Block Island Race Week XXIV
June 20, 2011 Photos
Courtesy of Daniel Forster/Rolex

Race week has started. Vesper, Jim Swartz's TP 52 leads their IRC 1 Division on the first day of racing.

Crews work hard at hikiing to keep the boats
flat as they power upwind.
Day 1 action included the four new J/11 competing in PHRF 1.
Bandit, Andrew Fisher's NYYC 42, chases down the competition in their highly competitive 13 boat one design class.

Bill Clemen's Coyote and John Bailey's Talisman, Farr 395's, battle it out in IRC 3.

A foredeck crew works hard in gathering in their spinnaker as they prepare to round the leeward mark.
Jeffrey Willis's J/44 leads off the line at the start of Race 1 of the J/44 Class.
Lawrence Dickie's Kerr 43 sets their chute enroute to winning their race in IRC 2.
The 2011 Race Committee - lots of great volunteers who do an outstanding job.