On August 23-25 fifty-two J/Boats gathered for the annual J/Cup regatta in the famous southern town of Plymouth, UK. J/Cup is a regatta organized by J/UK exclusively for J/Boat owners and like J/Fest in the USA all models, ranging from the J/22 up to the J/65 are eligible to compete. This year there was some great one-design action in the J/80, J/105 and J/109 classes with the 109s racing-off for the 2007 UK National Championship. In addition, there was IRC racing in two additional classes. With the help of great sponsors, great parties, stellar race management by the Royal Western Yacht Club and tons of awards including, of course, the J/Cup itself, this year’s event was a complete success… Weather conditions were clear with winds of 20 knots on day 1 and 8-10 for days 2-3 after the sea breeze kicked in. Complete results, info & photos are available on the J-UK web site. (photos by Lee Whitehead).
