{"id":1683,"date":"2020-07-07T00:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T00:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/?p=1683"},"modified":"2020-07-20T01:39:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T01:39:12","slug":"pat-kennedy-brings-on-the-speed-for-the-annual-ida-lewis-distance-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/07\/pat-kennedy-brings-on-the-speed-for-the-annual-ida-lewis-distance-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Kennedy brings on the speed for the Annual Ida Lewis Distance Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ida Lewis Distance Race, for boats 28 feet or longer, starts and finishes off Newport, R.I. and uses a choice of six courses (two of them newly added this year), ranging from 33 to 169 nautical miles, to send teams on either an overnight coastal race or \u2013 new for this year \u2013 a day race on Narragansett Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ida Lewis Distance Race Chair Pat Kennedy shares the stratgey for this years race \u2013 considering how many races were canceled due to COVID 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ILYC_MA7_8183_cropped.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1696\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ILYC_MA7_8183_cropped.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ILYC_MA7_8183_cropped.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ILYC_MA7_8183_cropped.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ILYC_MA7_8183_cropped.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ILYC_MA7_8183_cropped.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/436311838\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>The annual\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ilyc.org\/long-race\" target=\"_blank\">Ida Lewis Distance Race<\/a>, scheduled for its 16<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0edition starting Saturday, August 15, has announced that\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jeanneauamerica.com\/en\/boats\/sailboat\/4-jeanneau-yachts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jeanneau America<\/a>\u00a0is the event\u2019s new Presenting Partner. The news comes on the heels of the race changing its start date from Friday to Saturday to better accommodate an inclusive weekend schedule and coincides with other exciting changes for the event, including a Mixed (coed) Double-Handed class added to its traditional lineup of IRC, PHRF (Spinnaker and Cruising Spinnaker), <br><br>A Mixed Double-Handed class is set to debut at the 2024 Olympic Regatta, which has sparked wide interest in the discipline as well as Jeanneau\u2019s Sun Fast 3300, which fits the bill for easy performance handling by short-handed crews. Harvey expects three of the 3300s to join the Mixed Double-Handed class and up to six of the boats to be sailing in the local area by next summer.<br><br><strong><em>\u201cIt all dovetails perfectly\u00a0with the Ida Lewis Distance Race and its long-term commitment to double-handed racing and short- to mid-distance racing in general,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> said Ida Lewis Distance Race Chair Pat Kennedy, who added that because of so many regatta cancellations this season and in anticipation of at least some CDC guidelines still being in place in mid-August, the Race Organizers are putting a priority on fun racing for families and friends.<br><br>Per the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/IDANOR\" target=\"_blank\">Notice of Race<\/a>, the IRC and both Double-Handed classes will sail one of the four longer courses, with a start on Saturday and finish on Sunday. The PHRF and Cruising Spinnaker classes will both sail the Narragansett Bay Course, which\u00a0tracks either clockwise or counter-clockwise (depending on the wind) around Conanicut and Prudence Islands. Those teams will start on Saturday and finish on Saturday afternoon.\u00a0Joining the PHRF racing will be J\/30s, J\/88s, J\/105s, J\/109s, and J\/121s competing in the J Fest Regatta, hosted August 15-16 by Sail Newport; they will be scored separately and together with the Ida Lewis Distance Race fleet.<br><br>Sailors are encouraged to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/yachtscoring.com\/event_registration_email.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">enter now<\/a>\u00a0and pay later to give organizers an idea of who will be joining the racing. The entry fee is due and payable by August 1, 2020. Any entry fees paid prior to that date are fully refundable through August 1; in the event the race is cancelled after August 1, all entry fees paid will be refunded in full.<br>A portion of every entry fee ($50) will go to support the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/seamensnewport.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Seamen\u2019s Church Institute<\/a>\u00a0in Newport, a non-profit organization whose mission it is to protect, preserve and enhance the maritime culture of Newport and Narragansett Bay.<br><br><strong>Youth and Collegiate divisions are again being included<\/strong>. To fulfill the requirement of completing a Junior Safety at Sea seminar (many of which have been cancelled due to COVID 19), Youth competitors can substitute the online version of\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boaterexam.com\/sailing\/coastal\/\" target=\"_blank\">US Sailing\u2019s Sanctioned Coastal Safety at Sea Class<\/a>.<br><br>For more information, go to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ilyc.org\/distancerace\" target=\"_blank\">www.ilyc.org\/distancerace<\/a>\u00a0<br>or contact Pat Kennedy, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:Distancerace@ilyc.org\" target=\"_blank\">Distancerace@ilyc.org<\/a>\u00a0<br><br>Follow Ida Lewis Yacht Club on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ILYCDistanceRace\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ildistanceRace\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/idalewisdistancerace\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/idalewisdistancerace\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0<br><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ida Lewis Distance Race, for boats 28 feet or longer, starts and finishes off Newport, R.I. and uses a choice of six courses (two of them newly added this year), ranging from 33 to 169 nautical miles, to send teams on either an overnight coastal race or \u2013 new for this year \u2013 a day race on Narragansett Bay. Ida Lewis Distance Race Chair Pat Kennedy shares the stratgey for this years race \u2013 considering how many races were canceled due to COVID 19. The annual\u00a0Ida Lewis Distance Race, scheduled for its 16th\u00a0edition starting Saturday, August 15, has announced&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[223,9],"tags":[191,192,196,194,197,195,193],"class_list":["post-1683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ida-lewis-yacht-club","category-yacht-clubs","tag-idalewis","tag-2024-olympic-regatta","tag-collegiate-division","tag-conanicut","tag-jeanneau-america","tag-prudence-island","tag-sun-fast-3300"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pat-Kennedy_IMG_0474.jpg?fit=1419%2C1492&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1683"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1814,"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683\/revisions\/1814"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}