GBCA Icicle 2 For once, January in Texas took on aspects of that Northern Yankee weather. GBCA’s second Icicle began with the temperature at 39 degrees, heavy cloud cover, and high humidity that switched into light rain for the last two-thirds of the race. Twenty-five brave competitors started, but it […]

The First Icicle Galveston Bay’s first Icicle race on January 3 of 2015 began in gray overcast skies, 10-12 knot NW winds, 58 degree temps, and finished in beautiful warm Texas sun. On the order of 50 boats started with two 105s, a GP 26, two 109s, two J/92s, a […]

Scimitar Repeats at J/105 Chilean Championship Over a three-day weekend in December (the 6th to 9th), the last event of 2013-14 Chilean J/105 National Championship took place off Algarrobo. An excellent, highly competitive field of 17 teams were on the starting line, ready to do battle to determine the season-ending […]

Hot Rum Series III For the three weekends that comprise the San Diego YC’s Hot Rum Series, you can expect just about anything weather-wise. For the last weekend, the weather didn’t cooperate, with light airs prevailing most all day. Six J/105s took up the challenge in Class 3 with Dag […]