Saturday, February 21, 2015

J/24 Midwinters Preview

J/24s sailing off starting line(Tampa, Florida)- After hosting the three event J/70 Winter Series, the Davis Island YC continues to roll out the red carpet for J sailors this coming weekend.  From February 20-22nd, the DIYC will be hosting the J/24 Midwinters for a solid fleet of twenty-seven boats on Tampa Bay.

A number of new faces continue to surface in this venerable class as well as many class veterans will be participating.  The teams will be getting a workout in light air speed and tactics as the current forecast shows NE breezes swinging SE with winds ranging from 4 to 8 kts all weekend.

A number of local hotshots will be on the starting line, including Robby Brown’s USA 799 and John Poulson’s LONG SHOT.  Current J/24 World Champion Will Welles’ COUGAR will be hoping to add another feather in their cap; working hard to displace them will be a long-time arch nemesis, Travis Odenbach’s HONEY BADGER.  Sailing photo credits- Paul Todd/ Outside Images. For more J/24 Midwinters sailing information