(Marstrand, Sweden)- Like a shooting star whistling across the Northern
Lights on a crystal clear, deep black night in the Arctic Circle (where
you can see stars across the horizon nearly 180 degrees!), the J/70 has
stirred tremendous passion amongst the sailing cognoscenti in
Scandinavia.
Recently, Peter Johansson from Marstrand Yachts in Sweden reported that
"our first three J/70’s just arrived, we launched one boat and test
sailed yesterday in -4 degrees Celsius. This coming weekend we have
eighteen people booked for test sailings in the freezing winter weather.
There is a lot of action right now around the J/70, many prospects
coming in every week." One of those "ice-pumping-in-their-veins"
Vikings happened to be Peter Gustafsson who went for a spin with the famous offshore BLUR SAILING Team (blur.se), seen pictured here off gorgeous, sunny Marstrand!
For those sailors looking to get a taste of great food, amazing
camaraderie and catching up with fellow sailors over some kirsch, cheese
fondue and fine wine, you might consider taking a visit to one of the
three up-coming sailboat shows in Scandinavia that features the J/70- Gothenburg, Stockholm, and Oslo. Here are the dates for these events:
Gothenburg Sailboat Show- 2-10/February
Stockholm Sailboat Show- 2-10/March
Oslo International Sailboat Show- 13-17/March