CYC AROUND THE ISLAND RACE

Photo Credit: Hillary Dutton The Around the Island Race course includes a turning point at Beavertail Light, an iconic landmark on the southern tip of Jamestown, R.I. Did you know that the original lighthouse was built out of wood in the early 18th century and burned down just four years after construction?  Now the landmark is a stone structure and has weathered many treacherous storms and towering waves while keeping its beacon aglow for sailors at sea. 12 DAYS TO GO! For more information or to register, visit  http://www.conanicutyachtclub.org/ATI.aspx  Follow the event on  Facebook ,  Twitter  and  Instagram

Mad Czech the 2013 CYC Around the Island Race where it won Division A (Photo Credit: Hillary Dutton) Jan Petr Trousilek has raced in the CYC Around the Island Race eight times on three different boats and will compete again this year with his Chaser 33 Mad Czech. Jan and his family summer in Jamestown, but spend the rest of the year in Prague. The Mad Czech team races under burgees for the Czech Yacht Club (Prague) and the Newport Yacht Club. “We leave for Europe right after the Around the Island Race, so it is always a great end to our racing season. We like this race and have many friends racing in our class so it is always great fun, and our island is so beautiful and we see great weather most of the time,” said Jan whose crew consists of his son Jan P Trousilek VI as well as Rhode Island sailors Diane Ericson, Vera Gierke, Ryan Stankowitz.

The sailing instructions have been posted for the 88th Conanicut Yacht Club Around the Island Race! Click here to view them.  For more information or to register, visit http://www.conanicutyachtclub.org/ATI.aspx  Follow the event on  Facebook ,  Twitter  and  Instagram

James Cornwall's J/35 Sugaree and Stephen Parfet's Second Wind during the 2014 Around the Island Race. Sugaree is signed up to race again this year! (Photo Credit Hillary Dutton) There are 17 Days till the 88th Conanicut Yacht Club Around the Island Race kicks off on Narragansett Bay, and already 35 boats have signed up to compete, including two of last year’s class winners: Robert Salk’s Picante and Matt Dunbar’s Wharf Rat. For more information or to register, visit h ttp://www.conanicutyachtclub.org/ATI.aspx  Follow the event on  Facebook ,  Twitter  and  Instagram

 The CYC Around the Island Race is shaping up to have some very tight competition for its 88th edition this year (Sept. 6). Over this past weekend, five of the 25 teams signed up (to-date) took on the Ida Lewis Distance Race, and all finished with strong results. See highlighted competitors in the following photo story:

Five of our 21 registered teams will be competing in tomorrow's popular overnighter, the Ida Lewis Yacht Club Distance Race : Brian Cunha’s Irie 2 , Alfred Van Liew’s Odyssey , John Gowell’s Temptress , Brooke Mastrorio’s URSA and Bill Kneller’s Vento Solare . We can't wait to follow the racing and see the results!  As for the rest of the fleet, you have 24 DAYS till the CYC Around the Island Race kicks off on the other side of Narragansett Bay.

There are four perpetual trophies given out for the annual Conanicut Yacht Club Around, two of which are eligible for CYC members only: Eads Johnson Trophy is awarded to the CYC member with the lowest corrected time and a PHRF rating lower than 174. Robert A. MacLeod Rear Commodore Trophy is awarded to the CYC member with the lowest corrected time in a boat with an overall length less than 31 feet and a PHRF rating greater than 174. Commodore Bruce R. Brakenhoff Memorial Trophy is an open award for all competitors and awarded to the boat that finishes in the shortest elapsed time. Commodore John C. Quinn Trophy is an open award for all competitors and awarded to the boat that finishes in the fastest corrected time.

There may be 26 DAYS until the 88th Conanicut Yacht Club Around the Island Race kicks off, but remember that the early bird catches the worm, so sign up before Monday August 31st to avoid a late entry fee. To register for the race, visit https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registration_form.php?regatta_id=10422

Did you know that the race is a 19-mile circumnavigation of Conanicut Island (Rhode Island)? Longer than 1,200 of CYC’s clay tennis courts lined up side by side!

There are 30 DAYS until the 88th Conanicut Yacht Club Around the Island Race kicks off on Narragansett Bay! We are going to be counting down to the start with daily updates and fun facts on the event blog, as well as Facebook , Instagram and Twitter .