(Lunenberg, Nova Scotia)- The organizers of the 2012 BMW J/29 North
Americans are pleased to announce that our entry is up to 17 boats with a
very important addition to the fleet. Chris MacDonald and Mike
O’Connor, the brain trust behind four-time Atlantic champion SCOTCH MIST
IV, have officially announced their intention to compete.We always hoped and expected that SMIV would be in. She is after all based at Lunenburg Yacht Club and has sailed every Lunenburg Regatta and Chester Race Week event in memory. Chris was, in fact, the "Papa Doc Duvalier" of our class, ruling as “President for Life” through the first decade of the century.
SCOTCH MIST IV won championships consecutively in 2005, 2006, and 2007, as well as an isolated win in 2001. They haven’t really lost a thing since their run of dominance. They’ve got a big crew and are especially tough when it blows hard, as it does at times in Lunenburg.
We are thrilled to have SMIV in the fold and to be back to the brink of having the largest J/29 fleet of all time. Just one more will put us in a tie and two will secure the record. With so many good 29s sailing PHRF events in the US and Central Canada, there have to be two more that would like to test themselves in a major one design event. Call us!! For more J/29 North Americans sailing information
