[J24 ListSrv] Big News

[Pontus]

Thank you everybody for the welcome.  Thank you Sean for the flattering introduction. I have skippered boats bigger than a J/24 and raced faster boats too.  However I feel a little in over my head with this. The J/24 is way heavier than anything I ever raced before. I’m building a program based on the two person crew of Shambles and adding some sub 100 lbs. sailors. I have received positive feedback from some WYC crew and I’m trying to figure out how to do things. I’m going to try to sail as much as possible and build skills. 

I truly feel welcomed in the fleet and I will try my best. I appreciate all the encouraging conversations so far. Count on me staying out of your way in the beginning and take it easy at every mark.

My hopes currently is to be able to do Burton Cup as my first WYC race and I will for sure do Ugotta Regatta. 

Anyone who know me know that I’m all for bigger boats and bigger waters, so I will still be gone every time there is a race for me at AIS.

Thank you for letting me in to your awesome fleet!

Pontus

From: Gary Mattson via J24 
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 5:11 PM
To: Sean Delaney ; mailto:j24 at lists.wyc.org 
Subject: Re: [J24 ListSrv] Big News

Welcome to the fleet!

 

Gary Mattson

USA 5136 Voodoo

612-801-0423

 

From: J24 <j24-bounces at lists.wyc.org> on behalf of Sean Delaney via J24 <j24 at lists.wyc.org>
Reply-To: Sean Delaney <sean_p_delaney at yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 4:47 PM
To: "<j24 at lists.wyc.org>" <j24 at lists.wyc.org>
Subject: [J24 ListSrv] Big News

 

HI all,

 

I would like to welcome Pontus Deverdier to the fleet. He just bought Danger Zone J/24 #3522 in Duluth and is attempting to make arrangements to to berth and race it at the club. Pontus is a friend who being competitive, competent and fun, embodies what our fleet is about.

 

If you see Rudy Rudenberg, encourage him as well, he took Context up to Leach Lake last weekend and had his best regatta in 17 yrs.

 

Tomorrow night (6pm) is the Championship of Champions race, please come down to encourage our TWO teams. Greg Bittle who sailed an amazing Sunset series, getting second to the Usual Suspect juggernaut, will be joined by his son Greg, who drove the Champ series. That is worth watching alone. I remember being so impressed, when the Oppen’s won together. Randy Johnson (Kattack) and I will also be there (representing the Catamaran fleet officially). Uta helped win the last one for the J/22’s and I have always thought it would be great to get one for the 24’s, being that it’s held at a scow club and all.

 

Take your boat out, or check back in on this link in case someone offers a ride. Dinner on lighthouse island to follow. While it seems there is rarely any wind, tomorrow is supposed to be great conditions, hope you can help support us.

 

Note Thursdays race begins in the BAY at 5:45 (confirmed).

 

That is all.

 

Sean

Fleet yadayada

 

 

 

 

 

 

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