‘Round The Hog on September 10th

One of our most fun event, the annual Around Hog Island Race is set for September 10 this year. Traditionally a fun event, the race begins off Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol Harbor and is set around Hog Island with a return to the finish line also off HMM. Bring the family, the kids, your spouse, your pets for a fun sail in the afternoon followed by a post-race gathering at Bristol YC. Some food will be provided and the bar will be open for beverages.

Here is the announcement from Dom, our race chair:

Hello Sea Sprite Sailors!

Only three weeks to go until you can participate in our famous, annual, fun Sea Sprite race around Hog Island!

We have already received a good amount of interest and really look forward to seeing you all out there. Be on the look out for the NOR’s and SI’s to be sent to you and published on the Sea Sprite Association Website in the near future. Mark your calendar, Saturday September 10th, 1pm! 

If you plan on participating, please send me an email and I will make sure to add you to the starting list.

We have some soft commitments from the following boats/skippers:

Whatawah/ Ben B. (I spoke to you from my kayak this weekend!)

Bramasole/Bob C. (The one to beat!)

Oasis/Bob R. (The master!)

Lulabelle/TBD (Can be available if Bob H. is out of town, email me if interested!)

New Hope/Dom M. (Always learning)

Seeker/Ian G. (Will get you a mooring if needed!)

Swallow/Jerry D. (Your boat is in awesome shape, see you soon!)

Sailaway/John H. (Let me know if you need a mooring!)

Liva/Nathan W. (All the way from Warwick, let me know if you need a mooring!)

Artemis/Ruth S. (Looking forward to seeing you having fun around the island! Come practice this and next Wednesday ;-))

Freya/ Susie H (Great meeting you this weekend, hope you can make it! Come practice this and next Wednesday ;-))

And, the winner gets to keep Mr. Hog on their mantlepiece FOR A YEAR!!!

Looking forward seeing you all out there and please let me know if you have any questions.

Again, if you are in, please send me an email at dom.messerli@me.com to let me know that you will be participating.

Big Thank You to Bob Rude to prepare the NOR and SI’s!

Happy Sailing

Dom

Sea Sprite Regatta 2022

2022 SEA SPRITE REGATTA

Under bright blue summer skies and 12 – 14 knots of southwesterly breeze, PRO John Mooney and Roger Carney set up two wonderful races for the 2022 Sea Sprite Annual Regatta.  While our participation was down somewhat from last year due to summer travel plans and boat upgrading, it was delightful sailing and stiff, close competition.

 

After two races perennial champion, Bob Catani nailed down his reputation as the skipper to keep in your sights as he scored two first-placed finishes.  In race number two, the time separating the top two boats, however, was only ten seconds after a four-mile race!

 

After the regatta, skippers and crews held a pizza dinner and awards ceremony around the firepit at the Bristol Yacht Club (No fire in the pit, however, since the air temperatures were in the 92-degree range.)

The results:

Bob Catani – Bramasole – 1 – 1 = 2

Bob Rude – Oasis – 2 – 2 = 4

Dom Messerlli – New Hope – 3 – 3 = 6

Mark Rotsky – Lullabelle – 4  – Did Not Start 

The next big regatta event for the Sea Sprite Class will be the Annual Race Around Hog Island scheduled for Saturday, September 10.  All skippers are welcome to join us.  Borrow a boat and join the fray!  A perfect way to wind up the summer racing season.  Contact Dom Messerli, Fleet Captain, for more information 484-988-0477.

2022 Sea Sprite Regatta

The annual mid-summer Sea Sprite Regatta is scheduled for July 25th this summer. Here is an email from Dom announcing the event:

Hello SeaSprite Sailors! I hope you all have been enjoying some fun sailing this summer thus far! What a beautiful 4th of July weekend we just had here in RI and Bristol, wow!

Great news to share, our annual Sea Sprite Regatta is coming up in a little less than tree weeks on Saturday July 23, at 1pm! To sign up and join the fun with your fellow Sea Sprite sailors, simply fill out the online application here:

https://theclubspot.com/regatta/2EjXlXV7JG

As with previous years, the regatta is run by the Bristol Yacht Club and this year it will be in combination with the J22 regatta. The Sea Sprites and the J22’s will have their own, separate one design starts. You will find the NOR under the above link and on the Sea Sprite Association web page. The SI’s will be soon be available at the same locations.

http://www.seaspriteassociation.com/

I’d also appreciate if you reply to this email and let me know if you plan on signing up and racing in this years regatta.

Thank you and see you on the water!

Dom