J/105 Wins BRISA Cup

J/35 and J/39 Silver their Division

(Fajardo, Puerto Rico)- From July 16th to 17th, Borinquen Island Sailing Association (BRISA) and Federacion de Vela de Puerto Rico hosted the 2022 edition of the annual BRISA Cup sailed off the eastern end of Puerto Rico in the resort town of Fajardo. This was the first time the regatta had been held since the 2020 pandemic canceled everything in the Caribbean. The regatta consists of four races with two long courses each day. There are five courses to choose from each day depending on the breeze, ranging from 7.0nm to 11.0nm utilizing various government markers or islands as marks of the course. 

The three J/Teams that were represented had fantastic regattas, enjoying the easterly 15 to 25 kts trade winds and 3-5 ft waves each day. 

The CSA Performance Cruising Division was determined on a tiebreaker at 6 pts each for both the J/39 and J/105 teams! What a shocker! In the end, they both had identical scores of two 1st and two 2nds. However, the countback was based on who-beat-who last! As a result, Carlos Camacho’s J/105 ABRACADABRA won with a 2-2-1-1 scoreline, while Jerome O’Neill’s J/39 CRYSTAL settled for the silver with a 1-1-2-2 tally!

In the CSA Jib & Main Division, Frank Insemi’s J/35 TINGLAR took the silver medal with a 1-2-1-6 record for 10 pts. Unfortunately, they were leading going into the last race and could not pull off the class win due to strategic errors. Said TINGLAR’s owner Mr. Insemi, “we had a great weekend, great series, good racing. Luiz Fernandez did a wonderful job skippering the boat for us! We only sailed with a total of five crew! So, we were giving away some of the J/35‘s famous upwind ability in the 3-5 ft waves and 15-25 kt winds.”

Thanks for this report from Frank Inserni.  For more BRISA Cup sailing information and results