80 West Side Rd, New Shoreham, RI 02807, USA
Club Website: Storm Trysail Club Registration: Link
Crew List, Event Contacts, Event Documents, Notice of Race, NOR Amendment #1, NOR Amendment #2, Notice Board, RC Announcements, Registration List, Scratch Sheet, Sailing Instructions, SI Amendment #1, SI Amendment #2, Starting Sequence
Race Results: Race Results

Crew Color Codes: Green crew is confirmed. Yellow crew need to verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White crew position assignment not made yet and tally as Maybe - need to verify with Skipper.
Name	Position	Assignment	Available	Crew Comment
Austin	Mast		✓
Bill	Helm		✓
BillW	Headsail Trimmer		✓
ChrisB	Pit		✓
RolandH	Foredeck		✓
SarahW	Headsail Trimmer		✓
Wayne	Main Trimmer		✓
Beatrice	Standby Crew	On call if needed	?
Andrew	Stay Ashore		✓	I'm in.
Ellie	Not Assigned		X
Gardner	Mast		X
GerryO	Not Assigned		X	On Sea Wolf
HenryE	Not Assigned		X
Julija	Not Assigned		X
KristinP	Not Assigned		X	Can’t take off work again after A2N but good luck!!!
LisaM	Not Assigned		X
PeterG	Not Assigned		X
SueO	Not Assigned		X	Tentative on Seawolf
Wendy	Standby Crew		X	work :( .... Will be thinking of you all! HAVE FUN!
Total Crew 8 = Confirmed (7) + Maybe (1) -- Maybe includes Available with no position assigned

Boat will be at Champlains. Bill has 7 wristbands for the crew.

Post # 5723

9:00AM EDT Block Island Race Week J/109 East Coast Championship @ Champlin's Marina

Jun

Fri

2025

Block Island Race Week J/109 East Coast Championship @ Champlin's Marina

TAGS: J/109 LI Sound Narragansett Bay USA Northeast

Tomorrow! Fri. Jun 27th, 2025 @ 9:00AM EDT

Be at Champlin's Marina - Fri. Jun 27th @ 9:00AM EDT

Crew Color Codes: Green crew is confirmed. Yellow crew need to verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White crew position assignment not made yet and tally as Maybe - need to verify with Skipper.
Name	Position	Assignment	Available	Crew Comment
Austin	Mast		✓
Bill	Helm		✓
BillW	Headsail Trimmer		✓
ChrisB	Pit		✓
RolandH	Foredeck		✓
SarahW	Headsail Trimmer		✓
Wayne	Main Trimmer		✓
Beatrice	Standby Crew	On call if needed	?
Andrew	Stay Ashore		✓	I'm in.
Ellie	Not Assigned		X
Gardner	Mast		X
GerryO	Not Assigned		X	On Sea Wolf
HenryE	Not Assigned		X
Julija	Not Assigned		X
KristinP	Not Assigned		X	Can’t take off work again after A2N but good luck!!!
LisaM	Not Assigned		X
PeterG	Not Assigned		X
SueO	Not Assigned		X	Tentative on Seawolf
Wendy	Standby Crew		X	work :( .... Will be thinking of you all! HAVE FUN!
Total Crew 8 = Confirmed (7) + Maybe (1) -- Maybe includes Available with no position assigned

Boat will be at Champlains. Bill has 7 wristbands for the crew.

Crew Dinner Reservations for 8 people at Spring House 8pm

Bill Kneller, Wayne, Bill Woodruff, Chris, Roland & Erin, Austin, Sarah

Post # 5724

9:00AM EDT Tomorrow! Block Island Race Week J/109 East Coast Championship @ Champlin's Marina

Jun

Sat

2025

Deliver to Newport @ Champlin's Marina

In 2 days Sat. Jun 28th, 2025 @ 9:30AM - 3:30PM EDT

Be at Champlin's Marina - Sat. Jun 28th @ 9:30AM EDT

80 West Side Rd, New Shoreham, RI 02807, USA

Registered: No

Crew Color Codes: Green crew is confirmed. Yellow crew need to verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White crew position assignment not made yet and tally as Maybe - need to verify with Skipper.
Name	Position	Assignment	Available	Crew Comment
Austin	Crew		✓
Bill	Skipper		✓
BillW	Crew		✓
ChrisB	Crew		?
Ellie	Not Assigned		X
Gardner	Mast		X
GerryO	Not Assigned		X
HenryE	Not Assigned		X
Julija	Not Assigned		X
KristinP	Not Assigned		X
LisaM	Stay Ashore		?	I'd rather not have to get the ferry to BI if you have enough crew for return
PeterG	Not Assigned		X
RolandH	Not Assigned		X
SueO	Not Assigned		X
Wendy	Stay Ashore		?
Total Crew 4 = Confirmed (3) + Maybe (1) -- Maybe includes Available with no position assigned

Return to Newport after BIRW

Post # 5590

9:30AM EDT 2 days until Deliver to Newport @ Champlin's Marina

Jul

Tue

2025

JYC Summer Series @ Navy Marina Slip A49

TAGS: JYC Narragansett Bay Newport USA Northeast

In 5 days Tue. Jul 1st, 2025 @ 5:15PM - 8:00PM EDT

Be at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Tue. Jul 1st @ 5:15PM EDT

17 Perry Rd, Newport, RI 02841, USA
Club Website: Jamestown YC Registration: Link
Event Contacts, Event Documents, Notice of Race, Notice Board, Sailing Instructions

Crew Color Codes: Green crew is confirmed. Yellow crew need to verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White crew position assignment not made yet and tally as Maybe - need to verify with Skipper.
Name	Position	Assignment	Available	Crew Comment
Andrew	Pit		✓
Beatrice	Headsail Trimmer		✓
Bill	Helm		✓
ChrisB	Foredeck		✓
LisaM	Mast		✓
PeterG	Main Trimmer		✓
SarahW	Headsail Trimmer		✓
RolandH	Foredeck		?
Wendy	Crew		?
Ellie	Not Assigned		X
Gardner	Mast		X
GerryO	Not Assigned		X	In Scotland
HenryE	Not Assigned		X
Julija	Not Assigned		X
KristinP	Not Assigned		X
SueO	Not Assigned		X	Scotland
Total Crew 9 = Confirmed (7) + Maybe (2) -- Maybe includes Available with no position assigned

JYC Summer Series Tuesday night weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1800.

Those needing a ride on base please meet 5:00 pm at the Pass & ID parking lot to be driven on base.

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Post # 5598

5:15PM EDT 5 days until JYC Summer Series @ Navy Marina Slip A49

Jul

Tue

2025

JYC Summer Series @ Navy Marina Slip A49

TAGS: JYC Narragansett Bay Newport USA Northeast

In 12 days Tue. Jul 8th, 2025 @ 5:15PM - 8:00PM EDT

Be at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Tue. Jul 8th @ 5:15PM EDT

17 Perry Rd, Newport, RI 02841, USA
Club Website: Jamestown YC Registration: Link
Event Contacts, Event Documents, Notice of Race, Notice Board, Sailing Instructions

Crew Color Codes: Green crew is confirmed. Yellow crew need to verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White crew position assignment not made yet and tally as Maybe - need to verify with Skipper.
Name	Position	Assignment	Available	Crew Comment
Andrew	Pit		✓
Austin	Crew		✓
Beatrice	Crew		✓
Bill	Helm		✓
ChrisB	Crew		✓
KristinP	Crew		✓
LisaM	Crew		✓
RolandH	Foredeck		✓
Wendy	Crew		?
PeterG	Not Assigned		✓
Ellie	Not Assigned		X
Gardner	Mast		X
GerryO	Not Assigned		X	In Scotland
HenryE	Not Assigned		X
Julija	Not Assigned		X
SueO	Not Assigned		X	Scotland
Total Crew 10 = Confirmed (8) + Maybe (2) -- Maybe includes Available with no position assigned

JYC Summer Series Tuesday night weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1800.

Those needing a ride on base please meet 5:00 pm at the Pass & ID parking lot to be driven on base.

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Post # 5599

5:15PM EDT 12 days until JYC Summer Series @ Navy Marina Slip A49

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Block Island Race Week J/109 East Coast Championship

Block Island Race Week J/109 East Coast Championship @ Champlin's Marina

TAGS: J/109 LI Sound Narragansett Bay USA Northeast

Wed. Jun 25th, 2025 @ 9:00AM EDT

Be at Champlin's Marina - Wed. Jun 25th @ 9:00AM EDT

Crew Color Codes: Green crew is confirmed. Yellow crew need to verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White crew position assignment not made yet and tally as Maybe - need to verify with Skipper.
Name	Position	Assignment	Available	Crew Comment
Austin Vance	Mast		✓
Bill Kneller	Helm		✓
Bill Woodruff	Headsail Trimmer		✓
Chris Bowley	Pit		✓
Roland Hansen	Foredeck		✓
Sarah Wilme	Headsail Trimmer		✓
Wayne Iurillo	Main Trimmer		✓
Beatrice Witzgall	Standby Crew	On call if needed	?
Andrew Urban	Stay Ashore		✓	I'm in.
Ellie Menezes	Not Assigned		X
Gardner Howe	Mast		X
Gerry O'Neil	Not Assigned		X	On Sea Wolf
Henry Eadie	Not Assigned		X
Julija O'Neil	Not Assigned		X
Kristin Pedersen	Not Assigned		X	Can’t take off work again after A2N but good luck!!!
Lisa Molinari	Not Assigned		X
Peter Gelsthorpe	Not Assigned		X
Sue O'Neil	Not Assigned		X	Tentative on Seawolf
Wendy Lang	Standby Crew		X	work :( .... Will be thinking of you all! HAVE FUN!
Total Crew 8 = Confirmed (7) + Maybe (1) -- Maybe includes Available with no position assigned

The 31st Block Island Race Week will occur June 23 -27, 2025

Boat will be at Champlains. Bill has 7 wristbands for the crew.

Crew Dinner for 8 people - 8pm Friday 27 June @ Spring House

Post # 5722

6/25/2025

9 of 11, 6 of 11
/ Class: 4 of 11

Block Island Race Week J/109 East Coast Championship

Block Island Race Week J/109 East Coast Championship @ Champlin's Marina

TAGS: J/109 LI Sound Narragansett Bay USA Northeast

Tue. Jun 24th, 2025 @ 9:00AM EDT

Be at Champlin's Marina - Tue. Jun 24th @ 9:00AM EDT

Crew Color Codes: Green crew is confirmed. Yellow crew need to verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White crew position assignment not made yet and tally as Maybe - need to verify with Skipper.
Name	Position	Assignment	Available	Crew Comment
Bill Kneller	Helm		✓
Bill Woodruff	Headsail Trimmer		✓
Chris Bowley	Mast		✓
Matt Gimple	Pit		✓
Roland Hansen	Foredeck		✓
Tori Gimple	Headsail Trimmer		✓
Wayne Iurillo	Main Trimmer		✓
Austin Vance	Standby Crew	on call for Tues if needed	✓
Beatrice Witzgall	Standby Crew	On call if needed	?
Sarah Wilme	Standby Crew		?
Andrew Urban	Stay Ashore		✓	I'm in.
Ellie Menezes	Not Assigned		X
Gardner Howe	Mast		X
Gerry O'Neil	Not Assigned		X	On Sea Wolf
Henry Eadie	Not Assigned		X
Julija O'Neil	Not Assigned		X
Kristin Pedersen	Not Assigned		X	Can’t take off work again after A2N but good luck!!!
Lisa Molinari	Not Assigned		X
Peter Gelsthorpe	Not Assigned		X
Sue O'Neil	Not Assigned		X	Tentative on Seawolf
Wendy Lang	Standby Crew		X	work :( .... Will be thinking of you all! HAVE FUN!
Total Crew 10 = Confirmed (7) + Maybe (3) -- Maybe includes Available with no position assigned

Boat will be at Champlains. Bill has 7 wristbands for the crew.

Class Party Details – Tuesday 24 June @ 6pm

The J/109 Class will have a cookout with food and beverages provided. The party is planned for 6pm Tuesday 24 June. Thanks once again to Bob Schwartz from Nordlys, the party will be held at the house known as Crews Hideout located on 1078 West Beach Rd.

Vento Solare crew will help with cooking and cleanup..

Directions to Bob Schwartz's house – 1078 West Beach Road for Party:

Go North on Corn Neck Road (the main North – South road) about 2 miles or so from the Salt Pond. Make a left on West Beach Road. There is a sign for the island transfer station at the intersection of West Beach Road and Corn Neck. The driveway is about a quarter of a mile down West Beach Road on the left and has a sign for Crews Hideout. Pull into the driveway. It is okay to park on the grass. The address is 1078 West Beach Road.

Post # 5721

6/24/2025

5 of 11, 3 of 11, 5 of 11

Block Island Race Week J/109 East Coast Championship

Block Island Race Week J/109 East Coast Championship @ Champlin's Marina

TAGS: J/109 LI Sound Narragansett Bay USA Northeast

Mon. Jun 23rd, 2025 @ 9:00AM EDT

Be at Champlin's Marina - Mon. Jun 23rd @ 9:00AM EDT

80 West Side Rd, New Shoreham, RI 02807, USA
Club Website: Storm Trysail Club Registration: Link
Registered: Yes Fees Paid: $1365 Paid
Crew List, Event Contacts, Event Documents, Notice of Race, NOR Amendment #1, NOR Amendment #2, Notice Board, RC Announcements, Registration List, Scratch Sheet, Sailing Instructions, SI Amendment #1, SI Amendment #2, Starting Sequence
Race Results: 6 of 11, 3 of 11

Crew Color Codes: Green crew is confirmed. Yellow crew need to verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White crew position assignment not made yet and tally as Maybe - need to verify with Skipper.
Name	Position	Assignment	Available	Crew Comment
Bill Kneller	Helm		✓
Bill Woodruff	Headsail Trimmer		✓
Chris Bowley	Mast		✓
Matt Gimple	Pit		✓
Roland Hansen	Foredeck		✓
Tori Gimple	Headsail Trimmer		✓
Wayne Iurillo	Main Trimmer		✓
Austin Vance	Standby Crew	on Call for Monday if needed	✓
Beatrice Witzgall	Standby Crew	On call if needed	?
Sarah Wilme	Standby Crew	On call if needed	?
Andrew Urban	Stay Ashore		✓	I'm in.
Ellie Menezes	Not Assigned		X
Gardner Howe	Mast		X
Gerry O'Neil	Not Assigned		X	On Sea Wolf
Henry Eadie	Not Assigned		X
Julija O'Neil	Not Assigned		X
Kristin Pedersen	Not Assigned		X	Can’t take off work again after A2N but good luck!!!
Lisa Molinari	Not Assigned		X
Peter Gelsthorpe	Not Assigned		X
Sue O'Neil	Not Assigned		X	Tentative on Seawolf
Wendy Lang	Standby Crew		X	work :( .... Will be thinking of you all! HAVE FUN!
Total Crew 10 = Confirmed (7) + Maybe (3) -- Maybe includes Available with no position assigned

The 31st Block Island Race Week will occur June 23 -27, 2025

Boat will be at Champlains. Bill has 7 wristbands for the crew.

Crew Dinner for 8 people - 8pm Friday 27 June @ Spring House

Post # 5550

6/23/2025

6 of 11, 3 of 11

JYC Summer Series

JYC Summer Series @ Navy Marina Slip A49

TAGS: JYC Narragansett Bay Newport USA Northeast

Tue. Jun 17th, 2025 @ 5:15PM - 8:00PM EDT

Be at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Tue. Jun 17th @ 5:15PM EDT

17 Perry Rd, Newport, RI 02841, USA
Club Website: Jamestown YC Registration: Link
Registered: Yes Fees Paid: Paid 4/25/2025
Event Contacts, Event Documents, Notice of Race, Notice Board, Sailing Instructions
Race Results: 4 of 9

Crew Color Codes: Green crew is confirmed. Yellow crew need to verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White crew position assignment not made yet and tally as Maybe - need to verify with Skipper.
Name	Position	Assignment	Available	Crew Comment
Bill Kneller	Helm		✓
Kristin Pedersen	Headsail Trimmer		✓
Peter Gelsthorpe	Mast		✓
Roland Hansen	Foredeck		✓
Sarah Wilme	Pit		✓
Sue O'Neil	Spinnaker Trimmer		✓
Wayne Iurillo	Main Trimmer		✓
Andrew Urban	Pit		X
Beatrice Witzgall	Headsail Trimmer		X	Travelling
Chris Bowley	Pit		X	Soccer playoff match just scheduled - hopefully last one!
Ellie Menezes	Not Assigned		X
Gardner Howe	Mast		X
Gerry O'Neil	Tactician		X
Henry Eadie	Not Assigned		X
Julija O'Neil	Not Assigned		X
Lisa Molinari	Not Assigned		X
Wendy Lang	Standby Crew		X
Total Crew 7 = Confirmed (7) + Maybe (0) -- Maybe includes Available with no position assigned

JYC Summer Series Tuesday night weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1800.

Those needing a ride on base please meet 5:00 pm at the Pass & ID parking lot to be driven on base.

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Post # 5547

6/17/2025

4 of 9

New York YC Annual Regatta

New York YC Annual Regatta @ Navy Marina Slip A49

TAGS: J/109 LI Sound Narragansett Bay New York YC Newport USA Northeast

Sun. Jun 15th, 2025 @ 9:00AM - 5:00PM EDT

Be at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Sun. Jun 15th @ 9:00AM EDT

17 Perry Rd, Newport, RI 02841, USA
Club Website: New York YC Registration: Link
Circle Assignments - Saturday, Crew List, Event Contacts, Event Documents, Great Corinthian Trophy Entries, Notice of Race, NOR Addendum 1 - USSER, NOR Addendum 2 - NYYC Classics Rule, Notice Board, RC Announcements, Registration List, Scratch Sheet, Sailing Instructions, Starting Sequence, Waiver Form, Waiver Status
Race Results: 13 of 16 , Series Results: Class: 4 of 16

Crew Color Codes: Green crew is confirmed. Yellow crew need to verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White crew position assignment not made yet and tally as Maybe - need to verify with Skipper.
Name	Position	Assignment	Available	Crew Comment
Bill Kneller	Helm		✓
Ed Doherty	Mast	+ Mast	✓
Roland Hansen	Foredeck		✓
Sarah Wilme	Pit		✓
Sue O'Neil	Headsail Trimmer		✓
Wayne Iurillo	Main Trimmer		✓
Beatrice Witzgall	Standby Crew	On call if needed	✓
Chris Bowley	Standby Crew	On call if needed	?	Depends on Father’s Day soccer tournament schedule.
Gardner Howe	Standby Crew	On call if needed	✓
Kristin Pedersen	Standby Crew	On call if needed	?
Andrew Urban	Pit		X
Ellie Menezes	Standby Crew		X
Gerry O'Neil	Pit		X
Henry Eadie	Not Assigned		X
Julija O'Neil	Not Assigned		X
Lisa Molinari	Not Assigned		X
Mary Schmitt	Squirrel		X
Wendy Lang	Standby Crew	On call if needed	X
Total Crew 10 = Confirmed (6) + Maybe (4) -- Maybe includes Available with no position assigned

Those needing a ride on base please meet 8:45 am at the Pass & ID parking lot to be driven on base.

All - bring lunch and refillable water bottle. Bill has beverages on the boat.

Sunday Awards afterwards at NYYC under the tent. Dress is "Sailing Attire".

Racing PHRF Class with 108 sqm spinnaker (PHRF 75) and Code 0

The warning signal for the first race is 1100 each day

﹣ Navigator style races using marks designated on the South Bay Race Chart or in the sailing instructions;

Post # 5731

6/15/2025

13 of 16
/ Class: 4 of 16

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Bill on Pleasure Sail / Delivery to Tiverton at 6/6/2025 08:10PM
Comment by Bill:
Lisa flying the spinnaker on delivery to Tiverton

Fantastic weather for a spin run up the bay, followed by dinner at the Boathouse with Lisa, Francis, Pat, Cindy & Bill. The boat is all set for the race Saturday.
Bill on Owen Mitchell Spring BI Race at 5/26/2025 06:54PM
Comment by Bill:
A great time and memories on Block Island with everyone this weekend. Here is a link to my photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/mByUFS7qtx2Vdz2d8
Bill on JYC Spring Series at 5/20/2025 09:32PM
Comment by Bill:
The drone we saw tonight was Stephen Cloutier's (Block Island Steve). Here is a link to some great video under spinnaker.

Vento Solare Spinnaker Video
Bill on Wet Sanding Party! at 4/7/2025 01:29PM
Comment by Bill:
Thanks to Lisa, Kathy, Sue & Gerry Vento Solare was wet sanded in no time at all with perfect wet weather to help. Here are a few pictures from Sue's phone. Thanks for your help!
Bill on JYC Awards Banquet at 11/24/2024 08:57AM
Comment by Bill:
A fun evening sharing a table with Eric, Mary, Chris, Maggie, Francis, Lisa, Bill & Cindy. Mary was recognized with a US Sailing award as a JYC member for her communications role on J/122 Alliance in the Bermuda Race. Maggie accepted the J/122 Leading Edge third place fall series award for Tom and Diana. The picture below shows Bill & Cindy with the 1st place spring series award for J/109 Vento Solare.

Canceled: JYC Spring Series #1

This event is canceled

~ JYC Spring Series canceled due to Coronavirus precautions ~

Be at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Tue May 12th @ 5:15PM EDT

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Those needing a ride on base please meet 5:00 pm at the Pass & ID parking lot to be driven on base.

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Sun. Jun 15th, 2025 @ 9:00AM - 5:00PM EDT

Be at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Sun. Jun 15th @ 9:00AM EDT

Those needing a ride on base please meet 8:45 am at the Pass & ID parking lot to be driven on base.

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