J/109 Vento Solare
Newport, RI
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.
Meet 10am at Navy Marina or 10:30 at Borden Light Marina
We'll get delivered in one car to BLM so no cars are stranded.
Everyone bring a water bottle Bill will have sandwiches and snacks. Beer and seltzer are in the reefer.
Should be a nice cruise from Borden Light to the Navy Marina.
Note: We will have extra people onboard and will rotate through for training evolutions. Normally we limit max crew to 8 (7 for OD events).
Homework Assignment: Please review this presentation on using the instruments - J/109 Vento Solare Crew Training for B&G Instruments
Please be at the dock on time to stow gear and a quick brief so we can be out on the water at 5:15pm.
Walk through settings on dock, then leave dock @ 5:15pm sharp. --Practice upwind settings, tacks, calling wind and shifts, crew communications, jib trim and inhaul settings --Spinnaker sets, jybes, downwind settings, crew communications --Dust off the cob webs and instruct new crew on Vento Solare race routine and instruments
Using One Design Class Sails
JYC Spring Series Tuesday night weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1800.
Weather Link Tide Link
Everyone please bring your own lunch and any snacks for the day. Please bring a refillable water bottle. I will have water jugs to refill them. I will also have beer, ginger beer and rum onboard.
Pursuit Race with first start 0905 (our start is at 1010) @ Vicinity of Halfway Rock: Scratch Sheet with Start Times
Sail plan: One Design Jib, Class A2 Spinnaker, Code 0 (PHRF 75)
PHRF 94 - Vento Solare start is at TBD Pursuit race to BI - non spinnaker. Be at dock 8am to load up.
Staying at Payne's Dock.
Bill & Cindy - responsible for Appetizer Contest! TBD - responsible for Bloody Mary Contest
Bill will have beverages and snacks + stuff for breakfast (yogurt, granola, hard boiled eggs, coffee).
TBD - bring dinner for one night (something like Lasagna in foil pan or Bertollis bags we can heat in stove)
TBD - bring lunch for Saturday.
Bill brings fender board, long dock lines, shore power cable, cocktail table and boom tent.
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.
6:30pm Dinner - One night on boat, another night in town.
Monday
Lunch - Sandwiches on boat
Leave as you so desire or continue to enjoy the island. Be sure to check with your dock mates in case any of them want to leave early.
Return cruise back to Newport from BI. Weather permitting this is a spinnaker run!
Deliver to Tiverton Boathouse Restaurant. Beverages on Vento Solare & dinner at the Boathouse after the delivery.
All meet 1330 at Boathouse Restaurant, 227 Schooner Dr, Tiverton, RI 02878 - We'll ride to Navy Base in one car so after the sail, cars are available in Tiverton.
Boat will be at the Boathouse Restaurant Saturday morning. I will email to confirm location on Friday night. Be at boat 0830 sharp Saturday morning for a 10:30am start off Hog Island. Party at Tiverton YC after race, then an evening sail back to Navy Base. Let me know in the crew comment who will join for the return sail.
I'll have beer & water on the boat - everyone please pack your own lunch and bring a refillable water bottle.
Delivering the boat back to Newport after the party.
We will race with the OD jib, OD kite for a spinnaker rating of PHRF 75.
Start @ 1030 by G3 Gong Fl Green 4sec SSE of Hog Island Light
See the Race Page for details
Party at Tiverton YC after the race.
All - bring lunch and refillable water bottle. Bill has beverages on the boat.
Party under the tent at NYYC starts at 1800. Dress is "Smart Casual".
The Around-the-Island Race or middle distance race (scored separately) on Friday
The warning signal for the first race is 1100 each day
Racing PHRF Class with 120 sqm spinnaker (PHRF 72)
Saturday Crew dinner afterwards at NYYC @ 1930 after the cocktails which start at 1800. Dress is "Smart Casual"
Sunday Awards afterwards at NYYC under the tent. Dress is "Sailing Attire".
● 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;
JYC Summer Series Tuesday night weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1800.
View the start of the Transatlantic Race - first warning is 11:00 in the vicinity of Castle Hill.
We will have beverages an appetizers to watch the start..
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The Organizing Authority of the TR2025 is comprised of the New York Yacht Club Regatta Association, Inc and the Royal Ocean Racing Club. Together with the support of their partners, the Royal Yacht Squadron and Storm Trysail Club, these renowned sailing established will ensure this edition of the Transatlantic Race will be a memorable one.
Deliver to BI for Block Island Race Week. Dock reservations with 30A shore power at Champlin's Marina 22-28 June NQVHYXMKJ.
(Bring fender board, extra fenders, dock lines and dock box)
The 31st Block Island Race Week will occur June 23 -27, 2025
Boat will be at Champlains. Bill has 7 wristbands for the crew.
Return to Newport after BIRW
Pursuit Race - first start is noon
Deck party after the race at EGYC
Twenty Hundred Club Race to Cuttyhunk
First warning @ 1030 by G“3” Southeast of Rose Island
Spin 1 Warning Signal 1045, start 1050
Race out on Saturday and party, then return on Sunday. Stay on boat on a mooring.
After Arrival:
Sat Dinner:
Sun Breakfast:
Sun Lunch - Same as Saturday!
Return cruise 26nm back to Newport from Cuttyhunk. Weather permitting this is a spinnaker run!
JYC Summer Crew Rotation race. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1800.
New England Solo Twin Regatta
Thurs @ 1600-2000 Check-in by representative(s) of each entering boat, Newport YC Fri @ 0800 Deadline for registering any changes in crew list and Breakfast Fri @ 0900 Skippers’ Meeting, Newport Yacht Club (mandatory attendance) Fri @ 1155 Warning signal for the first class start Sat @ 1700 Awards Reception, Newport YC (approximate time)
Twenty Hundred Club Race to Block Island
Warning @ 1030, Start @ 1035 by G“3” Southeast of Rose Island
Buy tickets for the BBQ (Bill has tickets for all).
Logistics Information
Twenty Hundred Club Race return from Block Island
Start @ 1030 by R “2” Northwest of the New Harbor entrance
Thursday
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: THURSDAY 1500 – 1800: REGISTRATION 1800: SKIPPERS’ MEETING
FRIDAY ORC 1 Warning Signal 1100 hours ORC 2 Warning Signal 1110 hours ORC 3 Warning Signal 1120 hours Double-Handed Warning Signal 1130 hours PHRF Aloha Warning Signal 1140 hours PHRF Coronet Warning Signal 1150 hours PHRF Bagheera Warning Signal 1200 hours Cruising Spinnaker Warning Signal 1210 hours
ALL CLASSES 1900 TIME LIMIT 1930 THE AWARDS CEREMONY for ALL CLASSES.
Food assignments - (Bill will have all the plates, cutlery, cookware, etc.)
1st, 2nd = meal sitting Aft, Port, Stbd, Bow (on sail bags) = rack assignments for sleep
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
Conanicut Around the Island Race with a party afterwards at Conanicut YC.
Dock time - 0945 Warning Signal for First Start: 1055 (slowest boats) Go to Party at CYC 1630
JYC Fall Series Sunday afternoon weekly. The warning signal for the first class is approximately 1330.
Twenty Hundred Club Fall Race around Prudence Island
Start @ 1030 West of Prudence Island Vicinity of R14 Allen's Harbor
1100 Initial Warning Signal for starts near Rose Island
Party after racing at Newport Shipyard. Bring refillable water bottle and lunch.
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Once at Borden Light prep engine and head for winter. Leave potable water until on the hard. Libations at Tipsy Toboggan afterwards.
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