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THE 2013 STORM TRSYSAIL FOUNDATION GOLF OUTING WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 26th
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The 4th annual Storm Trysail Foundation Golf Outing will be held on Monday, August 26th at the Newport National Golf Course. This event is open to Storm Trysail Club members as well as non-members.
Put together a foursome or play as an individual! Join us for Live Auctions, Raffles, Food & Fun!
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THE 2013 BLOCK ISLAND RACE - RAMBLER SETS A NEW RECORD
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George David’s (Hartford, Conn.) 90’ Reichel/Pugh design Rambler, competing for its seventh time in a row in the 68th Block Island Race, was the first boat to finish in an elapsed time of 13 hours, 15 minutes, 55 seconds, a - new record! This is faster by 2:27:10 of Rambler 100's 2011 record time. In round numbers, that's an average speed of 14 kts.
Congratulations to George and his entire crew!The 68th Block Island Race, a distance race that is a great way to start the long Memorial Day weekend, started on Friday, May 24th.
Click HERE to read the Wrap Up Press Release for this year's race.
Click HERE for regatta information and results.
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Storm Trysail Club's 25th Edition Block Island Race Week shaping up to be the biggest in recent memory! Entries still accepted! Sign up now to come out to test your skills and enjoy the post race parties every evening in the Race Week tent.
Clich HERE to read the latest Press Release.
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In addition to the regularly contested perpetual trophies, such as Everett B. Morris Memorial Trophy (Overall Week Champion), Island Sailing Club of Cowes Around the Island Race, and the Shelter Island YC Team Race Trophy, special championships are on the line: 2013 North Americans in IRC, HPR and J80 classes. 2013 East Coast Championships in PHRF, J29, J44, J105, J109. Swan 42 2013 New England Championship and Beneteau 36.7 2013 Northeast Championship.
The Notice of Race and Regatta Regulations for The Storm Trysail Club’s 25th Block Island Race Week, June 23 - 28, 2013, have been posted on the website for Block Island Race Week - WWW.BLOCKISLANDRACEWEEK.COM |
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On April 6th, sailors of all ages are welcome to attend a special gathering to honor the accomplishments of skipper Rives Potts and the crew of the yacht Carina.
This event will be held from 1:00-3:00 pm at CCRI Newport Campus Auditorium, located at One John Chafee Blvd., Newport, RI.
Admission is free and is open to Storm Trysail Members and the public
Registration is required and seating is limited.
Click HERE for more information |
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On May 24th, Friday of Memorial Day Weekend, boats will start on a 120 nautical mile, non-stop race down the Chesapeake Bay from Annapolis, Maryland, to Hampton, Virginia. Hosted by the Hampton Yacht Club and Storm Trysail Chesapeake, this race will mark the 64th running of the event since it began in 1934.
Click HERE to read the latest press release. |
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In interviews conducted by Race Week Chair, Lee Reichart, Past Commodores Jakob Isbrandtsen, Butch Ulmer, Rich duMoulin, and Commodore Nick Langone share their Block Island Race Week experiences in videos that take a look back to back to the first Block Island Week in 1965 and point the way forward to the 25th anniversary Block Island Race Week which will be held June 23-28, 2013. Click HERE to see the videos.
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Storm Trysail Club and the Sailing world have lost one of our great friends and mentors - Arthur J. “Tuna” Wullschleger died early Sunday morning after a brief illness.
Best known for his gruff exterior, sense of fair play, decisive manner and “heart of gold”, Tuna, an STC member since 1955 and Commodore 1969-1970, was a role model for all of us. A champion powerboat racer in the 1930s, a Navy commander in the Pacific during WW II, and an accomplished offshore sailor and America’s Cup syndicate Manager and notably he was one of the original Block Island Race Week organizer’s in 1965. |
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The Storm Trysail Club’s 2012 IRC East Coast Championship & One Design Regatta took place on Chesapeake Bay (Annapolis, Md.) with a shortened two-day format due to the threat of impending Hurricane Sandy.
Click HERE for the final press release.
Click HERE for final results. |
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Storm Trysail's Block Island Race Week Chairman, Lee Reichart, has announced the dates for the twenty-fifth edition of Storm Trysail's Block Island Race Week. The event will run June 23 through 28, 2013.
Many class and level racing events for race week include the 2013 IRC North American Championships, 2013 HPR North American Championships, 2013 J80 North American Championships, and the 2013 J109 East Coast Championships.
Remember to line up travel plans to Block Island and housing on Block Island early in the new year to avoid disappointments. |
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The Storm Trysail Club congratulates and thanks member Adam Loory and his team of volunteers, including PROs Butch Ulmer and Dick Neville, on a job well done at the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta last weekend at Larchmont Yacht Club!
See the photo of Adam keeping a weather-eye (although lacking his seemingly permanent smile) aboard ORBIT, and the Foundation website and Facebook page for the full press release and photos.
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| INTERCOLLEGIATE OFFSHORE REGATTA WAS HELD OCTOBER 6 & 7, 2012 AT LARCHMONT YACHT CLUB |
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The Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta continues to grow. A record 425 college sailors from 38 schools racing 45 borrowed boats came together for the 2012 event hosted by the Storm Trysail Foundation and the Larchmont Yacht Club. The IOR is the largest college sailing event in the world. While it is impressive to be the largest regatta, that is not the goal. The goal is spread the fun and teamwork of big boat racing to as many sailors as possible.
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| NAVIGATION SAFETY AND THE FOG HORN AT CASTLE HILL LIGHT IN NEWPORT, RI |
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The Coast Guard is considering making a change to the sound signal currently installed on the Castle Hill Light. They are seeking comments on this proposed change. The deadline to send comments is Oct. 31st.
Comments should be sent to Edward G. LeBlanc,
Chief, Waterways Management Division,
Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England
Click HERE for more information |
| LI SOUND IRC CHAMPIONSHIPS WAS HELD SEPTEMBER 15-16, 2012 |
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The LI Sound IRC Championships and PHRF Fall Classic was held September 15-16. Results are posted.
Click HERE for more information |
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The inaugural Fishers Island Junior Overnight Race, co- sponsored by the Storm Trysail Club and Fishers Island Yacht Club in Fishers Island, NY, was held Friday, August 10.
Competitors in the Fishers Island Junior Overnight Race represented the following yacht clubs: Groton Long Point Yacht Club, Stonington Harbor Yacht Club, Fishers Island Yacht Club, Mason's Island Yacht Club, and Petipaug Yacht Club.
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| THE APRIL SAFETY-AT-SEA SEMINAR IS WELL ATTENDED AT SUNY MARITIME |
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The Storm Trysail Foundation along with Suny Maritime and Kings Point held a very successfully safety at Sea Seminar on April 14th. Over 200 people attended in preparation for the Bermuda Race. |
| VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY WINS THE2011 INTERCOLLEGIATE REGATTA'S VIDEO CONTEST |
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Villanova University (click to view video), with sophomore Scott Barnhill (Baltimore, Md.) serving as video editor, was declared the winner of the video challenge and will receive a $1,500 donation made out to its sailing team. |
2012 GLOBAL OCEAN RACE HAS A SUCCESSFUL MOB RECOVERY
In the closing stages of Leg 2 in the double-handed Global Ocean Race (GOR), a harsh lesson was learnt on Class40 Cessna Citation through quick thinking; instinct and training when Conrad Colman and Sam Goodchild dealt quickly with a Man Over Board (MOB) off the west coast of South Island, New Zealand. |
