Pretty Sketchy

Top prize at Block Island Race Week goes to J/105

The sea breeze kicked in on Friday after drifting conditions on Thursday and powered the Storm Trysail Club's Block Island Race Week presented by Rolex to a speedy and successful conclusion.

The Everett B Morris Trophy, top prize for the week went the J/105 Pretty Sketchy which dominated competition in the 34-boat one-design class, the biggest of the 19 classes racing at the 20th anniversary running of the biennial regatta for ocean racers. Pretty Sketchy also won the A. Justin Wasley Memorial Trophy for the overall winner of the one-design class with the largest number of entries.

Skippered by 45-year-old Thomas Enright and steered by his 18-year-old son Charlie, Pretty Sketchy showed a clean pair of heels to the competition, posting a score of 13 low points. Sea Shadow, the second-place boat in the class, sailed by Buddy Rego and Bill Riker, from Hamilton, Bermuda, was a distant 26 points back with a total of 39. The Bermudans won the Governors Perpetual Trophy for the foreign yacht with the best performance of the week.

Enright, who last sailed at Block Island Race Week 20 years ago, said that for the last ten years he's been driving around in motorboats, watching Charlie, his eldest son, race sailboats.

"In the last couple of years I've finally gotten a chance to sail on the boat with him. It's a big deal for me and a lot of fun," said the obviously delighted Bristol dentist.

In the hotly-contested Farr 40 class John Thomson sailing Solution finished the week tied on points with Marc Ewing skippering Riot, from Glencoe, Ill. Thomson had posted one more first place than Ewing, breaking the tie in his favour.

In the International Measurement System (IMS) Level 40 Class, competition reached new levels of intensity as three boats completed the seven-race series tied on 17 points. The tie was broken in favor of Ira Futterman's ILC 40 R-Wave. Second place went to
Paul Lowell's Nelson/Marek 43 Agincourt. Third was Robert Bayer's More War Stories.

Results, with place, skipper, hometown, boat name (race finishes), total
points:

12 METER: 1. Edgar Cato, Charlotte, N.C., Hissar (1-1-1-1-1-1-1), 6; 2.
Alfred Vanliew, Middletown, R.I., Fiddler (2-2-2-2-2-2-2), 12.

FARR 40: 1. John Thomson, Pt. Washington, N.Y., Solution
(5-1-6-1-2-1-4), 14; 2. Marc Ewing, Glencoe, Ill., Riot (1-4-3-2-1-3-5),
14; 3. Eric Moog, Losijo, Canada, Dynamo (2-5-2-4-4-2-3), 17.

IMS 1: 1. Robert Towse, Stamford, Conn., Blue Yankee (1-1-4-1-1-1-1), 6;
2. John Brim, New York, N.Y., Rima (2-2-1-5-3-3-2), 13; 3. Marco Birch,
New York, N.Y., Talisman (5-4-2-2-2-2-3), 15.

IMS 2/LEVEL 40: 1. Richard Shulman, Barrington, R.I., Temptress
(1-1-1-1-8-2-1), 7; 2. Paul Lowell, Hempstead, N.Y., Agincourt
(6-3-4-8-1-1-6), 21; 3. Robert Bayer, Greenwich, Conn., More War Stories
(3-5-7-2-5-3-5), 23.

J/44: 1. James Bishop, New York, N.Y., Gold Digger (1-6-1-4-2-2-3), 13;
2. William Ketcham, Greenwich, Conn., Maxine (2-1-3-6-3-4-2), 15; 3.
Jeffrey W. Willis, Huntington, N.Y., Challenge IV (4-3-4-1-5-5-1), 18.

PHRF -33-0: 1. David Leuschen, New York, N.Y., Rain Cloud
(6-3-1-1-5-3-1), 14; 2. Andrew Fisher, Greenwich, Conn., Vanish II
(3-1-6-8-1-1-4), 16; 3. Craig Speck, Grand Rapids, Mich., Vim
(10-6-4-4-4-2-5), 25.

PHRF 3-42: 1. Bob Sachs/Waldek Zaleski, Stamford, Conn., Kiowa
(8-5-2-1-1-1-3), 13; 2. Clayton Deutsch, Sewickley, Penn., Tazo
(1-2-4-4-3-8-4), 18; 3. Wayne Colahan & Tom McManus, Marblehead, MA,
Boys Are Back (2-1-1-9-10-2-5), 20.

J/105: 1. Thomas Enright, Bristol, R.I., Pretty Sketchy
(2-3-16-1-5-1-1), 13; 2. Buddy Rego & Bill Riker, Hamilton, Bermuda, Sea
Shadow (3-5-2-8-34-13-8), 39; 3. Jim Sorenson, Sag Harbor, N.Y., Wet
Leopard (10-14-13-3-2-2-10), 40.

PHRF 87-120: 1. Chad Ingle, Annapolis, Maryland, Vigilant
(4-2-1-1-1-1-1), 7; 2. Dave Dickerson, Waterford, Conn., Lindy
(1-1-3-4-3-3-2), 13; 3. William Jessup, Darien, Conn., Rascal
(5-3-2-2-4-4-3), 18.

PHRF 120-141: 1. Bill Baxter, Cutchogue, N.Y., Pirate (1-2-1-1-1-5-7),
11; 2. Ed Austin, Ridgewood, N.J., Chinook (6-3-2-3-2-3-1), 14; 3. David
Alldian, Brick, N.J., Cymothoe (8-5-4-2-4-11-2), 25.

PHRF 165-175: 1. Roy Sherman, Huntington Station, N.Y., Zephyr
(1-2-1-1-2-1-1), 7; 2. Chris Fesenmeyer, Norwalk, Conn., Air Express
(2-1-2-2-1-2-2), 10; 3. Ron Levine, Niantic, Conn., Hellfire
(3-3-3-3-3-8-3), 18.

FARR 39.5: 1. Prebin Ostberg/Buo Dailey, Edgewater, Maryland, Tsunami
(1-1-2-2-2-1-3-3), 12; 2. Craig Albrecht, Glen Head, N.Y., Avalanche
(2-2-1-1-1-2-5-6), 14; 3. Mike Frachia, Miller Place, N.Y., Carpe Diem
(6-5-3-3-6-4-2-1), 24.

J/120: 1. Thomas Lee, Essex, Conn., Ricochet (1-4-2-4-6-3-4-2), 20; 2.
Charles Townsend, Newport, R.I., T-Squared (2-2-7-7-1-1-2-6), 21; 3. Rob
Campbell, Wilton, Conn., Braveheart (3-1-3-1-3-6-5-7), 22.

J/109 PHRF: 1. Robert Berg, Miami, Fla., Love That Chicken
(1-1-3-3-1-1-2-3), 12; 2. Ray P. Foote, Old Greenwich, Conn., Sapphire
(2-3-1-1-5-2-4-1), 14; 3. Craig Crossley, Barrington, R.I., Electra
(4-6-2-2-3-3-1-2), 17.

BENETEAU: 1. Olhmar Mueller Von Blumencrom, Sterling, VA, Dame Blanche
(3-7-2-2-1-4-1-1), 14; 2. Ed & Molly Freitag, Annapolis, Maryland, Down
Time (4-1-1-3-3-1-4-4), 17; 3. William Porter, Warwick, R.I., Shadowfax
(1-6-3-1-2-3-3-5), 18.

PHRF 39-78: 1. Jim & Tom Rich, Southold, N.Y., Settler
(10-2-2-1-1-2-1-3), 12; 2. Gibbs Kane, Jr., Rye, N.Y., Mutiny
(1-4-4-3-4-4-4-6), 24; 3. Gordon Hall, Marblehead, MA, Katabatic
(6-3-3-6-3-3-3-5), 26.

LEVEL 72: 1. John Downey, Canton, MA, Gambler (1-10-1-5-1-6-1), 15; 2.
Jim Nichols, Old Saybrook, Conn., Zorro (3-5-3-2-7-2-2), 17; 3. Morton
Weintraub, Larchmont, N.Y., Troubador (2-2-2-3-9-4-4), 17.

PHRF 87-114: 1. Phil & Carol Garland, Bristol, R.I., Samba
(DNF-1-2-1-1-7-2), 14; 2. Cliff Davis & Tom Treat, Milford, Conn., Dr.
Evil (DNF-4-3-2-5-4-4), 22; 3. Bradford Porter, Westbrook, Conn., XLR8
(DNF-2-8-5-4-5-3), 27.

PHRF Non Spinnaker: 1. Sea Scouts Ship 6, Norwalk, Conn., Celebration
(1-1-2-1-1), 6; 2. Carl Dila, Rowayton, Conn., Festina Lente
(4-2-4-2-5), 17; 3. Jon St Coeur, Wakefield, R.I., Rogue (3-3-6-4-3),
19.