OUT THERE

A film about the 2009 OSTAR - On DVD now

A unique insight in the thoughts, preparations, worries of 31 skippers who on May 2009 sailed singlehanded from Plymouth UK to Newport RI in one of the most iconic and legendary ocean races.

J Class - Hanuman

Everything you ever wanted to know about the J Class - Hanuman

Spectacular images by Cory Silken

superyachttimes.com - Hanuman first touched the water in March 2009 and, following near-faultless sail trials, she set off across the Atlantic on her own keel to Newport, Rhode Island, for a twenty-first century duel with the recreation of her twentieth-century nemesis, Ranger. Read on

LNG in images

Save Bristol Harbor has posted an LNG simulation on their website.

“The following slides show simulated images of an LNG tanker as it would travel along the route to the berthing station in Fall River.” Click

Architect chosen for Cup bid

pbn.com - The drawings are expected to be presented when Rhode Island representatives meet with Oracle CEO Lawrence Ellison, the leader of the BMW /Oracle sailing team, which captured the America’s Cup title in February. Ellison is expected to visit Newport sometime in the next few weeks as part of a victory tour. Full story

Bayside gets a new website

Sam Stiness runs Bayside Navigation and is a familiar face in many of Rhode Islands Boat Yards. He has been in the business for over 10 years and focuses exclusively on marine electronics. Bayside does a lot of factory installs and regularly works on the factory floor at JBoats, Pearson Composites and Shannon Yachts.

Check them out online at baysidenavigation.com

500k for composites training

Bristol, RI - Monday March 15th U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) will join the staffs of the International Yacht Restoration School and the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation to announce new federal funding he secured to help establish the IYRS Composites Technology program, a job training program that is the first of its kind in the nation.

Reed, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured half a million dollars in the fiscal year 2010 appropriations spending bill to help establish this program, which will train skilled technicians and innovators for industries that are central to the State’s economic development-including marine, wind energy, and construction. This training program will also open opportunities for individuals in search of retraining for the advanced manufacturing sector that is a key area of development for the future of Rhode Island.

The IYRS Composites Technology Program will be offered at the school’s teaching facility in Bristol (R.I.) beginning in September 2010. The nine-month program is the first of its kind, due to its length, in-depth curriculum, and emphasis on teaching both hands-on practical skills and the theory behind this widely used technology. (more…)

Starts Friday

• Dozens of seminars
• Free Ranger boat simulator test drives
• Virtual Fishing Simulator
• See the new Rhode Island record 76 lb. 14oz. Striped Bass, the largest skin mount striper ever done.
• Details here.

Buy a brick - Support the Seaman’s Church Institute

The Seaman’s Church Institute is in the final stages of a huge makeover and could use your support. Donate $250 to the effort and get a recognition brick in the new entrance on Bowens Wharf.

More about the Seaman’s Church Institute here.

Brick order form here.

Electric Boats and Indoor Rendezvous

Warren, RI. Pearson Composites opened the factory doors Saturday to clients for the 2nd annual 2010 Mid- Winter Rendezvous. There was food, prizes and lots of information for the interested.

The Alerion’s and True North’s were featured as finished products and in various stages of construction giving visitors an under the hood peak. The first Electric Alerion Express 33 (pictured) was on display and is midway through a Mastervolt E-Propulsion installation. The 48 volt system is going to produce a top speed of 8 knots and deliver a cruising speed of 5 knots with a run time of 2.7 hours.

Seminars were a big part of the program and included:

• Today’s Electronics
• Sailing fast in your Alerion
• Rig Tuning
• Diesel Engines - What up need to know
• Green Marine Propulsion
• Alerion / True North Maintenance
• Pearson Precision Tooling Demo
• Scrimp Process Demo

And there are new products coming! Pearson was showing off their new North Rip 21 and the soon to start up (New) Pearson Sailboat Line. We saw the North Rip in Boston and its nice! Look for these to start showing up on the water.

www.northripboats.com

56 Knots

If you’re in Rhode Island you know it ripped last night. Our weather station at the Hyatt Regency on Goat Island in Newport recorded a 56 knot gust.

Rescuers try and free dolphins on Cape

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Ida Lewis Distance Race adds Youth Challenge

Junior sailors from Narragansett Bay and the surrounding region will be able to extend their summer sailing season this year by 150 miles. The Organizing Committee of the Ida Lewis Distance Race has announced the introduction of its Youth Challenge–aimed specifically at introducing junior sailors to offshore sailing.

Regional yacht clubs and sailing organizations are invited to field youth-crewed teams on the 150 nm mile course that is offered for PHRF classes. (The other course, reserved for IRC classes, is 177 nm.)

Image - Billy Black - Tom Rich’s (Middletown, R.I.) mostly teenage crew aboard the Peterson 42 Settler finished second in the 2006 Ida Lewis Distance Race.

All the details here.

Brits challenge for C-Class Championships

Fixed Wings headed for Newport!

Armed with all the lessons learnt from Team Invictus’ first event in Rhode Island in 2004, they have been preparing a new boat for the International C-Class Catamaran Championships taking place this summer from 22-28 August at the New York Yacht Club, Newport, Rhode Island, in the US. More.

Offshore 160 - July, 16 2010

Interested in doing some single-handed miles in the off year of the Bermuda
One-Two or getting a qualifier in for next year’s Bermuda One-Two? Take a look at the Offshore 160.

The race will consist of a course of approximately 160 NM in length, to be sailed single-handed. The 2010 OFFSHORE 160 Single-Handed Challenge is intended to be a sporting event encouraging seamanship and fellowship among offshore sailors. Although it is a competitive event, the major emphasis is on safety, navigation, and acquiring long-distance sailing experience and boat-handling techniques for shorthanded passage makers.

These can also be downloaded from the Newport Yacht Club website.

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