(Poole, England)- The Poole Regatta is a huge bi-annual event held over
the 3 days of the late May Bank Holiday Weekend starting 24th May. In
addition to the IRC series, there are a number of national championships
being run as part of the regatta, including J/24s, J/70s and J/80s. The one-design side of things is pretty remarkable, three International J one-designs are sailing their UK Nationals at this event! What is even more impressive is that all three fleets have excellent attendance, the J/24s have 19 boats registered, the J/70s have 13 and the J/80s have 16. Fun and games for all!
For the J/70 UK Nationals it is a compulsory qualifying event for teams that wish to go to the 2014 World Championship in Newport, RI. Many of the top UK teams are attending, including Ian Atkins on BOATS.COM (top finisher at Key West Race Week), Simon Ling skippering TEAM RAF SPITFIRE Powered by SLAM and Marie-Claude Heys on JACOBS COAT. In addition, participating is the American team of Jen & Ray Wulff from Annapolis, MD; they are sailing a chartered J/70 called JOINT CUSTODY. For more Poole Regatta sailing information
