J/Fest Regatta Ready-to-Roll!(San Diego, CA)- Join the fun as the J/70’s hit the water in full force over the next six months, starting with J/Fest and sailing through Yachting Cup, incorporating the popular One Design Weekends, and the even more wildly popular Hot Rum Series! Sponsored by JK3 Nautical Enterprises and sailed out of San Diego YC, the J/70 sailors will be assured of excellent racing, great social entertainment on the lawns of the club, and obtaining early “insider info” on the location for the 2015 J/70 North Americans to be hosted by San Diego YC!
As the first regatta, J/Fest promises a nice turnout of J/Teams for SoCal. The fleets include J/70s, J/105s and J/120s in addition to PHRF Classes. The J/105s and J/120s are turning out in strength with many of their SoCal fleet leaders partaking. Familiar faces like Dennis & Sharon Case’s WINGS, Sean O’Keefe’s DECOLORES 2, Jon Dekker’s AIRBOSS and Steve & Lucy Howell’s BLINK! will be part of the J/105 fleet. The J/120s have John Laun’s CAPER, Mike Hatch’s J-ALMIGHTY, Gary Winton’s SHENANIGANS, Chuck Nichols CC RIDER and John Snook’s JIM.
In addition to the traditional racing format, J/Fest is also adding a "Fun Pursuit Race" on Friday for all participants that starts off the "Cupola" @ SDYC out to the bay and return to finish just off the guest dock at SDYC. They will have a staggered start with Tom Barkers' J/145 GOOD CALL as fastest (and last boat to start) with a mix of J/PHRF boats participating like a J/44, J/109s, J/70s, J/22s, J/80s, J/105s etc.
The J/70 Winter series events include the following:
Sep 26-28- J/Fest- http://sdyc.org/race/calendar/events/2050/
Nov 8 & 22/ Dec 6- Hot Rum Series- http://sdyc.org/race/calendar/events/2057/
Jan 17-18- SDYC One-Design Weekend- http://www.sdyc.org
Feb – SCYA Midwinters- South Bay
Mar 13-15– San Diego NOOD- http://www.sailingworld.com
April – SDYC One-Design Weekend- http://www.sdyc.org
May 1-3- Yachting Cup- http://www.sdyc.org
Storage at SDYC for the 2014/15 J/70 San Diego Winter/Spring Series will be available starting at J/Fest. Plan to leave your boat so that you can participate in the SD Winter/Spring series, starting in October! SDYC Dockmaster, Joe Ravitch, is arranging the details on storing boats, mast up, over the course of the 2014/15 J/70 San Diego Winter/Spring Series. Parking the boats at SDYC with rigs up, the dockmaster will move the boats to the hoist ready for you to launch on regatta days! Storage Fee - $186 per month. However, for each regatta that your boat enters, you will be credited back an amount toward the monthly fee! The storage will be available from September 26 - May 15. Contact Joe at joe@sdyc.org or (619) 758-6308. For more information regarding the J/70 San Diego Winter Series, contact SDYC J/70 Fleet Captain, David Vierreg at david_vieregg@intuit.com
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