June 16, 2021


175+ sailors will be inducted into the new North Light Society

The Vineyard Race has the Buzzards Society. The Newport Bermuda Race has the Gulf Stream Society. Now the Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week has the North Light Society to honor those sailors who have dedicated many years to the biennial adventure that is Race Week on Block Island.

Block Island North Light was first built in 1867 and has undergone many restorations over her centuries of warning mariners of the sandy and rocky shoals just off her shores, the latest in 2010 by the North Light Commission, brought her back to her former glory where she can welcome all sailors approaching Great Salt Pond.

So it seemed only fitting that the Storm Trysail Club name bestow the same name upon not just these honored sailors but the volunteers who make Block Island Race Week function as well. A pin distingushing 5, 10, or 15 Block Island Race Week will be given to those inductees who qualified.

Those members in attendance at the 29th Block Island Race Week in 2021 can pick up their pins at the registration desk. All others will be mailed in the later Summer.

If you qualify but have not applied, it is not too late. However, if you are in attendance and applying during Race Week, please allocate 24 hours before you come to the registration desk to pick up your pin due to the administration required by our volunteers.

Full List of Inductees:

 First Last Total Race Weeks Society Status
DavidEasterbrooks5Pending
CesarVallejos5Pending
RandyNeedham8Pending
KarenOen Ronan6Pending
WilliamPolk5Pending
YvonneDedrickson5Approved
ChrisJohannessen10Approved
AndreasFesenmeyer15Approved
JohnEsposito20Approved
PaulDAttilio12Pending
PaulDAttilio12Approved
ZachConover5Pending
WilliamSmith5Approved
DonDwyer5Approved
KennethMadeiro9Approved
NinaPrime9Approved
PatrickBodden5Approved
PaulLuisi5Approved
PatrickSchmidt6Approved
Arthur HBuhr III13Approved
GarryStegeland7Approved
Lisa (Elizabeth)von Schwarz9Approved
Karlvon Schwarz9Approved
DonaldSuter6Approved
TedRuegg19Approved
PeteZanowic4Approved
EdLesnikowski10Approved
ThomasDeCaro4Approved
EdDicken6Approved
DavidHyer7Approved
LeighSterflinger8Approved
LeighBeer7Approved
JonathanSuter5Approved
ThomasKlin4Approved
JohnFisher14Approved
NedWeintraub6Approved
SumnerParker7Approved
MaryEllenTortorello6Approved
GeorgeLima6Approved
RobertMoravek6Approved
DanielHeun4Approved
ROBERTBRUNO4Approved
PeterSmykowski22Approved
ChristopherHouston4Approved
BobZannetti6Approved
EricZeller11Approved
StephenLongo5Approved
EdTracey4Approved
KateSomers4Approved
ChrisFisher8Approved
 First Last Total Race Weeks Society Status


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