(San Diego, CA)- This coming week the San Diego YC will be hosting the fourth of its J/105 Fall Series events, the famous Lipton Cup Trophy. Since the first regatta in 1903, the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup has been the most prestigious trophy contested in Southern California and one of the most coveted in Southern California. The 98th edition of the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup Regatta will continue the successful round-robin format introduced in 2011. Twelve yacht clubs from around Southern California along with three clubs invited from around America will be participating. The competition promises to be incredibly competitive as most clubs have selected some of their best sailors to represent them in San Diego. On top of that, the weather forecast looks promising for breeze, in fact, it may be too good! A monster Low is spinning southeast out of the Gulf of Alaska headed across the eastern Pacific to the west coast of California. The weather system promises cloudy weather and northwesters blowing 10-15 kts Friday and 15-20 kts Saturday. The 12 boat fleet of J/105s will compete for 3 days, racing in San Diego's natural sailing amphitheater San Diego Bay surrounded by three islands- Coronado Island, Shelter Island and Harbor Island.
There are many strong teams representing the various clubs. The host club, San Diego YC, has J/120 champion Chuck Driscoll skippering their team with Star World Champion Mark Reynolds as part of the crew. San Francisco YC has recent J/105 North American Champion Chris Perkins skippering their team that include Tom & Melissa Purdy. Southern YC from New Orleans, LA has Tommie Meric and Kyle Smith leading their team. St Francis YC has Russ Silvestri skippering their team, an Olympic Medallist and champion sailor from San Francisco, along with Nicole Breault as tactician- a top women match race sailor and four-time All-American sailor at Yale. California YC has Bob "Peaches" Little skippering their team that includes Whit Batchelor and Bennie Mitchell, both champion offshore sailors. Newport Harbor YC from Newport Beach, California has Chris Raab skippering with Bill Menninger as their tactician, both National and North American champions in various classes. New York YC has Glenn Darden skippering along with Jim Brady and Stu Johnstone aboard, a formidable crew with multiple World, North American and Key West Championships to their credit. With sailing inside San Diego Bay, the racing will have the flavor of college-style tactics and strategy as the J/105s are maneuvered around the course by these top teams in remarkably shifty conditions. Plus, you can follow them LIVE on Kattack-LIVE!! For more J/105 Lipton Cup sailing information
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