San Diego Hot Rum Series

The second race in the famous San Diego YC Hot Rum Series took place this past weekend in spectacular sailing conditions off Point Loma. With a fresh 10-14 knot breeze from the NNW, the fleet took off under sunny skies. The J/105s are dominating Class 3, and the racing cannot be much closer as Rick Goebel’s Sanity and Dennis Case’s Wings both tied on 4 points each for the class lead with Dag Fish’s Viggen in third with 7 points. Steve & Lucy Howell’s Blink! is sitting in fifth with 11 points, Ed Sanford’s Creative is seventh with 14 points and Mike O’Connell’s Speedplay is ninth with 17 points. In the overall standings, the J/105s are right in the hunt for the top three. Case’s Wings is currently third with 12 points and Goebel’s Sanity is fifth with 16 points.