(Newport, RI)- Mark your calendars now. This could be an epic event.
There’s no more iconic a race course in J/24 class history than the 21nm
track around Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay that helped decide
the outcome of the first J/24 North Americans in 1978, and then the
first J/24 World Championship in 1979 (remember- we got hit by the
famous Fastnet Race storm in Newport!). It would be impossible to count
how many times J/24s have circumnavigated Conanicut Island since, but
it would be safe to say the “Around the Island Race” is the all-time
favorite for generations of J/24 Fleet 50 sailors, not to mention a big
income generator for local boat repair shops. If you have never raced
along a rocky coastline interspersed with beautiful beaches, a cool
summer sea breeze and lots of current, then this is the race for you!To commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the J/24 Class, J/Fest New England and Sail Newport invite all J/24 sailors, past and present, to enter the Around the Island Race with the first gun at 1300 hrs on Friday August 11th. To make a whole weekend of it, there’s W/L buoy racing Saturday and Sunday as part of J/Fest New England. For more J/Fest New England and Around Island Race sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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