The second half of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Race week at Replica Bell & Ross Type Watches Newport promises high class racing action featuring IRC Class boats.The race would be spread over four days with the winner taking home the Rolex US-IRC National Championship, and the respect of their peers.Rhode Island, the designated venue for the race, is characterized by even sea faring conditions, quiet picturesque locations, disturbed occasionally, by sea gulls swooping on the water for its feed, and vast stretches of cold water of aquamarine blue. However, the conditions on the final day of the first part of the race week were exactly opposite, characterized by frothing ocean, raging wind, leading to the abandonment of the race, much to the consternation of fans, who were expecting yet another sunny day, clear blue skies, and world class sailing action.That being said, the first week did offer some vintage sailing action; a pity that the race could not continue towards its logical end.Phil Lotz’s Arethusa took the class honors in the NYYC Swan 42 class, sailing aboard the Arethusa.Incidentally, last the Arethusa won on the basis of cumulative points after the race was terminated because of bad weather.Like each year, the Rolex US-IRC National Championship attracts some of the best Replica Bell & Ross Type Watches yachts in the business including Ron O’Hanley’s 50-foot Privateer, George David’s 90-foot Rambler, Richard Oland’s Southern Cross 52 Vela Veloce, Dan Meyers’s J/V 66-footer Numbers, and Ray Roberts’s STP65 Evolution Racing.
Ray Robert likens the Rolex US-IRC National Championship as the racing between designers rather than between sailors.Roberts likes the healthy rivalry between the Americans and the Australians in the Rolex US-IRC National Championship.The Evolution features some very experienced names in the world of sailing including boat builder Steve McConaghy, Australian strategist Jamie McFale, and chief sail designer Ben DeCoster and Andy Hudson, who chartered the Transfusion to its second placed finish in the 2010 Rolex Farr 40 Worlds.IRC 2 will consist of seven boats including the Privateer, Vela Veloce, R/P 55 Rima 2, Farr 60 Captivity, the 52 footer Anema & Core, the 55 footer Sforzando, and the 50 Snow Lion.The IRC 3 class will feature Phil Lotz’s Arethusa, the winner of the Swann 42 class.The Arethusa does not normally feature in the IRC 3 class; however, Phil Lotz is willing to try the yacht in this class, hoping that the luck holds.The IRC 4 class will Replica Bell & Ross Type Watches feature 8 boats where as the largest fleet will be featured in the IRC 5 class that will feature 10 boats in all including the 48 foot Sloop that won the Newport Bermuda Race’s St.David’s Lighthouse Division.
