Author: Ed Cesare

By Ed Cesare, BIRW XXVIII Event Chair Preparations are well underway for Storm Trysail’s Block Island Race Week 2019. With format developments both on and off the water, the 28th edition of this biennial event promises not only a high level of windward/leeward competition for those that seek it but an equally spirited but more relaxed experience for teams that want to both race hard and enjoy other aspects of the week. Bring the Family Entries in…

By Ed Cesare My longtime friend and shipmate Chad Corning recently invited me to come along on a delivery of Jason Carroll’s MOD 70 trimaran Argo from Newport, RI to Fort Lauderdale, FL. Readers might be familiar with Jason’s program and stable of race boats, including the turboed Gunboat 62 Elvis. Jason purchased the ex-Oman Racing last summer. The MOD (“Multi One Design”) 70 was conceived in 2009 as a class of one-design transoceanic racers. These are…