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The great French ocean racing catamaran arrived in New York Harbor on Monday evening just as the Regatta for the City Council was underway. The fleet was heading down to the green buoy off Liberty Island and Orange was heading up river. Then the huge catamaran turned around and raced our fleet to the buoy. You can see definite proof from this photo that for a briefing shining moment in time, all the club J/24s were ahead of one of the greatest sailboats in the world.
Orange begins to catch up with the leaders. And this pictures gives you a sense of how huge the catamaran actually is. Only in New York, only in New York.
After passing the fleet, orange continued up to the skyline of Manhattan and then went to her berth. She will depart the city in a few days to attempt to break the trans-Atlantic record.
Little Toot took it's inaugural cruise in the harbor. What a beautiful boat! This vessel will begin taking kids out for free educational tours of New York Harbor.
What does this picture have to do with sailing? Well, the first race of the summer series is De Foxy Mon race named in honor of Foxy's of Jost Van Dyke. It is a celebration of the concept of endless summer and teams are encouraged to dress in Caribbean garb. This was the winning team. However, another team duly filed an appeal citing they were not dressed Caribbean but more South Pacific. You be the judge.
Runner up in the costume competition team #12 sporting a more traditional entry. Plus their boat was outfitted with balloons and streamers and the boombox was blasting Caribbean vibes.
VIPs sailing in with the Commodore in the harbor included John Cahill (center), the Governor's Secretary and Joe Seymour (right), Executive Director of the NY/NJ Port Authority.
Goodby Ellen. World famous single-handed sailor Ellen MacArthur prepares to depart for a challenge of the trans-Atlantic record and Commodore Fortenbaugh is honored to be the last person to shake her hand. She missed the record by just a few hours but the weather did not cooperate. In the future, you will see Ellen and her boat smash many of the great single-handed records of the world.
Lava Trading out in front of the fleet. This picture now greets visitors when they arrive in the Lava Trading offices.
USCG CDR Frank Fiumano stops by the club and chats with the racing skippers before a Wednesday evening competition. In addition to being a great friend of the club, the CDR is in charge of Vessel Traffic Service for the harbor.
"You're heading in the right direction," says Dennis Conner to Battery Park City Authority President Tim Carey. Libby Pataki, wife of the governor is on the left. Libby had been steering the boat earlier while Dennis was helping her tune her sailing skills as well.
Dennis Conner, America's most famous sailor, stops by the club for some VIP sailing with friends.
Commodore and Mrs. Fortenbaugh celebrate the spring with a sail and the Statue of Liberty behind them.
The sun rises over the skyline of Manhattan with a club sailboat in the light.
Second grade kids from P.S. 89 visit the school and hop on one of the J/24s. "Can we go in the cabin?" they ask.
The first race of 2004 is off with a light sea breeze and an upwind tack from the clubhouse to Mark D off the southern tip of Governor's Island.
Commissioning Ceremony for the 2004 season. Lots of friendly faces and a great spirit ready to get sailing!