(Sydney, Australia)- "The J/80s introduction to Australia could not
be going better", according to Ray Entwistle, the J/Dealer in
Australia. "In the mixed twilight division consisting of Etchells,
Roberts 950, Masram 920’s and Young 88s, Ray and Sandra Entwistle’s
J/80 (with class rigged non overlapping sails) has so far scored 6
firsts on elapsed and 6 firsts on handicap after sailing 6 races. In
the weekend mixed spinnaker division, racing as the smallest boat in the
division, the J/80 has scored 4th, 2nd and 3 1sts. All these results
have been achieved with at least SIX different helmsman as the boat gets
tested by interested parties!""It's incredible," said Ray, "it doesn’t matter who steers her she just gets up and goes. The weather has been as mixed as you could get during the past 6 weeks too. From gusting over 30 knots and planing past Goat Island doing 14 knots in a non spinnaker twilight to almost sucking wind, she simply leaves all in her wake. “The boat is just so easy and balanced” commented one guest helmsman, “incredibly balanced and quick” commented a seasoned Etchells 22 sailor who helmed the boat in another race, “never thought a boat this size with such strong build quality would be so fast, a dinghy feel but smooth, stable and incredibly quick” said another. Learn more about what's happening with the J/80 debut in Australia, you can contact Ray at http://www.yachtspot.com.au
