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Cool Breeze edges ahead
The tight battle continues in the IRC 40 class at Rolex's Block Island Race Week
With a four hour delay on shore today, 1500 sailors got to enjoy some fun and games before heading out for a fourth day of competition at the Storm Trysail Club’s Block Island Race Week XXIII presented by Rolex. For the first time since Monday, when the five-day event started, the damp air rolled itself back by mid-morning and revealed a hint of blue sky, but it had taken the wind in payment. Lauded for precision and wise decisions, the Race Committee issued constant updates while sailors socialized on the docks (at three different marinas within walking distance of each other and accommodating 153 boats) or indulged in wiffle ball and other lawn games best played in bare feet. At the end of the day, two race circles had completed a single race, while a third (with five classes) had tried but failed.
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