(Long Beach, CA)- Co-hosted by Alamitos Bay YC and Long Beach YC, the
Long Beach Race Week encompasses a combination of One-design and around
the buoys/ random-leg racing in PHRF handicap classes all over San Pedro
Bay using fixed navigational points, providing a variety of beating,
reaching, and running.The largest class at the event is the J/70s, with twenty-eight entrants vying for J/70 World’s qualifying spots for the 2018 event in Marblehead, MA. Teams from all over the West Coast and Mexico will be on the starting line. Notable teams include Jack Franco’s 3 BALL JT sailing with Bill Hardesty as tactician, Chris Snow’s COOL STORY BRO, Chris Raab’s SUGOI, Jeff Janov’s MINOR THREAT, Craig Tallman’s JAYA, Chris Kostanecki’s JENNIFER, Steve Hendricks’ MONKEY HOUSE, Pat Toole’s 3 BIG DOGS, Curt Johnson’s AVET 2.01, and Bennet Greenwald’s PERSEVERANCE. The leading Mexican teams present include Ignacio Perez’s ZAGUERO and Luis Barrios’ ZUMBALE.
The J/120 fleet has five incredibly evenly matched teams participating, all of whom had won some event in J/120s over the years. The impossible to predict racing form includes John Laun’s CAPER, Chuck Nichols’ CC RIDER, Ernie Pennell’s MAD MEN, Rudolph Hasl’s HASL FREE and John Snook’s JIM.
In the world of PHRF handicap racing, the PHRF Racing fleet includes David Boatner’s J/35 RIVAL and in the PHRF Random Leg fleet are Seth Hall’s J/124 MARISOL, Glenn Griley’s J/122 TKO, Jack Mayer’s J/109 ZEPHYR, and Tim Harmon’s J/124 CIRRUS. Sailing photo credits- Dave McBridge For more Long Beach Race Week sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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