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The North Winds of the J/30 North Americans
(SpinSheet page 125)

Photo by Dan Phelps / SpinSheetA surprisingly autumnal northerly breeze blew into town to welcome the J/30 North American Championship Regatta, hosted at Annapolis YC (AYC), September 16-18. The breeze brought along with it an unusual milky mud water color and potentially dangerous assortment of debris—trees, telephone poles, barrels, and more—following tropical storms, flooding, […]

Team Rafiki featured in SpinSheet Editor’s Notebook

Molly Winans, Editor of the SpinSheet included the following article in the October 2011 edition.

Last month, I witnessed a kindhearted, wild-haired sort of idea sprout, magically open doors, and manifest itself into one exceptional sailing weekend. This may be my first and last Milwaukee-New-Orleans-Chicago-Annapolis sailing story with an Oahu twist, so bear with […]

J/30 Awesome Wins @ Chicago's 2009 Verve Cup

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Bay teems with boats 25 years after America’s Cup loss
2008 North Americans

By Alyssa Kneller

After two false starts, 23 sailboats jockey for position northwest of Prudence Island at 2:50 pm Sunday, waiting for the last race of the J/30 North American Championship to begin. Orders echo over the water as crews scramble with lines and skippers maneuver to avoid collisions. To impose discipline, the principal […]

Fuzzy Wuzzy best in 23 Boat Fleet at 2008 North Americans!

Photo Caption: J/30 Half Hull Trophy presented to Bengt Johannson by Bristol YC Commodore Pete Canzone and PRO Steven Jeffries. (photo courtesy of Fran Grenon, Spectrum Photo)

Fuzzy Wuzzy skippered by Bengt Johannson won the 2008 J/30 North American Championship. Additionally Bengt captured the honors for the best overall “all amateur crew” finish. Bristol […]