Will Harris reports: "The inaugural Waterline Systems Great Lakes J/22 Circuit event was the Jack Rabbit Regatta, hosted by the Canandaigua Yacht Club. The weather was great; sunny with breeze ranging from really light, to pretty windy. Typical for a Finger Lake, the wind direction varied from really shifty to psychotically shifty.
The racing was extremely close, the shifts lead to plenty of position changes. No lead was safe, especially if Travis was lurking anywhere near it. Travis and his team of John Newell and Billy Farmer sailed a great regatta, winning 4 of the 6 races sailed. They didn't win the races by a lot, but they won a lot of races!
Jimmy Barnash sailing with Gunnar Richardson and Mark Sertl aboard were 2nd. Vic Snyder, Kevin Doyle and Marcie Lake on Mo' Money completed the podium. Sarah Enwright's team took home the wine and rum awarded to the mid-fleet finisher.
25 Teams from nine different clubs made it to the regatta. Special mention should go to Hudson Yacht Club in Montreal. 3 teams from their new fleet made it down and were very competitive. CYC did their usual great job, the courses and hospitality were all first-rate.
Bully Hill Vineyards was the presenting sponsor. Admiral Nelson Rum and Waterline Systems also supported the event. Wine, Rum and boat service... should be easy to support the sponsors! For more J/22 Jack Rabbit sailing info. See more commentary from Will Harris at North One-Design.