(Antwerp, Belgium)- The J/39 CLUB-RACER-
this is the real story of a "phoenix rising from the ashes" in Antwerp,
Belgium. It starts like this. Kathleen asks: "Honey, if I had enough
money, I'd like to buy a new 40-foot J-Boat, OK?" Eddy answers: "Hmmm.
I once saw sailing during Ramsgate Week in England a J/39 that sailed
and performed so well that I immediately had great respect for this
design." That same evening, Kathleen and Eddy ("Ice") searched on the
Internet for various boats-for-sale. Ice was immediately charmed by a
J/39 in Trinidad for a very attractive price in USD. But, in France
there was a J/39 for sale with a factory-installed wheel-steering option
that was preferred. Said Ice, "We found this J/39 in a French shipyard
near La Trinite Sur Mer. She 
was
left behind in the shipyard for more then 6 years!! My wife Kathleen
and me bought this beautiful racer/cruiser and started to refit her last
summer. It seems that the new CLUB-RACER is gonna hit the water for
summer 2012!" Sure enough, CLUB-RACER is launched, looks gorgeous and
according to Ice, "will be used for doublehanded regatta's, as a press
boat (for www.clubracer.be) and last but not least for our holidays."For more information on Eddy Lekens (a.k.a. "Ice"), the Founder/ Editor-In-Chief of Belgium's top on-line sailing website- please visit "Clubracer.be"- http://j39.clubracer.be/
