Saturday, August 9, 2014

INDIGO Leads J/24 Winter Regatta

J/24s sailing Lago San Roque, Cordoba, Argentina (Cordoba, Argentina)- The Argentinean J/24 fleet is a bit like the proverbial “Energizer Bunny” ad one sees in America for the “battery that keeps on ticking”.  Between Buenos Aires and the Cordoba fleet in the hills of the Andes Mountains, these J/24 fleets never seem to stop sailing and, more importantly, never stop having fun!

As part of their three venue J/24 Winter Series, the latest event took place at Villa Carloz Paz along their spectacular mountain lake- Lago San Roque.  A lake so close to the famous Cordoba ski resorts, that you can ski in the morning and in less than 30 minutes be sailing in sunny skies in the afternoon down at the lake.

J/24s sailing Argentina in the Andes Mountains- Cordoba, Lago San RoqueIn the latest regatta, eighteen boats sailed, two driven by women and two by teenagers.  Club Nauticos Cordoba played host for the event.  Taking first this year was INDIGO sailed by Despontin Ezekiel.  Then, in second was OJOTA skippered by Sebastián Halpern and third was PURA VIDA.  Another crew aboard MEDIO POLLO took 7th, an honorable result despite being brand new to the class and sailing their first regatta!

The meeting and party amongst all the J/24 teams after the three races on Saturday was epic, it remains a moment of camaraderie noteworthy for the amazing food, great Mendocino wines, empanadas, photos and discussions!  We welcome anyone in the “J” world to join us!  For more Argentina J/24 Fleet sailing information