– Last Sail for 2020 Season – |
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This Friday 23 October the plan is to do the Twenty Hundred Club Around Aquidneck Island Challenge, or deliver the boat to Borden Light Marina. Everyone will meet at the boat at 9am Friday. Weather permitting this will be a spinnaker run heading South under the Newport Bridge, reach across Brenton Reef, reach up the Sakonnet, stop in Tiverton basin on a mooring for lunch, then continue around the top of the island and sail down the bay under spinnaker. If the weather doesn't support circumnavigation, we'll take Vento Solare up the bay to Borden Light Marina. There will be rum and hot cider available after sail.
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Should we complete the circumnavigation, we'll take sails off the boat at the Navy Marina and I'll motor up the bay to Borden Light Marina on Saturday.
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This photo from Block Island Steve
98TH CONANICUT YACHT CLUB AROUND THE ISLAND RACE
Great time on the water today and after at the CYC awards party. Third place finish in a class with 11 boats.
These pictures taken by Block Island Steve after the start of the Ida Lewis Distance Race.
Henry & Matt Trimming
Henry Trimming
Elena Trimming
The 2025 ILDR was a light air challenge for the Vento Solare crew. Pia, Elena & Henry made up 50% of the crew to qualify as a youth entry. They were joined by Peter, Matt & Bill. The crew was recognized at the awards ceremony with the 1st place Youth trophy and 3rd of 8 in the Coronet class.
Youth Trophy 1st place presented to Vento Solare crew
3rd of 8 boats in Coronet class
Tristan Mouligne captured this picture from the Class 40 Res Potentia on Saturday morning. Vento Solare is limping into Newport with the spinnaker wrapped around the headstay. This occurred when a letterbox douse was attempted the evening before while trying to round R32 off Gay Head, Marthas Vineyard. The spinnaker became badly wrapped around the headstay and jib while unfurling the jib for a letterbox douse. Sarah was hoisted up the mast 1/3 of the way in the dark to try and unwrap the spinnaker but was unsuccessful. Thus the decision was made to retire and motor back to Newport. We tied up to a mooring at Coasters Harbor and hoisted Sarah to the top. The spinnaker head was fouled under the headstay and caught on the upper swivel, preventing the furler from moving in either direction. Sarah disconnected the spinnaker halyard and was able to unwrap the spinnaker. Once that was done we were able to unwind the rest of the spinnaker without damage, and completely unfurl, then refurl the jib.