Sunday, March 29, 2015

US Coast Guard College J/70 Regatta

J/70 at US Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT (New London, CT)- This coming weekend, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy will be hosting their first intercollegiate keelboat regatta with their J/70 fleet.  Teams will be sailing equalized one-design J/70s with four person crews on the Thames River.  The format is short course, college-style sailing with double windward-leewards and rotations likely after every two races.  Sound familiar for those who’ve been following the “sailing US Coast Guard Academy- Jacobs Rock Sailing Centerleague” formats? College-style sailing is fun, exciting, high-energy and incredibly social as teams hang out on the docks and watch the racing together.

The USCGA’s facility at Jacob’s Rock is one of the nicest sailing facilities anywhere in college sailing.  Built over Jacob’s Rock and accessed by a 300 yard long pier, it offers the sailors, coaches and spectators an extraordinary venue to watch and enjoy the sport of sailing.

If you have any questions about USCGA Sailing or their J/70 cadet offshore sailing program, please contact Jack Neades at email- jack.l.neades@uscga.edu.   For more USCGA Sailing team information