Posts about boat maintenance and projects
May 19 2021
Vento Solare has a new mast and looks like a proper sailboat again. Pat Tormey and I delivered to Hinckley on the afternoon of Wednesday 19 May in preparation for scheduled mast stepping first thing Thursday morning. When we arrived the crane crew was sitting idle waiting to step the masts on two boats that still hadn’t been moved out of the shed. …
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Apr 01 2021
A first in the record books for Vento Solare. We splashed on 30 March 2021 – the first time ever we’ve made a March launch date. Unfortunately the early launch date doesn’t provide immediate sailing gratification. There is still plenty of storm damage work to be done. The early launch was enabled by some warm weather windows that permitted completing the bottom repairs. …
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Mar 02 2021
Borden Light Marina called me at 10:30 on March 2nd to let me know that Vento Solare had rolled off the stands during the ongoing wind storm we’re having. I went to the marina and took some pictures. After the wind subsides, they will move the crane and trailer to put the boat back on the stands. …
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Around Aquidneck Challenge @ Navy Marina Slip A49Sun. October 17th, 2021 @ 9:30 AMBe at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Sun October 17th @ 9:30AMNotice of Race, Sailing Instructions, Event Website: Twenty Hundred Club
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Lay Day on BI Lay Day on BI @ Payne's DockSun. October 10th, 2021 @ 8:00 AM Staying at Payne's Dock - - Gardner & Erin staying in town. Roland & Matt - responsible for Bloody Mary Contest! Bill will have food and beverages. Sunday Breakfast stuff available on boat 10:00am Bloody Mary Contest (virgin of course) - Back by popular demand. Bring your own concoction. What you do with the mixes after the judges taste them is up to you. 6:30pm Dinner - One night on boat, another night in town. Monday Breakfast stuff available on boat Lunch - Sandwiches on boat Leave as you so desire or continue to enjoy the island. Be sure to check with your dock Be at Payne's Dock - Sun October 10th @ 8:00AMUniform: orange shirts blue vests Saturday, white shirts blue vests for party Sunday. Bring grey crew jackets Event Website: Newport YC (Roy Guay), Race Results: 1st Bloody Mary Taste, 1st Appetizer Presentation
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Cliff Mitchell Fall BI Race Cliff Mitchell Fall BI Race @ Navy Marina Slip A49Sat. October 9th, 2021 @ 8:00 AMPHRF 94 Roland & Matt - responsible for Bloody Mary Contest! Bill will have beverages and snacks + stuff for breakfast (yogurt, granola, hard boiled eggs, coffee). Gardner - bring dinner for one night (something like Lasagna in foil pan or Bertollis bags we can heat in stove) Roland & Matt - bring lunch for Saturday & Monday Bill brings fender board, long dock lines, shore power cable, cocktail table and boom tent. Friday Saturday noon - sandwiches on boat 6:00pm Finish – New Harbor, Block Island - If you can't finish by 6:00pm give up, turn on your engine and come in for beer. 6:30pm Dinner - One night on boat, another night in town. Sunday Breakfast stuff available on boat 10:00am Bloody Mary Contest (virgin of course) - Back by popular demand. Bring your own concoction. What you do with the mixes after the judges taste them is up to you. 6:30pm Dinner - One night on boat, another night in town. Monday Breakfast stuff available on boat Lunch - Sandwiches on boat Leave as you so desire or continue to enjoy the island. Be sure to check with your dock Be at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Sat October 9th @ 8:00AMRegistered: Yes Fees Paid: Paid 9/6/2021 Uniform: orange shirts blue vests Saturday, white shirts blue vests for party Sunday. Bring grey crew jackets, Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions, Event Website: Newport YC (Roy Guay), Race Results: 1st Class 3
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Around Aquidneck Challenge Around Aquidneck Challenge @ Navy Marina Slip A49Mon. September 27th, 2021 @ 10:00 AM Those without base access please meet 9:45 am at the Pass & ID parking lot to be driven on base.
The Twenty Hundred Club Around Aquidneck Island Challenge is run annually whenever we want, as many times as we want. This is based on PHRF corrected time and allows a spinnaker and non-spinnaker run. We will start and finish at the Newport bridge and use one design sails with a PHRF rating of 75 Spinnaker, 94 Non-Spinnaker. We will select the class based on crew available. Boats may start by any of the designated marks and need to finish there. The challenge excludes time through the Tiverton basin. A log is kept to record the time when certain marks of the course are passed. We will start & stop at Newport Bridge. Expected elapsed time is about 5 hours. Be at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Mon September 27th @ 10:00AMRegistered: Yes, Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions, Event Website: Twenty Hundred Club, Race Results: 5:00:52 corrected
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Sail for Pride Sail for Pride @ Navy Marina Slip A49Sat. September 11th, 2021 @ 9:30 AM Traditional around the island race. Post-race party at Newport Shipyard after the race - Bill has tickets for all! Roland please meet Tim, Matt C. & Matt Z. 9:15 am at the Pass & ID parking lot to be driven on base.1045 Initial Warning Signal for starts near Rose Island Current slack at start, build to max ebb ~ 1400, slack ~ 1700. Please bring your own lunch & beverages. We'll celebrate at Newport Shipyard after the race.
Be at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Sat September 11th @ 9:30AMRegistered: Yes Fees Paid: Paid Uniform: White Shirts, Notice of Race, Payment Link, Scratch Sheet, Sailing Instructions, Event Website: Sail Newport, Race Results: 2 of 11, Series Results: 5 of 51 Fleet
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Conanicut ATI Race Conanicut ATI Race @ Navy Marina Slip A49Sun. September 5th, 2021 @ 9:45 AM Conanicut Around the Island Race with party at CYC afterwards (Bill has 7 tickets). A great menu for the party! Matt C. & Matt Z. please meet Gardner 9:30 am at the Pass & ID parking lot to be driven on base.Please bring your own lunch & beverages. Note: There is a chance that Bill & Roland may not get back in time from the Stamford-Vineyard race on Alliance to do the ATI race. I will text the crew 1st thing Sunday morning to let everyone know. If that happens, We still have the party tickets and will go to the party at CYC @ 1630. Schedule: Sails & Rating: J/109 PHRF 75 - Class sails with Code 0
Be at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Sun September 5th @ 9:45AMRegistered: Yes Fees Paid: Paid Uniform: Orange Shirts, Notice of Race, Scratch Sheet, Event Website: Conanicut YC, Race Results: 5 of 8, Series Results: 38 of 86 Fleet
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