CORW 2017 Wrap Up
Ok, the spray has settled from the 2017 California Offshore Race Week, and we are here with a report of the fun!
The first leg was the Spinnaker Cup, from SF to Monterrey. Â We had a solid showing aboard our new boat, Cazan, with a third in class. Â Nice job, team! Â We had a well earned lay-day in Monterey and prepped for round two…
The Coastal Cup (Monterey to Santa Barbara) is known for the often challenging conditions, and this year was no exception! Â Winds in the steady 35 knot range (gusting to over 40) kept us pretty wound up, and after blowing up our second kite we throttled back, but still recorded a top speed of just over 20 knots…. Â woo-hoo!!
The final leg from Santa Barbara to San Diego started with big breeze and we were the second monohull thru the first scoring gate at Santa Cruz Island. Â But the race ended with a whimper as the breeze died about 70 miles outside San Diego. Â It was a long slow leg requiring tons of concentration, but the team did a fantastic job and we actually reeled-in a lot of the bigger boats on the push to the finish!
Here is the gallery:
Skirting the Nor Cal Coast
J World’s Cazan in Monterey
An easy 16 knots… Â got a bit more ‘sporty’ that night (40+ knots of breeze!)
Wildlife to the extreme… Â fish, dolphins, whales… Â and one shark!
C’mon Mike, drive faster, they are gaining on us! Â Frank Slootman’s brand spanking new turbocharged Pac 52Â Invisible Hand
goes absolutely screaming by. He’s a J/World alum (Frank) by the way! Â Big congrats to them on winning the CORW overall!
Ok, that’s it for this report! Â Great job team, and it was a real pleasure to sail with all of you! Â Next up: Â Transpac!
– Wayne Zittel and the J/World Team