(Hobart, Tasmania)- Australia’s southern-most J/88 has been competing in
the Combined Clubs Long Race series out of Hobart, Tasmania, and has
recently claimed its first corrected time victory against much larger
boats. The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, the Derwent Sailing Squadron
and the Bellerive Yacht Club conduct the long race series jointly, with
races typically being 30-50 nautical miles in length. There are 28
yachts competing in the mixed fleet, including a Reichel Pugh 66, Marten
49 and Sydney 47.New J/88 owners Peter and Karen Davis have raced JIYUU in the first 3 races of the season, and have scored results of 9, 3 and 1 on AMS corrected time. The first race down the Dentrecasteaux Channel was a real test for their first outing, with winds reaching 50 knots on the beat back up the river.
“We saw 18 knots on the speedo whilst running down the river under A2,” said Peter, “but unfortunately broached just before the leeward mark which took the edge off the day”.
The second race was a more manageable affair, and a building sea breeze saw the J/88 run up the river under (new) A2 to catch a number of larger boats.
The third race was the highlight, with a lot of spinnaker work, and a delightful sunny day with light winds.
“We found the J/88 kept moving in the lighter breezes, and accelerated rapidly under kite when the breeze came in,” said Peter. The J/88 finished 12th on line honours, and first overall on corrected time. For more J/88 sailboat information
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