{"id":10114,"date":"2015-06-26T22:28:01","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T03:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10114"},"modified":"2015-06-26T22:28:01","modified_gmt":"2015-06-27T03:28:01","slug":"band-brothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10114","title":{"rendered":"BAND OF BROTHERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am about to start my 9th transatlantic race on 7 different boats. I have sailed with a number of people as a result; and have warm memories of each race, each boat, and each and every person.<\/p>\n<p>It is a fraternity that one can only join by competing.<\/p>\n<p>I had news a few days ago that another of that fraternity had died. Peter Van Dyke passed away. A loss to our group.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10115\" style=\"width: 658px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/charisma36904.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10115\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/charisma36904.jpg\" alt=\"PETER VAN DYKE, '72 TRANSATLANTIC RACE\" width=\"658\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/charisma36904.jpg 658w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/charisma36904-271x300.jpg 271w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/charisma36904-300x332.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PETER VAN DYKE, &#8217;72 TRANSATLANTIC RACE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10116\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/rich254.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10116\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/rich254.jpg\" alt=\"RICH DUMOULIN '72 TRANSATLANTIC RACE\" width=\"635\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/rich254.jpg 635w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/rich254-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RICH DUMOULIN &#8217;72 TRANSATLANTIC RACE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10117\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a 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aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10118\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70970.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10118\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70970-1024x828.jpg\" alt=\"LARRY HUNTINGTON AND CREW\" width=\"558\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70970-1024x828.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70970-300x243.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70970.jpg 1838w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LARRY HUNTINGTON AND CREW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10119\" 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aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10120\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70994.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10120\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70994-1024x610.jpg\" alt=\"TRANSALANTIC TROPHIIES\" width=\"558\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70994-1024x610.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70994-300x179.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70994.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TRANSALANTIC TROPHIIES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10121\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-71001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10121\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-71001-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"PARTY TENT\" width=\"558\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-71001-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-71001-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PARTY TENT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10122\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-71000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10122\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-71000-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"THE RACE\" width=\"558\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-71000-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-71000-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THE RACE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10123\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70832.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10123\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70832-1024x945.jpg\" alt=\"COLLEGE AND AMERICA'S CUP \" width=\"558\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70832-1024x945.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70832-300x277.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/nyyc-dinner-6-26-15-70832.jpg 1703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">COLLEGE AND AMERICA&#8217;S CUP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am about to start my 9th transatlantic race on 7 different boats. I have sailed with a number of people as a result; and have warm memories of each race, each boat, and each and every person. It is a fraternity that one can only join by competing. I had news a few days &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10114\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BAND OF BROTHERS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,106,188,2295,40,2080,44,21,227,122,120,54,2296,52,23,96,45,25,114,34,339,338,324,295,176,15,486,13,235,2361,898,238,1857,24,9,90,290,88,219,256,178,218,174,234,29,171,312,543,2360,1227,36,202,161],"tags":[2375,2384,2572],"class_list":["post-10114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1968-trans-atlantic-race","category-1971-trans-atlantic","category-1975-trans-atlantic-race","category-alan-gurney","category-americas-cup","category-brian-thompson-offshore-sailing","category-carina","category-charisma","category-dan-cianci","category-dick-hokin","category-doug-peterson","category-george-moffett","category-guinevere-offshore-sailing","category-guinevere","category-henry-bossett","category-ida-lewis-yacht-club","category-indian-harbour-yacht-club","category-intercolleigate-sailing","category-john-nicholas-brown","category-larry-huntington","category-lee-cheasneau","category-lee-chesneau","category-mickey-spillane","category-new-york-yacht-club","category-norris-d-hoyt","category-nyyc","category-offshore-sailing","category-olin-stephens","category-rich-dumoulin","category-rorc-2","category-seamanship","category-six-meter-class","category-skip-novak","category-skip-whyte","category-snow-lion","category-st-georges-school","category-stan-honey","category-steve-moore","category-tempest","category-tran-atlantic-records","category-trans-atlantic-1972","category-trans-atlantic-2005","category-trans-atlantic-race-1969","category-trans-atlantic-race-2003","category-trans-atlantic-race-2005","category-trans-atlantic-1968","category-transatlantic","category-transatlantic-2011","category-transatlantic-2015-snow-lion","category-transatlantic-2015","category-transatlantic-race","category-uri-sailing","category-warwick-tompkins","tag-band-of-brothers","tag-snow-lion","tag-transatlantic-2015"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10124,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10114\/revisions\/10124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}