J/Jamboree J/80 Preview

ByStuart Johnstone

J/80s sailing on Lake Winnepesaukee, NH

(Gilford, NH)- The annual J-Jamboree celebrates its 33rd Anniversary this fall, the event also serves as the J/80 New Hampshire State  Championship. The Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association, the Winnipesaukee Yacht Club, J/80 Fleet 1, and Fay’s Boat Yard are hosting the regatta on gorgeous Lake Winnipesaukee from August 26th to 28th, with sailing taking place out of Sanders Bay. A highly talented fleet of ten teams is participating in this year’s regatta, a number of them taking the opportunity to train before the J/80 World Championship being held in Newport, RI this fall. 

J/80s sailing J/Jamboree in NHOn Friday, teams register and attend a great welcoming party at the Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association Sailing Center.  Racers in the past have loved the J-Jamboree chili, a few beverages, and chitchatted about sailing around the world- the taller the tales, the more beverages are consumed!

There are some very good teams in the fleet, including multiple past winners Les Beckwith’s FKA, Jeff Rabinowitz’s MISTRESS, Kevin Hayes & Jeff Kirchoff’s MORE GOSTOSA, David Stowe’s SEA BISCUIT, Mark Gorman’s TUBBY, and Jason Viseltear’s UPSETTER.  For more J/Jamboree sailing information.