Friday, April 25, 2014

J/Fleets Sailing American YC Spring Series

J/44s sailing American YC Series (Rye, New York)- On Long Island Sound, the racing season gets underway with American Yacht Club’s Spring Series, where J/Boats are well represented for two weekends of racing- April 26-27 and May 3-4. There are so many J/Teams, it amounts to a “J/Fest Spring LIS Championships”.

Seventy-eight boats are participating, including fifty-seven J/Teams (73% of the entire fleet)!  One Design fleets are strong for the J/44’s (7 boats), J/105’s, J/109’s and, especially, the 14-boat J/70 fleet (it’s their AYC Spring Series debut). The new J/88 will debut in PHRF competition with a PHRF 87 handicap, and the J/29, J/92, J/111, J/122 and J/133 round out the scratch sheet.

If you’re missing out on the fun, please contact J/Dealer McMichael Yacht Brokers at info@mcmyacht.com or (914)-381-5900 to get a ride!For more American YC Spring Series sailing information