Over Columbus Day weekend was the Gearbuster race run annually every fall by Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, CT. It’s a long day race around various government buoys in western Long Island Sound. Winning the 10-boat PHRF B Division was Bill & Jackie Baxter’s J/111 FIREBALL by nearly 24 minutes corrected time. As a result, they also took PHRF Overall honors too. For more Stratford Shoals Race information, visit https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=16310.

The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Solent racing season came to a conclusion with the Vice Admiral’s Cup with two days (14-15 September) of windward leeward and tight round the cans races. High pressure dominated the weather conditions, with early autumn sunshine providing brilliant sunshine. On both days, the racing schedule was delayed allowing a seabreeze to fill, and it was worth the wait. Five superb races were run for all classes in up to 15…

The 19th Ida Lewis Distance Race hosted 45 teams. The competition’s 24-hour format saw seven classes leave Newport Harbor at 11:00 AM Friday, August 16, and return on Saturday to a finish line sighted from host Ida Lewis Yacht Club. “With the forecast for light air, we chose a course of 135.0nm for all three ORC classes and a shorter 120.0nm for the four PHRF classes,” said Will Museler, a member of the race team.…