(Annapolis, MD)- With fall now officially upon us, having just passed
the Autumnal Equinox on Tuesday, it’s high time to get your ducks in a
row with family and friends and march on down to the US Sailboat Show in
Annapolis, Maryland, running from October 9th to 13th along the
downtown City Docks.There will an exciting range of J’s on display at the traditional J/Boats location directly facing the Marriot Hotel & Pusser’s Rum Bar. Featured will be the International J/70 One-design, the world’s fastest growing sportboat and keelboat class ever since the famous J/24! Learn more about the fun-times everyone had at the J/70 World Championship in Newport from many of the world’s top sailmakers that will be on-hand from North Sails, Quantum Sails, Doyle Sails and Ullman Sails, to name a few.
The
“big brother” to the J/70 is the J/88 family speedster. And, this boat
is proving to be a rocketship, having sailed major events on virtually
every coast (West, Gulf, Great Lakes, Chesapeake and East Coasts) and
won or placed in various major offshore events. Easy-to-handle by a
family crew, goes like the greased lightning off-the-wind, stiff, stable
and with a comfy weekending interior, it’s an awfully hard combination
to beat. Plus, the simple “single-point lift” on a standard yacht club
hoist (and simple, hinge-up ultra-light carbon mast) means you can
trailer behind a mid-size SUV anywhere in the world. In fact, Rich
Stearns from Chicago calls it “my perfect boat!” Find out more from
Rich why he thinks so at the Annapolis Show.
Next
in line is the J/95, the quintessential all-around shoal-draft,
performance cruising boat. Perhaps one of the most versatile boats to
ever come out of the J/Design office, the J/95 draws just “waist-deep”
water, only 3.25 feet, enabling sailors to daysail/ cruise anywhere in
Florida, the Bahamas, the Chesapeake or shoal bays in Maine or lakes in
the Midwest! Plus, it’s perhaps one of the most amazing “camper/
cruisers” you can buy! Throw it behind a truck and take it anywhere for
your vacation needs— a portable “caravan” that can sail anywhere with
that legendary J/Performance! Imagine this, sail all of America’s most
awesome lakes, at least one per state. That’s the challenge, anyone
ready to take it?
Having
just experienced the inaugural J/111 World Championship in Cowes,
England, the J/111 class continues to experience solid class growth in
some of the world’s hot spots for offshore and buoy racing. With
growing fleets in Europe (UK, France, Benelux) and in the Americas (the
Great Lakes, San Francisco/ West Coast, Northeast (Chesapeake to
Boston)) and an upcoming 2015 J/111 Worlds in Newport, RI from June
17-21, interest is high for both one-design and offshore racing. In
fact, J/111s are expecting a one-design class start at Quantum Key West Race Week this coming January 2015! For more US Sailboat Show information.
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