Monthly Archives: September 2019

Mandate Takes J/105 Canadian Championship Again

Canada’s premier one-design, big boat regatta, the J/105 Canadian Championship was held September 27-29 on Lake Ontario in Toronto, ON. Terry McLaughlin, a five-time Canadians Champion and three-time J/105 North American, dominated the eight-race series, winning, with partner Rod Wilmer, six of the races enroute to a final margin of 12 points over his brother…
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Schaffner Continues Hot Streak at Cleveland 216 Regatta

The Edgewater Yacht Club in Cleveland, OH hosted their annual Cleveland 216 Regatta for one-design fleets. Chip Schaffner’s FALL LINE won the J/105 fleet with an impressive tally of three firsts and two seconds and, with a discard race, finished with a mere 5 points net after four races. Second was Rob Mock’s UNBRIDLED with…
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Massive Test at Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta

After massive winds opened the 2019 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, the second day endured another round of challenging conditions to complete the event. With the wind out of the west, steadily between 20 and 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots, teams raced one additional race to finalize the results. The United States…
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Fastest Guns in the West Decided at the Rolex Big Boat Series

Cool onshore temperatures, ebbing fog, flooding waters and a gathering sea breeze greeted the 79 teams gathered on San Francisco Bay to contest the final day of racing at the 55th edition of the St. Francis Yacht Club’s annual Rolex Big Boat Series (September 11-15). Despite a slow start to the regatta, courtesy of higher-than-usual…
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