Block Island Race Week’s final tent party was abuzz with anticipation and excitement, as sailors and spectators awaited the announcement of cumulative awards for the regatta’s 60th anniversary. For the first time in recent memory, BIRW featured racing on all five days of the week, featuring fierce competition and extraordinary sailing June 23-27. “This regatta saw 140 races across 17 classes and multiple championship contests,” said Race Director Dick Neville. “The weather definitely cooperated, allowing our race management team to showcase the very best Block Island has to offer.” The regatta’s most prestigious award, the Everett B. Morris Perpetual Trophy, is awarded to the yacht with the best overall performance as judged by the Race Committee and the commodore of the Storm Trysail Club. The 2025 honor went to Bravo, a J/111 racing in the Performance Cruising 1 class and owned by Andrew and Sedge Ward. “Sailing BIRW with my dad who is 92 years old is just an incredible experience,” said Andrew Ward. “Taking home the Boat of The Week honors is just icing on an already astounding cake.” Complete results/event details: https://stormtrysail.org/regattas/blockislandraceweek/. A week that started off with a day one wind delay and three days of scorching heat and humidity, yielded to heavier breezes and a slightly more agitated sea state by the later days of racing. However, sailors across all three marinas hosting the fleet commented on the “champagne” and “Chamber of Commerce” conditions for which Block Island is known.