(Miami, FL)- J/Sailors led the 70-boat Star class in a variety of ways during the Bacardi Miami Sailing Week.
In fact, against a star-studded group of sailors that are preparing for
the upcoming Star World Championship held by Coral Reef YC on Biscayne
Bay, the J/sailors left an emphatic impact on the top ten, taking five
spots. Leading the charge was local knowledge expert
Augie Diaz (a past J/24 Midwinters Champion), landing on the podium in 3rd place. Immediately behind him was the world-famous
Paul Cayard taking 4th (he recently raced J/70s in the Rolex Big Boats Series,
winning with Andy Costello on DOUBLE TROUBLE 2.0 and is sailing the
2016 J/70 Worlds in San Francisco with Carlo Alberini’s CALVI NETWORK).
Less than ten points separated the next three J/70 sailors-
Peter Vessella (owner of WILD CHILD) took 7th,
George Szabo was 9th and Eric Doyle placed 10th.
As Szabo explained, “it’s fun sailing J/70s because there are so few
strings to pull, which makes it a tough class! But, then again, if you
know which ones to pull on a Star, you really go fast!”
