(Fort Walton Beach, FL)- The J/22 class will be hosting their Midwinter
Championship at Fort Walton Yacht Club in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
The J/22 sailors seemed to enjoy the tremendous hospitality at FWYC in
the past and, as a result, the J/22s will have one of their largest
Midwinters in years- with thirty-two boats registered to go racing from
March 14th to 17th. Not surprisingly, many of the usual suspects from across the country are making their annual winter pilgrimage south for the regatta; just about all the major J/22 fleets are well-represented. Some of those leading teams include Mark Foster’s PRESSURE DROP (with Rod “Caracas” Favela and Travis Odenbach as crew); Casey Lambert on BLACKBURN MARINE RACING from Houston, TX; Chris & Jennifer Princing’s TEAM AWARD & SPORTS/ EVIL DR. PORK CHOP from Tawas Bay, MI; Jeff Todd’s HOT TODDY from Annapolis, MD; Chris Doyle’s THE JUG 4 1 from Youngstown, NY; Mike Marshall’s BAD NEWS from Newport, RI; Benz Faget’s FATS from New Orleans, LA; and Farley & Barrett Fontenot on REPEAT from Houston, TX. That is quite a rough bunch of hombres to have to contend with for the podium! There are more than a few Worlds, North American, and Midwinter Championships spread amongst that group! For more J/22 Midwinter Championship sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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