Crescendo first to finish

06/24/09
RHADC, Bermuda, June 24, 2009: Martin Jacobson (Newport, Rhode Island) drove his Swan 44 MkII Crescendo first across the line off St. David’s Lighthouse, Bermuda Wednesday morning at 5:47:13 ADT with an elapsed time of 111h:32m:13s. Sailing under storm trysail and a small jib, Crescendo finished in a 20-25 knot southerly wind and 8-10 foot seas. More

PUMA – Leg 9 Seamanship Award

06/24/09

Great White Shark Caught In Fish Trap Off of Narragansett

06/24/09

Robert H. Tiedemann Classic Yachting – This Weekend

06/23/09
Robert H. Tiedemann Classic Yachting Weekend (June 27-28) is a celebration of classic yachting in Newport The regatta appeals to three groups-classic sailing yachts, classic power yachts and the noted 12 Meter fleet. We welcome the 6 Metre yachts as they prepare in Newport for their World Cup here in September.

Elizabeth Tiedemann is the honorary chair of the event. The late Bob Tiedemann was a noted and beloved yachting enthusiast in Newport. His legacy includes the revival of the yachting tradition on Narragansett Bay. From his devotion to 12 Meters, his care of classic craft including power and sail, he is closely associated with the promotion, appreciation and preservation of these maritime treasures.

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Another Windsurfer rescue, this one on the Cape

06/23/09

Bermuda 1-2 – First and Second

06/23/09
Cutlass finished first at 18:57 Monday

Dragon finished about 0311 this morning

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Windsurfer rescued off North Kingstown

6/23/09

Update – 12 boats out, 36 still on course for Bermuda

06/22/09
RHADC Bermuda, June 22, 2009: Four did not start to begin with, and seven have retired down the course in the face of big seas and big westerly winds.

Jonathan Brewin’s Big Bear (Warwick, Bermuda) continues to lead the diminishing fleet in the Marion to Bermuda Race. If all goes well for the bears on the last third of the course, the big, black J160 should be home by mid-afternoon on Tuesday. Read full update

Rhode Island Boat – Winning Races in Turkey

06/19/09
#77 Lucas Oil Outerlimits continued its perfect weekend in Istanbul by emerging victorious from the Sprint race at the Turkish Grand Prix of the Sea.

Driver Joe Sgro and throttleman Mike Fiore of Outerlimits Bristol RI. (Left) were forced to draw upon their countless years of powerboating experience to see off the brave challenge of the Belgian #33 Furnibo, who had threatened a major shock midway through the 10-lap race. more- powerboatp1.com

$1m deal will open Tall Ships to Boston public

06/22/09

more – boston.com

Middletown Woman Named All-American

06/22/09
Caila Johnson (crew pictured) from Middletown, R.I. (Georgetown University ‘10) Named to “ICSA All America Sailing Team,” image-GTSphotos.com. Full story – collegesailing.org

WoodenBoat Show: By the Numbers

06/22/09
Next weekend, June 26-28, Mystic Seaport will host what WoodenBoat magazine calls “The most dynamic wooden boat show in the country.”

Number of wooden boats on display: more than 200
Number of wood-boat builders in attendance each year: more than 50
Number of (temporary) tattoos applied (to children): 226
Number of attendees at 2008 show: 12,900
Number of bars of pine tar soap sold by the WoodenBoat Store at the 2008 show: 31
Number of prizes awarded at the 2008 Concours d’Elegance: 27
Number of people to be honored at the 2009 WoodenBoat Show tribute dinner: 3 (William, John and Pat Atkin)
Number of online visits to the WoodenBoat Show website on the first day of the 2008 show: 5,844
Number of feet of electrical cord run for the show: 4,000
Measured in linear feet, the quantity of wooden boats on hand at the show: 2,500
Number of square feet of tent fabric in service: 28,000

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Collective Soul – Coming to Newport

06/22/09
The Newport Yachting Center has booked Collective Soul for Thursday, August 13th as the 9th confirmed headliner for this summer’s 12th Annual Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series.

Big Wind for Block Island

06/22/09
All eyes are on the weather for today’s start of the Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Rolex. For its 23rd biennial running, the five- day event is hosting 153 boats and over 1500 sailors who will no doubt be donning their foulies for the expected 15-20 knots of breeze with gusts up to 40 and seas of 4-6 feet. The forecast prompted the Race Committee to move the around-the-island race up from its traditional mid-week schedule.

“We’ll send the fleet clockwise around the island,” said On-the-Water Co-Chair Dick Neville (Annapolis, Md.) about the 18-mile course that typically enables crews to enjoy Block Island’s stunning vistas – such as towering North Light and the 250-foot Mohegan Bluffs. “With such a significant breeze due out of the Northeast, we think this will be easier on the boats and the crews.” More

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Coming and Going

06/20/09
The Marion to Bermuda fleet left Friday for Bermuda. The 1-2 fleet left Friday from Bermuda. You can track the two fleets as they pass somewhere in the Atlantic on iboat TRACK

Track Bermuda 1-2

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