Wednesday, February 14, 2018

J/111 Northern Europe Circuit Announcement

J/111 northern Europe class
2018 World Championship in Breskens, The Netherlands!
(Cowes, Isle of Wight, England)- The J/111 Northern European Class has a full program of events for 2018. The sleek, speedy, one-design 36 footer is the ultimate one-design flexible race boat. The Northern European circuit offers friendly, yet highly competitive, one-design racing over eight months. The showcase event will be the J/111 World Championship, to be held at WV Breskens, Netherlands from 22-26 August 2018.
J/111 Jitterbug sailing on Solent
Cornel Riklin's J/111 Jitterbug at full throttle (www.ricktomlinson.com).

“A fleet J/111’s planing across the Solent at 20kts is an awesome sight and one that we saw frequently at the 2016 World Championships in Cowes. We are looking forward to the same excitement for our 2018 season with the Worlds back in Europe again. While it is spectacular for spectators, it is much more fun when you are on board and you do tend to see J/111 crews smiling a lot,” commented J/111 Class Association President, Chris Jones.
J/111 JELVIS sailing on Solent, off Cowes, England
Martin Dent's J/111 Jelvis in action at the RORC Vice Admiral's Cup (www.ricktomlinson.com).

The early part of the 2018 season will see the J/111s racing as part of the new Performance 40 Class, mixing it up with yachts of similar size and speed racing under IRC. J/111s will be out in force racing at the RORC Easter Challenge, Warsash Spring Series, and the Royal Southern YC May Regatta. The Van Uden Reco Stellendam Regatta in Stellendam, The Netherlands, will also feature J/111s in action.
J/111s racing tight quarters on Solent, England
Tight racing at the top mark (www.ricktomlinson.com).

In May, The first J/111 NE Class events will be the RORC Vice Admiral's Cup, followed by the J/111 UK National Championship, as part of the J-Cup, hosted by the Island SC. The Royal Southern YC's June and July Regattas will also be J/111 NE Class events.
J/111 McFly sailing on Solent, England
Tony Mack's J/111 McFly (www.ricktomlinson.com).

In August, the J/111 NE Class has a mouth-watering program of events; Lendy Cowes Week will host the inaugural J/111 Euro Cup, followed by the J/111 Pre-Worlds, and the sixth edition of the J/111 World Championship, staged in Breskens, Netherlands. The schedule is outlined below:
  • May 18-20        RORC Vice Admirals Cup- J/111 NE Class event
  • May 25-27        J-CUP/ Island Sailing Club- J/111 UK Nationals
  • June 23-24      Royal Southern June Regatta- J/111 NE Class event
  • August 4-7       Lendy Cowes Week- J111 EURO Cup
  • August 18-19    WV Breskens, Netherlands- J/111 Pre-Worlds
  • August 22-26    WV Breskens, Netherlands- J/111 Worlds

For more J/111 Class sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.