| The most competitive Canadian J24 Championship in history came out beautifully. |
We promised early that we would have great pictures of the regatta. We didn’t take them to the drugstore but it has taken a little more time than I expected to get them all together. There were a lot to go through for one thing and Lynn spent a lot of time on the water to get them, which didn’t leave much peace for cataloguing and organizing literally thousands of shots. I too had a job to do once the regatta was over too and it can be hard to find a window to put things up when you have clients to keep happy.
In any case, I think its worth the wait. For one thing, I get to use a picture I particularly like to illustrate this post. One and two neck and neck. You’d think it was posed except for the absence of a spinnaker pole on number 2 (they’re supposed to try harder!).
Framed pictures of individual boats were distributed to everyone at prize giving emulating a Bermuda Race Week tradition that we admire. There are many more pictures on Lynn Gray’s site. For those who would like to check out their form in motion, Greg Blunden has provided a video of the action.
This will be our last post wrapping up a very successful and, heaven knows, exciting regatta. Next August, the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron and the Atlantic Canada chapter of the Canadian J24 Class Association will host the J24 North American Championship. It’s another opportunity to experience the meteorological perfection that is Nova Scotia in late summer in what we hope will be an even bigger fleet. We won’t expect any better competition though. This one was as good as it gets.
Thanks to:
- Our hosts, the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
- Rob Williams, Elizabeth Shaw, and the capable members of their Race Committee and Jury
- Our many, many hard working volunteers
- Our generous sponsors (see below)
- Canada’s best J24 sailors who fought hard to the end.
This site will remain until next year for those who want to review the event. Dr. Z, however, is retiring for now.
