New York Yacht Club Race Week - Class leaders emerge



11:45 PM Wed 21 Jul 2010 GMT
'EVOLUTION RACING, Ray Roberts' STP65, on day one for IRC Classes - New York Yacht Club Race Week' &copy Rolex/Dan Nerney
New York Yacht Club (NYYC) Race Week at Newport. The second half of New York Yacht Club (NYYC) Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex began as many New England summer days do with fog, humidity and light wind. By the 11am starting time, the NYYC Race Committee reported 6-8 knots of wind, which held steady for today's two races. Since this half of the regatta is doubling as the Rolex US-IRC National Championship, all 35 boats are being scored with a handicap rating - IRC - that allows dissimilar boats to compete against each other. In IRC 1, the ...


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