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Tampa
Girl, owned by William Terry, coming out of the bay .
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 From Isla
Mujeres, Mexico...The Regata del Sol al Sol race is 450 miles from
St. Petersburg, FL to Isla Mujeres, Mexico off of Cancun starting
Friday, April 25. What makes it
extremely interesting is that the gulf stream flows at about 3 knots
north up the gulf of Mexico, then loops south along the Florida coast.
The race starts right off the pier outside St. Petersburg inside Tampa
Bay. After a slow start at 10:20, with moderate running wind, J/120 Carinthia
got out of Tampa Bay within a few hours with clear skies and warm
weather. Early the shoal draft J120, Tampa Girl, passed them
at the outer buoy. As the sun set all were on a close reach . During the
night the wind shifted to 110 degrees and both gibed in the gulf
southerly current. Both sailed on the rumb line when they
encountered the northerly current on the other side. At that point Carinthia
made a hard right and crossed over to the other side of it where Tampa
Bay stayed on rumb. Carinthia finished at 19:07 on Sunday
night and Tampa Girl finished at 21:34. Carinthia won the
Spinnaker Racing Division, placing 3rd overall with Tampa Girl placing
2nd on corrected time. Also Carinthia was one of 4 boats that
beat the course record in this 40 year old race. You can
follow the race and look at the standings by Clicking
Here . The event website is at http://www.regatadelsolalsol.org
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or past
front page pictures
click here
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Important
IRC Info....I have posted a special page on the web
site for helpful information and links specifically for
J/120's by clicking here. For more info about IRC you can go to the site
by clicking here.
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2007
North Americans
This year, the J120 North Americans were held at Cal
Race Week sponsored by Cal Yacht Club in Marina Del Rey.
CC Rider, driven by Chuck Nichols, is this year's
champion by turning in a strong performance. Meltemi,
owned by Peter Zarcades fouled in the first race, but
came back with 3 firsts and a fourth to take 2nd place
in the regatta. Third was Capers owned by John
Laun. Click HERE
for the results
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 The
forum is now up again. Although the old data was
lost due to a server meltdown the new forum is now
online!
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To
quote Scuttlebutt
November 20th.....
"THE SECRET!
The secret of one-design sailing success is often
discussed in sailing circles.
Has the J/120 fleet discovered the secret of one-design?
They are not
the hottest or newest 40-foot boat on the market, but
the J/120 fleet is always
visible with 8-10 boats showing up in venues and social
events on a weekly
basis. The J/120 class spends its time sailing in great
venues, enjoying
great competition on the water and lively social events
off the water.
If you are looking for a fun, healthy, and outgoing
one-design class, discover
the secret of the J/120 fleet at http://www.j120.org"
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Welcome to the J/120 Class Association website. This site
was created as an information resource for J/120 owners and
enthusiasts. It is maintained by a fellow J/120 owner.
You'll find helpful tuning tips, technical information, racing
schedules, fleet news, and direct links to fleet websites. We'd
love your input and photos, so please send articles or any J/120
related news to this e-mail link.
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