(Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland)- Recently, the boats.com editorial staff
took a little side-trip to a gorgeous mountain lake high in the Swiss
Alps to experience super-fast flat-water sailing on the J/111 with
J/Swiss dealer Peter Bangerter (current holder of the J/70 speed record
of 16.8 kts). Joining Peter was boats.com editor Michael Good for a
fun, fast ride and day spent sailing on Lake Neuchatel. Here's Mike's
commentary:"Excitingly fast, light, and handsome, the J/111 could turn into a top choice for racing sailors--- we were about to run out of room on the lake, and beating into the breeze on the return trip would be quite a haul. The Swiss J/Boat dealer Peter Bangerter suggested turning back, and his words suddenly interrupted the helmsman’s flirtations with the thrill of speed. Reaching at up to 14 knots, the J/111 was motoring down Lake Neuchatel, running as if on tracks, fabulously well controlled and accelerating in the puffs like a sport boat – that’s terrific sailing and a lot of fun." Read the rest of Mike's review of the J/111 here on boats.com.
