By: Robert De Gols

Stowe Yacht Club hosted the 4th annual “J Days” as part of the Green Mountain Regatta. We held racing over two days, which were followed by 2 days of EC12 racing. Seven J Boat were on the starting line Thursday May 31, six on Friday June 1. With our small group, we got down to racing. And, racing we did! On day 1, we held 15 races, and an additional 12 races on day 2. With two days of EC12 racing looming for these same sailors, we finished up the regatta with our 27th race by lunchtime Friday.

Dave Brawner pulled off 10 bullets out of the 27 races, for 40 points. Chuck Millican, back to the Green Mountain for the third time, finished the regatta in 2nd place with 55 points, closely followed by George Townsend with… 55.6 points (the decimal resulting of a redress following a collision).

Dave even filmed a leg with his drone, the video can be watched on youtube. Here's the link:  J's at Stowe

A great tradition in the J class is that many of the boat owners invite other skippers to participate in the racing. The boat, not the skipper, is scored. And, the emphasis is on camaraderie and the Corinthian Spirit in this class. There were multiple examples of transmitters being passed around to other skippers to try their hand racing a J. The J class is now part of the tradition at the Green Mountain Regatta and we expect a stronger turnout next year.

 

Summary of the Green Mountain “J Days” Regatta

     Class:  J Boat

     Date:   May 31 & June 1, 2018

     Location: Commodores Pond at the Inn, Stowe, VT

     Host Club: Stowe Yacht Club (#159)

     Entries: 7

     Winds: Light to Moderate from variable directions

     Races completed: 27

     Scoring System: Single Fleet; Low-Point

     Thanks to Race Committee: Charlie Berry, Bruce Nourjian, Suzan Letwenski, Louise Townsend, Rosemarie Fitzhugh, Robert De Gols

 

Green Mountain “J Days” Results:

Place            Skipper                            Boat                      Points

1                    Dave Brawner                Shamrock             40

2                    Chuck Millican                Shamrock             55

3                    George Townsend          Endeavor              55.6

4                    Jeff Gros                         Shamrock             64

5                    Ken Young                      Shamrock             95

6                    Ken Quast                       Enterprise            145

7                    Michael Fusco                 Whirlwind             160

 

 

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