An annual 160 mile race in Florida held each winter.
Started in 1975, the race runs down the coast of Florida as one of the most tactically challenging of the winter as crews must avoid reefs and coast lines to ensure victory.
LATEST NEWS
June 1, 2023
Storm Trysail Club is celebrating a special anniversary in 2023 as this will be the 30th edition of Block Island Race Week. To commemorate the occasion, we take a look back at the early days of the biennial regatta, which quickly built a reputation for delivering exciting competition on the water and loads of fun ashore.ย
May 30, 2023
The 76th Annual Block Island Race was more of a Long Island Sound Race this year as Storm Trysail Club Race Committee decided the morning of the start to shorten the 186 nm course to 116 nm due to light winds.
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ABOUT THE EVENT
Proud Partnership with Lauderdale Yacht Club & SORC
Highlight of the Winter Season
The course shall be from the starting line, south to the Miami Sea Buoy (โRW Mo (A) Whistleโ) leaving it to starboard; then to the Key West Sea Buoy (โRW Mo(A)โ) located south of Key West, leaving the following marks and a continuous line connecting them to starboard. Note that the continuous line is not always indicative of the boundary of safe water for navigation, and does not include the course from the Key West Sea Buoy to the Finish.
EVENT LOGISITCS
Next Race: January 2022
REGISTRATION
Registration is done via Yacht Scoring before the event and check in begins on Thursday afternoon.
START
First signal for each course will be at 1000 Friday. Class assignments and starting times will be available online and will be announced at the Skippers Meeting.
RACING
A course from the Miami Sea Buoy to the Key West Sea Buoy. However, the continuous line is not always indicative of the boundary of safe water for navigation so vigilance is required.
SOCIALS
The Awards Presentation and After-Race Party will be held on Saturday which will be TBD based on local regulations.