Block Island - day 1

Smooth start for top east coast regatta

The impressive fleet of 203 boats gathered for the 20th edition of Storm Trysail's Block Island Race Week got off to a smooth start today in a gentle ten knot westerly breeze.

Although the wind died for some competitors as they were finishing their race and some had to sail a shortened course, the fact that the first race was completed made for a jovial mood at the week-long race series.

Divided into 19 classes, sailing on four separate race courses, the racers fought hard to wrap up the first day in the fickle conditions. Only one class, the J/44s failed to finish.

The presenting sponsor for Block Island Race Week XX is Rolex Watch U.S.A. which will present Submariner timepieces to the skippers of the outstanding boats in the three biggest fleets. The three skippers will be those whose boats have displayed the outstanding performance in their fleet in the judgment of the race committee.

BLOCK ISLAND RACE WEEK - Day 1 Results, Monday, June 23

Place, skipper, hometown, boat name, boat type, total points

12 METERS:
1. Edgar Cato, Charlotte, N.C., Hissar;
2. Alfred Vanliew, Middletown, R.I., Fiddler.
FARR 40:
1. Marc Ewing, Glen Coe, Ill, Riot;
2. Eric Moog, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, Dynamo;
3. Fraser, Kings Point, N.Y., Columbia.
IMS1:
1. Robert Towse, Stamford, Conn., Blue Yankee;
2. John Brim, New York, N.Y., Rima;
3. Tom Hill, Bronx, N.Y., Titan.
IMS2/LEVEL40:
1. Richard Shulman, Barrington, R.I., Temptress;
2. Ira Futterman, Kew Gardens, N.Y., R-Wave;
3. Robert Bayer, Greenwich, Conn., More War Stories.
PHRF 33-0:
1. Bert Jabin, Annapolis, Maryland, Ramrod;
2. Ennio Staffini, Annapolis, Maryland, Uarshek II;
3. Andrew Fisher, Greenwich, CT, Vanish II.
PHRF 3-42:
1. Clayton Deutsch, Sewickley, Penn., Tazo;
2. Wayne Colahan & Tom McManus, Marblehead, Mass., Boys Are Back;
3. Ed Dole, Huntington, N.Y., Rogue.
J/105:
1. Damian Emery, Shoreham, NY, Eclipse;
2. Thomas Enright, Bristol, RI, Pretty Sketchy;
3. Buddy Rego & Bill Riker, Hamilton Bermuda Hmnx, Sea Shadow.
PHRF 87-120:
1. Dave Dickerson, Waterford, Conn., Lindy;
2. Dick Hyde, Arlington, Mass., Freight Train;
3. Roy Halvorsen, Tenafly, N.J., Crossbow.
PHRF 120-141:
1. Bill Baxter, Cutchogue, N.Y., Pirate;
2. D. Davies & A. Eppig, Stony Brook, N.Y., Amethyst;
3. Robert & William Lehnert, Cutchogue, N.Y., Lunatic Fringe.
PHRF 165-175:
1. Roy Sherman, Huntington Station, N.Y., Zephyr;
2. Chris Fesenmeyer, Norwalk, Conn., Air Express;
3. Ron Levine, Niantic, Conn, Hellfire.
FARR 39.5:
1. Prebin Ostberg/John Aras, Edgewater, Maryland, Tsunami;
2. Craig Albrecht, Glen Head, N.Y., Avalanche;
3. Roger Widman, Larchmont, N.Y., Quintessence.
J/20:
1. Thomas Lee, Essex, Conn, Ricochet;
2. Charles Townsend, Newport, R.I., T-squared;
3. Rob Campbell, Wilton, Conn., Braveheart.
J/109 PHRF:
1. Robert Berg, Miami, Fla, Love That Chicken;
2. Ray P. Foote, Old Greenwich, Conn., Sapphire;
3. Rod & Al Johnstone, Stonington, Conn., Banjo.
BENETEAUS:
1. William Porter, Warwick, R.I., Shadowfax;
2. Terrence Arndt, St. Louis, Mo, Le Cygne;
3. Olhmar Mueller Von Blumencrom, Sterling, Va, Dame Blanche.
PHRF 39-78:
1. Gibbs Kane, Jr., Rye, N.Y., Mutiny;
2. Philip Gutin, New York, N.Y., Brainstorm;
3. David Ford, Bristol, R.I., Lightwave.
LEVEL 72:
1. John Downey, Canton, Mass., Gambler;
2. Morton Weintraub, Larchmont, N.Y., Troubador;
3. Jim Nichols, Old Saybrook, Conn., Zorro.
PHRF 87-114:
1. Hamilcar Dicarlo, Norwalk, Conn., Archangel;
2. Phil & Carol Garland, Bristol, R.I., Samba;
3. Mark McCarthy, Westbrook, Conn, Slainte.
PHRF NS:
1. Sea Scouts Ship 6, Norwalk, Conn., Celebration;
2. Paul Pakos, Sudbury, Mass., Black Tie;
3. Jon St Coeur, Wakefield, R.I., Rogue.