(St Petersburg, FL)- The third weekend of January marks the occasion for
the annual J/Fest St Petersburg Regatta, hosted by the St Petersburg YC
in Florida. Sailing will take place from January 23rd to 26th, with
teams of J/88s and J/111s racing on Tampa Bay.The regatta represents the 2020 J/88 Midwinter Championship, with crews participating from the Midwest and the Northeast. Many top crews in the class will be looking forward to a break from the frigid temperatures up North. No one would be surprised if Andy & Sarah Graff’s EXILE team is already on the road headed south from Chicago, IL to escape the sub-zero temperatures in the upper Midwest! From the northeast, watch for these teams to be near the top of the leaderboard; Iris Vogel’s DEVIATION from New Rochelle, NY; Dave Tufts’ GAUCHO from Rochester, NY; Lawrence Cutler & Andrew Weiss's ONE TOO MANY from Storm Trysail Club, and William Purdy's WHIRLWIND from City Island Yacht Club in New York.
Similarly,
the J/111s will be hosting their Midwinter Championship at J/Fest St
Pete. A quartet of very competitive crews will be in attendance. Top dog
with current bragging rights should be the 2019 J/111 World Champion-
Rob Ruhlman and family aboard their famous SPACEMAN SPIFF. In addition,
Andrew & Sedgwick Ward’s BRAVO from Shelter Island, NY, Doug
Curtiss's WICKED 2.0 from New Bedford YC, and Ian Hill’s SITELLA from
Hampton, VA will be mixing it up with the Cleveland gang for class
honors. For more J/FEST St Petersburg Regatta sailing information
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