Quantum Key West Race Week, January 17-22 (video)

Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 UPDATES:



Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 - Thursday Sailing Highlights -Another great day on the water with most classes getting in three races. Highlights from all Divisions. Published on Jan 21, 2016


UPDATE: Quantum Key West 2016 - Division 2, Day 3 video


Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 - Wednesday Sailing Highlights - Jan 20, 2016: With a big change in the weather perfect sailing conditions returned with most classes getting in three races.


Monday and Tuesday at Quantum Key West Race Week, which has a new look with Storm Trysail Club's management.

UPDATE: Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 - Division 3, Day 1 video - (Published Jan 19, 2016):

UPDATE: Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 - Monday Highlights - 18 Jan 2016 - 

Monday lived up to KWRW standards with big breeze.


Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 Storm Trysail Club Key West, FL, USA January 17-22, 2016

Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 joins Clean Regattas Program --"The Storm Trysail Club is proud to announce that Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 is doing its part to restore ocean health by participating in Sailors for the Sea’s Clean Regattas Program. Organizers at the Storm Trysail Club, which took over management of Quantum Key West Race Week last year, will implement several measures at this year’s regatta with the goal of achieving “Bronze Level” Clean Regattas certification.“All responsible sailors should do their part to make as little impact as possible on the environment,” said John Fisher, chairman of Quantum Key West Race Week 2106. “The Storm Trysail Club believes strongly in the Clean Regatta Program and is committed to doing everything possible to minimize the environmental footprint of our events.”   The Storm Trysail Club embraced the Clean Regatta Program this past year by bringing the 50th anniversary edition of Block Island Race Week into compliance. The club unanimously agreed it was a positive step in the right direction and wanted to extend the initiative to Quantum Key West Race Week. “Storm Trysail is proud to host this largest and most diverse international regatta in North America,” said Commodore Lee Reichart, “and we are embracing the program for the first time in this event’s long history. We are committed to work towards higher levels of certification in the future since this is an important alignment with the principles of our permit to respect the ecosystems in the waters of the National Marine Sanctuary off of Key West.” more info: Quantum Key West Race Week, Key West, FL, USA and keywestraceweek.com/2016blog/

Results: Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 on Yacht Scoring

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2015 Storm Trysail Club Annapolis Fall Regatta, Sailing Videos

C&C30s Friday - STC Annapolis Fall Regatta
The C&C 30 class takes a tour of the northern Chesapeake for the distance race in great sailing conditions. Published on Oct 26, 2015


C&C30 Practice Day STC Annapolis Fall Regatta - The C&C30s practice short course bouy racing on the Chesapeake before the Storm Trysail Club's Annapolis Fall Regatta. Published on Oct 26, 2015

2015 STC Annapolis Fall Regatta on Yacht Scoring - RESULTS: 2015 STC Annapolis Fall Regatta Storm Trysail Club - Chesapeake Station Annapolis, MD, USA October 23, 24 & 25, 2015:
Place, Yacht Name, Yacht Type, Owner/Skipper, City, State, Country, Results, Total Points

Annapolis Fall Regatta Course
IRC (IRC - 8 Boats)
1. Interlodge, Botin HPR 44, Austin and Gwen Fragomen , Newport, RI, USA, 1 -1.5 -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 ; 8.5
2. Christopher Dragon, Sydney 43 , Andrew & Linda Weiss , Mamaroneck, NY, USA, 4 -3 -4 -1 -2 -5 -5 ; 24
3. Orion, J 122, Paul Milo , Leesburg, VA, USA, 2 -6 -2 -3 -5 -4 -2 ; 24
4. Rush, J 109, Bill Sweetser , Annapolis, MD, USA, 5 -9 -3 -4 -3 -2 -3 ; 29
5. Cool Breeze, Mills 43 Custom, John Cooper , Cane Hill, MO, USA, 3 -4.5 -5 -6 -6 -3 -4 ; 31.5
6. Baby Bella, Dunning 42, Jim Grundy , Horsham, Pa, USA, 7 -7.5 -6 -5 -4 -6 -6 ; 41.5
7. HH42, HH 42, Glenn Walters , Newport, RI, USA, 6 -10.5 -7 -7 -7 -9 -9 ; 55.5
8. Velocity, J 111, Martin Roesch , Ellicott City, MD, USA, 9 -13.5 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 ; 67.5

CC 30 (One Design - 9 Boats)
1. Extreme2, C&C 30 One Design, Dan Cheresh , Saugatuck, MI, USA, 1 -1.5 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 ; 9.5
2. Themis, C&C 30 One Design, Walt Thirion , Annapolis, MD, USA, 2 -3 -4 -1 -2 -2 -2 ; 16
3. Stark Raving Mad VIII, C&C 30 One Design, James Madden , Newport Beach, CA, USA, 3 -4.5 -2 -2 -3 -8 -6 ; 28.5
4. Checkmate, C&C 30 One Design, Nigel Biggs , Hamble, Hampshire, GBR, 6 -7.5 -3 -4 -4 -5 -7 ; 36.5
5. Hooligan , C&C 30 One Design, Max Buerman , Warren, RI, USA, 5 -6 -9 -7 -5 -6 -3 ; 41
6. Just A Friend, C&C 30 One Design, Clayton Deutsch , Newport, RI, USA, 7 -10.5 -7 -5 -8 -7 -5 ; 49.5
7. BobSled, C&C 30 One Design, Bob Moran , Annapolis, MD, USA, 4 -9 -8 -9 -7 -9 -4 ; 50
8. Little Big Man, C&C 30 One Design, Dominick Cannavo , New York, NY, USA, 8 -12 -6 -8 -6 -4 -8 ; 52
9. Anema & Core, C&C 30 One Design, Ennio Staffini , Annapolis, MD, USA, 10 -15 -5 -6 -9 -3 -9 ; 57

Annapolis Fall Regatta ORC Course
ORC (ORC - 4 Boats)
1. Orion/ORC, J 122, Paul Milo , USA, 1 -3 -1 -1 -1 -2 -1 ; 10
2. Velocity/ORC, J 111, Martin Roesch , USA, 3 -1.5 -2 -2 -3 -1 -3 ; 15.5
3. Cool Breeze/ORC, Mills 43 Custom, John Cooper , USA, 2 -4.5 -3 -3 -2 -3 -2 ; 19.5
4. HH42/ORC, HH 42, Glenn Walters , USA, 4 -6 -4 -4 -4 -5 -5 ; 32

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Quantum Key West Race Week Innovations, Sailing Videos

Quantum Key West 2015 - Volpe Melges 32 sailing video above


Quantum Key West 2015 - Melges 32 - Volpe Bowman Mike Hill in action! Day 3, Key West 2015 - Published on Jan 23, 2015

Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 -

Organizers announce innovations to Quantum Key West Race Week: "... With the release of the official Notice of Race, organizers with the Storm Trysail Club have proposed several new elements for Quantum Key West Race Week 2016. A harbor course area for smaller sailboats, distance racing for Performance Cruising designs and replacing PHRF with the International ORC rating system are among the creative ideas found in the new NOR. John Fisher, regatta chairman for Quantum Key West Race Week, said the changes were made in response to feedback from both the United States and international sailboat racing community. Storm Trysail Club conducted a survey of past and potential participants seeking comments on what could be done to improve the event. “We believe the sailing constituency that revolves around Key West was looking for something different,” Fisher said. “Many, many elements of the regatta are tried and true, but there are other things that needed to be tweaked. We are listening to the sailors that care about Key West Race Week and are attempting to address their desires and needs.” Cost has become a concern for some of the amateur programs that were a staple of Key West Race Week at its peak when more than 300 boats were competing on an annual basis. Participation at the annual midwinter regatta took a hit during the worldwide economic downturn as many of the mom and pop programs just could not afford to spend seven days in the Conch Republic. “One of the things we’ve heard repeatedly involves the expense of the regatta. Key West is a very popular tourist destination and therefore the cost of meals and lodging can be considerable,” Fisher said. To address that issue, Storm Trysail is offering the great racing experience of the event condensed into a three-day regatta format for those classes that choose to do so. Fisher said racing would be held Wednesday through Friday for those classes so participants are included in the final awards ceremony. “Housing and feeding a crew for four or five days as opposed to eight or nine reduces the expense to a level that is more palatable for a segment of boat owners,” Fisher said. “We’re hoping that holding a regatta within a regatta will bring back a segment of skippers who stopped doing Key West because of the cost.”..."

• Fact Sheet on ORC/list of ORC ratings for common boat types may be found on the Yacht Scoring regatta management site: www.yachtscoring.com. 
• More info re: ORC system: www.orc.org, 
• Make applications for ORC Club ratings online: www.orc.org/clubapplication.

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Storm Trysail Club and Quantum Sail Save Key West Race Week (video)

Quantum Key West Race Week 2015 highlights - published on Feb 3, 2015 - Video edited by www.zerogradinord.net - Calvi Netwrok, Carlo Alberini J/70 winner of Boat of the Week Trophy.

Storm Trysail Club Takes Over Ownership of Key West Race Week - Quantum Sail Design Group remains onboard as title sponsor of popular regatta: (Press Release) – "Quantum Key West Race Week will continue thanks to the organizational expertise of a new ownership group and the ongoing support of its title sponsor – Quantum Sail Design Group. The Storm Trysail Club is pleased to announce that it has come to an agreement with Premiere Racing to take over ownership and management of the prestigious regatta. The Storm Trysail Club, established in 1938, is well known for running Block Island Race Week, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary this summer. Storm Trysail Club also organizes the Lauderdale‐to-Key West Race that has long served as feeder for Key West Race Week. “Key West Race Week is a terrific bookend to the club’s long - standing Block Island Race Week,” Storm Trysail Club commodore Lee Reichart said. “We believe we will be able to utilize our experience at Block Island to ensure that Key West remains the most prominent winter big-­‐ boat event in North America.”

"Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 will be held Jan. 18 - 22, 2016 with many of the same elements that made the regatta so popular remaining in place. Foremost is the sponsorship of Quantum, the second-largest sail-making company in the world... Reynolds thanked Peter Craig and his team at Premiere Racing for 21 years of dedication to ensuring Key West Race Week remained a highlight of the racing calendar, both within the United States and abroad. Reynolds also acknowledged an appreciation for Premiere Racing’s commitment to ensuring a smooth transition.
“Through Peter’s leadership, Key West Race Week has become an internationally-­‐renowned regatta. It would be a huge loss to the competitors and the industry if the regatta were to go away,” Reynolds said ... Storm Trysail Club members are in the process of contacting all past sponsors and will be working to bring new partners into the mix. Jeff Johnstone has pledged the support of J/Boats, a worldwide leader in high-performance sailboats. All sorts of J/Boats designs have competed at Key West Race Week over the years, either in one-design, PHRF or IRC classes. Johnstone challenged other industry leaders to do their part in making Key West Race Week a success.... Storm Trysail Club announced that longtime member John Fisher will serve as event chairman for Key West Race Week. Fisher has been involved with Block Island Race Week since 1999, serving as chairman for three editions of the biennial regatta. Reichart said Fisher, a past commodore of Storm Trysail Club, was selected for the role because of his proven strength with logistics... Dick Neville, another Storm Trysail Club veteran, has been appointed race committee chairman. Neville has been working Key West Race Week for nearly two decades as right-hand man to Division 2 principal race officer Dave Brennan. Neville is expecting to conduct starts in most of the classes that have traditionally competed at Key West... Fisher said Nick Langone will serve as shore-side committee chairman while John Storck Jr. will oversee mobile marina logistics. The Storm Trysail Club hopes to retain the services of numerous dedicated volunteers that worked for Premiere Racing for many years..."

Skippers wishing to register for Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 should visit http://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=1390.

About Storm Trysail Club: Storm Trysail Club is one of the world’s most respected sailing organizations. Established in 1938, its membership includes skilled blue water and ocean racing sailors who have flown a storm trysail or severely reduced canvas during an ocean voyage. The club is headquartered in Larchmont, N.Y., and has regional stations throughout the U.S. It hosts Block Island Race Week in odd-numbered years, the annual Block Island Race, Lauderdale-to-Key West Race and the biennial Miami-to-Montego Bay Race among many other events. The Club’s affiliated 501(c)(3) organization, The Storm Trysail Foundation, holds annual junior safety-at-sea seminars and the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta for college sailors using big boats. For more information, visit www.stormtrysail.org.

About Quantum Sail Design Group: Founded in 1996, Quantum Sail Design Group has grown to become the world’s second-largest sail-making company with more than 75 sales and service outlets around the world. Quantum designs, engineers, and manufacturers racing and cruising sails for sailors who demand the highest levels of quality and performance. The company is known for its Fusion M™ membrane sails and winning one design sails in dozens of classes. Quantum’s US headquarters is located in Traverse City, Michigan with European headquarters in Barcelona, Spain.
(source: press release)

Senior citizen | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Team Alvimedica’s Will Oxley turned 50 this week as his team was sailing in the South Atlantic Ocean. Nick Dana seizes the opportunity to fulfil every teenager's favourite hobby - playing a prank on 'the Professor'.

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Volvo Ocean Race, Leg 6 Finish: Newport, RI (USA)
Volvo Ocean Race- Village Opening: May 5, 2015
Exploration Zone Opening: May 9, 2015
VOR Sailboats estimated arrival at Newport:  May 5 - 9, 2015
more info: volvooceanrace.com

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