(Marblehead, MA)- This year's Sperry Topsider Marblehead NOOD regatta
will also be featuring the inaugural J/70 New England Championship,
hosted by the famous trio of yacht clubs in the harbor- Eastern YC,
Boston YC and Corinthian YC. In addition to the J/70 class there will
be fleets of J/105s and J/24s participating. Of the 150+ sailboats
participating, by far the largest brand represented are J's with 42
boats (28% of the fleet) sailing in the waters off Marblehead. The wind
forecast for Friday looks a bit "iffy" as a large Low pressure system
offshore will be pumping Northeasterly winds into the harbor all day,
with steadily increasing winds forecast to hit 20-30 kts by late evening
Friday. The scene inside the harbor may be "touch & go" with huge
waves rolling into the docks, making launch and recovery a bit delicate,
one might say!A fair number of recent J/70 regatta winners will be participating amongst the fleet of seventeen J/70s. They include the winners of St Pete NOOD, Charleston, Annapolis NOOD, Bacardi Newport, Cal Race Week and Long Beach Race Week-- Joel Ronning on CATAPULT and Bennet Greenwald on PERSEVERANCE! Tough hombres these guys are! Several locals will be quite competitive in their home waters, including Etchells 22 World Champion Jud Smith sailing with his wife Cindy, Dave Franzel on SPRING, Tyler Doyle and Ted Johnson on VITAMIN J. Notably, two women skipper/owners will be sailing, including Newporter Suzy Leech on JUNKANOO and Nancy Glover on WINTER WIND from Marblehead. Finally, the "long distance" award may have already been won by the German team on ROSAROTER PINGUIN led by Juergen Waldheim from Berlin! For more J/70 New England's & Marblehead NOOD sailing information
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