Wednesday, May 23, 2012

St Francis YC Wins J/22 Team Race Sailing Regatta

J/22 one-design sailboats- team racing at St Francis YC in San Francisco, CA (San Francisco, CA)-  St. Francis Yacht Club hosted its 2nd annual Team Race Invitational this past weekend with five West Coast yacht club teams sailing J/22s on the San Francisco City Front in winds ranging from 10 to 25 knots. 38 races were completed with St. Francis Yacht Club clinching victory only after battling back from the 4-5-6 positions at the last mark rounding in the final race to pass San Diego Yacht Club on the final beat. Seattle Yacht Club had the best record in the triple round robin series before falling to San Diego Yacht Club in the semi-finals.

In the end, the first place St. Francis Yacht Club skippers were Shawn Bennett, Nicole Breault and Scott Sellers.  The second place San Diego Yacht Club skippers were Brian Haines, Adam Roberts and Tyler Sinks.  And, the third place skippers for Seattle Yacht Club were Dalton Bergan, Mike Karas and Andrew Loe.   Awesome sailing photo credits- Chris Ray.  For more St Francis YC J/22 Team Racing sailing information  And, more sailing photos/ sailing videos of Nicole Breault and team on St Francis YC Racing Facebook page.