(Oak Harbor, WA)- The kids are now adults. And, the adults are still
acting like kids. And, after nearly four decades, Whidbey Island Race
Week remains the stalwart among true race weeks. This year’s event has
attracted a fleet of sixty-one boats, twenty-eight of them are J/Crews-
46% of the regatta! There are one-design classes for J/80s and J/105s,
with the rest sailing in various PHRF handicap classes.The J/105 class has, perhaps, its largest turnout ever. Eleven teams are making the trek north to enjoy some fun in the sun, lots of socializing, and perhaps a few round-the-cans races! If they have not gone delirious at the evening parties, these teams should be contenders in the leaderboard; Tom Kerr’s CORVO 105, Jerry Diercks’ DELIRIUM, Chris Phoenix’s JADED, John Aitchison’s MOOSE UNKNOWN, and Erik Kristen’s MORE JUBILEE.
Similarly, the J/80 class of eight crews also have one of their largest turnouts ever. Watch for these crews to stay somewhere near the forefront of the leaderboard, David Schutte’s TAJ MAHAL, Ryan Porter’s JOLLY GREEN, Bryan Rhodes’ CRAZY IVAN, and Morris Lowitz’s UPROAR.
In the PHRF handicap racing world, the J’s are well represented across the board. In PHRF 1 is Bruce Chan’s J/111 65 RED ROSES II. In PHRF 2 are three J/109s (Mike Campbell’s LAPA, Stu Burnell’s TANTIVY, & Tolga Cezik’s LODOS), Brian White’s J/35 GRACE E, and Dave & Vernice Cohen’s J/90 EYE EYE. Then, in PHRF 3 class is Stephanie Arnold’s J/33 DASH (yet another woman owner ready to dust the class). For more Whidbey Island Race Week sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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