[J24 ListSrv] Fwd: J24s heading back to Miami for Midwinters 2014

[Shawn Patterson]

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Shawn Patterson
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> From: director at j24class.org
> Date: January 8, 2014 at 4:04:18 PM CST
> To: smp1980 at gmail.com
> Subject: J24s heading back to Miami for Midwinters 2014
> Reply-To: director at j24class.org
> 
> Just as the swallows return to Capistrano, the J24s keep coming back to Miami. This time, the regatta host is Coral Reef Yacht Club and the dates are February 19-23 with racing on the 21-23. You might ask why this will be the 15th time that Biscayne Bay was chosen as the venue in the 36 years of Midwinter Championships. Yes, it might have something to do with the fact that Miami guarantees no blizzards, nice breezes, lots of great Cuban food and a legendary J24 tradition. It also just makes sense. 
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> According to 2013 winner, John Mollicone: I will be down in Miami for the 2014 J24 Midwinters and really am looking forward to it. I have been racing in the J24 Class since 1998 and like the competition, the boats, and especially the great people. There are no restrictions on sailor classification in the J24 Class so you end up racing against so many great skippers and crews. I also love sailing with the genoa, which you do not really see anymore on other types of boats. I love sailing in Miami during the winter months for its warm weather, dependable breeze, and I like the chop that Biscayne Bay has to offer. 
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> Some of the other sailing stars who have already registered include Skip Dieball, 2011 and 2012 winner Peter Bream, five time champ Tim Healy, Robby Brown and Travis Odenbach, as well as top local sailors like Eamonn Delisser and Gary Sprague.  
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> Although the J24s have been around, they are comparable to a Ford Mustang, still going, still popular and very American. Watching the boats with their colorful spinnakers is fun too and the sailors will certainly enjoy the food and beverages at Coral Reef Yacht Club along with the competitive race courses and regatta management by the Coral Reef Yacht Club highly regarded Race Committee. J24s are one of the oldest classes still racing in Biscayne Bay. Local J24 Fleet 10 was the 10th fleet formed in the late 1970s when the Class first started and has as many members as the local Miami Etchells and Snipe fleets. 
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> Here are the ingredients: The Overall Regatta Chair is Mark Pincus of Columbus Day Regatta and Bacardi Miami Sailing Week fame. He can be reached at mwpincus at aol.com or 305-915-1438. The website is at http://www.coralreefyachtclub.org/Waterfront/Racing-(1)/J-24-Midwinter-Championship.aspx. For a Class which began in the 70s and is still charging along, you had better be there or be square for the 2014 J24 Midwinters at CRYC in Miami. You do not want to miss out on the sailing and the partying.
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