Windy J/Fest

April 12, 2011

This year's J/Fest, hosted by St. Francis YC on the Cityfront, had plenty of spring wind, as you can see by these photos, taken on Saturday.

J/120s Dayenu and Desdemona. ©2011 Erik Simonson/www.pressure-drop.us

J/105s Advantage3 and Donkey Jack. ©2011 Christopher Harvey

Dayenu's bowman. ©2011 Sergei Zavarin/Ultimate Yachtshots

Having a blast on fun-lovin' Desdemona. ©2011 Erik Simonson/www.pressure-drop.us

And not so much fun. ©2011 Sergei Zavarin/Ultimate Yachtshots

Also in the not-so-much-fun department: the J/24 Little Wing got T-boned. ©2011 Sergei Zavarin/Ultimate Yachtshots

A crew-wetting round-up on the J/120 Twist. ©2011 Erik Simonson/www.pressure-drop.us

A J/105 round-up at the mark, with the spinnaker still up. ©2011 Sergei Zavarin/Ultimate Yachtshots

J/24 TMC Racing with J/105s One Trick Pony and Breeze in the background. ©2011 SlackwaterSF

The J/24s got eight sign-ups and were topped by Michael Whitfield's TMC Racing. Out of 22 J/105s, Jeff Littfin and John Case's Mojo got first place. In the six-boat (small but avid) J/120 fleet, Steve Madeira's Mr. Magoo got the victory. For complete results, see www.stfyc.com. Also see Christopher Harvey's photo gallery; Sergei Zavarin's photo gallery; more of Erik Simonson's photos on Pressure-Drop; and go here for SlackwaterSF's gallery.