(Anacortes, WA)- The fabled reincarnation of the old Whidbey Island Race Week (the fabled “adult playground”) took place last weekend, much to the delight of the large numbers of J/sailors in the Pacific Northwest. They enjoyed great racing, celebrated often, and had lots of races over the three days. J/Crews were sailing in both ORC and PHRF handicap divisions and one-design classes of J/70s, J/80s, and J/105s.
J/70 Class
The nine-boat J/70 class enjoyed ten races over the three-day regatta. Winning handily with a mind-blowing nine bullets was Mike Brevik’s FRAM, counting just 1sts after a single drop race! A distant second was Boris Luchterhand’s RIFF with mostly 2nds with 21 pts net. Rounding out the podium was Mike Powell’s TALLY HO with 32 pts net.
J/80 Class
The half-dozen J/80s also saw a complete “schooling” by the winning team. In this case, it was Julian Croxall’s RECKLESS that seven straight races to count only 6 pts net! The silver was won by Mike Kalahar’s LITONYA with 14 pts net, while Ryan Porter’s familiar JOLLY GREEN team took the bronze with 21 pts net.
J/105 Class
Unlike their colleagues in the J/70s and J/80s, the nine-boat J/105 class saw a battle to the final race for the top two spots on the podium. Winning that duel was Lenny Rezabek’s INSUBORDINATION with 14 pts net, followed by John Aitchinson’s MOOSE UNKNOWN with 16 pts net. Rounding out the podium in third place was Adrien Felon’s DOUBLE TROUBLE, earning that bronze medal in a tiebreaker at 24 pts each over Bob Haward’s KINETIC.
ORC C Division
The seven-boat fleet saw Bruce Chan’s J/111 65 RED ROSES II toss a 3rd place to count just four 1sts and two 2nds for 8 pts net to win with ease. Fourth was a fellow J/111 owner, Steve Kirsch’s FLASH with 25 pts net.
PHRF B Division
The half-dozen-boat fleet had a pair of J/35s top the podium. Winning was Brian White’s GRACE E win counting five races with 7 pts net total. The bronze medal went to Eric Johnson’s FLICKA counting all podium finishes with 15 pts net.
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