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NEWPORT, R.I. (July 23, 2008) -- With but a few days to recharge, the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) race office is in full swing again for the second half of its sixth biennial Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex. (Last weekend, classic yachts sailed in the first half of Race Week, which also doubled as the club's 100th birthday celebration for famed yacht designer Olin J. Stephens.) Starting tomorrow, two IRC, two PHRF and four one-design classes will begin a four-day racing series that includes the 2008 North American Championship for NYYC Club Swan 42s, the North American Championship for J/109s, the East Coast Championship for J/122s, and the Northeast Championship for Beneteau First 36.7s. Joining the racing on Friday will be both the Melges 32 class, sailing its National Championship, and the J/105 class, sailing its East Coast Championship. All told, 120 boats will take to the waters of Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound for an action-packed three- or four-day "weekend."
As part of US-IRC's Gulf Stream Series, Race Week has attracted some standouts on the world yacht racing stage such as Hap Fauth's (Minneapolis, Minn.) new 65-foot Bella Mente, Roger Sturgeon's (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) STP65 Rosebud/Team DYT, NYYC Rear Commodore Robert Towse's and son Farley's (Stamford, Conn.) 66-foot Blue Yankee, Ron O'Hanley's (Boston, Mass.) 50-foot Privateer and Sam Fleet's (East Greenwich, R.I.) Swan 601 Aquarius.
PHRF classes will be chock-a-block with local talent such as Ben Hall aboard the 32-foot Bluto and Dick Hyde aboard the 36-foot Freightrain. Hall, after seeing last weekend's tribute to Olin Stephens and recognizing that the living legend was there to see many of his own designs compete, noted that the designer of his boat, Bob Evelyn, in his '70s, would be aboard Bluto as crew. Earlier this year, Hall won his class at Charleston Race Week, also with Evelyn aboard.
The International Melges 32 Class Association says this will be its third, and largest ever, U.S. National Championship, with 22 entries confirmed. The class seems to be non-stop in its energy and appeal, claiming some of the world's top sailors, including America's Cup veteran Cameron Appleton (New Zealand) on Derek Campbell's (Seattle, Wash.) Banshee, J/24 World and North American Champion Anthony Kotoun (Newport, R.I.) on Edward Tillinghast's (New York, N.Y.) Dark N'Stormy, and 2006 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Jud Smith (Marblehead, Mass.) on Bob Hesse's (Elma, N.Y.) Lake Effect.
John Kilroy (Los Angeles, Calif.), sailing his brand new Samba Pa Ti, will have aboard 2003 Melges 24 World Champion Brian Hutchinson (Traverse City, Mich.), while Melges 32 National Champion Jeff Ecklund (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) will work to defend his 2007 title aboard Star. His 2008 crew includes multiple World Champion Harry Melges (Lake Geneva, Wisc.) calling tactics alongside of Scott Norris (Newport, R.I.), Sam Rogers (Lake Minnetonka, Minn.), Ladies Match Racing Champion Lindsay Bartel (Annapolis, Md.) with brother Clay Bartel (Annapolis, Md.), Jamie Randall (Lake Minnetonka, Minn.) and Peeter Must (New York, N.Y.). "We are going to take inventory and focus on having good starts, getting around the corners and going fast," said Ecklund. "Two of the most important things to remember in this class are getting good starts and having great boat speed. We are hoping to do both."
The J/105s and the NYYC Club Swan 42s are the next biggest classes with 20 entries each.
On-demand video by T2p.tv will be available after 9 p.m. each evening of Race Week at www.nyyc.org, where complete results also can be found.
For more information, visit the website above or contact the New York Yacht Club Sailing Office, Harbour Court, 5 Halidon Avenue, Newport, R.I. 02840; phone 401-845-9633; fax 401-846-3303; email sailingoffice@nyyc.org.
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(Hometown Roster Follows)
Hometown Roster by State
John Kilroy, Samba Pa Ti, Melges 32, Los Angeles, CA
Bruce Stone, Power Play, J/105, San Francisco, CA
Thomas Coates, Masquerade, J/105, San Francisco, CA
Stephen Pugh, Taboo, Melges 32, Sausalito, CA
George Shaw, Tumbleweed, J122, Denver, CO
Tom Lee, Jammy Beggar, Melges 32, Essex, CT
David Nauber, Wolverine, Frers 33, Higganum, CT
Peter Brinckerhoff, Hooligan, Evelyn 42, Riversude, CT
Dean Allen, Strange Brew, J/105, Riverside, CT
Nickel van Reesema, 5cent, J/109, Greenwich, CT
Al Minella, Relentless, boat type unknown, Greenwich, CT
George Hinman, Conspiracy, NYYC Swan42, Greenwich, CT
Andy Fisher, Bandit, NYYC Swan42, Greenwich, CT
Philip Lotz, Arethusa, NYYC Swan42, New Canaan, CT
Richard Nicholls, Rhiannon III, J/109, Stamford, CT
Bob & Farley Towse, Blue Yankee, RP66, Stamford, CT
George Wilbanks, Revelation, J/105, Westport, CT
Rick Lyall, Storm, J109, Wilton, CT
Michael LaChance, Dark 'n Stormy, boat type unknown, Wolcott, CT
Beck Swanson, XSNRG, Melges 32, Woodbridge, CT
John Taylor, Ninkasi, Melges 32, Jupiter, FL
Michael Carroll, New Wave, Melges 32, Tampa, FL
Jeff Ecklund, STAR, Melges32, Fort Lauderdale, FL
George Gamble, Evil Woman, Melges 32, Pensacola, FL
Roger Sturgeon, Rosebud/Team DYT, STP65, Fort Lauderdale, FL
John Hammel, Elan, Beneteau 36.7, Arlington, MA
Richard Hyde, Freightrain, Frers 36, Belmont, MA
Ronald O'Hanley, Privateer, Cookson 50, Boston, MA
David Powers, Agora, Beneteau 36.7, Boston, MA
Christopher Zibailo, Superstition, J/109, Boston, MA
Joe Fallon, Sojourn, boat type unknown, Boxford, MA
Chris Bulger, Blazer, NYYC Swan42, Brookline, MA
John Downey, Gambler, Frers 41 TM, Canton, MA
Kenneth Colburn, Apparition, NYYC Swan42, Dover, MA
Adrian Ravenscroft, Havoc, X-35, Duxbury, MA
Gary Weisberg, Heat Wave, J109 , Gloucester, MA
Michael Feeley, Ladylove, J 109, Hingham, MA
Gordon Hall, Katabatic, IMX 40, Marblehead, MA
Tom Peelen, Quokka, Beneteau 36.7 , So Dartmouth, MA
Jonathan Bloom, Bear Spirit, J/105, N Falmouth, MA
Ted Herlihy, Gut Feeling, J109, South Dartmouth, MA
Blair Brown, Sforzando, Taylor 45, Newton, MA
Richard Casner, Xhibition, X-35, Dedham, MA
Brian Keane, Savasana, J/105, Weston, MA
Jahn Tihansky, Tomcat, Farr 53, Annapolis, MD
Midn 1/c Kellen Browne, Tomcat, Farr 53, Annapolis, MD
Andrew Kennedy, Bat IV, J/105, Annapolis, MD
Bill Sweetser, Rush, J/109, Annapolis, MD
David Askew, Flying Jenny VI, J/122, Annapolis, MD
Ennio Staffini, Anema & Core, J/V IRC 52, Annapolis, MD
Jahn Tihansky, Integrity, Navy 44, Annapolis, MD
Rob Marsh, Blowboat!, J/105, Chester, MD
Preben Ostberg/ Bud Dailey, Tsunami, NYYC Swan42, Rockville, MD
Hap Fauth, Bella Mente, RP 69, Minneapolis, MN
Kip Meadows, Roxanne, Melges 32, Raleigh, NC
Peter Rogers, Highlife, Melges, Beaulieu, NH
Roy Halvorsen, Crossbow, Beneteau 36.7, Tenafly, NJ
Lou Melillo, Surface Tension, Beneteau 36.7, Middletown, NJ
Mike Perry, Bloody Hell, Evelyn 32, Somers Point, NJ
William Purdy, Whirlwind, Beneteau First 36.7, NY, NY
Jason Carroll, boat type unknown, NY, NY,
Bryan Lawrence, Nimbus, Farr 40, New York, NY
Christopher Beane, Vixen, J/105, New York, NY
Peter Rugg, Jaded, J/105, New York, NY
John Koten, Planet Claire, J/105, New York, NY
James D. Bishop, Gold Digger, J/44, New York, NY
Marc Glimcher, Catapult, J122, New York, NY
Edward Tillinghast, Dark N'Stormy, Melges 32, New York, NY
Steve Kenny &, Greg Ames, boat type unknown, Wainscott, NY
Morton Weintraub, Troubador, Express 37, Larchmont, NY
Craig Albrecht, Avalanche, Farr 395, Sea Cliff, NY
Arthur, Kelley, Brilliant, Frers 33, Centerport, NY
Donald F. Filippelli, Caminos, J109, Amagansett, NY
Damian Emery, Eclipse, J/105, Shoreham, NY
Jordan Mindich, Shakedown, J/105, Huntington, NY
Barry Gold, Sundari, J/122, Larchmont, NY
David Jannetti, Saykadoo, J109, Sag Harbor, NY
Mike Bruno, Wings, J122, Armonk, NY
Robert Hesse, Lake Effect, Melges 32, ELMA, NY
Brendan Brownyard, Barleycorn, NYYC Swan42, Bay Shore, NY
Gosia (Malgorzata) Rojek, Better Than..., NYYC Swan42, Brooklyn, NY
Joerg Esdorn, Kincsem, J/105, Rye, NY
Kevin Grainger, Gumption3, J-105, Rye, NY
Andrew Weiss, Christopher Dragon, J122, Rye, NY
Stephen Furnary, Patriot, J122, Rye, NY
Gibb Kane, Mutiny, NYYC Swan42, Rye, NY
Dod Fraser, Orbit, NYYC Swan42, Rye, NY
John Hele, Daring, NYYC42, Rye, NY
Roger Widmann, Quintessence, NYYC/NYYC Swan42, Larchmont, NY
Steve Kenny &, Greg Ames, Gossip, boat type unknown, Wainscott, NY
David Betts, Instant Karma, boat type unknown, Southampton, NY
Daniel W. van Heeckeren, Vanpire32, Melges 32, Gates Mills, OH
Trey Sheehan, Flat Stanley, Melges 32, Chagrin Falls, OH
Jay Schachne, Coltrane, J/105, Barrington, RI
Andrew McClatchy, Traffic, J/105, East Greenwich, RI
Sam Fleet, Aquarius, Swan 601, East Greenwich, RI
Dave Lussier, The Cat Came Back, NYYC Swan42, Exeter, RI
John Collins, Slipstream, Beneteau 36.7, Jamestown, RI
Robert, Salk, Picante, J 109, Jamestown, RI
P. Thomas Hirsch, Downhill Express, NYYC Swan42, Jamestown, RI
Paul Zabetakis, Impetuous, NYYC Swan42, Jamestown, RI
Thomas Rich, Settler, Cust. Peterson 42, Middletown, RI
Charles Shumway, Sea Shadow, J-105, Newport, R
Charlie Milligan, Act One, Mills/King 40, Newport, RI
Richard Barker, Available, Ben 36.7, Newport, RI
Peter Henderson, Tiburon, NYYC Swan42, Newport, RI
Malcolm Gefter, celeritas, NYYC42, Newport, RI
Brian Cunha, Irie, Tripp 47, Newport, RI
Austin & Gwen Fragomen, Interlodge, NYYC Swan42, Portsmouth, RI
Daniel Stone, White Heat, J/35, Providence, RI
Dawson Hodgson, Grimace, J100, Providence, RI
Benjamin Hall, Bluto, Evelyn 32, Tiverton, RI
Greg Manning, Sarah, X-41, Warwick, RI
Doug Shaffer, Gambler, J 122, Bayview, TX
Mark Masur, Two Feathers, J/105, Dallas, TX
Steve Rhyne, Mojo, Melges, Seabrook, TX
Jon Halbert, Vitesse, NYYC Swan42, Dallas, TX
David Hoyt, Goat, Melges, Stowe, VT
Stephen Tedeschi, Tastes Like Chciken, J109, Alexandria, VA
Derek Campbell, Banshee, Melges 32, Seattle, WA
Barry Sampson, Long Echo, NYYC Swan42, Chichester, England, UK
Stuart Simpson, Team Barbarians, Melges 32, london, UK
Joe Woods, RED, Melges 32, torquay, England, UK
Peter Rogers, Highlife, Melges 32, Beaulieu, England, UK
John Sherlock, Arkle, Melges 32, Mississauga Ontario, Canada
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