Monthly Archives: August 2021

The J/105 Class has a strong presence in Toronto, and as a boat well suited for all shapes and sizes, local fleet sailors launched the inaugural J/105 Ontario Women’s Championship to lower the barriers to women racing in the fleet. On August 21 the strength of women’s sailing was on full display in at the…

Chicago Yacht Club rolled out the red carpet again for their end-of-season regatta: Verve Cup Offshore from August 13-15. Friday offered a Northeast breeze, and the next two days offered more of the same, with sunshine and 70 degree temperatures, but a lighter 5-9 knots breeze in the east/southeast quadrants and continued large chop. The…

The Helly Hansen Chester Race Week ended up becoming a typically light air, foggy affair over the four days of racing. The finale ended with a lot less fog than the previous three days, with even lighter winds. Winning the five-boat J/105 fleet was Sean McDermott & Rory MacDonald's McMAC, followed by Jim Mosher's MOJO…

The fourth day at Helly Hansen Chester Race Week ended with a lot less fog and lighter winds for the final day of racing. In J/105 PHRF Inshore (5 Boats): McMac, CAN506, Sean McDermott / Rory MacDonald - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - [3] - 1 ; 6 MoJo, CAN606,…