J/24 SVENJA Squeaks By FIVE--JADED--DOGS(Santa Barbara, CA)- Having one of their best and largest regattas in the greater SoCal region (Santa Barbara/ Los Angeles/ San Diego) in recent years, the sixteen J/24s that sailed in the Santa Barbara Sailing Club's annual Cinco de Mayo Regatta had tremendous competition-- the event had North American and Western Regional Champions in attendance.
In
the end, after plenty of tasty margaritas, great tacos and even better
racing, Team Zimmerman sailing the great yacht SVENJA snatched a
well-deserved victory over some very tough hombres. After accumulating a
2-3-1-4-1-2-9-5, the SVENJA team amassed a total of 18 pts, to win a
squeaka' over the next three incredibly well-sailed boats. The next
three teams all went into the last race essentially tied on points.
Amongst that trio were Pat Toole's veteran team on THREE BIG DOGS,
Klatt's crew on JADED and Taylor's gang on TAKE FIVE. Taylor's team was
on a tear in the last three races getting a 1-2-1, but it was not
enough to get silver on the podium, instead having to settle for 4th
place overall. Dueling it out for second and third were Klatt's JADED
and Toole's 3 BIG DOGS. After the dust settled, the two boats ended up
tied on points with 22 pts each, with the nod going to JADED for second
place on the basis of having the most firsts. Fifth in this tightly
bunched fleet was Whisenhunt's crew on TORTOISE. For more Santa Barbara Cinco de Mayo J/24 sailing information