(Cordoba, Argentina)- The second half of the sailing season down in
South America has commenced and, like their J/70 friends in Chile, the
J/24 class in Argentina have also started the Sailor’s Cup Regatta on
Lago San Roque. It’s a spectacular time of year to be sailing in the
Andes Mountains and the setting could not be more idyllic than the one
for Club Nautico Cordoba along the lake. For this year’s regatta, a two weekend affair, it’s noteworthy that thirteen boats are participating from across Argentina, including crews from Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, Mendoza and Salta! The regatta is also considered part of the overall points series for the “Campeonato Centro del Republica” (the Central Championship for the middle of Argentina)— and at least 25 teams are participating in the overall series, a much higher participation rate than achieved in 2013.
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last weekend, the first round of the championship, the winner was the
Mendoza fleet J/24 team on OJOTA, led by skipper Sebastián Halpern.
Second was Team INDIGO led by Despontin Ezekiel, last year’s winner.
The regatta has become a classic on the J/24 Argentine regatta circuit,
the third time at the Club Nautico de Córdoba! It is an event notable
for it’s warm, wonderful atmosphere sailing on the lake, a moment of
relaxation for all crews where they enjoyed something to eat and drink
delicious malbec red wines from the Mendoza district!With moderate winds and moderate windshifts (for Lago San Roque!), it was good, solid tactics that were the key elements to keeping the top spots. The final results were OJOTA in 1st, INDIGO 2nd, ON-LINE 3rd, KANZA 4th and MATANGA 5th.
This marks the start of the annual ranking that’s part of the Campeonato Centro Del Republica”. For the next event we expect up to two dozens boats along with a crew from the USA. The J/24 Fleet Córdoba thanks the sponsors that support and enable the realization of this championship again in 2014 . For more J/24 Argentina sailing information.
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