Wednesday, January 12, 2011

J/105 WINGS Wins New Year's Regatta

J/105 ulitmate sailing one-design boat off San Diego, CA(San Diego, CA)- Over the New Year's weekend, San Diego hosted their annual New Year's Day Regatta, a fun, easy-going event to usher in the New Year off the sunny, southern California coast.  Managing to avoid the big crushes at the starts and the numerous mark-roundings, Dennis and Sharon Case racing their J/105 WINGS  won Division 3, beating 17 boats competing in their division, including J/80s, Etchells, Olson 34s and Columbia 50s.  Finishing third was Fisher/ Dagostino's J/105 VIGGEN and fifth was Larry Boline's and Bob Kyle's J/105 JET STREAM.

In Division 4, the J/27 BLACKADDER sailed by David Cattle finished second just behind a Star boat sailed by World Champion George Szabo!  Not too far off the pace was Bob Noe's J/30 MAD HATTER in sixth.

In Division 2, Kenyon Martin and crew were having fun enjoying one of their first sails on the new J/111 "THREE", finishing sixth and just behind them in ninth was John Laun's CAPER.  For more New Year's San Diego sailing information.  For more J/105 sailboat information.
Sailing photo credit- Dennis St. Onge/ dawoody.com