Block Island Race Week day two

1:26 AM Wed 22 Jun 2011 GMT

'DARING leader after three races - Block Island Race Week 2011' &copy Rolex/Daniel Forster

The Storm Trysail Club's (STC) biennial Block Island Race Week presented by Rolex is underway for the 24th time since it was first held in 1965, and by all indications, it hasn't lost one bit of charm or competitive appeal in a history that spans more than four and a half decades. In fact, the five-day competition, originally patterned after Cowes Week, is one of the last true Race Weeks remaining in America, with a dominant theme of hard racing and fine competition supported by a subtext of daily camaraderie in complete informality. The event is hosting 134 boats sailing ...

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Block Island Race Week day two

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