(Harbor Springs, MI)- From the 26th to 29th of July, the J/105 North
American Championship will be hosted by Little Traverse Bay YC in Harbor
Springs Michigan. The fifteen-boat fleet will be part of their famous
Ugotta Regatta that has taken place for over a decade in the spectacular
Caribbean-blue-green Little Traverse Bay on the northwest side of the
Michigan peninsula. The J/105 teams that are participating from across
the USA and Canada and will feature most of the top teams from the past
five years.Two-time J/105 North American Champion, the Canadians Terry McLaughlin & Tod Wilmer, from the Royal Canadian YC in Toronto, Ontario will be hoping to continue their string of winning in their last two events they participated in- Toronto and New York. Furthermore, hoping to upset their goal is also a two-time J/105 North American Champion is Bruce Stone’s GRYPHON from St Francis YC in San Francisco, CA. As usual, it should be an epic battle between the two teams. In addition, after winning their class in the past two Mackinac Races (Bayview and Chicago), Mark Symonds’ PTERODACTYL will shift from offshore mode to round-the-buoys mode and test their skills against some of the world’s best J/105 sailors. For more J/105 North American Championship sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.
|