(Halifax, Nova Scotia)- Following the success of the 2011 J/24 North
American Championships hosted by the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron,
the J/29 Class has selected the Lunenburg Yacht Club to be the host
venue for their 2012 North American Championships.Long recognized as the premier offshore one-design class in Atlantic Canada, the Atlantic J/29 fleet (now numbering nearly 50 boats!!) will now have the opportunity to compete against their American colleagues for North American supremacy (a show-down worthy of the Montreal Canadiens versus the Boston Bruins in Lord Stanley's Cup?). The event is scheduled for August 10th–12th and organization is already well underway. With title sponsor Halifax BMW already onboard, Principal Race Officer Andreas Josenhans (that famous North Sails guy who has sailed J/24s, Stars, FDs, Lasers and other things of some repute with some guys named Paul or Hans) and a committee of dedicated volunteers who are hard at work to ensure an event with top quality race management, organization and camaraderie (note- we go BIG on this stuff here in Scotia!).
More information on the event can be obtained from the regatta website (http://j29northamerican2012.com), the Atlantic J/Class Website (http://atlanticj.wordpress.com), or the Lunenburg Yacht Club Website (www.lyc.ns.ca). Love to see all you J/29ers north of the border (no worries, no Polar Ice-cap and no Mayans anywhere near where we are). BTW, if you don't have a J/29, show up anyhow, we welcome all J/Sailors regardless of nationality or boat affiliations.
