Please select your home edition
Edition

J/112E Jubilant crushes 2024 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup

by J/Boats 1 Jun 2024 00:39 BST May 25-26, 2024
2024 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup © Paul Wyeth / Key Yachting

This past weekend, the California Offshore Race Week started the first of the three-leg CORA series.

The Spinnaker Cup, an 84.0nm sprint from San Francisco to Monterey started at 10:30 AM on Saturday, May 25th. Then, boats will embark on Monday, May 27th for the 204.0nm gear-busting Big Sur Tour, a.k.a. Coastal Cup that takes the fleet to Santa Barbara YC where they will relax for a short stay. The event concludes with the 245.0nm SoCal 300 that will lead them through the Channel Islands and down to San Diego.

Since the CORW is comprised of 3 offshore legs with an evening beer-can race tossed in at Santa Barbara YC, the majority of the entrants will participate in just one or two of the legs. There are nine J/Teams all sailing in just the Spinnaker Cup Offshore race from San Francisco Bay down to Monterey Bay. In what became a very fast, windy, wavy race, there were several J/Teams that just crushed it!

PHRF 1 Division

Not too surprisingly, sweeping the eight-boat fleet were the trio of J/125s! Once turning left outside of the Golden Gate Bridge to head south to Monterey, the big asyms went up and all three boats took off in a cloud of spray blowing over the entire lengths of the boat, hitting low 20s kts boat speeds! In the end, they averaged 10.0 kts over the 84 miles! Winning was Ken Kieding & John Vincent's ARGO 4, followed by Andrew Picel's ARSENAL taking silver, and Jim Nichols's VELVET HAMMER taking the bronze.

PHRF 2 Division

This seven-boat fleet saw Ross Werner's J/112E JUBILANT hitting 19.3 kts surfing down huge waves and taking both division honors, but also winning PHRF Overall honors, too!! Second place went to Timo Bruck's J/120 TWIST, while Ron Epstein's J/133 BACCHANAL took fourth place. Sixth was Barry Lewis's J/120 CHANCE.

More information here...

Related Articles

2025 Cherub UK Nationals at Paignton
Four days of mainly challenging skiff sailing conditions Paignton Sailing Club were excellent hosts of the 2025 Cherub Nationals, Nick and his race team expertly running races over the full 4 days of the event in mainly challenging skiff sailing conditions with one day of lighter winds thrown into the mix. Posted on 17 Sep
56th La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec Leg 2 day 3
Advantage to the Southerners On this second leg of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec 2025, between the Bay of Morlaix and Vigo in Spain, two options have taken shape over the past hours. Posted on 17 Sep
GP14 Ireland Autumn Open and Youth Championship
A great showing from female and youth sailors, in a fleet of 20 boats On 13 September 2025, 20 GP14s launched from Blessington Sailing Club despite the blustery conditions and made their way out to the race area and across the start line to start the GP14 Autumn Open. Posted on 17 Sep
UK Open Challenger Championship at Rutland
The wind gods smiled and a full series of races was run Fifteen sailors gathered at Rutland Sailing Club. The weather forecasts in the week leading up to the event had suggested that there may be, at worst, no racing or one or more days lost due to strong winds. However, the wind gods smiled. Posted on 17 Sep
Entry criteria announced for Sardinia Cup 2026
Iconic Yacht Club Costa Smeralda regatta to mirror Admiral's Cup rating bands The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) is pleased to announce that the next edition of the Sardinia Cup, taking place from 31 May to 7 June 2026, will adopt the IRC Rating Bands applied by the Royal Ocean Racing Club for the Admiral's Cup. Posted on 17 Sep
Team Toddbroccoli at the Southport 24 Hour Race
Toddbrook Sailing Club once again turned out in style for the famous race! Toddbrook Sailing Club once again turned out in style for the famous Southport 24 Hour Race, hosted by West Lancashire Yacht Club. Posted on 17 Sep
JOG Stoneways Marine Cowes-Poole Race Weekend
Plan B delivered two days of tactical, hard-fought racing Sometimes, the weather simply refuses to play ball. With forecasts of near-gale force winds and spring tides making the Hurst Narrows untenable, JOG made the prudent call to keep racing "in-Solent" for the Stoneways Marine Cowes-Poole Race Weekend. Posted on 17 Sep
2026 Fireball Worlds Torquay - website now online
Continuing the momentum after the superb event at Lake Garda this year The taste of the last limoncellos may still be lingering on the taste buds following the recent 135 boat Worlds on Lake Garda, but the Fireball Class is already turning its attention to next year's Worlds being hosted by Royal Torbay Yacht Club in the UK. Posted on 17 Sep
Noble Marine RS300 Nationals at Abersoch
Charlie South wins after a tough two days racing Congratulations to Charlie South, Noble Marine RS300 National Champion 2025! After a tough two days racing at South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club, the weather blew up as forecast and racing was abandoned for day three. Posted on 17 Sep
Impala UK Nationals at Parkstone
A rare alignment of forecast models told a brutal story The early signs weren't promising for the Curtiss-Wright Impala Nationals, hosted this year by Parkstone Yacht Club. A rare alignment of forecast models told a brutal story of gales and rain for the three day event. Posted on 17 Sep