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Block Island Race: Jay Turchetta and his AMADEUS V team win IRC 2 and Overall
THE STORM TRYSAIL CLUB'S Block Island Race was first held in 1946. It starts on Friday of Memorial Day weekend, and depending on the wind...
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![Block Island Race: Nice memories and preview by Sail-World's David Schmidt](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75ec71_7529fd9ffef04bc4829b973267855dbe~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_660,h_438,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/75ec71_7529fd9ffef04bc4829b973267855dbe~mv2.webp)
Block Island Race: Nice memories and preview by Sail-World's David Schmidt
QUOTE-UNQUOTE: "...to sell the Block Island Race as just a feeder for longer distance races would be to short-sell one of the best...