Sunday, July 24, 2011

J/109 3rd- AF Offshore/ Round Gotland Runt Race

J/109 sailing in Sweden (Stockholm, Sweden) - The J/109 MATADOR sailed by Jonas Grander from the Royal Swedish YC (KSSS) finished third in SRS Bravo Class after sailing the 364 nm race course.  The Gotland Runt race is considered the Baltic Sea's premier offshore race for most sailors in norther Europe and Scandinavia.

It was one of the fastest around Gotland Island races in a long time.  As always, the difficulty is the capricious wind. Sometimes the wind is strong and steady, and other times there's nothing.  The goal for all the boats is to keep running the boat and not park too often.  The first part of the race was fast, but then came the doldrums soon after rounding the southern tip of Gotland.  For more AF Offshore/ Gotland Runt sailing results