(Valle de Bravo, Mexico)- The Mexican J/70 class continues to grow apace
and they are having a ball! They recently completed their third
regatta in the Cancun Series on the northern part of the peninsula,
enjoying gorgeous sailing in the deep blue cobalt Gulf Stream just
offshore. Winning the series was KRAKEN, sailed by Claudio Cozi with
crew of Eduardo Muniz, Jose Luis Martinez and Ricardo Schondube.
Sailing well was PiQ2 in second with lady helm Luisa Imanol sailing
fast, counting four bullets in her scoreline, and getting great help
from her crew of Annie Arroyo, Irina 
Hentschel
and Olivier Calderon. Sitting in third for the series is RADIOACTIVO
skippered by Luis Yokin with crew of Alfredo Moreno, Lorenzo Cellis and
Cristian Garcia.On the western side of Mexico City high up in the mountains is the beautiful lake called Valle de Bravo. The J/70 class has grown quickly there and they are having plenty of fun. Recently, they sailed an event
sponsored
by Jaguar of Mexico and Land Rover of Mexico- it was the golf +
yachting event- the Copa Picacho-Izar held at Club Campestre y de Vela
Ízar on the lake. It was a real battle for the top of the podium
between Jeronimo Cervantes’ LAMPUGA and Erick Brockmann’s VINCITORE
2.0. Starting off the regatta with two firsts, Cervantes’ LAMPUGA team
was hoping to keep the pressure on the fleet, but got caught on the
wrong side of the course in the shifty lake winds to post a 6th in the
third race. On the comeback trail after opening the regatta with a
fourth was Brockmann’s VINCITORE 2.0, finishing up the regatta with all
2nds and a 1st, but losing the tie-breaker on 7 pts with LAMPUGA.
Finishing third was Federico Ortiz’s PURA VIDA, winning his tie-breaker
on 12 pts over Yon Belausteguigoitia’s BULLET. Taking 5th overall was
Javier Prieto’s EXPRESS with 19 pts. For more J/70 Mexico sailing information
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