J/70 Shatters Class Four!(San Diego, CA)- Twenty-seven J/Teams (24% of the 115 boat fleet) just completed the first of the West Coast’s most famous “pursuit-style” events this past weekend- the Hot Rum Race hosted by San Diego YC. Winning by over two minutes (a country mile in this race) was Rick Goebel’s J/105 SANITY, also taking the Class 3 win!
Taking fourth in Class 3 was Dag Fish’s J/105 VIGGEN, followe by Tim Fuller’s J/105 STEADFAST in seventh. In Class 2, the top J/120 was Mike Hatch’s J-ALMIGHTY in sixth, followed by Rudolph Hasl’s HASL FREE in ninth and Chuck Nichols’ CC RIDER in tenth.
Perhaps an even bigger story than a “classic sprit” boat winning overall was the amazing performance of the smaller J’s. Winning Class Four quite handily was Fabian Gomez-Ibrarra’s J/70 VAGAZO, and also taking 9th overall! They were followed by Steve Wyman’s J/70 NUNUHUNU in fourth place and Dave Vieregg’s J/70 SOGGY DOLLAR in fifth position!
The teams all enjoyed their celebrations on the San Diego YC docks in the post-race festivities. Next race takes place on November 19th. For more SDYC Hot Rum Series sailing information
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