Tuesday, January 8, 2013

J/70 @ BOOT Dusseldorf!

J/70 one-design speedsterJ/22 Class Attending, Too
(Dusseldorf, Germany)- If you are traveling anywhere near central Europe and need a "sailing fix", be sure to swing by the amazing Boot Boat show in Dusseldorf.  On display in Hall 17- the Sailing Center- will be the new J/70 as well as the J/22 represented by their class members.  The J/70 will have J/Boats dealers from France, Germany, Benelux and Switzerland attending.  It will be interesting to see if the J/70 wins the coveted European Yacht of the Year Award for 2012/2013, too.

The J/22 class members include Christian Rieck (GER 1562 "Jolly Jumper").  The J/22s had 58 teams from 4 countries that sailed their EuroCup Circuit.  French J/22 owner Charles Michaux and Christophe Declercque (FRA 1444) with her German helmsman Reiner Brockerhoff won this year's circuit.  Second was the Dutch team led by Wouter Kollmann (NED 1591) and 3rd was top German boat SVEND sailed by Hartog (GER 1450).  For more Boot Dusseldorf boat show information