Sail for Pride @ Navy Marina Slip A49TAGS: Narragansett Bay Newport USA NortheastIn 5 days Sat. Sep 26th, 2026 @ 9:30AM EDT Be at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Sat. Sep 26th @ 9:30AM EDT Club Website: Sail Newport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Pit | ✓ | ||
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | ||
| Dennis | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| GerryO | Main Trimmer | ✓ | With Dennis Bartley | |
| KevinC | Mast | ✓ | ||
| Lukas | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| Olivia | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Total Crew: 7 (Confirmed: 7, Maybe: 0) | ||||
1055 Initial Warning Signal for starts near Rose Island - Vento Solare in Class TBD - warning TBD, start TBD
Party after racing at Newport Shipyard. Bring refillable water bottle and lunch.
Post # 5856
| 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 | ✓ | ||
| Lukas | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| Sue O | Pit | ✓ | ||
| Total Crew: 4 (Confirmed: 4, Maybe: 0) | ||||
JYC Fall Series Sunday afternoon weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1330.
| 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 | ✓ | ||
| Chelsea | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| LisaM | Mast | ✓ | ||
| Lukas | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| SarahW | Pit | ✓ | ||
| MikeB | Main Trimmer | ? | Returning from W Canada 10/3 | |
| Total Crew: 7 (Confirmed: 6, Maybe: 1) | ||||
JYC Fall Series Sunday afternoon weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1330.
| 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 | ✓ | ||
| Chelsea | Crew | ✓ | ||
| LisaM | Crew | ✓ | ||
| Lukas | Crew | ✓ | ||
| Sue O | Crew | ✓ | ||
| JohnN | Standby Crew | Boat full, on call | ? | |
| MikeB | Standby Crew | Boat full, on call | ? | |
| Total Crew: 7 (Confirmed: 5, Maybe: 2) | ||||
Pursuit race to BI - non spinnaker.
Staying at Payne's Dock.
TBD - responsible for Appetizer Contest!
TBD- responsible for Bloody Mary Contest & Snacks for boat
Bill will have beverages and stuff for breakfast (yogurt, granola, hard boiled eggs, coffee).
TBD - bring lunch for Saturday.
Bill brings fender board, long dock lines, shore power cable, cocktail table and dodger.
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Breakfast stuff available on boat
10:00am Bloody Mary Contest - Back by popular demand. Bring your own concoction. What you do with the mixes after the judges taste them is up to you.
12:00pm Hors d'oeuvres - On the dock. Be ready to present your best hors d'oeuvres for judging in taste and presentation. Partaking requires participation!
1:00pm Awards - On the dock.
| 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 | ? | ||
| Total Crew: 2 (Confirmed: 1, Maybe: 1) | ||||
Return cruise back to Newport from BI. Weather permitting this is a spinnaker run!
Post # 5848| Event | Date | Results / Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
80th Anniversary Race to Mystic 80th Anniversary Race to Mystic @ Navy Marina Slip A49TAGS: 20HC Narragansett Bay USA NortheastFri. Sep 18th, 2026 @ 8:00AM - 5:00PM EDT Be at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Fri. Sep 18th @ 8:00AM EDT Club Website: Twenty Hundred Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ✓ | ||
| Buster | Main Trimmer | Not staying on boat | ✓ | |
| RolandH | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| SarahW | Pit | Not staying on boat | ✓ | |
| Sue O | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Total Crew: 5 (Confirmed: 5, Maybe: 0) | ||||
Twenty Hundred Club 80th Anniversary Race to Mystic
Those staying on the boat bring towel and blanket or sleeping bag. We'll be on the dock with the dodger, shore power and the heater. There are shower facilities and bathrooms on the dock. Accommodations for the weekend:
More info about the weekend:
See the Race Page for details
Post # 5882
| 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 | ✓ | Party Ticket | |
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | Party Ticket, +1 Cindy | |
| Chelsea | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| KevinC | Squirrel | ✓ | Party Ticket | |
| Lukas | Foredeck | ✓ | Party Ticket | |
| MikeB | Tactician | ✓ | Party Ticket | |
| Olivia | Mast | ✓ | ||
| SarahW | Pit | ✓ | Party Ticket | |
| Wayne | Main Trimmer | ✓ | Party Ticket | |
| Total Crew: 9 (Confirmed: 9, Maybe: 0) | ||||
Conanicut Around the Island Race with a party afterwards at Conanicut YC.
Bring your own lunch and refillable water bottle. Bill will have beverages on the boat.
Dock time - 0945
Warning Signal for First Start: 1055 (slowest boats)
Go to Party at CYC 1630
| 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 | ✓ | +2 Texas Tuesday BBQ | |
| Elena | Mast | ✓ | +1 Texas Tuesday BBQ | |
| KevinC | Squirrel | ✓ | +1 Texas Tuesday BBQ | |
| Lukas | Foredeck | ✓ | +1 Texas Tuesday BBQ | |
| MikeB | Main Trimmer | ✓ | +1 (Nancy) for BBQ | |
| PeterG | Pit | ✓ | 1 for Texas Tuesday | |
| RolandH | Foredeck | ✓ | +2 (Erin & Ollie) for Bbq | |
| Wayne | Tactician | ✓ | 1 for bbq. Julie a maybe | |
| Beatrice | Stay Ashore | Boat full this week | X | i am arriving back from SA if the plane is not delayed i can make it |
| Total Crew: 8 (Confirmed: 8, Maybe: 0) | ||||
JYC Fall Series starts Tuesday 1 September, the Sunday afternoon weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1330.
Texas Tuesday gathering at Almondy In with Leading Edge crew afterwards. Indicate number attending in crew comment box.
Post # 5862| 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 | ✓ | ||
| ChrisB | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Lukas | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| MikeB | Main Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| PeterG | Mast | Tactics | ✓ | |
| RolandH | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| SarahW | Pit | ✓ | ||
| 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 |
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | ||
| ChrisB | Pit | ✓ | ||
| KevinC | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Lukas | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| MikeB | Main Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| RolandH | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| Sophie | Mast | ✓ | ||
| Total Crew: 7 (Confirmed: 7, Maybe: 0) | ||||
Twenty Hundred Club Prince Henry Race
Bring your own lunch and refillable water bottle. Bill will have beverages on the boat.
Start @ 0900 at various designated marks in Narragansett Bay
See the Race Page for details
Post # 5820Apr 26 2018
There is a handy feature built into the crew website that permits adding the J/109 Vento Solare calendar to your own. This means you don’t need to type in the schedule manually. It will show all boat events displayed on the website calendar. This feature supports most electronic calendars including Outlook, Google, Apple Calendar and a universal Export to XML version. …
Permanent link to this article: https://vs.j109.org/one-button-adds-the-boat-calendar-to-yours/
Apr 23 2018
Vento Solare Crew presented the Skipper with a beautiful Sunbrella sun shade at the crew party last December. Now that winter cover is off and Vento Solare is launched, we have the ability to fit this with the tie down cords. The Color matches all the other canvass and it fits great. This will definitely help the party environment when it is raining, …
Permanent link to this article: https://vs.j109.org/thanks-crew-for-sun-shade/
Apr 12 2018
Vento Solare splashed on 12 April 2018 as the first sailboat launched in the new travel lift at Borden Light Marina. The boat is tied up at dock D32, accessible from the dock entrance through the clubhouse located north of the travel lift. Thanks to the support of Team AWOL, Mike and Cheryl Marrone made the hull bright and shiny the day before launching. …
Permanent link to this article: https://vs.j109.org/vento-solare-launched-for-2018-season/
Sail for Pride @ Navy Marina Slip A49TAGS: Narragansett Bay Newport USA NortheastIn 5 days Sat. Sep 26th, 2026 @ 9:30AM EDTBe at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Sat. Sep 26th @ 9:30AM EDT Club Website: Sail Newport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Pit | ✓ | ||
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | ||
| Dennis | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| GerryO | Main Trimmer | ✓ | With Dennis Bartley | |
| KevinC | Mast | ✓ | ||
| Lukas | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| Olivia | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Total Crew: 7 (Confirmed: 7, Maybe: 0) | ||||
1055 Initial Warning Signal for starts near Rose Island - Vento Solare in Class TBD - warning TBD, start TBD
Party after racing at Newport Shipyard. Bring refillable water bottle and lunch.
Post # 5856
| 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 | ✓ | ||
| Lukas | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| Sue O | Pit | ✓ | ||
| Total Crew: 4 (Confirmed: 4, Maybe: 0) | ||||
JYC Fall Series Sunday afternoon weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1330.
| 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 | ✓ | ||
| Chelsea | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| LisaM | Mast | ✓ | ||
| Lukas | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| SarahW | Pit | ✓ | ||
| MikeB | Main Trimmer | ? | Returning from W Canada 10/3 | |
| Total Crew: 7 (Confirmed: 6, Maybe: 1) | ||||
JYC Fall Series Sunday afternoon weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1330.
| 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 | ✓ | ||
| Chelsea | Crew | ✓ | ||
| LisaM | Crew | ✓ | ||
| Lukas | Crew | ✓ | ||
| Sue O | Crew | ✓ | ||
| JohnN | Standby Crew | Boat full, on call | ? | |
| MikeB | Standby Crew | Boat full, on call | ? | |
| Total Crew: 7 (Confirmed: 5, Maybe: 2) | ||||
Pursuit race to BI - non spinnaker.
Staying at Payne's Dock.
TBD - responsible for Appetizer Contest!
TBD- responsible for Bloody Mary Contest & Snacks for boat
Bill will have beverages and stuff for breakfast (yogurt, granola, hard boiled eggs, coffee).
TBD - bring lunch for Saturday.
Bill brings fender board, long dock lines, shore power cable, cocktail table and dodger.
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Breakfast stuff available on boat
10:00am Bloody Mary Contest - Back by popular demand. Bring your own concoction. What you do with the mixes after the judges taste them is up to you.
12:00pm Hors d'oeuvres - On the dock. Be ready to present your best hors d'oeuvres for judging in taste and presentation. Partaking requires participation!
1:00pm Awards - On the dock.
| 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 | ? | ||
| Total Crew: 2 (Confirmed: 1, Maybe: 1) | ||||
Return cruise back to Newport from BI. Weather permitting this is a spinnaker run!
Post # 5848| Event | Date | Results / Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
80th Anniversary Race to Mystic 80th Anniversary Race to Mystic @ Navy Marina Slip A49TAGS: 20HC Narragansett Bay USA NortheastFri. Sep 18th, 2026 @ 8:00AM - 5:00PM EDTBe at Navy Marina Slip A49 - Fri. Sep 18th @ 8:00AM EDT Club Website: Twenty Hundred Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ✓ | ||
| Buster | Main Trimmer | Not staying on boat | ✓ | |
| RolandH | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| SarahW | Pit | Not staying on boat | ✓ | |
| Sue O | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Total Crew: 5 (Confirmed: 5, Maybe: 0) | ||||
Twenty Hundred Club 80th Anniversary Race to Mystic
Those staying on the boat bring towel and blanket or sleeping bag. We'll be on the dock with the dodger, shore power and the heater. There are shower facilities and bathrooms on the dock. Accommodations for the weekend:
More info about the weekend:
See the Race Page for details
Post # 5882| 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 | ✓ | Party Ticket | |
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | Party Ticket, +1 Cindy | |
| Chelsea | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| KevinC | Squirrel | ✓ | Party Ticket | |
| Lukas | Foredeck | ✓ | Party Ticket | |
| MikeB | Tactician | ✓ | Party Ticket | |
| Olivia | Mast | ✓ | ||
| SarahW | Pit | ✓ | Party Ticket | |
| Wayne | Main Trimmer | ✓ | Party Ticket | |
| Total Crew: 9 (Confirmed: 9, Maybe: 0) | ||||
Conanicut Around the Island Race with a party afterwards at Conanicut YC.
Bring your own lunch and refillable water bottle. Bill will have beverages on the boat.
Dock time - 0945
Warning Signal for First Start: 1055 (slowest boats)
Go to Party at CYC 1630
| 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 | ✓ | +2 Texas Tuesday BBQ | |
| Elena | Mast | ✓ | +1 Texas Tuesday BBQ | |
| KevinC | Squirrel | ✓ | +1 Texas Tuesday BBQ | |
| Lukas | Foredeck | ✓ | +1 Texas Tuesday BBQ | |
| MikeB | Main Trimmer | ✓ | +1 (Nancy) for BBQ | |
| PeterG | Pit | ✓ | 1 for Texas Tuesday | |
| RolandH | Foredeck | ✓ | +2 (Erin & Ollie) for Bbq | |
| Wayne | Tactician | ✓ | 1 for bbq. Julie a maybe | |
| Beatrice | Stay Ashore | Boat full this week | X | i am arriving back from SA if the plane is not delayed i can make it |
| Total Crew: 8 (Confirmed: 8, Maybe: 0) | ||||
JYC Fall Series starts Tuesday 1 September, the Sunday afternoon weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1330.
Texas Tuesday gathering at Almondy In with Leading Edge crew afterwards. Indicate number attending in crew comment box.
Post # 5862| 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 | ✓ | ||
| ChrisB | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Lukas | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| MikeB | Main Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| PeterG | Mast | Tactics | ✓ | |
| RolandH | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| SarahW | Pit | ✓ | ||
| 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 |
| Bill | Helm | ✓ | ||
| ChrisB | Pit | ✓ | ||
| KevinC | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| Lukas | Headsail Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| MikeB | Main Trimmer | ✓ | ||
| RolandH | Foredeck | ✓ | ||
| Sophie | Mast | ✓ | ||
| Total Crew: 7 (Confirmed: 7, Maybe: 0) | ||||
Twenty Hundred Club Prince Henry Race
Bring your own lunch and refillable water bottle. Bill will have beverages on the boat.
Start @ 0900 at various designated marks in Narragansett Bay
See the Race Page for details
Post # 5820
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