30 September 2001

The NOAA Forecast - Eastern Kent-Southeast Providence-Western Kent- Including the cities of, Providence, Warwick, West Greenwich
429 PM EDT Sat Sep 29 2001

Tonight: Mostly clear through late tonight, then becoming mostly cloudy. Breezy. Lows 45 to 50. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing briefly toward daybreak to 10 mph.

Sunday: Some sunshine around noon, otherwise mostly cloudy and windy. Highs in the lower 60S. Northeast wind 20 to 30 mph, gusting to 45 mph early in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Cloudy. A chance of showers toward daybreak. Lows 45 to 50. North Wind around 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

6 September 2001

Narragansett Terrace Yacht Club Thursday Night Race Series - We had an approximate 15 knots, dying breeze from the southwest. Abbi, Roger, Lisa, myself. 2nd place, following Radio Flyer (J-24), and followed by Good News (J-30).

14 June 2001

Narragansett Terrace Yacht Club Thursday Night Race Series - We had an approximate 10 knot breeze from the southwest. The crew consisted of Roger, Todd Johnston (of Banks Sails) and myself. We finished first over the line, followed by Good News (J-27) and Radio Flyer (J-24). On corrected time, we won the race.

Prior to the race, Todd and Roger adjusted the standing rigging. The forestay was too short. An additional toggle got that length corrected and the sails fit much better.

7 June 2001

Narragansett Terrace Yacht Club Thursday Night Race Series - The crew consisted of Roger, Lisa and myself. We finished first over the line, followed by Good News (J-30)and Radio Flyer (J-24). On corrected time, we won the race.

Our new sails looked good and were fast, but they did not seem to fit well enough.

8 June 2000

Narragansett Terrace Yacht Club Thursday Night Race Series - We had a a 12-16 knot breeze from the south-southwest. The crew consisted of Captain Roger, his son, Roger, his grandson, Roger, and myself. We had a great start, and maintained clear air throughout most of the race. We finished in second place, boat-for-boat, behind John Howell's J-30, Good News; But we finished third on corrected time; the final standings for top three being: J-24 Radio Flyer, J-30 Good News and J-27 InSync.

Our first downwind leg found us changing from the blade jib to the 140% genoa, a good call on Roger's part.

Click on the above chart thumbnail to view a depiction of the course and our track for the race.

9 September 1999

Narragansett Terrace Yacht Club Thursday Night Race Series - We had a moderate wind from the southwest, about 8-15 knots. The crew consisted of Captain Roger, his son, Roger, his grandson, Roger, his son's crewmate, Tommy, and myself. We had a great start, and maintained clear air throughout most of the race, even catching the entire Rhodes 19 fleet, which started ten minutes ahead of our start.

Click on the above chart thumbnail to view a depiction of the course and our track for the race.