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This was my second year covering this event, and while I was unable to get on the water for the first day of races (due to the Sail Newport Youth Challenge) I was able to go out on Sunday.  The wind was flukey, the breeze was fairly light, but it was still terrific to see all the one-design boats competing so close to home!  There were several returning faces and both the laser fleet and F18 fleet...

Bravo circle was full of high performance one design boats:  the 505s, F-18 catamarans and the triple-handed Vipers.  While I still bounced between both circles on day two of the Wickford Regatta, I spent much more time on Bravo circle.  It was the first time I had seen F-18s sail and they were quite exciting to watch!  Day two of the regatta had very similar conditions to the first day, with...