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Sep 12 2020
– Great Vento Solare Program Coverage –
Recently I was contacted by North Sails marketing and asked if they could take some video and interview the crew after the Conanicut Around the Island Race. Before and during the race, the North Sails team shot video from both a drone and on the water. …
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Around Aquidneck Challenge Around Aquidneck Challenge @ Navy Marina Slip A49Sun. October 17th, 2021 @ 9:30 AM Those without base access please meet 9:15 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 - Sun October 17th @ 9:30AMNotice of Race, Sailing Instructions, Event Website: Twenty Hundred Club, Race Results: 3:45:01 Corrected Spin
| 10/17/2021 | 3:45:01 Corrected Spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| 10/10/2021 | 1st Bloody Mary Taste, 1st Appetizer Presentation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| 10/9/2021 | 1st Class 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Around Aquidneck Challenge Around Aquidneck Challenge @ Navy Marina Slip A49Mon. September 27th, 2021 @ 10:00 AMThose 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
| 9/27/2021 | 5:00:52 corrected | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| 9/11/2021 | 2 of 11 / 5 of 51 Fleet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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