Fall 2015

Notes

We had 26 entrants 25 of which actually raced to Block Island. Of these 19 boats finished, 5 didn’t finish (turned their motors on to get to Payne’s Dock) and one Retired After Finishing (cut inside 1BI). One boat didn’t start but ended up at Payne’s dock anyways. We started in 15-19 kts out of the NE so we had a downwind run until we got near 1BI where the wind died down and went right enough we were tacking to get to the finish. The scene at 1BI was amazing; it seemed all the boats arrived there at about the same with a very strong current against us. It seemed to take forever to get past 1BI. There was a lot of tacking to get to the finish line with amazing wind shifts and one could make big gains as well as big losses (Pau Hana).

The weather out to Block Island was a little cool but pretty nice. Out to 1BI the winds went from 15-19 kts to about 12 kts then very light to the finish. It was a longer race this time with boats taking around 5.5 hours to finish.

Payne’s Dock seemed to be a little fuller than in the past so it looked very occupied once we all got settled in.

The weather while out on the Block was just wonderful; comfortable and sunny during the day and a little cool at night. Some of us went globe hunting at Rodman’s Hallow on Sunday morning with no luck. The Bloody Mary contest and hors d’oeuvre contests (14 entrants) were held on Sunday followed by the awards presided over by Brian Clayton.

Besides the race finish trophies, John E. Rebello Team and Cliff Mitchell Trophies a few additional were recognized with additional trophies: Last to finish – Betelgeuse, Peter Hayden; Choke Award – Godzilla, Peter Jencks; first to turn the motor on (of the DNFs) – Perfect Summer, Tom Malott; Invictus, Chris Sheldon for acknowledging his cutting the only mark on the course, 1BI.

A few boats left Sunday in a SW breeze due to work requirements on Monday. The rest left Payne’s Dock on Monday with a perfect blue sky and very comfortable temperatures and with a SW breeze of about 12 kts. Floating Point flew the big white spinnaker all the way to Beavertail, Jamestown passing Godzilla, again, on the way to Newport.

Thanks to Artistic Embroidery for additional trophies. Thanks to Cliff and Lyle for allowing us into their docks and helping us dock. Also thanks to the staff of Stefan Nassaney at the Newport Yacht Club.

Bloody Mary Contest

1. Sails Call IV
2. Super Chloe
3. Dark Star

Hors d’Oeuvre Contest

In the sun we set up on the Mahogany Shoals bar on Payne’s and filled it up with around 14 entries. Again it was amazing the amount of participation in this event.

Taste

1. Swept Away
2. Perfect Summer
3. Persistance

Presentation

1. Coffin with hors d’oeuvre inside presented with bag pipes (Pau Hana)
2. Floating Point
3. Sails Call IV

Cliff Mitchell Trophy

For the closest (to third) fourth-place finish: Pau Hana – Dave Wilson

John E. Rebello Team Trophy

Blew-By-You (High Maintenance, Dark Star, Coconut): 4 points

Race Results

Class 1
Place	Overall	Finish	Boat Name	Boat Type	Registrant	PHRF
1	1	15:13:51	Dark Star	C&C 34	Mark Gervais	166
2	5	15:22:08	Persistance	C&C 34	Brandon Somers	176
3	11	15:31:25	Voyager	Call 33-2	Wayne Morris	157
4	13	15:49:21	Pau Hana	Catalina 36 MK II	David Wilson	178
5	14	15:59:20	Nepenthe	Pearson 39 Yawl	Robert Read	157
6	16	16:07:30	Sirocco	Mirage 35	Dennis Thibert	185
7	17	16:10:00	Swept Away	Beneteau 351	Michael McGinn	183
RET		15:28:40	Invictas	J/24	Chris Sheldon	193
Class 2
Place	Overall	Finish	Boat Name	Boat Type	Registrant	PHRF
1	6	15:25:00	Floating Point	Frers 40	Brian Clayton	111
2	8	15:26:05	High Maintenance	C&C 37+	Gary Russell	109
3	9	15:27:00	Sugaree	J-35C	James Cornwall	138
4	10	15:30:48	Double Black	C&C 40-2	Adam Marks	119
5	12	15:37:25	Godzilla	Beneteau First 42	Peter Jencks	111
6	18	16:12:00	Drift Away	Catalina 400	Bob Kempe	143
Class 3
Place	Overall	Finish	Boat Name	Boat Type	Registrant	PHRF
1	2	15:19:03	Coconut	Beneteau 36.7	William Pearson	93
2	3	15:19:05	Vento Solare	J/109	Bill Kneller	94
3	4	15:20:00	Ursa	J/109	Brooke & Mark Mastrorio	85
4	7	15:25:15	Amadeus	Xp 38	Jay Turchetta	57
Class 4
Place	Overall	Finish	Boat Name	Boat Type	Registrant	PHRF
1	15	16:00:00	Innis Free	Beneteau 345	John Grimes	150
2	19	16:30:00	Betelgeuse	Freedom 44	Peter Hayden	156
DNS			Imagine	Erickson 27	Dean Welshman	275
DNF			Sage	Island Packet 40	Tom Robinson	200
DNF			Sails Call IV	Catalina 42	Ed Lupo	143
DNF			Perfect Summer	Beneteau 49	Tom Malott	102
DNF			Karielle	Fast 50	Robert Eagan	124
DNF			Homeward Bound IV	Coronado 34	Marc Pascale	221