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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.”

Raven Rebuilding

Jon Goff, avid Bristol sea sprite sailor, racer, and inveterate creative tinkerer, is in the process of rebuilding Raven, an SS23 daysailer. His work is a remarkable story spanning several years and many hours that he has now documented on a newly created and exquisitely detailed blog. Here is the link to Raven Rebuilding. And below is his home page. He looks forward to your comments, advice, and thoughts.

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SEA SPRITE 23 

RAVEN

Rejuvination of a Classic

During the summer of 2009 my father and I began to discuss the purchase of a boat that was larger than our Herreshoff 12 ½ but smaller than the C&C 35 that my wife and I previously owned.

The boats that we were principally looking at were the Pisces 21, Herreshoff Fish and Alerion 26.  That summer I sailed in a number of races on Elf a Sea Sprite 23.  I found Elf to be a pleasure to sail, well balanced and possessing an attractive shear.  The Sea Sprite 23 was added to the list of boats.  In particular the DaySailer model with a larger cockpit and more protected seating for sailing with small kids.  The price point was also very attractive being less than 10% the cost of any the other boats in consideration.  At the end of the summer the Sea Sprite 23 fleet sailed in the Herreshoff Regatta amongst all of the classics.  Seeing the Sea Sprites sailing alongside more traditional classics gave me an idea and at that moment this project was born.

Taking the classic hull and shear profile of the Sea Sprite 23 daysailer and couple it with a traditional Herreshoff Cabin Top; something similar to that found on a Herreshoff Fish Class, or Alerion. 

The GOAL became to rebuild a Sea Sprite 23 DaySailor to be more aesthetically pleasing, easier to sail and to create an ideal family boat for all ages that will last generations.