by Jenny Marten & Taylor Grant
Two weekends back-to-back, two great racing classes, one fantastic venue – it must be Lake George time! Every fall, The Lake George Club in Diamond Point NY plays host to J22’s and J24’s from the northeastern part of North America.
J22 Northeast District Championship
From September 23-25th, the J22’s had their Northeast District Championship with 40 boats competing. HYC had 6 boats racing in the event. Winds were very light and shifty on both days, but the RC managed to get 5 races in.
Overall results for HYC: 11th String Theory, 13th Jazz, 18th Broomstick, 21st Won Ton, 24th Jester, 38th Runs with Scissors.
For full J22 results click here.
J24 Changing of the Colors
It was a different wind story from September 30th –October 2nd for the J24 event. A 70 boat fleet made up the J24 Changing of the Colors regatta in Lake George, NY with 3 boats from Hudson making their way down: High Strung, Peacemaker and PuffDaddy! They had great wind both days with all the competitors opting to fly their blade Jib on Saturday with winds at 28 knots sustained and gusts well above 30. One race was completed before RC sent competitors in after a snapped mast and many ripped sails. Some of the locals were saying that they've never seen waves that big on the lake ever! Sunday provided great breeze in the upper end of the genoa with winds from 15-18 knots allowing for 2 more challenging and competitive races before packing up and driving home.
Overall results for HYC: 32nd PuffDaddy, 52nd PeaceMaker. High Strung unfortunately couldn't compete due to health reasons.
For full J24 results click here.