Monday, May 27, 2019

Spring 2019

Notes

There was very light NE, creeper, wind that filled in from the right (Jamestown side) as a SW for the during of the race. 16 boats finished out of 17 starting. Amadeus V, Jay Turchetta, was the first boat to finish at 2:02 pm. Sea Lark (O’Day 30), William O’Connell, was the last boat to finish at 5:45 pm. The weather was pretty nice; warm, sun out very nice sailing.

Sunday initially was mild and breezy out of the SW and sunny. Activities were all held outside at Payne’s Dock as usual. Again several boats decided to head back on Sunday due to various work reasons.

Again we had a tremendous turnout for the Bloody Mary contest (9 entries) as well as the hors d’oeuvre contest (8 entries). Brian Clayton was again the MC at the Awards.

The trip back on Monday was in a NE breeze starting out around 12 kts and sunny. We motored all the of the way to Newport.

It was a very good weekend out on the Block. I was in shorts the whole weekend!

Bloody Mary Contest

Great turnout with 9 entries.

  1. High Energy
  2. Vixen
  3. Vento Solare

Hors d’Oeuvre Contest

Again we had an amazing turnout of about 8 entries.

Taste

  1. Persistence
  2. Caroler
  3. Jambo

Presentation

  1. Floating Point
  2. Whaylayed
  3. Pula

Cliff Mitchell Trophy

For the closest (to third) fourth-place finish: Vento Solare – Bill Kneller

John E. Rebello Team Trophy

EGYC (Mojo, Vixen, Coconut)

Race Results

Class 1
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 9 14:30 Mojo Beneteau First 325 John Whaley 135
2 13 15:13 Calypso Cal33-2 SD Marc Cohen 177
3 15 16:30 Pula Beneteau 343 Rovert Francis 192
4 16 17:45 Sea Lark O'Day 30 William O'Connell 203
    DNF Pula Beneteau 343 Rovert Francis 192
Class 2
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 5 14:13 High Energy Diva 39 Ed Adams 131
2 8 14:21 Vixen Jeanneau 37 James Del Bonis 126
3 10 14:38 Whalayed Express 35 John Whaley 135
4 11 14:44 Persistance C&C 34 Kate Wilson 173
5 12 14:56 Floating Point Frers 40 Roy Guay 111
6 14 15:30 Caroler Custome 58' Yawl Jay Everson 98
Class 3
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 1 14:02 Amadeus V Xp 38 Jay Turchetta 54
2 2 14:08 Coconut Beneteau 36.7 Bill Pearson 93
3 3 14:11 Bamboozler Beneteau First 40.7 Rob Hoyt 67
4 4 14:12 Vento Solare J/109 Bill Kneller 85
5 6 14:13 Ursa J/109 Brooke Mastrorio 67
6 7 14:16 Jambo Beneteau First 40 Mark Coleman 72

Non-Racers

Boat Name Boat Type Registrant
Nepenthe Grand Banks 46 Bob Read
T-Shirt Time 45' Power William Lopes

Monday, October 8, 2018

Fall 2018

Notes

There was light NE wind veering to SE during the race. Some started on Port and some started on Starboard but all by Castle Hill were on Port tack all the way to the finish. 22 boats finished out of 23 starting. Amadeus V, Jay Turchetta, was the first boat to finish at 2:08 pm. Surprise (Pearson Triton), Michael Garretson, was the last boat to finish at 4:14 pm. The weather was pretty nice; warm, sun out off and on and very nice sailing.

Sunday initially was mild and breezy out of the SW and cloudy initially. The sun came out with the dying breeze in the afternoon. Activities were all held outside at Payne’s Dock as usual. Again several boats decided to head back on Sunday due to the semi dire forecast for Monday.

Again we had a tremendous turnout for the Bloody Mary contest (7 entries) as well as the hors d’oeuvre contest (8 entries). Brian Clayton was again the MC at the Awards.

The trip back on Monday was in a NE breeze starting out around 15-19 kts and started gradually calming between 1BI and Pt Judith dying to 5 knots when we reached Beavertail. There was no sunshine and it was rather chilly. However we sailed all the way to Beavertail then powered the rest of the way.

It was a very good weekend out on the Block. I was in shorts on Sunday!

Bloody Mary Contest

Great turnout also with 7 entries.

  1. Floating Point
  2. Whalayed
  3. Invictus

Hors d’Oeuvre Contest

Again we had an amazing turnout of about 8 entries.

Taste

  1. Persistence
  2. Kaylarah
  3. Whalayed

Presentation

  1. Pau Hana
  2. Floating Point
  3. BI RI

Cliff Mitchell Trophy

For the closest (to third) fourth-place finish: Drift Away – Bob Kemp

John E. Rebello Team Trophy

Race To The Oar (Amadeus, Persistence, Kestral)

Race Results

Class 1
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 5 14:23 Windswept Pearson 33 Rick McCally 218
2 6 14:24 Luna Albin Nova Chris Brown & Samira Hakki 187
3 13 14:36 Persistance C&C 34 Brandon Somers 173
4 14 14:42 Invictus J-24 Chris Sheldon 193
5 16 14:43:15 Nepenthe Pearson 39 Yawl Bob Read 157
6 18 14:43:51 Pau Hana Catalina 36 MkII David Wilson 175
7 19 14:44:36 Highlander Tartan 3500 Jonathan Bixby 161
DNS Pula Beneteau 343 Robert Francis 192
Class 2
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 3 14:14 The Party Tree J/80 Conor O'Neil 132
2 7 14:27 Voyager Cal 33-2 Wayne Morris 168
3 8 14:30 Whaleyed Express 35 John Whaley 135
4 11 14:34 Drift Away Catalina 400 Bob Kemp 141
5 17 14:43 Scappare Catalina 42 David LeBlanc 120
6 21 14:46 Warrior Jeanneau Sun Fast 35 Phillipe Perut 123
Class 3
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 1 14:08 Amadeus V Xp 38 Jay Turchetta 54
2 2 14:12 Coconut Beneteau 36.7 William Pearson 93
3 4 14:16 Salacia J/120 Mark Nannini 62
4 9 14:30 Pieces of Eight J/105 Honah Israelit 108
5 10 14:34 Kaylaarah C&C 37+ Gary Russell 109
6 15 14:43 Floating Point Frers 39 Roy Guay 111
Class 4
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 12 14:36 Event Horizon J/40 Owne Harren 107
2 20 14:45 Kestrel Catalina 30 Mark Franklin 210
3 22 15:55 Oceana Beneteau 430 Scott Karn 141
4 23 16:14 Surprise Pearson Triton Michael Garretson 294
DNF Paradise Found Jeanneau 54 Tom Malott 86
DNS Treehouse Nonsuch 26 Dean Welshman 246

Non-Racers

Boat Name Boat Type Registrant
T-Shirt Time 45' Power William Lopes
Westerly Nordic Tug 37 Wes Shuttleworth

Monday, May 28, 2018

Spring 2018

Notes

We had a very light turnout this year. 12 boats signed up and 1 dropped out before the skipper’s meeting. 11 boats started for Block Island on a nice day. The winds were light out of the SSW initially building the nearer one got to Block Island where the wind was around 20 kts. Unfortunately for some of us (read that Floating Point) the wind died along the coast of Connecticut. 2 boats finished on motor.

Sunday morning the rain started and the wind built to 20-30 out of the NE which at Payne’s is uncomfortable. This lasted to around midnight Sunday and slowly decreased to no wind around 1130 Monday. All of the boats actually stayed till Monday. Floating Point motored all the way to Newport.

Cliff Payne let us use his upstairs room for our activities so a bad day turned out very nice. Brian Clayton presided over the Contests and Awards.

Bloody Mary Contest

  1. Whalayed
  2. Kaylarah
  3. Vixen

Hors d’Oeuvre Contest

Taste

  1. High Energy
  2. Vento Solare
  3. Whalayed

Presentation

  1. Quantum
  2. Floating Point
  3. Whalayed

Cliff Mitchell Trophy

For the closest (to third) fourth-place finish: Floating Point – Roy Guay

John E. Rebello Team Trophy

The Attack of the Solar Divas (Vento Solare, High Energy, Whalayed)

Race Results

Class 1
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 6 14:42 Whalayed Express 35 John Whaley 135
2 8 Mischief Jeanneau 349 Bill Dussinger 152
DNF Pula Beneteau 343 Rovert Francis 192
DNF Sea Lark O'Day 30 William O'Connell 203
Class 2
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 2 14:17 High Energy Diva 39 Ed Adams 131
2 5 14:31 Vixen Jeanneau 37 James Del Bonis 126
3 7 14:55 Quantum Hanse 385 Samuel Adleman 117
4 9 15:39 Floating Point Frers 40 Roy Guay 111
Class 3
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 1 14:15 Coconut Beneteau 36.7 Bill Pearson 93
2 3 14:23 Vento Solare J/109 Bill Kneller 85
3 4 14:29 Kaylarah C&C 37+ Gary Russell 109
DNC Next Wave Farr 395 Stephen Clarke & Diane Robinson 53

Monday, October 9, 2017

Fall 2017

Notes

There was no wind and pea soup fog! We delayed one hour and fortunately the fog cleared however we had light winds to Pt. Judith and 10-15 kts after that to the finish (not exactly great conditions for Floating Point who carried the beer keg (and ice), grill, trophies, shirts, speaker, etc.). We started out on Port tack and stayed on Port for quite a while but as we approached Pt. Judith the wind went right and we had to tack to make Pt. Judith and the finish. 14 boats finished out of 21 starting. Coconut, William Pearson, was the first boat to finish at 3:45 pm. Gypsea, Debra Lambert, was the last boat to finish at 6:37 pm. The weather was pretty nice; warm, sun out off and on and very nice sailing.

Sunday was very breezy but mild again with a short rain shower around noon so the activities were all held outside at Payne’s Dock. Again several boats decided to head back on Sunday due to the dire forecast for Monday however, again, the boats had serious wind and rain getting back. At least the wind was from behind!

We had a tremendous turnout for the Bloody Mary contest (8 entries) as well as the hors d’oeuvre contest (10 entries). Brian Clayton was again the MC at the Awards.

We, Floating Point, were the last to leave Payne’s on Monday. Everyone was leaving early due to the prediction of heavy winds later in the day and rain also. The wind was out of the SW for the whole trip about 11 to 19 kts. Didn’t really start raining until we got to Castle Hill and that was just a shower. So the trip back was very comfortable.

It was a very good weekend out on the Block. I was in shorts and sandals the whole time!

Bloody Mary Contest

Great turnout also with 8 entries.

  1. Suhr la Mer
  2. Summer Winds
  3. Oceana Bow

Honorable Mention: Pau Hana!

Hors d’Oeuvre Contest

Again we had an amazing turnout of about 10 entries.

Taste

  1. Dark & Porky
  2. Coconut
  3. Gypsea

Presentation

  1. Landing at Block Island
  2. Scallop/Shrimp Cheesecake
  3. Floating Crabs

Cliff Mitchell Trophy

For the closest (to third) fourth-place finish: Pieces of Eight – Jonah Israelit

John E. Rebello Team Trophy

Team HPV (High Energy, Persistence, Vento Solare) won after using a tie breaker

Race Results

Class 1
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 9 16:44 Persistance C&C 34 Brandon Somers 176
2 10 16:54 Pau Hana Catalina 36 MK II David Wilson 178
3 12 17:11 Windswept Pearson 33 Rick McCally 218
DNF Suhr la Mer Hunter 280 James Suhr 239
DNF Blue Skies O'Day 322 Pat Tomey 196
Class 2
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 2 15:50 High Energy Diva 39 Ed Adams 128
2 8 16:40 Checkmate Frers 33 Michael Lachance 138
3 11 17:02 Scappare Catalina 42 David LeBlanc 120
Class 3
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 1 15:45 Coconut Beneteau 36.7 William Pearson 85
2 3 16:03 Illusion Grand Soleil Ralh Racca 88
3 4 16:12 Vento Solare J/109 Bill Kneller 85
4 5 16:13 Pieces of Eight J/105 Honah Israelit 112
5 6 16:26 Kaylaarah C&C 37+ Gary Russell 109
6 7 16:38 Floating Point Frers 39 Roy Guay 111
DNF Rendezvous II Oceanis 461 Michael Mason 111
Class 4
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 13 18:00 Kestrel Catalina 30 Mark Franklin 210
2 14 18:37 Gypsea Endeavor 32 Debra Lambert 237
DNF Oceana Beneteau 430 Scott Karn 141
DNF Summer Winds Beneteau 45 Tom Malott 120
DNF Empty Nest Beneteau 343 Robert Francis 192

Non-Racers

Boat Name Boat Type Registrant
T-Shirt Time 45' Power William Lopes

Monday, May 29, 2017

Spring 2017

Notes

We had a very light turnout this year. 12 boats signed up 2 of which were power. Only 8 boats started for Block Island on a nice but light air day. 3 boats finished on motor. No problem docking!

Judy Mitchell again met us at the dock this time on Sunday morning.

Saturday and Sunday were beautiful weather days with shorts being worn here and there.Most of the boats actually stayed till Monday which was not a wonderful day; rain and wind out of the NE made going home fairly miserable. Floating Point took 6 hours. Bertha took 3 hours but was beat up in the process.

Bloody Mary Contest

  1. Coconut
  2. Pau Hana
  3. Whayled

Hors d’Oeuvre Contest

Taste

  1. Pau Hana
  2. Coconut
  3. Whalayed

Presentation

  1. Vento Solare
  2. Dark Star
  3. Whalayed

Cliff Mitchell Trophy

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

John E. Rebello Team Trophy

No words (Pau Hana, Whalayed, Vento Solare)

Pau Hana was the last boat to finish, but since it was the only boat to finish in it’s class was thus 1st

Race Results

Class 1
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 16:17 Pau Hana Catalina 36 David Wilson 178
DNF Sea Lark O'Day 30 William O'Connell 203
DNF Empty Nest Beneteau 343 Robert Francis 192
DNS Sound Connections Pearson 30 David Hilbern 212
Class 2
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 15:25 Dark Star C&C 34 Mark Gervais 166
3 15:37 Whalayed Express 35 John Whaley 135
DNS Voyager Cal 33-2 Wayne Morris 168
Class 3
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 15:02 Coconut Beneteau 36.7 Bill Pearson 93
2 15:12 Vento Solare J/109 Bill Kneller 85
3 15:32 Siren R/P 56 Will Hubbard -57
DNF Floating Point Frers 40 Roy Guay 111

Non-Racers

Boat Name Boat Type Registrant
T-Shirt Time 45' Power William Lopes
Bertha Jarvis Newman 36 Peter Jencks

Monday, October 10, 2016

Fall 2016

Notes

There was absolutely no wind so we delayed the start 30 minutes to 9:30 am and were then able to start. We had 28 boats sign up; 3 power boats and one sailboat, Green Flash, that wasn’t going to race out but went out early. 18 boats started in winds from the east to south east. Some had to jibe several times approaching 1BI; some didn’t. 14 boats finished. Persistence, Kate Wilson, was the first boat to finish at 2:05 pm. Three Sheets, Brian Choiniere, was the last boat to finish at 2:37 pm. So it was a fairly tight finish. Godzillafinished at 2:32 pm, 18 minutes behind Floating Point! Saturday was a fairly nice day with the sun out several times and temperatures in the 60s and winds 10-12 mostly with lighter winds on the start and finish. Judy Mitchell met us after arriving at Payne’s dock.

Sunday was another matter. It started raining during the early morning and rained all day till about midnight. The forecast was ugly for Sunday, rain and winds into the 30s by the afternoon, and Monday sunny with still strong winds abating in the afternoon. Several boats decided to leave Sunday morning thinking they would get most of the way home before the serious wind started. However the winds picked up out of the NE almost instantaneously around 9:30 am in the mid 20s and puffs into the 30s. The boats heading home had a tough ride and some had to put into another port to wait out the blow. We spent a lot of time retying up the boats due to the new wind. Most people that stayed went to various pubs (Vento Solare, Floating Point, Pau Hana, Green Flash were at the Oar) to watch the Patriots play (Brady’s first game) and to get out of the rain.

Cliff Payne let us use one of his small buildings for our activities so the Bloody Mary, hors d’oeuvre contests and Awards were held inside – not quite on schedule due to tying up the boats and waiting for the Patriot’s game to finish. However they were held with the results below. Brian Clayton was unable to make it out so Pat Clayton was the MC at the Awards. Judy Mitchell handed out the trophies at the Awards.

Most of those that were still there Monday left starting around 11 am when the winds had abated to highs in the low 20s. We, Floating Point, had a wonderful sail once out of the entrance to New Harbor (quite the waves there with that NW wind) and were able to sail on port tack all the way to Newport in just 3 hrs 15 minutes with the sun shining (whereas Godzilla took 6 hours to get to Newport and Ursa took 9 hours to get to NEB on Sunday). It was a good choice on our part in staying on Block Island till Monday. Green Flash waited till Tuesday to head home.

Even with the crummy weather I think the event worked out quite well. It was wonderful to see those that stayed and participated in the contests and awards.

Bloody Mary Contest

  1. Pau Hana
  2. Persistance
  3. Vento Solare

Hors d’Oeuvre Contest

In the Taffy building at Payne’s and filled it up with around 6 entries. Again it was amazing the amount of participation in this event.

Taste

  1. Green Flash
  2. Vento Solare
  3. Amadeus
  4. Pau Hana

Presentation

  1. Persistance

Cliff Mitchell Trophy

For the closest (to third) fourth-place finish: Pieces of Eight – Jonah Israelit

John E. Rebello Team Trophy

Kallusion (Kaylarah, Illusion, Amadeus V): 8 points for a close win

Race Results

Class 1
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 1 14:05 Persistance C&C 34 Brandon Somers 176
2 3 14:12 Windswept Pearson 33 Rick McCally 219
3 12 14:33 Pau Hana Catalina 36 MK II David Wilson 178
4 13 14:35 Sound Connections Pearson 30 David Hilbern 212
5 14 14:37 Three Sheets Hunter 310 Brian Choiniere 198
DNF Empty Nest Beneteau 343 Robert Francis 192
DNS Jazzy Pearson 30 David Easterbrooks 219
DNS Sage Island Packet 40 Thomas Robinson 200
Class 2
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 2 14:10 Sugaree J-35C James Cornwall 138
2 4 14:14 Floating Point Frers 40 Roy Guay 111
3 6 14:18 Kaylaarah C&C 37+ Gary Russell 109
4 8 14:19 Pieces of Eight J/105 Honah Israelit 111
5 11 14:32 Godzilla Beneteau First 42 Peter Jencks 111
DNS Voyager Cal 33-2 Wayne Morris 168
Class 3
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 5 14:16 Vento Solare J/109 Bill Kneller 85
2 7 14:18 Amadeus Xp 38 Jay Turchetta 54
3 9 14:20 Illusion Grand Soleil Ralh Racca 81
4 10 14:25 Ursa J/109 Brooke & Mark Mastrorio 85
DNS Sarah X-41 Gregory Manning 42
Class 4
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
DNF Homeward Bound IV Coronado 34 Marc Pascale 221
DNF Oceana Beneteau 430 Scott Karn 141
DNS Imagine Erickson 27 Dean Welshman 275
DNS Sage Island Packet 40 Tom Robinson 200
DNS Perfect Summer Beneteau 49 Tom Malott 102
DNS Karielle Fast 50 Robert Eagan 124
Class 5
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 Peekaboo Horizon 50 James Geib

Non-Racers

Boat Name Boat Type Registrant
Hooked Up Hatteras (Power) Lynne Dean
Perfect Rhythm Silverton 38 (Power) Scott Stevens
Green Flash Pearson 26 Andrew Urban
Sheehan"igans" Silverton 34C (Power) Robert Sheehan

Monday, May 30, 2016

Spring 2016

Notes

Pictures posted to facebook by Eric Langley from the Race Committee boat.

We had 19 boats start in a SW wind which typically built from 12 knots to 22 knots by 1BI. Drift Away decided to turn back due to steering problems around Nebraska Shoal and thus didn’t finish. Four boats that didn’t start ended up at Payne’s Dock anyways which was wonderful.

Judy Mitchell met us at the dock on Saturday.

We had wonderful weather for the rest of Saturday and Sunday. Everyone was in shorts enjoying the warm weather. Many of the boats left on Sunday due to the rain forecast for Monday either leaving before or after the awards. The few of us that left Monday had fog all the way home but not that much rain. The wind was out of the SW again so we sailed back.

Bloody Mary Contest

We had 4 entries:

  1. Vento Solare
  2. Whalayed
  3. Kaylarah
  4. Pau Hana

Cliff Mitchell Trophy

For the closest (to third) fourth-place finish: Whalayed – John Whaley

John E. Rebello Team Trophy

Dark Nut (Kaylarah, Coconut, Dark Start)

Race Results

Class 1
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 10 14:06 Pau Hana Catalina 36 David Wilson 178
2 11 14:09 Dark Star C&C 34 Mark Gervais 166
3 17 14:37 Voyager Cal 33-2 Wayne Morris 168
DNF White Wolf Morgan 38 Jeff Schuldheiss 165
Class 2
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 6 13:45 Kaylarah C&C 37+ Gary Russell 109
2 7 13.51 Sweet Rocket Frers 36 Joe Ney 117
3 13 14:18 Floating Point Frers 40 Roy Guay 111
4 14 14:22 Whalayed Express 35 John Whaley 135
Class 3
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 4 13:42 Coconut Beneteau 36.7 Bill Pearson 93
2 5 13:43 Amadeus Xp 38 Jay Turchetta 54
3 8 13:53 Vento Solare J/109 Bill Kneller 94
Class 4
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 12 14:12 Quantum Hanse 385 Samuel Adelman 123
2 15 14:27 Karielle Fast 50 Robert Eagen 124
DNC Grand Slam Sabre 34 Jim Wishart 180
DNC Drift Away Catalina 400 Bob Kempe 141
DNC Kokomo Beneteau 411 Doug Nisbet 140
DNC Escapade Sabre 45 Bruce Long 80
Class 5
Place Overall Finish Boat Name Boat Type Registrant PHRF
1 1 13:27:10 Milk & Honey III Corsair 37 Michael Divon -32
2 2 13:29:14 Bazinga F-31 Dave Lussier -27
3 3 13:40:57 Flying Fish Corsair F27 Steve Parks -3
4 9 13:54:36 Vortex F28R Colin MacInnes 15
5 16 14:30:00 Glow Boat Corsair F25 II Ed Sinofsky 90
DNC Sommersko Corsair F-27 Carsten Petersen 53

Non-Racers

Boat Name Boat Type Registrant
Bertha Jarvis Newman 36 (Power) Peter Jencks
Party II Grady White 23 (Power) John Nisbet