The Sloop Tavern YC in Seattle, WA is enjoying hosting another of their famous Ballard Cup Series (there are three of them). At this stage, a J/105 is leading overall. In Class 6 Flying Sails, John Aitchison’s J/105 MOOSE UNKNOWN is first in class and first overall. Lloyd Fogg’s J/105 AVALANCHE is third and 21st…
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Farallones Race
The fully-crewed Farallones Race hosted by San Francisco YC is 58nm from inside the San Francisco Bay, around the rocks and back into the Bay. In PHRF 1C class, the J/105s cleaned house with Doug Bailey’s AKULA winning class and classmate Sergei Podshivalov’s JAVELIN in second just 2 minutes behind on corrected time. For more…
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Annapolis YC Annual Regatta
The Annapolis YC’s Annual Regatta continues to be a popular event at the beginning of the Chesapeake Bay summer sailing season. This year’s event was well-attended across the board in both offshore PHRF handicap divisions as well as in one-design fleets. With a dozen boats, the J/105s had the largest fleet in the event. Winning…
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Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in Chicago
Patience. Plenty of it was required over the four-day Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in Chicago as wind conditions varied from fresh to frustrating, and wind shifts swung unpredictably from the lakeshore to offshore. But those who kept their composure during long morning postponements were rewarded with challenging races in the end. Irrespective of the outcome…
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