Ok, we are pretty excited about this.  J/World has just added another boat to our offshore training fleet!

For some twenty plus years now, we have been taking sailors from all over the world on offshore races and passages.  Our flagship, the venerable Hula Girl, is known far and wide for the experiences she has delivered to her numerous crews.  Add to the mix our fantastic coaches, and we have programs which frequently sell out a year (or more) in advance.  Well, we have had enough of having to send sailors away due to lack of capacity, so we are excited to be adding a wonderful Mark Mills designed DK46 to the fleet.

This modern design is a veteran of two Transpacs already, and the boat is a delight to sail.  With a big, open cockpit and a functional interior, CaZan is ready to go on new adventures.  Next up will be the California Offshore Race Week, and then Transpac!  She is available for charter, or individual sailors can sign up to join the race with J/World coaches.

More details will be coming soon, but it you are interested in either a charter or individual participation, definitely contact us now!   Here are some pictures of CaZan and her sisterships (only 12 of these were built) to whet your appetite:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, we just finished our annual Offshore Yacht Racing Seminar.  We spent two days shoreside in San Francisco going over everything from offshore safety equipment and sail inventories to provisioning and details regarding life at sea.

Thursday morning we headed out under the Golden Gate and turned south along the coast.  The light breezes built to moderate, and by the evening we were in a consistent over 20 knots mode.  The night got a little, shall we say, sporty, and we ended up throttling back, waiting for daylight to get some more productive practice in.

About halfway down the coast, our breeze backed off to a drifter (as predicted), but it filled again and we got another fantastic spinnaker run down by Catalina Island.

Next offshore racing event is the Newport to Cabo Race in March, and we still have a couple of spaces open on that one.

I’d be remiss not to mention the Baja-Ha-Ha rally from San Diego to Cabo starting at the end of the month.  Not a true race, but over 180 boats are signed up for this famous two week trip down the Baja Coast.  Multiple stops in some stunning anchorages make this one adventure you do not want to miss!

 

Hey everyone,

Thanks tons to all our supporters who have been sending congratulations to our team!  We really appreciate it.  So the awards ceremony was last night here at Kaneohe Yacht Club, and the Hula Girl did pretty well.  We won first in class, second in ORR, and the Bill Lee perpetual award.  Not too shabby for a bunch of Hulagains that really hadn’t sailed together a couple of weeks ago!

So all the bling and hardware is pretty cool, but I have to say I think there was an even better reward for us in Hawaii.  Unfortunately the fast race over meant that we beat some friends and family coming to Oahu to meet us, so Jade didn’t get to display the banner she and her mom made for father Chris racing with us upon arrival, but she brought it down to the boat last night  and we were proud to display it there!  Thanks Jade!  And sorry I cut you out of the picture, Chris.  She’s just way cuter.  You rock, Jade!

 

And finally a thanks to all the Pacific Cup organizers and volunteers….  from Richmond to Kaneohe, it really takes a cast of thousands to pull off an event like this, and they did it again in great style…

Ok, that’s it for now.  Chris, Brendan, Mike, Andreas, Michael, Steven, Paul and Sean, job well done and Mahalo!

Wayne Zittel and the Hulagains