Labor Day weekend’s Vineyard Race is a 238-mile course stretching from Shippan Point through the currents of The Race, past Block Island, and on to the light tower at the entrance to Buzzard’s Bay. Once reached, sailors return by leaving Block Island to starboard en route to the finish in Stamford Harbor. This year, a massive offshore Low was spinning away, producing strong Northerly winds that ultimately swung East as the fleet rounded Buzzards Bay Tower. The race has expanded its format to include three races being run simultaneously. The “classic” is the “round Buzzards Bay Tower” and back. The two additions are the Cornfield Point Course (the shortest) and the Seaflower Reef Course (middle distance). With PHRF 4 class was Frank Conway