(Annapolis, MD)- The upcoming J/80 World Championship, to be sailed from
September 28th to October 5th, will be hosted by Eastport YC on the
beautiful Chesapeake Bay. The 33 boats will be treated to a top notch
Race Committee led by Principal Race Officer Sharon Hadsell, an
International Jury with Charlotte Greppe (Sweden) as Chief Judge, and a
professional staff and volunteers experienced with running large scale
world-class events.The principal foreign team is Sophie Faguet’s French team (Benoit Charon, Maxime Mesnil, Noemie Bessec) sailing WHITE LIGHTNING from YC de Cherbourg. They will be challenged by many of America’s top J/80 teams, including past champions like Terry Flynn’s QUANTUM RACING (current 2014 NA Champion) from Houston, Texas; Glenn Darden’s LE TIGRE crew from Fort Worth Boat Club in Forth Worth, Texas; Kerry Klingler’s LIFTED crew from Norwalk, CT; Les Beckwith’s FKA from Lake Winnipesaukee, NH; Mike Hobson’s MELTEMI from Annapolis, MD; Paul Parsons PARSONS PROJECT from Houston, TX; Will & Marie Crump & Tom Klok’s R80 from Annapolis (2013 J/80 NA Champion); John Storck Jr and John Storck III from Huntington, NY (2010 J/80 NA Champion), Brian Keane’s SAVASANA (J/80 Key West Midwinter Champion); and Curt Johnson sailing AVET from Los Angeles, California (West Coast Champion). For more J/80 Worlds sailing information
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