Seven J/105s took on the Verve Cup Offshore at the Chicago Yacht Club from August 12-14. Clark Pellett’s Sealark earned the victory, ahead of Mike Sheppard’s Flying Pig and Jon Weglarz’s The Asylum. For complete event information, visit https://www.chicagoyachtclub.org/verveoffshore.
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J/Fest New England/East Coast Championship
This year, J/Fest New England in Bristol, RI doubled as the East Coast Championship. Six J/105s were on hand, including the winning team on Good Trade, led by Bruce Stone and Nicole Breault. Good Trade won five of the six races and totaled just 8 points. Fred Darlington's Tonto settled for second with 13 points,…
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UK J/105 Update
On the July 16, in the Royal Southampton YC Island Double Class 1 IRC, the J/105s Jin Tonic and Jelly Baby were second and third in this two-handed event. Six J/105s started. There were 32 boats in IRC 1 and a total of 80 boats entered. On July 29, the Taittinger Regatta hosted by the…
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Chicago Mackinac Race
The 108th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac had 121 boats race the Mackinac Cup Division and 121 boats race the Chicago-Mackinac Trophy Divisions in their annual 289nm race from the Chicago waterfront north to Mackinac Island. The race was incredibly wet, wild, blustery and squally, with thousands of lightning bolts flickering across the sky.…
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