Glassy calm

Greets Block Island Race Week competitors after day two of the regatta

Slow and sultry summer conditions today slammed the 200-plus racers at the Storm Trysail Club's Block Island Race Week presented by Rolex.

Faced with a glassy calm and no wind, boats and crews sat it out ashore for two hours before the Principal Race Officer Peter Reggio sent the fleet to sea. There were further delays before racing began in a southeasterly breeze that built in strength to ten knots.

Despite the difficult conditions, the boats in the Red Fleet, including the IMS big boats, Farr 40s and 12 meters succeeded in sailing two races. In the closely-fought Farr 40 Class, Marc Ewing's Riot leads by just one point from Eric Moog's Dynamo and the US Merchant Marine Academy's Columbia steered by Lee Fraser.

In the Blue Fleet, among the 33 boats in the J/105 one-design class it was Robert Salk's Picante that made the most of its opportunities and came away with the victory. Third place went to Pretty Sketchy, skippered by Thomas Enright, and helmed by his 18-year-old son Charlie. She finished 22 seconds behind Picante in one of the closest races in the fleet yesterday. Combined with Monday's second place in Race 1,
Pretty Sketchy leads the J/105 class with the low score of five points.

A battle royale is brewing in the PHRF 165-175 class between Chris Fesenmeyer's Air Express (San Juan 30) and Roy Sherman's Zephyr (Irwin 26). The two boats finished first and second in racing over the first two days, swapping turns at taking first.

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

12 METERS:
1. Edgar Cato, Charlotte, NC, Hissar (1-1-1), 3;
2. Alfred Vanliew, Middletown, R.I., Fiddler (2-2-2), 6.

FARR 40:
1. Marc Ewing, Glencoe, Ill, Riot (1-4-3), 8;
2. Eric Moog, Losijo, Canada, Dynamo (2-5-2), 9;
3. Lee Fraser, Kings Point, N.Y., Columbia (3-2-4), 9.

IMS1:
1. John Brim, New York, N.Y., Rima (2-2-1), 5;
2. Robert Towse, Stamford, Conn., Blue Yankee (1-1-4), 6;
3. Marco Birch, New York, N.Y., Talisman (5-4-2), 11.

IMS2/LEVEL40:
1. Richard Shulman, Barrington, R.I., Temptress (1-1-1), 3;
2. Ira Futterman, Kew Gardens, N.Y., R-Wave (2-2-3), 7;
3. Blair Brown, Newton, Mass., Sforzando (4-4-2), 10.

J/44:
1. William Ketcham, Greenwich, Conn., Maxine (DNF-2-1), 10;
2. Scott Dinhofer, Chappaqua, N.Y., Brown-Eyed Girl (DNF-3-2), 12; 3.
James Bishop, New York, N.Y., Gold Digger (DNF-1-6), 14.

PHRF -33-0:
1. Andrew Fisher, Greenwich, Conn., Vanish II (3-1-6), 10;
2. David Leuschen, New York, N.Y., Rain Cloud (6-3-1), 10;
3. Bert Jabin, Annapolis, Maryland, Ramrod (1-5-5), 11.

PHRF 3-42:
1. Wayne Colahan & Tom McManus, Marblehead, Mass., Boys Are Back
(2-1-1), 4; 2. Clayton Deutsch, Sewickley, PA, Tazo (1-2-4), 7; 3.
Denis Boucher, Marblehead, Mass., Hard Eight (6-3-3), 12.

FARR 39.5:
1. Prebin Ostberg/John Aras, Edgewater, Maryland, Tsunami (1-1), 2;
2. Craig Albrecht, Glen Head, N.Y., Avalanche (2-2), 4;
3. Roger Widman, Larchmont, N.Y., Quintessence (3-3), 6.

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

J/109 PHRF:
1. Robert Berg, Miami, Fla., Love That Chicken (1-1), 2;
2. Rod & Al Johnstone, Stonington, Conn., Banjo (3-2), 5;
3. Ray P. Foote, Old Greenwich, Conn., Sapphire (2-3), 5.

BENETEAUS:
1. Terrence Arndt, St. Louis, Mo., Le Cygne (2-2), 4;
2. Ed & Molly Freitag, Annapolis, Maryland, Down Time (4-1), 5;
3. William Porter, Warwick, R.I., Shadowfax (1-6), 7.

PHRF 39-78:
1. Bruce Bingman/Taran Teague, Annapolis, Maryland, Blockade Runner
(4-1), 5;
2. Gibbs Kane, Jr., Rye, N.Y., Mutiny (1-4), 5;
3. Philip Gutin, New York, N.Y., Brainstorm (2-6), 8.

LEVEL 72:
1. Morton Weintraub, Larchmont, N.Y., Troubador (2-2), 4;
2. Matt & Randy Baldwin, Ridgefield, Conn., Cabady (6-1), 7;
3. Jim Nichols, Old Saybrook, Conn., Zorro (3-5), 8.

PHRF 87-114:
1. Phil & Carol Garland, Bristol, R.I., Samba (DNF-1), 15;
2. Bradford Porter, Westbrook, Conn., Xlr8 (DNF-2), 16;
3. G. Mark McCarthy, Westbrook, Conn., Slainte (DNF-3), 17.

J/105:
1. Thomas Enright, Bristol, R.I., Pretty Sketchy (2-3), 5;
2. Robert Salk, Jamestown, R.I., Picante (6-1), 7;
3. Buddy Rego & Bill Riker, Hamilton, Bermuda, Sea Shadow (3-5), 8.

PHRF 87-120:
1. Dave Dickerson, Waterford, Conn., Lindy (1-1), 2;
2. Chad Ingle, Annapolis, Maryland, Vigilant (4-2), 6;
3. Roy Halvorsen, Tenafly, N.J., Crossbow (3-4), 7.

PHRF 120-141:
1. Bill Baxter, Cutchogue, N.Y., Pirate (1-2), 3;
2. John Storck, Huntington, N.Y., Rumor (5-1), 6;
3. Robert & William Lehnert, Cutchogue, N.Y., Lunatic Fringe (3-4), 7.

PHRF 165-175:
1. Chris Fesenmeyer, Norwalk, Conn., Air Express (2-1), 3;
2. Roy Sherman, Huntington Station, N.Y., Zephyr (1-2), 3;
3. Ron Levine, Niantic, Conn., Hellfire (3-3), 6.

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