(Newport Beach, CA)- The Southern California offshore season continues
to ramp up in the later stages of spring. After the famous San Diego to
Puerto Vallarta Race that took place a few weeks ago, it’s now time for
the Newport to Ensenada Race- still one of the world’s largest
international yacht races, with a legendary 125nm course that starts off
the piers at Newport Beach, CA and heads south down the California
coastline to a finish inside Toto Santos Bay off the lovely Hotel Coral
& Marina in Ensenada.Starting on April 27th, the fleet of 180+ boats will look forward to their 71st annual edition of the race. Answering that seductive call to the sea- the “song of the sirens”- are nearly a dozen J/crews from the Southern California region.
The
majestic queen of the PHRF A fleet will be the J/65 GOOD CALL, sailed
by Tom Barker from the Cortez Racing Association. Two of the insanely
fast J/125 offshore speedsters will be participating- TIMESHAVER (Viggo
Torbensen from Dana Point YC) and WARRIOR (Dr Laura Schlessinger from
Santa Barbara YC).In the next PHRF B class will be Seth Hall’s J/124 MARISOL sailing for the Cortez Racing Association. However, he will have to contend with two strong J/120 offshore crews- POLE DANCER (Terri Manok from OYC) and HASL FREE (Rudolph Hasl from San Diego YC).
Sailing PHRF C will be the J/105 ROCINANTE sailed by Juan Lois from SBYRC and the J/35 MACS skippered by Eric McClure from Alamitos Bay YC. Then in PHRF D is the J/92 DOUBLE DOWN helmed by Brian Kerr from SMW YC.
Finally, sailing the “short course” to Dana Point YC will be the J/22 TEKEELA led by Jock McGraw from DWYC. For more Newport to Ensenada Race sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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