2023
(out of 8)
Rhody Regatta - Newport Cup (IYAC Around the Island Race)
International Yacht & Athletic Club | Newport, RI |
Jul 01, 2023 |
SRM IX (Carkeek 47)
1st (out of 29)
1st
1st overall and 1st in class in this Around Conanicut Island Race. Light to moderate conditions with winds out of the SE.
2022
Rhody Regatta - Newport Cup (IYAC Around the Island Race)
International Yacht & Athletic Club | Newport, RI |
Jul 02, 2022 |
SRM IX (Carkeek 47)
3rdrd
3rdrd
3rd in this always fun race around Conancicut Island. Some wind holes on the course - nearing Beavertail, along the west side mid-island, and across the top of the island - resulted in a restart on the western side of the island, so hard to make up handicap time. Overall, still a generally wquick race - finishing in about two hours.
weather started out with rain, then cloudy skies.
2021
(out of 8)
Rhody Regatta - Newport Cup (IYAC Around the Island Race)
International Yacht & Athletic Club | Newport, RI |
Jul 03, 2021 |
SRM IX (Carkeek 47)
1st Elapsed monohullst (out of 30)
1 monohullst
1st in Class (Monohull). A kitefoiler in our class beat us on corrected time by only 1 minute, 37 seconds.
1st overall elapsed time (Monohull). 4th overall corrected out of 30 boats.
Breezy conditions - top boat speed of 21.7 knots downwind and consistently at 17-18 knots with the A2.
Very fun, fast race
North East Winds at 12 - 20+ knots. windier at the top and bottom of the island
Held starboard tack from start almost to 1st mark - then very short port tack to round - ducking 3-4 other boats. This long starboard was the right call. Passed over half the fleet by the 1st mark
Fast, short jib reach to the second mark across the top of the island then a set onto the A2 for the run to Beavertail. Very windy - pushed hard to get through the center span of the bridge. On the way, passed an R/P 66 to leeward.
Overstood to Beavertail and ended up on a jib for the last mile to round the mark. Kite take down via string worked perfectly
Beat to the finish - long port - jib strop partially broke, so jib luff not as tight as neeed.
Crew:
2018
(out of 9)
Rhody Regatta - Newport Cup (IYAC Around the Island Race)
International Yacht & Athletic Club | Newport, RI |
Aug 11, 2018 |
SRM VIII (C&C 30OD) (C&C 30 OD)
7th (out of 9)
7th
Good old fashioned and long deserved ass-kicking in this race on Narragansett Bay in light to medium conditions. Coming off a nice series of wins on the C&C 30 OD, we were not at our best. Didn't have a key sail on board, had some new (and talented) crew but no practice, bad start (flushed out at the pin) and to top it all off, we were dragging weed and plastic around the saildrive for most / all of the second half of the race. Lessons learned.
Still while frustrating, a fun day in Newport, RI
2017
(out of 17)
Rhody Regatta - Newport Cup (IYAC Around the Island Race)
International Yacht & Athletic Club | Newport, RI |
Jul 01, 2017 |
SRM VIII (C&C 30OD) (C&C 30 OD)
3rd (out of 31)
1st
1st in Class; 3rd Overall. Great result on the C&C 30 OD after not having her put together and sailed for over a year.
Fun event. Light winds for the first 1/3 of the race, then breeze on downwind after rounding Beavertail