BI Race Week

Block Island Race Week action or Heisman 🏈 moves prepping for football season... which is it?' The BIRW team hopes you're all out there busting moves as the summer continues into August racing season. We sure miss you here on the island! 📷 Steve Cloutier

📬 The July 1BI is here! Can you believe it’s already been a month since Block Island Race Week? The breeze, the battles, the dockside laughs—still fresh in our minds. Relive the best moments and check out what’s in the latest edition: 🔗 Read now at buff.ly/uhBPk4Q

Did you have a great time at Block Island Race Week? ⛵ Were you too busy having great time to pause and shop for yourself or for gifts? 🍹 The TeamOne Newport has some great sale items still available in their BIRW shop! 👕 Check it all out here: buff.ly/UDoDYW3

Happy 4th of July 🇺🇸🎆 from all of us at Block Island Race Week. It's only been a week and we miss you already! Ian Hill's Cape 31⛵SITELLA showed off their American pride out on the water with this incredible spinnaker 🤩 📷 Steve Cloutier @blockislandsteve

🏁 The 1BI: BLOCK ISLAND RACE WEEK TIMES 📅 Day 5 • June 27, 2025 📍 IHG Hotels & Resorts Race Day 📓 Final Edition! 📖 Read the final edition here: buff.ly/i8rguHr

💥 Legend alert! A special shoutout to Sedgwick Ward, who at 92 years young was out there lapping the island yesterday aboard the J/111 Bravo during the Regatta Craft Mixers Round the Island Race. Proof that the passion for sailing doesn’t fade — it just gets faster. 🧭⛵👏

🗞️ Your Thursday edition of The 1BI is here! It was everyone’s favorite double feature: the Regatta Craft Mixers Round the Island Race mixed with with Mount Gay Rum Race Day. The heatwave may have broken, but the competition stayed 🔥 hot. Catch up now 👉 buff.ly/r3YLQzu

Day 3 is officially in the books. The sun wasn't messing around today and neither were these crews! The Risk Strategies Race Day had competition in full force, especially the skilled sailors out on boats looking to nab the ORC North American Championship. 📸 Steve Cloutier

🗞️ The Wednesday 1BI is here! Risk Strategies Race Day delivered two long, challenging races and plenty of action across the Sound. Dive into the highlights with stories, dockside photos, and full results. Catch it all 👉 buff.ly/o32JWPD Photo: Steve Cloutier

🗞️ Your Tuesday edition of The 1BI just dropped! Get the full Day 2 scoop from Regatta Craft Mixers Race Day — stories, results, and dockside vibes fueling the energy of Race Week. Read it now 👉 buff.ly/Y1cy7Ww

🗞️ The Monday 1BI is here! Get your Day 1 download from @NorthSails Race Day with stories, results, and dockside vibes to kick off Race Week. Catch up now 👉buff.ly/xIoWJku

Just before registration opened on Sunday, the Storm Trysail Club Flags presented a check from the proceeds of the 2023 raffle to Marguerite Donnelly of the Mary D Fund. The Fund's mission is to assist Block Islanders in need and promote community safety and wellness.

📬 Welcome to The 1BI — your daily dose of Block Island Race Week! 📸 Cover: Steve Cloutier / Storm Trysail Club Start reading now: buff.ly/Jgnfpg6

It takes a village—and then some! Nearly 50 Storm Trysail Club volunteers work tirelessly behind the scenes long before the first boat hits the water. For 60 years, Block Island Race Week has set the standard—and it’s all thanks to the passion and dedication of our team.

🚨 Last-minute crew shuffle?! Boat Drop out?🚨 Some boats are looking for crew and some crew are still looking for boats—especially after a few cancellations. Use the Crew Board on YachtScoring Connect and get out on the water: 👉 buff.ly/wD9fWc9

🌤️ Back by popular demand for BIRW 2025: McMichael Weather Briefings! 📲 Links will be sent each morning via the BIRW WhatsApp group: buff.ly/BzS4n9L 📚 All briefings will be posted at buff.ly/XQAWazR

Oh Captain my Captain! Give your crew the details they need to keep them in line (on the boat and in the party tent). Pretend you have your ducks in a row 🦆 🦆 🪿 with our handy "Captain Reminders" link: buff.ly/jNC5Pv5

Proof any shoe can be a boat shoe. 👟 Well, maybe skip the heels. 👠 🧳 Is your suitcase packed? Are you ready to go? No we're not leaving on a jet plane but you can choose the🛳️ hi-speed option from downtown Newport or Point Judith on the Block Island Ferry.

⛵ Final Countdown to Block Island Race Week! We’re officially just over a week out from Block Island Race Week: 👉 Full prep checklist & links: buff.ly/jNC5Pv5

If a Lay Day is called this year, here’s the plan: 💪 Boat-vs-Boat Tug-o-War Tournament 🏃‍♂️ Mark-Set Bot Races ✅ Trivia Contest 🌽 Cornhole Tournament 🔍 Island Scavenger Hunts c/o Aldo's Bikes and Mopeds 🍹 Bar, restaurant, and pool at Champlin’s 🔗 buff.ly/a8tXHfs