Lulabelle Wins A Squeaker At 2018 Sea Sprite Regatta

The 2018 Sea Sprite Regatta was held Saturday, July 28th, in Bristol Harbor. We had sunny skies, a 10 knot wind, and a lot of fun.

Christine Browne and the Bristol YC Race Committee ran 2 races on a windward-leeward course at the mouth of the harbor in the afternoon. We had 9 boats racing, including a team from the Herreshoff Marine Museum Sailing School.

photo by John Holscher

photo by John Holscher

 

Both races were marked by close crossings, tight finishes, and sharp tactics. In the first race, Bob Catani in Bramasole held off Carter Hall in Lulabelle with superb tactics rounding the leeward mark. Lou Marino in Hope placed third.  Lulabelle took the lead in the second race and managed to stay ahead of Bramasole for first place with Hope taking third. Lulabelle was declared the winner of the Regatta using the tie breaker rules.

We retired to the porch at Bristol YC for pizza and drinks and awards and stories. The buzz was wonderful. All skippers and crew were there along with the Race Committee. Kirk Cusik, director of the HMM Sailing School, also attended, as did Herb Brown and his wife Chris. Quite a crowd!

Thanks go to Bristol YC for hosting the event. It was a fine day.

 

2018 Sea Sprite Regatta in Bristol, RI July 28th

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The summer is here and that means our annual Sea Sprite Regatta is right around the corner.
Come join the fun on Saturday, July 28th for the The Sea Sprite Annual Regatta hosted by Bristol Yacht Club.  Format for the day is two races with a windward / leeward course.  The scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race is 1300.  The starting rendezvous area is in Bristol Harbor, west of the Town Pier.  Notice Of Race, Sailing Instructions, and registration instructions and form are posted on the SeaSprite Association Website.  REGISTRATION IS DUE three days before the event. And there is, as always, a fun gathering on the BYC porch for food, drinks, awards, and tales of the day’s racing.

Stunning

 

photo by Lou Marino

photo by Lou Marino

The article below appeared in the Bristol Phoenix on June 7, 2018. It is written by Christy Nadaline. The pictures are from Lou Marino.

 

Every girl wants a prom dress that makes her feel great. Not every girl gets to wear a prom dress that says so much about who she is.

Emilia Marino, daughter of Lou and Karen Marino of State Street, didn’t want just any dress when the graduating Bay View senior attended her final prom last week. She managed to marry her creativity and her favorite sport into an unforgettably fun frock.

“My mom taught me to sew when I was young,” said Emilia. “She’s a fantastic seamstress.”

At the same time, Emilia’s dad, and the East Bay Sailing Foundation, taught her to sail. For years, she has crewed for her father every Wednesday night, racing their Sea Sprite Hope out of the Bristol Yacht Club.

She’s currently captain of the Bay View sailing team, which also practices out of the BYC, and she spends her summers teaching sailing at the Herreshoff Marine Museum.

“I was always coming up with these random ideas when I was younger, and at one point I decided I wanted to make my wedding dress out of a white sail,” she said. “But that’s so far in the future.”

The prom, on the other hand, was right around the corner.

She told Peter Wisotzkey, sailing foundation program director and Bay View coach, what she had in mind.

“He was able to find a retired rainbow spinnaker in the basement of the club,” Emilia said.

photo by Lou Marino

photo by Lou Marino

The pattern on the spinnaker lent itself well to its new purpose, and the dress fea-

tures a fitted blue bodice with red, blue, orange and yellow stripes fanning from the waist.

Emilia, (who is also an accomplished ceramics artist) plans to attend URI in the fall and study ocean engineering. And yes, she will be joining their sailing team.

But, what shoes to wear with a dress made from a rainbow spinnaker?

“Rainbows, of course!” laughed Emilia, referencing the ubiquitous leather flip flops known for their durability and popular with sailors.

“I’m not going to spend a bunch on money on shoes that won’t go with the dress, that I’d end up kicking off anyway.”