(Lima, Peru)- The offshore fleet racing in Perú is held under ORC
Handicap Rule and the Championship has twelve regattas, with one event
per month. The regattas are divided 70% windward–leeward courses and
30% offshore races.
In
2015, the J/111 “CHALLWA” (“fisherman” in Peruvian Language) was
awarded with the gold medal for the best yearly performance in the ORC
fleet.Nevertheless, the J/111 being a multi-purpose boat and the smallest in the fleet, managed to beat racing boats like the Soto 48R, Grand Soleil 42R, Sydney 46R, Soto 42R, Dufour 44P and others.
Also, CHALLWA won the International Regatta “Sin Fronteras 2015” consisting of 4 W/L races and 3 offshore courses of 50nm, 30nm and 24nm, over boats from Ecuador and Perú.
CHALLWA is raced mostly by a family crew of eight- it consists of the Grandfather (of German Fuchs), the son-in-laws and two grandsons- 14 and 13 years old!
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