J/122 EL OCASO “Insider’s” Heineken Report
While tight reaching along St. Martin’s eastern shore, we watched with delight as a J/122 crept up on on windward hip and watched the deft crew prepare to hoist a spinnaker on an impossible angle. As the head rocketed towards the masthead and the tack hammered home, I exclaimed, “how did they get a Flying Jenny kite way down here?” Kevin Ryman, my coaching partner explained “that is Flying Jenny!” Was David Askew back in the 122? Were they speedy dopplegangers? We may never know, but the short encounter made us wish we were sailing a J 122 in these conditions. The following is a great perspective from the spinnaker fleet from this year’s Heineken regatta.