(Santiago, Chile)- J/70s have arrived in time for Chilean sailors to get
a taste of the great fun that American and European sailors have been
experiencing with their boats; the Chileans are especially enthusiastic
after seeing the reports and gorgeous photos of J/70s frolicking in the
aquamarine waters off Key West during Race Week.We recently got an update from Juan Eduardo Reid, the Chilean J/Dealer, regarding recent interest in the J/70, regatta participation and fleet development. Juan commented on those activities:
"This past weekend from Jan 27th to Feb 4th we had a very well-received exhibition of the boat at the Soto 40 Worlds in the emerald waters of Talcahuano Bay. We had many people requesting to sail the boat and we have setup demo sails on Vichuquen and Pangupulli Lakes in the near future, more on that in a moment.
We since participated in the the Frutillar Regatta on Llanquihue Lake last Friday-Saturday-Sunday. I sailed with 3 Chilean Naval Academy students/ midshipmen.
We were 1st overall in the coastal Cruiser-Racer class! There where 5-6
coastal boats (Hunter 35, McGregor 26, Dufour 34, Bavaria 30) and nine
J/24s. In fact, we plan to run the first J/70 Nationals in Chile next year in the same time period.For J/70 class development, we are providing boat tests on Monday and Tuesday, Feb 18-19, on Vichuquen Lake. Already sailing on this lake quite a lot since December 2012 is J/70 #75. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, Feb 23-24, we will be doing both racing and testing of the J/70s on Panguipulli Lake and we expect to have two more boats delivered by that date for more fun sailing in the Andes Mountains! For more J/70 Chile sailing information and demo sail, please email Juan Eduardo Reid
