(Long Beach, CA)- The Alamitos Bay YC and Long Beach YC are hosting the
2019 Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week from June 21st to 23rd for a
fleet of 108 boats in what many consider to be one of the best sailing
areas on the California coastline. Even though southern California is
famous for its “June Gloom” (where mornings start with thick sea fog
along the coast, 100 ft visibility no less), the powerful sun burns it
all off by noontime and generates a fairly strong seabreeze from the WNW
that can kick-in up to 20 kts by late afternoon!Thirty-six J/Teams (about 33.0% of the fleet) are participating in the popular event. By far the biggest one-design class is the eighteen J/70s; many of those teams have an eye towards the J/70 World Championship that will be sailed in the same waters in 2020. Some of the top teams include Bruce Golison’s MIDLIFE CRISIS, Chris Kostanecki’s JENNIFER, Peter Cameron’s KANGAROO JOCKEY, Curt Johnson’s AVET 2.01, Jeff Janov’s MINOR THREAT, Jim Murrell’s HUCKLEBERRY, Tom Garret’s SLOOP JOHN B, and Patrick Danly’s BOONDOGGLE.
The eighteen-boat PHRF Division includes three J/105s (William Quealy’s J-RABBIT SLIM, Scott McDaniel’s OFF THE PORCH, & George Scheel’s SUN PUFFIN), two J/109s (Jeff Shew’s FUZZY LOGIC & Heinz Butner’s RAPTOR), Ken Kieding’s J/111 ARGO 3, and David Boatner’s J/35 RIVAL.
Finally, in the PHRF Random Leg Division includes Timothy Harmon’s J/124 CIRRUS. For more Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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