J/105 and J/120 Classes Have Great Competition(San Diego, CA- May 2-3)- The San Diego Yachting and Leukemia Cup had a very nice turnout for this very worthwhile cause and event. 97 boats competed in 11 classes; the 38 J's constituted 39% of the fleet with great one-design class action in the J/105 and J/120 fleets.
In the handicap racing, the J/125 DERIVATIVE sailed by Mark Surber won PHRF2 while the J/145 BAD PAK owned by Tom Hothus finished 3rd. In PHRF5, the venerable J/29 RUSH STREET owned by Larry Leveille sailed nicely to finish 2nd and Nicolas Landauer sailed his pretty J/34 MARLEN to 3rd place in the division.
In one-design class racing, J's had the two largest classes in the event. The J/105s with 17 boats had the largest fleet and it made for some great racing. Ultimately, it was Bill Logan on-board PHOLLY that beat Tom Hurlburt's TRIPLE PLAY by a 5 point margin. In 3rd was Dennis & Sharon Case's WINGS. For the J/120s, Charles Nichols' team on CC RIDER overcame the 11 boat fleet to just win by 2 points over John Laun's CAPER in 2nd and Peter Zarcades MELTEMI in 3rd. More info at SDYC's Yachting Cup site.
