(Marion, MA)- One of America’s oldest and most prestigious yachting
clubs, the Beverly YC of Marion, MA, will be hosting the 2015 J/30 North
Americans on the waters of the notorious Buzzards Bay this coming
weekend. If there’s one thing the J/30 sailors can count on, it’s that
no matter what wild and crazy conditions are thrown at them by the
weather Godz this coming week, the BYC team will ensure the nine J/30
teams assembled from across the northeastern seaboard will have fun and
get in some good racing.With so many fresh faces appearing in this year’s edition, it’s difficult to determine some of leading teams. Nevertheless, based on their reputations in other classes, watch out for one of the true “hot shot” locals, Bill Saltonstall on ARBELLA. Then a “foreigner” in these parts of New England is the Dan Mather/ Dave Irwin team from Oswego YC on the crusading CRUSADER. Based on previous J/30 NA’s, you can count on Charlie Stoddard’s FALCON from Barrington YC in Rhode Island and also John McArthur’s SMILES from Cedar Point YC to be a factor on the leaderboard.
Based on the upcoming weather forecast this weekend, on Friday the J/30s will face stronger ENE/Easterlys building during the day. Those ENE winds fade a notch Saturday before refreshing and veering further Easterly on Sunday. High pressure remains in control through the extended period as it slowly slides E from Canada, causing NE'rly winds to veer more ENE Friday through Sunday. Sunday is now looking to show strongest values as High pressure slides offshore, wedging a trough from the S into the coast. Should be fun, very very shifty racing with lots of puffs and streaks sliding down Buzzards Bay!
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