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North Sails offers weather briefing webinar for Race Week sailors

by Storm Trysail Club 20 Jun 2021 20:42 BST From June 20, 2021
Block Island Race Week 2019 © 2019 STC / Stephen R Cloutier

North Sails invited all sailors competing in Block Island Race Week to join thier live weather webinar on Sunday, June 20th at 7:00 pm with professional meteorologist Chris Bedford of Sailing Weather Service.

North Sails will be on-island all week with an overnight service pop-up loft at the Block Island Maritime Institute. Good luck everyone, see you on the water!

As a veteran of 10 America's Cup cycles and five Volvo Ocean Race/Whitbread races, Bedford has worked closely with some of the world's most competitive sailing teams.

With the knowledge to provide all competitors with the most accurate weather expertise, you can focus on the races and bring your A-Game to the start line. Tune-in the night before day one of Block Island Race Week to get the professional weather outlook on the week ahead. We look forward to seeing you there!

Watch their last webinar here all about preparing for Race Week:

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