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Rhodes 19, Fleet 35, Narragansett Bay, RI
Greetings,
Welcome
to Rhodes 19, Fleet 35, situated in the northern portion of Narragansett
Bay, Rhode Island, USA. Fleet 35 was established approximately 30 years ago
by Robert Wood, Roland Desrochers and Robert Janelle as a Rhodes 19,
Centerboard Fleet. Early in "Fleet 35" history, the founders
somehow let a few Rhodes Keelboats slip into the fold and are now accepted
as part of the environment
. Rhodes
19, Fleet 35, Narragansett Bay is in itself a sanctioned Fleet through the
R19 National Class Association and has its own Charter, Constitution &
Bylaws. It actually has no official affiliations to any particular yacht
club... other than majority location - Bullock Cove, Riverside, RI. The
boats all meet and follow National Association Class specifications and
rules. The only exception to these rules is that we race a
"mixed" fleet. We have a fairly equal amount of Centerboard
Rhodes as Keel Rhodes and there is no handicap applied. The waters out in
the Upper Bay, Ohio Ledge, Conimicut Point produces enough chop...that both
boats average out in boat-speed.
"Narragansett
Terrace Yacht Club" has been extremely generous to "Fleet
35" and we are allowed to use their facility on Bullock Cove for both
Clubhouse use on race nights...and more importantly they provide us with a
great Race Committee. We have "Fleet 35" members from Bristol
Y.C., Edgewood Y.C., Tiverton Y.C. and many without any affiliation at all.
The entire Race Committee ... goes above and beyond the call of duty to
provide us with our own starting sequence, starting line and race scoring.
Each
vessel pays a nominal Regatta fee for both the Spring and Summer Series
(around $75?) ... and NTYC pays for all of our trophies and awards out of
their racing budget. In addition to the regular series...they host several
around Prudence Island races on weekends... with more trophies and several races
outside Bullock Cove. The participants share and take part to provide food on
the grill after each race. There are several "Around Prudence Island
Races" specifically for Rhodes 19's such as the "Unc Allen
Trophy" and "Doc McVay Trophy".
Please
understand... Rhodes 19, Fleet 35 is a recreational orientated racing fleet
with sailors from all ranges in expertise. There are many first year
sailors, first Rhodes 19 owners and sometimes too many family members on a
single boat that have a particular "sailing theory" that differs from each
other. There are also some very experienced sailors that are valuable to
the fleet in providing an education that they usually share willingly.
Should you have any questions and or would like to join in as part of Fleet
35, please contact us and we will provide you with additional information.
Fleet
Captain Bob Taber
Rhodes19-Fleet35@cox.net
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