classes on that racecourse will be to windward of the furthest windward mark. Posted: Sunday, June 21, 2009 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS AMENDMENT # 5 and #6 Amend Notice of Race 10 and sailing instruction 16.5 by adding: Decisions of a national jury are subject to appeal.
The official flagpole and notice board is located at B.I. Boat Basin
Schedule of Events
Thursday, June 25 0730-0830 Substitute Crew Weigh In - Race Week Headquarters 0900 Harbor Signals 1030 Racing 1800-2000 Awards Presentation & Evening Party 1930 Storm Trysail Raffle Drawing Mount Gay Race Day & Official Party Sponsor Friday, June 26 0730-0830 Substitute Crew Weigh In - Race Week Headquarters 0900 Harbor Signals 1030 Racing 1700-2000 Final Awards Presentation & Evening Party Lewmar Race Day Hall Spars and Bitter End Official Party Sponsors
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Amend Notice of Race 2.2 and sailing instruction 1.2 as follows: The US SAILING prescriptions to the RRS do not apply except the prescriptions to RRS 68 (Damages), 76.1, 76.3 and Appendix F. Those prescriptions will be available on the Block Island Race Week website as an attachment to the sailing instructions.
The Abrams Family Trophy Awarded To Mount Gay Rum Race Week is possible due to the strong support from the Storm Trysail Club members, volunteers and industry sponsors. Accordingly, each Block Island Race Week, Storm Trysail Club recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to the event. The award is named after the Abrams family, who have been instrumental in helping Storm Trysail Club handle on-island logistics. The trophy is a half-hull model of Inverness (the overall winner of the very first Block Island Race Week in 1965). Mount Gay Rum has been a supporter of Block Island Race Week since the inaugural event. In recognition of Mount Gay Rum’s invaluable contributions to building Block Island Race Week into what it is today, the company was award-
ed the Abrams Family Trophy at the Storm Trysail Club Members Party last night. The story of Mount Gay Rum began on the Caribbean island of Barbados. Sugar cane was harvested and boiled on the island to produce a thick dark treacle-like substance called molasses. This rich molasses, together with the island’s unique supply of pure underground spring water, made the base for a flavorful beverage. Sailors’ love for Mount Gay Rum dates back to the 1700s. Some legends have it that Mount Gay Rum became the sailors’ drink of choice in the eighteenth century because it proved their sailing skill. As Barbados was the most difficult island from which to return to the European mainland (because of the prevailing winds and ocean currents), sailors had to prove that they had been there. A barrel of Mount Gay Rum was testament to that fact, and became the hallmark of superior sailors everywhere. “Mount Gay Rum continues our support of Block Island Race Week as we consider ourselves a premiere rum and it’s a natural that we partner with this event – the caliber of the racing and shore events are exceptional,” said Mount Gay Rum Sponsorship Coordinator, Kathy Farrell. How many memories do your red hats conjure up?
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Race Week Chairman Eric Kreuter presents Mount Gay Rum Sponsorship Coordinator Kathy Farrell with the Abrams Family Trophy for Mount Gay’s long time support of Block Island Race Week.
Photo by Jeremiah Tamagna-Darr/timwilkes.com
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RECIPIENTS OF WORLD CLASS RACING SAILBOATS AND MOTOR YACHTS IN SUPPORT OF THE USMMA MIDSHIPMAN TRAINING PROGRAM
Ellyn Osmond Duty Beyond the Duty Desk
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Ellyn Osmond is one of the most versatile Race Committee volunteers in the “business” of running regattas. She can handle a host of different positions both on and offshore. She is up earlier than anyone and first to the Duty Desk where she works until it is dock time. She then grabs her backpack and jumps aboard a signal boat to work on the water all day before returning to her duty desk position until 7 or 8 in the evening. She learns all the boats and skippers’ names and half of the crews, as well. Race Officers say she is the best line recorder they have worked with. International Race Officer Tom Duggan says, “Ellyn has all the bow numbers, in sequence, from the Pin to the Signal Boat and can tell me precisely which boats are over and if there is a boat over behind another that can’t be seen, she will have their number – very impressive.” Ellyn shares the STC Race Week Duty Office responsibilities with her friend Penny Langone. Marcy Trenholm called Penny and asked her to run the Duty Desk, to which Penny replied - in so many words - “No, I am a sailor and wouldn’t know the first thing about it.” Marcy, as most understand, does not accept that word as an answer, so she came up with another option. “How about if I get you someone really great to work with?” Penny and Ellyn have worked as a team for the last four Race Weeks and together, they cover all the bases. A day in the life at Race Week: Ellyn arrives at the Duty Office around 7am, and tends to her morning responsibilities. At 9am, she heads off to the R/C staging area, and plays an integral role as member of the water-side team on one of the circles. She spends the entire day
on the water and when she returns, works her way back to the duty office help sell wrist bands, answer questions and take care of plenty of other tasks. Oh, and she smiles the whole time. Ellyn, while at the Duty office, complements Penny’s efforts. They both share responsibilities and give equal time to the effort. While on the water, Ellyn’s duties as spotter, record keeper and timer all take concentration and precision – tasks she handles with ease. “She watches your back all the time,” commented Ray Redniss, PRO of the White Fleet. “I can’t say enough about her. She is a super asset to any Race Committee.” Ellyn truly is a master of organization, and offers her services to lots of other events, including Key West Race Week. She has more than twenty years of experience dealing with competitors, knows the language and everything there is about sailing, both on and off the water. She’s well versed in the rules, protest procedures, ratings and most importantly, people. If you ask her a question, you can bet you’ll get the right answer. Having run through the myriad talents she displays both on the water and off, Penny mused, “The true gift that Ellyn brings to the duty office is her ability to put out fires!”
Photo by Jeremiah Tamagna-Darr/timwilkes.com
Please continue to read WindChck …err WindCheck –
But leave your red pen at home We don’t critique your gybes do we?
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We concentrated so hard on getting you accurate news coverage and results that we misspelled our own name in yesterday’s paper.
Scuttlebutt Highlights SCUTTLEBUTT 2873 - Thursday, June 25, 2009 (www.sailingscuttlebutt.com) Scuttlebutt is published each weekday with the support of its sponsors, providing a digest of major sailing news, commentary, opinions, features and dock talk . . . with a North American focus. THE FINISH LINE IS NOW IN SIGHT It was like the end of a school term at the skippers’ press conference in Stockholm Wednesday as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet prepares to tackle Leg 10, a final, short, sprint to the overall finish line in St. Petersburg. With just 400 miles remaining in a race around the world that measures over 37,000 nautical miles, and the leaderboard almost entirely decided, the finish line - the real one - is now in sight. One leaderboard duel does remain. With a maximum of eight points available to the winner of the leg, PUMA leads Telefonica Blue by 6.5 points in the battle to finish second overall in the race. The forecast is promising for the start on Thursday afternoon. A light Northeasterly breeze of 8-10 knots is expected. But as the leg progresses, the wind is forecast to ease. It could be a long 400 miles. Team Russia will not be sailing, as they were unable to overcome their rule compliance issues. * FREE BEER: Now that Team Russia will not be competing, if Telefonica Blue wins Leg 10, PUMA can secure second place overall by merely finishing the race. Sailing World spoke with Ken Read moments after he learned that Team Russia would not be starting the final leg, where he expressed his excitement about their position in the race, the lessons that he has learned along the way, and his intention to buy everyone in the U.S. a beer upon his return.
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ROLEX FARR 40 WORLDS Porto Cervo put on one of the feasts for which it is famous in the sailing world. A cobalt blue sky as an antipasti, solid warm breeze for the primi piatti, decent waves for the secondi and the dolce were three excellent races. All on day one of the Rolex
Farr 40 World Championship 2009. Barking Mad (USA) sits atop the heap this evening, with a narrow three-point lead over the 2008 Worlds sparring partners Mascalzone Latino (ITA) and Joe Fly (ITA). Today was all about keeping clean and trying to stay mean. Some got it right, others did not. The three race winners were Barking Mad, Nerone (ITA) and Transfusion (AUS). All three sit in the top five and will be happy to have held it together on a day when only four boats posted results inside the top ten in each race. American owner, Jim Richardson, and his Australian counterpart, Guido Belgiorno-Nettis, are flying the flag for the international contingent and will be pleased with their day’s work. Massimo Mezzaroma has reason to be content too, but will be ruing the 13th posted in race three by Nerone. Ominously, current World Champion, Vincenzo Onorato on Mascalzone, sits in second place after quietly going about his business to score a 2, 10, 2. Results after Day 1 (top 5 of 25; boat name, skipper/tactician): 1. Barking Mad (USA), Jim Richardson/Terry Hutchinson, 1-6-4, 11 points 2. Mascalzone Latino (ITA), Vincenzo Onorato/Adrian Stead, 2-10-2, 14 3. Joe Fly (ITA), Giovanni Maspero/Franceso Bruni, 4-5-5, 14 4. Transfusion (AUS), Guido Belgiorno-Nettis/Tom Slingsby, 9-7-1, 17 5. Nerone (ITA), Massimo Mezzaroma/Vasco Vascotto, 5-1-13, 19 PINNACLE OF U.S. YOUTH RACING The waters of Long Island Sound will be the site for this year’s US SAILING’s U.S. Youth Championship from June 25-30, where 116 of the country’s top single- and doublehanded young sailors, both girls and boys, ranging from 13 to 19 years of age, will race Lasers, Laser Radials, 29ers, and Club 420s. US SAILING has selected this field of sailors from across the country, including the U.S. Virgin Islands, based on their sailing resumes and performance at regional, national, and international competitions. CURMUDGEON’S OBSERVATION You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.
John Storck, Jr. Honored With 1BI Award The 2nd Annual 1BI Award was presented to John Storck, Jr. for a “lifetime achievement in professional and recreational sailing, sailing education, volunteerism in sailing, maritime development, promoting maritime safety and support of Block Island and the world’s oceans. The 1BI Award reflects the endless dedication and efforts of an individual to promote the importance of maritime history on Block Island and throughout the world, preserve the natural beauty and the quality of sailing on Great Salt Pond and provide sailing experience and education, especially to Block Island’s children.” John is deeply engrained in sailing and has been coming to Race Week since he was a kid. He sailed aboard Jonrob, an Ericson 39 – and he could “make that big heavy go fast,” according to STC Executive Director Marcy Trenholm. John was an integral part of the 1993 and 1995 Race Week Committees and in 1997 he became Chairman. Helping to support the local economy was high atop John’s list of priorities for that year. As Race Week grew and needed to expand, the Draper family called him and said, “C’mon over to The Oar and we’ll make space for you.” John wanted to get Race Week back to where there were more locals involved. That year saw the first wave of large sponsor support and paved the way for the first-class racing and shore-side activities that we enjoy at Race Week today. John was directly responsible for bringing on long-time sponsor Jeep. The ‘official’ flagpole was another of John’s contributions, and you’ll notice at its base a fine plaque and belaying pin rack (crafted by John) commemorating the start of BIRW, in 1965, as the first big boat race week
in the United States and the spirit with which it is run. It was dedicated at the 2001 event. John’s impact on improving Race Week has been significant. Today, John enjoys sailing with his children Kaity, Erik, John III and Ian. They race their J/80 Rumor, (skippered by Kaity this week), and have enjoyed much success here at Race Week and elsewhere, including Long Island Sound, numerous Regional Championships, Key West Race Week and more. “John has got to be one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet in your life,” commented Trenholm. “He is totally supportive of the sailing community in many different ways.” When John was Chairman of the Rotary Club in Huntington, NY, he donated boats to the YMCA to get local kids into sailing. The program thrived. John helped grow the United States Optimist Dinghy Association (USODA) and today it is one of the most respected (and largest) sailing organizations in the world. Whatever it takes for sailing, he’s there. Congratulations, John.
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2009 Block Island Race Week Sponsors Presented By Rolex
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Photo by Jeremiah Tamagna-Darr/timwilkes.com
Today’s sponsors are...
Mount Gay Rum The Rum That Invented Rum
Raffle benefits The Block Island Rescue Squad and The North Light.
Handcrafted at the same location in Barbados since 1703, Mount Gay is the world’s oldest rum distiller and the oldest name in regatta sponsorship. Many sailors have extensive Mount Gay Rum regatta cap collections, and more than a few have leapt overboard to retrieve one that’s blown off. While you’re enjoying some of their fine product under the tent tonight, reward your hard-working crew with some Mount Gay clothing. Visit mountgay.com.
Enter to Win: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner Timepiece A sailing vacation at the Bitter End Yacht Club And additional prizes from Mount Gay, Gill, vineyard vines, Heineken, Lewmar, Soundview Millworks, True Wind and other Storm Trysail Race Week sponsors. Winners drawn at Thursday night’s Mount Gay Party under the tent. Stop by the Duty Office outside the party tent to enter! $10 each or a book of 10 tickets for $90
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Race Day and Party Sponsor
Enter the Block Island Race Week Raffle!
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