(Plymouth, England)- The Plymouth Yacht Regatta took place from the 12th to 14th July and the event co-hosted the U.K. J/24 National Championship. The Port of Plymouth Sailing Association organized the regatta and the RNSA (Royal Navy Sailing Association) and Plymouth Yacht Clubs provided the on-the-water race management.
The twenty-nine J/24s enjoyed great racing, with the fleet enjoying an exhausting, but rewarding, ten races over the three-day event. In the end, it was Sam Pearson’s HUSTLE that won the regatta with 39 pts net. There’s was not an easy win as Nick Phillips’ CHAOTIC was running away with the regatta until the seventh race, as they had posted three bullets and a 2-4 in their tally. However, a 7th race DSQ torpedoed Phillips’ chances of winning the regatta, consequently hanging tough in the last three races to take the silver by a whisker. Tied on 49 pts net with them was the Swedish team on FRONT RUNNER (JIVE), sailed by Monica & Per-Hakan Persson, a perennially top J/24 team in Europe. The Swedish team finally got their act together and gelled in their last four races, posting a 1-2-2-12 to leap up the standings to tie CHAOTIC, but lose the countback to settle for the bronze on the podium.
The balance of the top five included Dave Hale’s CACCON in fourth place and James Torr’s MAJIC U25 youth team took fifth position. Follow the Plymouth Regatta Week on Facebook here For more Plymouth Regatta sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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