2022 Results
2022 NOR
Sailing Instructions
Scratch Sheet
Entrants
Early Saturday morning was quite cool with temps in the high 40s F, cloudy and even a little rain early. The breeze was initially 10-15 knots from the NW, forecast to shift W. Around Point Judith as the sun came out things got light and shifty, varying between W and SW and maybe 5-12 knots.
The beautiful custom 58′ yawl Caroler was kind enough to carry the grill out for us. They were too kind to say so, but there’s little doubt it was the extra weight of the grill that led them to motor in 😉
Weather on the island was beautifully sunny for the most part, although cooler than typical with temps in the low 50s F overnight, maybe reaching 60 during the days. Saturday night was breezy, around 20 knots from the NNW which made for rough sleeping from the waves at Paynes. Sunday afternoon the wind was W, 10-15 knots. Sunday night was much calmer. Monday was again sunny, with a SW wind, 10-15 knots, gusts of 20.
Class 1
Place | Overall | Finish | Boat Name | Boat Type | Registrant | PHRF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 13:25 | Aurora | Sabre 28 | Kate Soule | 256 |
2 | 3 | 13:38 | Windswept | Pearson 33 | Rick McCally | 218 |
3 | 9 | 14:33 | Salty Beach | Laguna Windrose 24 | Brian Clayton | 278 |
4 | DNS | Mischief | Cape Dory 28 | Henry duPont | 255 |
Class 2
Place | Overall | Finish | Boat Name | Boat Type | Registrant | PHRF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 13:31 | Mutinous Dogs | Tartan Ten | Marc Holdaway | 154 |
2 | 6 | 14:03 | Dark Star | C&C 34 | Ben Johnston | 166 |
3 | 7 | 14:08 | Persistence | C&C 34 | Kate Somers | 173 |
4 | 8 | 14:11 | Pau Hana | Catalina 36 MkII | David Wilson | 177 |
5 | DNS | Pula | Beneteau 343 | Robert Francis | 192 |
Class 3
Place | Overall | Finish | Boat Name | Boat Type | Registrant | PHRF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 13:40 | Goat Rodeo | Seaquest 36 | Todd Johnston | 75 |
2 | 5 | 13:51 | Coconut | Beneteau First 36.7 | Tom D’Albora | 93 |
3 | DNF | Caroler | Custom 58′ Yawl | Jay Everson | 98 |
Bloody Mary Contest
Place | Boat Name |
---|---|
1 | Pau Hana |
3 | Caroler |
3 | Persistence |
4 | Dark Star |
Hors d’Oeuvre Contest
Taste
Place | Boat Name |
---|---|
1 | Persistence |
2 | Goat Rodeo |
3 | Aurora |
Presentation
Place | Boat Name |
---|---|
1 | Pau Hana |
2 | Dark Star |
3 | Coconut |
2021 Results
38th Anniversary
NOTES:
– Windswept sailed singlehanded, again.
– 11 boats started out of 19 registered and all 11 boats made it to Block Island in very fast times with the wind out of the East at 17 to 25 knots. Boats were finishing around 3 hours; within a narrow range of 1213 to 1245.
– Sunday was cloudy with the winds still out of the East with the high temps in the mid 60s. The Bloody Mary contest was held at it’s normal time of 1100 but the Hors d’oeuvres contest was moved to noon with the awards right after. This was done since everyone was heading back on Sunday due to the NE dire forecast for Monday. Only 3 entries were submitted for the Bloody Mary contest however we had quite a gathering for the Hors d’oeuvres contest with Salacia submitting 3 entries. Everyone was gone by 2pm on Sunday.
Cliff Mitchell Trophy (Closest 4th place boat to 3rd place): Pula, Robert Francis
Team Trophy: Fly (Cirrus, Pau Hana, Alliance)
Hors d’oeuvres Contest:
Presentation:
1. Vento Solare
2. Salacia
3. Salacia
Taste:
1. Alliance
2. Salacia
3. Floating Point
Bloody Mary Contest: Small turnout
Presentation: Salacia
Taste: Vento Solare
Mimosas: Alliance
2020 NOT HELD DUE TO COVID-19 ISSUES
2019 Results
36th Anniversary
NOTES:
– The two days, Thursday & Friday, leading up to the start on Saturday had high winds and sea states especially at New Harbor where winds were regularly at 40 knots gusting to 50 out of the North East. The predictions for Saturday were for decreasing winds and sea state so we delayed the start by 3 hours to noon on Saturday. The winds were out of the North and North West all the way to Block Island. Initially winds gusting to around 20 kts and calming down to 10-12 knots by the fleet reached the 1BI buoy. The waves had a long period and were not a problem at all. Up to 1BI the boats were sailing on beam reach to broad reach but after 1BI the sail was dead down wind where most boats were poling out. Pulling into Payne’s Dock went smooth.
– Two boats sailed singlehanded; Windswept and Highlander (both Bermuda One-Two skippers).
– 15 boats started out of 22 registered however 16 boats made it to Block Island since Bamboozler sailed directly to BI from their home port.
– Sunday was a nice sunny day with the high in the mid 60s. A bunch of boats left for home today leaving 9 boats to leave on Monday.
– Monday ended up being extremely light out of the N so we (Floating Point) motored all the way to Newport in cloudy conditions until arriving in Newport into sunny clear skies.
Cliff Mitchell Trophy (Closest 4th place boat to 3rd place): Ursa Major, David Saunders
Team Trophy: The Team “HPV” (Highlander, Vento Solare, Persistance)
Hors d’oeuvres Contest: Small turnout
Presentation:
1. Floating Point
2. Pau Hana
Taste:
1. Vento Solare
2..Persistence
Bloody Mary Contest: Small turnout also
1. Pau Hana
2. Persistence
3. Floating Point
2018 Results
Results
Scratch Sheet
Entrants
Notes:
– There was light NE wind veering to SE during the race. Some
started on Port and some started on Starboard but all by Castle Hill
were on Port tack all the way to the finish. 22 boats finished out of 23
starting. Amadeus V, Jay Turchetta, was the first boat to finish at
2:08 pm. Surprise (Pearson Triton), Michael Garriston, was the last boat
to finish at 4:14 pm. The weather was pretty nice; warm, sun out off
and on and very nice sailing.
– Sunday initially was mild and breezy out of the SW and cloudy
initially. The sun came out with the dying breeze in the afternoon.
Activities were all held outside at Payne’s Dock as usual. Again
several boats decided to head back on Sunday due to the semi dire
forecast for Monday.
– Again we had a tremendous turnout for the Bloody Mary contest
(7 entries) as well as the Hors d’oeuvres contest (8 entries). Brian
Clayton was again the MC at the Awards.
– The trip back on Monday was in a NE breeze starting out around
15-19 kts and started gradually calming between 1BI and Pt Judith dying
to 5 knots when we reached Beavertail. There was no sunshine and it
was rather chilly. However we sailed all the way to Beavertail then
powered the rest of the way.
– It was a very good weekend out on the Block. I was in shorts on Sunday!
– Cliff Mitchell Trophy (closest 4 place boat to 3rd place): Drift Away – Bob Kemp
– Team Trophy: The team “Race To The Oar” ( Amadeus, Persistence, Kestral) won.
– Hors d’oeuvres Contest: Again we had an amazing turnout of about 8 entries.
Presentation:
1. Pau Hana
2. Floating Point
3. BI RI
Taste:
1. Persistence
2. Kaylarah
3. Whalayed
– Bloody Mary Contest: Great turnout also with 7 entries.
Taste:
1. Floating Point
1. Whalayed
3. Invictus
2017 Results
Results
Scratch Sheet
Entrants
Notes:
– There was no wind and pea soup fog! We delayed one hour
and fortunately the fog cleared however we had light winds to Pt. Judith
and 10-15 kts after that to the finish (not exactly great conditions
for Floating Point who carried the beer keg (and ice), grill, trophies,
shirts, speaker, etc.). We started out on Port tack and stayed on Port
for quite a while but as we approached Pt. Judith the wind went right
and we had to tack to make Pt. Judith and the finish. 14 boats finished
out of 21 starting. Coconut, William Pearson,was the
first boat to finish at 3:45 pm. Gypsea, Debra Lambert, was the last
boat to finish at 6:37 pm. The weather was pretty nice; warm, sun out
off and on and very nice sailing.
– Sunday was very breezy but mild again with a short rain shower
around noon so the activities were all held outside at Payne’s Dock.
Again several boats decided to head back on Sunday due to the dire
forecast for Monday however, again, the boats had serious wind and rain
getting back. At least the wind was from behind!
– We had a tremendous turnout for the Bloody Mary contest (8
entries) as well as the Hors d’oeuvres contest (10 entries). Brian
Clayton was again the MC at the Awards.
– We, Floating Point, were the last to leave Payne’s on Monday.
Everyone was leaving early due to the prediction of heavy winds later
in the day and rain also. The wind was out of the SW for the whole
trip about 11 to 19 kts. Didn’t really start raining until we got to
Castle Hill and that was just a shower. So the trip back was very
comfortable.
– It was a very good weekend out on the Block. I was in shorts and sandals the whole time!
– Cliff Mitchell Trophy (closest 4 place boat to 3rd place): Pieces of Eight – Jonah Israelit
– Team Trophy: After using a tie breaker the team “Team HPV” ( High Energy, Vento Solare & Persistence) won.
– Hors d’oeuvres Contest: Again we had an amazing turnout of about 10 entries.
Presentation:
1. Landing at Block Island
2. Scallop/Shrimp Cheesecake
3. Floating Crabs
Taste:
1. Dark & Porky
2. Coconut
3. Gypsea
– Bloody Mary Contest: Great turnout also with 8 entries.
Taste:
1. Suhr la Mer
2. Summer Winds
3. Oceana Bow
Honorable Mention – Pau Hana!
2016 Results
Results
Scratch Sheet
Entrants
Notes:
-There was absolutely no wind so we delayed the start 30 minutes
to 9:30 am and were then able to start. We had 28 boats sign up; 3
power boats and one sailboat, Green Flash, that wasn’t going to
race out but went out early. 18 boats started in winds from the east to
south east. Some had to jibe several times approaching 1BI; some
didn’t. 14 boats finished. Persistence, Kate Wilson, was the first boat to finish at 2:05 pm. Three Sheets, Brian Choiniere, was the last boat to finish at 2:37 pm. So it was a fairly tight finish. Godzilla finished at 2:32 pm, 18 minutes behind Floating Point!
Saturday was a fairly nice day with the sun out several times and
temperatures in the 60s and winds 10-12 mostly with lighter winds on the
start and finish. Judy Mitchell met us after arriving at Payne’s dock.
– Sunday was another matter. It started raining during the
early morning and rained all day till about midnight. The forecast was
ugly for Sunday, rain and winds into the 30s by the afternoon, and
Monday sunny with still strong winds abating in the afternoon. Several
boats decided to leave Sunday morning thinking they would get most of
the way home before the serious wind started. However the winds picked
up out of the NE almost instantaneously around 9:30 am in the mid 20s
and puffs into the 30s. The boats heading home had a tough ride and
some had to put into another port to wait out the blow. We spent a lot
of time retying up the boats due to the new wind. Most people that
stayed went to various pubs (Vento Solare, Floating Point, Pau Hana, Green Flash were at the Oar) to watch the Patriots play (Brady’s first game) and to get out of the rain.
– Cliff Payne let us use one of his small buildings for our
activities so the Bloody Mary, Hors d’oeuvres contests and Awards were
held inside – not quite on schedule due to tying up the boats and
waiting for the Patriot’s game to finish. However they were held with
the results below. Brian Clayton was unable to make it out so Pat
Clayton was the MC at the Awards. Judy Mitchell handed out the trophies
at the Awards.
– Most of those that were still there Monday left starting
around 11 am when the winds had abated to highs in the low 20s. We, Floating Point,
had a wonderful sail once out of the entrance to New Harbor (quite the
waves there with that NW wind) and were able to sail on port tack all
the way to Newport in just 3 hrs 15 minutes with the sun shining
(whereas Godzilla took 6 hours to get to Newport and Ursa took 9 hours to get to NEB on Sunday). It was a good choice on our part in staying on Block Island till Monday. Green Flash waited till Tuesday to head home.
– Even with the crummy weather I think the event worked out
quite well. It was wonderful to see those that stayed and participated
in the contests and awards.
– Cliff Mitchell Trophy (closest 4 place boat to 3rd place): Pieces of Eight – Jonah Israelit
– Team Trophy: The team “Kallusion” (Kaylarah 3rd, Illusion 3rd and Amadeus V 2nd) collected 8points for a close win.
– Hors d’oeuvres Contest: In the Taffy building at Payne’s and filled it up with around 6
entries. Again it was amazing the amount of participation in this
event.
Presentation:
1. Persistance
2.
3.
Taste:
1. Green Flash
2. Vento Solare
3. Amadeus
4. Paua Hana
– Bloody Mary Contest:
Taste:
1. Pau Hana
2. Persistance
3. Vento Solare
2015 Results
Results
Scratch Sheet
Entrants
Notes:
– We had 26 entrants 25 of which actually raced to Block
Island. Of these 19 boats finished, 5 didn’t finish (turned their
motors on to get to Payne’s Dock) and one Retired After Finishing (cut
inside 1BI). One boat didn’t start but ended up at Payne’s dock anyways.
We started in 15-19 kts out of the NE so we had a downwind run until we
got near 1BI where the wind died down and went right enough we were
tacking to get to the finish. The scene at 1BI was amazing; it seemed
all the boats arrived there at about the same with a very strong current
against us. It seemed to take forever to get past 1BI. There was a
lot of tacking to get to the finish line with amazing wind shifts and
one could make big gains as well as big losses (Pau Hana).
– The weather out to Block Island was a little cool but pretty
nice. Out to 1BI the winds went from 15-19 kts to about 12 kts then very
light to the finish. It was a longer race this time with boats taking
around 5.5 hours to finish.
– Payne’s Dock seemed to be a little fuller than in the past so it looked very occupied once we all got settled in.
– The weather while out on the Block was just wonderful;
comfortable and sunny during the day and a little cool at night. Some
of us went globe hunting at Rodman’s Hallow on Sunday morning with no
luck. The Bloody Mary Contest and Hors d’oeuvres Contests (14 entrants)
were held on Sunday followed by the awards presided over by Brian
Clayton.
– Besides the race finish trophies, Team and Cliff Mitchell
Trophies a few additional were recognized with additional trophies: Last
to finish – Betelgeuse, Peter Hayden; Choke Award – Godzilla, Peter
Jencks; first to turn the motor on (of the DNFs) – Perfect Summer, Tom
Malott; Invictus, Chris Sheldon for acknowledging his cutting the only
mark on the course, 1BI.
– A few boats left Sunday in a SW breeze due to work
requirements on Monday. The rest left Payne’s Dock on Monday with a
perfect blue sky and very comfortable temperatures and with a SW breeze
of about 12 kts. Floating Point flew the big white spinnaker all the
way to Beavertail, Jamestown passing Godzilla, again, on the way to
Newport.
– Thanks to Artistic Embroidery for additional trophies. Thanks
to Cliff and Lyle for allowing us into their docks and helping us
dock. Also thanks to the staff of Stefan Nassaney at the Newport Yacht
Club.
– Cliff Mitchell Trophy (closest 4 place boat to 3rd place): Pau Hana – Dave Wilson
– Team Trophy: The team “Blew-By-You” (High Maintenance 2nd, Dark Star 1st and Coconut 1st) collected 4 points for an easy win.
– Hors d’oeuvres Conest: In the sun we set
up on the Mohegun Shoals bar on Payne’s and filled it up with around 14
entries. Again it was amazing the amount of participation in this
event.
Presentation:
1. Coffin with Hors d’oeuvres inside presented with bag pipes (Pau Hana)
2. Floating Point
3. Sails Call IV
Taste:
1. Swept Away
2. Perfect Summer
3. Persistance
– Bloody Mary Contest:
Taste:
1. Sails Call IV
2. Super Chloe
3. Dark Star
2014 Results
Results
Scratch Sheet
Entrants
Notes:
– We had 33 entered; 31 sailboats and 2 power boats. The power
boats went out to Block Island on Friday. The rest minus 5 that didn’t
start went out Saturday in rain and a NNE breeze that started light
around 8 knots and built to 18-26 knots by Block Island. 26 boats
started and 24 finished however all 26 made it out to Block Island.
– The weather for the trip to Block Island was in the 50s,
raining mostly lightly and winds starting out light around 8 knots out
of the NNE building as we got closer to Block Island to 18-26 knots. It
was another sleigh ride with the boats making it out there in 3 to 4
hours.
– Payne’s dock was again quite empty when we arrived so we were
spread out with about 4 boats out on moorings. The NNE winds calmed
down a little but stayed till Sunday around 1pm when they started to die
down and clock around to the SE. The rain on Block Island quit around
2pm and was cloudy until Sunday which was wonderful; sunny and around
60.
– There were about 7 entries for the Bloody Mary contest and
around 20 entries fo rthe Hors d’oeuvres contest so there was plenty of
food to eat.
– Brian Clayton presided over the trophy ceremony.
– A few boats left on Sunday but most of the boats waited till Monday to head home in a SE wind!
– Thanks to Artistic Embroidery for the Team Trophy and
additional keepers. Thanks to Newport Storm for the keg of beer for the
weekend. Thanks to Cliff and Lyle for allowing us into their docks and
helping us dock.
– Cliff Mitchell Trophy (closest 4 place boat to 3rd place): Sage – Tom Robinson
– Team Trophy: The team “Floating Star in Paradise” (Floating Point 2nd, Dark Star 1st and Paradise 1st) collected 3 points for an easy win.
– Hors d’oeuvres Conest: In the sun we set
up on the Mohegun Shoals bar on Payne’s and filled it up with around 15
entries. Again it was amazing the amount of participation in this
event.
Presentation:
1. Blocked Island (Pau Hana)
2. Floating Point
3. A Cut Above
Taste:
1. Floating Point
2. Perfect Summer
3. Blocked Island (Pau Hana)
– Bloody Mary Contest:
Taste:
1. Sage
2. A Cut Above
3. Endless Summer
2013 Results
Notes:
– We had 30 entered. Three didn’t start and one
went out early (Sage) even though it was their conditions. 26 boats
started and 26 boasts finished.
– The weather for the trip to Block Island was 60ish, cloudy and
increasing winds of 12 at the start up to 28 by the time we got to
Block Island out of the North East. It was a sleigh ride with boats
making it out there in around 3 hours.
– Payne’s dock was quite empty when we arrived so we were all
spread out and had the place pretty much to ourselves. Interestingly but
obviously all the boats were facing East due to the wind which stayed
until Sunday afternoon.
– The rest of Saturday was cloudy. Sunday morning was sunny for
the Bloody Mary contest but clouds came in around noon and the winds
died down in time for the hors d’oeurver contest and awards. Cliff
Payne let us put the food between buildngs to get out of the wind. No
one was complaining.
– The Patriot’s game was at 4pm so some folks went into town to
watch the game but they left too early thinking the Patriots lost due to
an interception of Brady and didn’t see the comeback victory by the
Patriots with 5 seconds left in the game.
– Only a few boats left Sunday ( I would assume mostly due to
the very strong NE winds). On Monday the wind was on the nose however
very light and thus the motor was used by most all the way home (4 hour
trip back).
– Cliff Mitchell Trophy (closest 4 place boat to 3rd):
– Team Trophy: The team “Stress Free Hunting” (Illusion 1st, Paradise 1st, & Inis Free 3rd) collected 5 points for an easy win.
– Hors d’oeuvres Contest: It had been very
windy so we set up between the buildings to be in the lee of a
building. Again a wonderful turnout; it is amazing the participation in
this contest.
Presentation:
1. Floating Point
2. Inis Free
3. Godzilla & Pau Hana
Taste:
1. Thunder
2. Haraka
3. Swept Away
– Bloody Mary Contest:
Taste: Paradise
Presentation: A Cut Above
Combined: Sage
2012 Results
Notes:
– We had 37 entered. Some didn’t start due to the weather forecast. 32 boats started and 22 boasts finished.
– The weather for the trip to Block Island was pretty good and
mild however the wind was SW the whole way 12-20 kts until you got close
to Block Island where the wind jumped to 20-25 kts for a frantic
finish.
– Payne’s dock was quite empty when we arrived so we were all spread out and had the place pretty much to ourselves.
– The rest of Saturday was nice but still windy and mild.
During the night the temperature dropped into the 50s. Sunday morning
was sunny for the Bloody Mary contest but clouds came in around noon but
the winds died down. Light rain came in by the hors d’oeurver
contest. Cliff Payne let us put the food indoors and we ate out under
umbrellas or overhangs. No one was complaining. The awards followed
again while light rain came down.
– The Patriot’s game was at 4pm so some folks went into town to
watch the game but others went to a rented hotel room to view the game
in comfort.
– Quite a few boats left Sunday. With the wind on the nose and very little wind the motor was used all the way home.
– Cliff Mitchell Trophy (closest 4 place boat to 3rd): Adventure – Robert Bibeault
– Team Trophy: The team “Hemp” ran away with the trophy this year. The boats Pau Hana, Haraka and Esprit collected 5 points for an easy win.
– Hors d’oeuvres Contest: It was sprinkling at the time so Cliff Payne let us put the food indoors. Again a wonderful turnout.
Presentation:
1. Esprit
2. Thunder
3. Adventure
Taste:
1. Swept Away
2. Adventure
3. Raven
– Bloody Mary Contest
1. A Cut Above
2011 Results
Notes:
– Of 34 boats registered 2 went out on Friday, 30 started. The 2 that didn’t start came out anyways. 3 boasts did not finish.
– One of the boats that did not finish, Mahi Mahi a Person 30,
had a chain plate let loose North of Pt. Judith and lost the top of
their mast. No one was hurt and they motored back to Newport.
– The weather was beautiful. The wind started out right away out
of the SW but around 10 kts. So we were tacking out of Narragansett
Bay. The wind and the seas picked up as the fleet approached Pt.
Judith. The winds hit 18 kts but very lumpy seas. The wind and seas
calmed down as the fleet approached 1BI to around 13 kts and the fleet
finished in comfortable seas.
– The weather on Block Island was exceptional; sunny, almost no clouds, in the high 70s and little wind.
– Some boats left Sunday morning but most stayed till Monday.
We sailed back under spinnaker till just before Beaver Tail then started
the motor due to light winds.
– Team Trophy: There was a tie for first place again with the tie breaker going to the team “Pair of Dark Nuts” which was made up of Paradise, Dark Star and Coconut.
– Hors d’oeuvres Contest: There were so many presenters that the tables were full and we had to put some on the benches. Wonderful turnout.
Presentation:
1. Adventure
2.
3.
Taste:
1.
2. Pau Hana
3.
2010 Results
NOTES:
– Of 38 boats scheduled to start (there were 2 power boats also)
35 boats started and 34 finished. The wind was mostly out of the NW
with periods lighter than others. Given the reaching conditions it was
difficult for the bigger boats to pass the smaller boats however some
did well; Paradise, Hunter 44, passed all and finished first in fleet.
Floating Point never made it to the starting line; the transmission
broke before they even got out of the harbor. Brian Clayton drove down
to the ferry and was able to take his vehicle on the ferry with the
trophies and shirts. The weather was very nice on the whole weekend if
not a little bit cool though and wind pretty much all the time.
– Most people thought the new finish line, rounding the R2 Bell to starboard, was a good modification.
– Team Trophy: There was a tie for first place between Team Paradise (Dark Star, Paradise and Coconut) and Team Frou-Frou (Godzilla, Nepenthe and Counterpoint). However the award went to Team Paradise due to the tie breaker and thus got the booze.
– Hors d’oeuvres Contest:
Presentation:
1. Esprit “Esprinini”
2. Homeward Bound IV
3. Sage
Taste:
1. Haraka
2. Homeward Bound IV
3. Elixir “Cowboy Caviar”
2009 Results
Monday 10/12 – We had a COLD ride back to Newport.
Sunday 10/11 – The weather was again nice however the
temperature started to go down in the afternoon and the wind picked up
quite a bit until early morning.
Saturday 10/10 – 34 boats started and 34 finished fast. It was
basically starboard tack all the way out. The weather was very nice on
the way out and after we arrived to Payne’s Dock.
2008 Results
Monday 10/13 – The return leg started out with a westerly, died and switched to the N.
Sunday 10/12 – Another beautiful day, cloudless and in the 60s.
Hors d’oeurvs contest was held at 1500 and awards at 1600 were well
attended. Check below for the race results. The following is for the Hors d’oeurvs results:
Taste:
1. Godzilla
2. Sage
3. Floating Point
Presentation:
1. Expresso
2. Godzilla
3. Thunder
The Team Trophy was won by RIP CZECH (Czech Mate, Rabbit and Riptide) with 6 points.
Saturday 10/11 – 35 boats started for Block Island in beautiful weather. Two cruise liners came in during the start. The wind started out of the N and NW until boats were around Pt. Judith and the Narragansett shore where the wind went dormant. The wind switched to the S or SE and boats congrigated around 1BI. The wind was really light at the finish line and the wind shifts were impressive coming into the finish.
Download the NOR.
2007 Results
Monday 10/8 – Everyone left by 1015 in a SW breeze. We had one
jibe all the way to Castle Hill where the wind became NW and light so we
turned on the iron genney.
Sunday 10/7 – Nice day for the Hors d’oeurvs contest and awards. A few boats left in a NE breeze.
Saturday 10/6 – Fog, fog, fog! And what about that forcast of
5-10 knots of breeze; ended up WSW about 21 kts. About half of the
fleet actually finished; one boat had to turn back, Gratitude, due to
the forestay coming off. They jury rigged a forestay and went back to
Newport; no one hurt. Topaz towed a power boat to the New Harbor
entrance. 27 sail boats were signed up 13 finished.
10/2/07 – The applications are coming in and the weekend weather looks pretty good!
09/3/07 – The application, waiver and Notice of Race are being
mailed out this week however you can download the Notice of Race and
Application. Note that there is a $10 late fee if application is
received after the Wednesday before the Skipper’s Meeting.
2006 Results
The weekend started off with a race almost dead downwind, NE, until 1BI and a broad port reach to New Harbor with winds blowing pretty strong resulting in boats making Block Island in record times. Cliff Mitchell recorded finishes on the beach in the channel leading to New Harbor. Both Cliff and Judy visted the group during the weekend. The rest of the weekend was just unbelievable; warm and sunny. The return trip had the wind again behind us, now SW, in beautiful conditions. We flew the chute from 1BI to Beaver Tail.
2004 Results
2002 Notice of Race
2001 Results
2000 Newport to Block Island Results
2000 Block Island to Newport Results
1999 Newport to Block Island Results
1999 Block Island to Newport Results
1998 Results
1997 Scratch Sheet