Block Island Race Week XXII
June 22, 2007 Photos
Courtesy of Dave Dunigan and Dan Nerney

The NYYC Swan 42 class at the start
of Friday's final race

Christopher Dragon, Andrew Weiss's J/122, powers upwind as they aproach the weather mark in IRC 4

The crew of Xanadu, Richard Nugent's X-41, gathers the chute in 20 knots of breeze as they approach the leeward mark

Cabady, Randall and Matt Baldwin's Taylor 42, won their IRC 5 division
Troubador, Mort Weintraub's Express 37, gets ready to set their chute in IRC 5
Shamrock Sensation, Ralph Dimattia's Nelson/Marek 40, battles Thin Ice, Stuart Hebb's Aerodyne 38, as both boats get ready to set chutes
It takes a lot of strength to pull the large asymetric chute around during a gybe in 20+ knots of breeze
The crew of Tsunami, a NYYC Swan 42, works hard to keep their boat flat on the run to the bottom mark