Harteck's REPEAT OFFENDER Smokes Fleet
(Santa Barbara, October 4th)- A number of brave souls ventured forth into the incredibly capricious Santa Barbara Channel this past weekend in what might be described as "nuclear conditions". With a forecast of 20-30 knots, gusting higher, a small band or hardy souls ventured forth and survived. Could it be that some of our more intrepid J/Boats owners were included in that elite (or crazy) group?? Perhaps so.
Larry Harteck from Santa Barbara Yacht Club sailed his J/105 REPEAT OFFENDER to first place in the twenty mile race. It was a ten mile beat around the westernmost oil platform off Santa Barbara Chnanel with a long run home. As Larry reported, "We did the 10 mile run in about 45 minutes which included 3 jibes, one of which resulted in a knockdown. Wind peaked at about 30 knots and we hit a top speed of 20.4 knots. We were going about 18.5 when this photo was taken. This was a PHRF event with only 5 boats finishing. We finished 1st overall, 2nd was Dr. Laura's J/125 Warrior and 3rd was a Santa Cruz 52."
