Bill will bring sandpaper, sanding pads and poles, hoses, buckets & nitryl gloves.
Wear old clothes.
There will be beer available for after we sand with 320, 400 & 600 grit paper.
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New York YC Race Week @ Navy Marina Slip A49TAGS: J/109 Narragansett Bay New York YC Newport USA NortheastToday! Fri. Jul 17th, 2026 @ 9:00AM EDT Be at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Fri. Jul 17th @ 9:00AM EDT Club Website: New York YC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors: Green Confirmed. Yellow & Grey Maybe, verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White, Availability not set. Grey - Skipper needs to assign a position. | ||||
| Name | Position | Assignment | Avail | Comment |
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | ||
| BillW | Pit | ✓ | ||
| GerryO | Main Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| PeterT | Mast | ✓ | ||
| Roan | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| RolandH | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| Sue O | Spinnaker Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Total Crew: 7 (Confirmed: 7, Maybe: 0) | ||||
Bill will have beverages on the boat. Bring your own lunch.
Friday:
| Colors: Green Confirmed. Yellow & Grey Maybe, verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White, Availability not set. Grey - Skipper needs to assign a position. | ||||
| Name | Position | Assignment | Avail | Comment |
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | ||
| BillW | Pit | ✓ | ||
| GerryO | Main Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| PeterT | Mast | ✓ | ||
| Roan | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| RolandH | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| Sue O | Spinnaker Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Beatrice | Stay Ashore | Boat full | X | |
| LisaM | Stay Ashore | Boat full | X | |
| Olivia | Stay Ashore | Boat full | X | Can only make it on Thursday. |
| Total Crew: 7 (Confirmed: 7, Maybe: 0) | ||||
Bill will have beverages on the boat. Bring your own lunch.
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
| Colors: Green Confirmed. Yellow & Grey Maybe, verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White, Availability not set. Grey - Skipper needs to assign a position. | ||||
| Name | Position | Assignment | Avail | Comment |
| Bill | Skipper | ✓ | ||
| BillW | Guest | ✓ | ||
| Cindy | Guest | ✓ | ||
| GerryO | Guest | ✓ | ||
| PeterT | Guest | ✓ | ||
| Roan | Guest | ✓ | ||
| RolandH | Guest | ✓ | ||
| Sue O | Guest | ✓ | ||
| Total Crew: 8 (Confirmed: 8, Maybe: 0) | ||||
Cocktails will be at 1800 with dinner following at 1900. Dress is Madras Theme.
Bill has tickets for Race Week crew.
Post # 5931| Colors: Green Confirmed. Yellow & Grey Maybe, verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White, Availability not set. Grey - Skipper needs to assign a position. | ||||
| Name | Position | Assignment | Avail | Comment |
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | ||
| BillW | Pit | ✓ | ||
| GerryO | Main Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| PeterT | Mast | ✓ | ||
| Roan | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| RolandH | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| Sue O | Spinnaker Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Beatrice | Stay Ashore | Boat full | X | |
| LisaM | Stay Ashore | Boat full | X | |
| Olivia | Stay Ashore | Boat full | X | Can only make it on Thursday. |
| Total Crew: 7 (Confirmed: 7, Maybe: 0) | ||||
Bill will have beverages on the boat. Bring your own lunch.
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
| Colors: Green Confirmed. Yellow & Grey Maybe, verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White, Availability not set. Grey - Skipper needs to assign a position. | ||||
| Name | Position | Assignment | Avail | Comment |
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | ||
| JohnN | Crew | ✓ | ||
| LisaM | Crew | ✓ | ||
| PeterG | Crew | ✓ | ||
| RolandH | Crew | ✓ | ||
| SarahW | Crew | ✓ | ||
| Sue O | Crew | ✓ | ||
| Total Crew: 7 (Confirmed: 7, Maybe: 0) | ||||
JYC Summer Crew Rotation race. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1800.
| Event | Date | Results / Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New York YC Race Week New York YC Race Week @ Navy Marina Slip A49TAGS: J/109 Narragansett Bay New York YC Newport USA NortheastToday! Thu. Jul 16th, 2026 @ 8:30AM EDTBe at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Thu. Jul 16th @ 8:30AM EDT Club Website: New York YC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors: Green Confirmed. Yellow & Grey Maybe, verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White, Availability not set. Grey - Skipper needs to assign a position. | ||||
| Name | Position | Assignment | Avail | Comment |
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | ||
| BillW | Pit | ✓ | ||
| GerryO | Main Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| PeterT | Mast | ✓ | ||
| Roan | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| RolandH | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| Sue O | Spinnaker Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Total Crew: 7 (Confirmed: 7, Maybe: 0) | ||||
Bill will have beverages on the boat. Bring your own lunch.
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
| Colors: Green Confirmed. Yellow & Grey Maybe, verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White, Availability not set. Grey - Skipper needs to assign a position. | ||||
| Name | Position | Assignment | Avail | Comment |
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | ||
| LisaM | Mast | ✓ | ||
| PeterT | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| Roan | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| SarahW | Pit | ✓ | ||
| Sue O | Spinnaker Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Wayne | Main Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Total Crew: 7 (Confirmed: 7, Maybe: 0) | ||||
JYC Summer Series Tuesday night weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1800.
| Colors: Green Confirmed. Yellow & Grey Maybe, verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White, Availability not set. Grey - Skipper needs to assign a position. | ||||
| Name | Position | Assignment | Avail | Comment |
| Beatrice | Mast | ✓ | ||
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | ||
| JohnN | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| LisaM | Squirrel | ✓ | ||
| PeterG | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| PeterT | Pit | ✓ | ||
| RolandH | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| Wayne | Main Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Total Crew: 8 (Confirmed: 8, Maybe: 0) | ||||
JYC Summer Series Tuesday night weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1800.
| Colors: Green Confirmed. Yellow & Grey Maybe, verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White, Availability not set. Grey - Skipper needs to assign a position. | ||||
| Name | Position | Assignment | Avail | Comment |
| Beatrice | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | 1 for Texas Tuesday BBQ | |
| Francesco | Main Trimmer | ✓ | 2 for TT | |
| GerryO | Pit | ✓ | 1 for BBQ | |
| PeterG | Mast | ✓ | 2 for Texas Tuesday | |
| PeterT | Foredeck | ✓ | 2 for TT | |
| Sue O | Spinnaker Trimmer | ✓ | 1 for BBQ | |
| KristinP | Standby Crew | on call if needed | ✓ | |
| SarahW | Standby Crew | on call if needed | ✓ | |
| Total Crew: 9 (Confirmed: 7, Maybe: 2) | ||||
JYC Summer Series Tuesday night weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1800.
Texas Tuesday party with Leading Edge at Almondy Inn after racing. Please put in crew comment if you are attending and if bringing a significant other.
Post # 5810
| Colors: Green Confirmed. Yellow & Grey Maybe, verify with Skipper. Red does not crew for event. White, Availability not set. Grey - Skipper needs to assign a position. | ||||
| Name | Position | Assignment | Avail | Comment |
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | ||
| Eddie | Mast | Tactics | ✓ | |
| Francesco | Tactician | ✓ | ||
| GerryO | Pit | ✓ | ||
| PeterG | Jib Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| RolandH | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| Sue O | Spinnaker Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Wayne | Main Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Beatrice | Standby Crew | on call if needed | ✓ | |
| KristinP | Standby Crew | on call if needed | ✓ | |
| LisaM | Standby Crew | on call if needed | ✓ | |
| Total Crew: 11 (Confirmed: 8, Maybe: 3) | ||||
Vento Solare is PHRF 72 (big spinnaker) and in the PHRF Spinnaker Class
All - bring lunch and refillable water bottle. Bill has beverages on the boat.
The warning signal for the first race is 1100 each day
The traditional Two-Day Series on Saturday and Sunday, for boats racing in ORC,
One-Design classes, Classics (Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker), Multihulls, PHRF Navigators
(Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker).
● Racing may consist of the following:
﹣ Drop mark races on Rhode Island Sound or Narragansett Bay;
﹣ Navigator style races using marks designated on the South Bay Race Chart or in the sailing instructions;
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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!