LARCHMONT, NY (May 31, 2006) –While 103 boats started, only 15 finished the Storm Trysail Club's 61st annual Block Island Race, which began late Friday afternoon, May 26, on Long Island Sound. The annual distance race (185 nm) hosted one of its largest ever fleets of IRC- and PHRF-rated boats. Several of these were J/Boats including overall winner Gary Grant sailing his J/120 'Alibi' with his crew Steve Fisk in the double-handed division (the only boat to finish in class). J/'s topped the IRC 1 class finishing 1,2,3 with J/130 Christopher Dragon taking line honors ahead of two J/133s... http://www.stormtrysail.org
Friday, June 2, 2006
J/120 'Alibi' Wins Block Island Race
LARCHMONT, NY (May 31, 2006) –While 103 boats started, only 15 finished the Storm Trysail Club's 61st annual Block Island Race, which began late Friday afternoon, May 26, on Long Island Sound. The annual distance race (185 nm) hosted one of its largest ever fleets of IRC- and PHRF-rated boats. Several of these were J/Boats including overall winner Gary Grant sailing his J/120 'Alibi' with his crew Steve Fisk in the double-handed division (the only boat to finish in class). J/'s topped the IRC 1 class finishing 1,2,3 with J/130 Christopher Dragon taking line honors ahead of two J/133s... http://www.stormtrysail.org