17 Perry Rd
Newport, RI 02841
USA
Please be at the dock on time to stow gear and a quick brief so we can be out on the water at 2:00pm.
Those without Navy Base access (JV, Matt & Allie) meet at Newport Nautical at 1:30pm and we’ll coordinate a ride in the gate (Eric, Mary or Brenda will pick you up).
Leave dock @ 2:00pm sharp.
Eric here – New website training in progress…have beerd aboard…Mary has something wicked I think..i have chips….others??…dress for conditions and be ready to look great! Block and tackling drill just like football…start acceleration…blocking port sharks and preventing leeward hooks…upwind and down wind rounding without spin…then add that thing called the spinnaker.
–Practice upwind settings, tacks, calling wind and shifts, crew communications, jib trim and inhaul settings
–Spinnaker sets, jybes, downwind settings, crew communications
–Dust off the cob webs and instruct new crew on Vento Solare race routine
Using One Design Class Sails
Be at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Sun April 29th @ 1:30PM EDT
Post # 531
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I’m sorry I cannot be there - my work in CT day
A great weekend on Block Island with Kathy, Claire & Bill. Great race results and appetizer contest results. We were fortunate to have the blender and the heater on the boat. After a nice weekend on Block Island we had a fast ride back with everyone taking time on the helm.
A few pictures from our family sail on Grandpa's birthday weekend. Unfortunately hurricane Ophelia changed our plans for a weekend on Block Island. We did a Friday evening sail in Newport, grabbed a mooring for cocktails and dinner, then went back to our slip at the Navy marina. We stayed on the boat Friday night and went to the YMCA for Isla's soccer which was moved to the indoor gym.
Underway on Vento Solare with Grandpa, Kai, Daddy & Isla
Enjoying appetizers in Newport Harbor before sunset.
Family dinner on Vento Solare while on the mooring.
Kai's note to Grandpa for his birthday weekend.
A great weekend of racing with everybody with Vento Solare finishing 2nd place overall. Crew work was fantastic all three days. Starting from the bow with Roland, mast with Will, pit with Andrew, trimming with Sarah & Mary, and main / tactics with Trevor (Jeff Roy for Around the Island on Friday). We saw the full spectrum of wind from 5 to 22 kts over 3 days.
Congrats to Divided Sky who put up all first place finishes. The rest of the class including J/109 URSA, J/99 Upbeat, Sunfast 3300 Avalon and Express 37 COUCOU all provided the challenge as fierce competitors.