WAITING FOR CHAMPIONSHIP CONDITIONS AT J 70 WORLDS AT CALIFORNIA YACHT CLUB
Who wouldn’t want a day off in Southern California, with the warm sunshine glinting off the blue Pacific? The hundreds of racers competing in the 2021 J/70 World Championship Regatta at California Yacht Club, that’s who!
Sixty-one teams from 11 nations scurried onto the racecourse today, hopeful to make their mark in the five-day competition here. But Mother Nature had other plans. Following an hour-long postponement due to lack of wind, racing commenced at 1:45PM, only to trigger a General Recall. Then a shift in course and start line; followed by another General Recall. And then another postponement.
It was a frustrating day for sailors and organizers alike, who have waited two years for this premier yachting event, as racing was finally abandoned mid-afternoon.
That was no relief for Brian Keane on Savasana and Bruce Golison on Midlife Crisis who finished the day where they started: in a tie for first, eager to shake up the leaderboard.
It’s a battle they’re all too familiar with. Midlife Crisis won the J/70 Pre-World Championship less than two weeks ago, besting Savasana by three points.
Racing will continue through Sunday August 15, beginning each day at 12:30PM. With conditions expected to improve on Friday, officials hope to complete the 10-race series – as the series NOR allows up to three races a day.
