31st Block Island Race Week Day 2 - Regatta Craft Mixers Race Day turns up the heat

Regatta Craft Mixers Race Day turned up the heat at Block Island Race Week—literally. The Island was not spared from the heat wave sweeping the East Coast this week, but that did not put a stop to the action out on the water.

With heavier wind than Day 1, the day began on time and featured champagne sailing conditions for the windward-leeward and navigator courses.

31st Block Island Race Week Day 2 - photo © Stephen R Cloutier

In the ORC 2 class, Henry Brauer and Steve Madeira's Swan 42 Tio Loco swapped first and second place finishes with Thomas Rich's GP 42 Settler in the day's two races. "It would be hard to find better sailing conditions anywhere in the country than we had today," Brauer said. "We feel good for the rest of the week. The team has come together and gelled very nicely."

Teamwork, a J/122 owned by Robin Team, came out on top of both races in the ORC 3 class. "We're having great winds and Chamber of Commerce weather. What else could you ask for in a regatta?" Team added. "It's our fifth BIRW and we love it."

31st Block Island Race Week Day 2 - photo © Stephen R Cloutier

Meanwhile in the Performance Cruising 2 class, it is a neck-and-neck race for the overall leader. Kevin McNeal's Seabiscuit leads George Harrington's #bigsandwich by one point after four races. "Really great competition this week. Our fleet is incredibly tight," said Harrington. "We're doing good and we're having fun!"

Full results can be found here. The heat is set to break slightly tomorrow for Risk Strategies Race Day. As always, The 1BI will be your one-stop-shop for updates on all the BIRW action!

Find out more at stormtrysail.org/the-1bi-2025-day-2

31st Block Island Race Week Day 2 - photo © Stephen R Cloutier