“Annapolis Junior Keelboat Regatta” to Debut at Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show

Annapolis, MD (April 6, 2015) – Participants of the inaugural spring high school invitational keelboat regatta were announced today as part of the festivities planned on and around City Dock, Annapolis during the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show, April 24-26, 2015. Hosting the Annapolis Junior Keelboat Regatta are J World Annapolis and Annapolis Boat Shows.

The official list of the six (6) local regional high schools competing in the First Annual Annapolis Junior Keelboat Regatta are: Severna Park High School; St. Mary’s High School; Severn School; Broadneck High School; South River High School; and, Archbishop Spalding High School.

The regional sailing teams, representing these six area high schools, will compete for the traveling cup, designed by Weems & Plath, with all races to be run on Saturday April 25, 2015. Races begin at 12noon with the boats departing from the docks of the Annapolis Boat Shows. Award ceremony will take place in Susan Campbell Park at 3:30pm.

Teams will use the J World Annapolis fleet of J/80’s. The regatta will consist of one-design fleet racing using a low point scoring format and take place in the Annapolis harbor.

“Youth events like this are fun for the entire family and help grow the sport of sailing,” said Paul Jacobs, general manager of the Annapolis Boat Shows.

“This is a great opportunity to expose junior sailors to keelboat racing,” said Jeff Jordan, Director at J World Annapolis. As one of the top-rated sailing schools in the country, J World Annapolis provides performance-based instruction to new and experienced sailors from around the world.

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While the Volvo Ocean Race sailors are bashing their way towards South Africa, six J World Annapolis clients and J World director Jeff Jordan and coach Tony Bastidas have just finished leg one of their exciting offshore cruise to the Bahamas.

While the Volvo gets the glory, sailing from Annapolis to the Bahamas is no small task.  Possibly the most challenging part of the trip for these six clients was the trip down the Bay. The crew dodged ships and navigated the Chesapeake overnight and arrived in Portsmouth, VA this afternoon just over 24 hours after leaving Annapolis.  For most of the clients, last night was their first overnight sail – not quite shellbacks yet, but on their way to becoming seasoned sailors.  Just a few days from their final departure – the ocean beckons them.

The next few days will be spent preparing the boat for the ocean passage and engaging with World Cruising Club members and others crews participating in the Caribbean 1500 and ARC Bahamas Rally.  There are multiple ways of tracking the team as they make their way to the Bahamas.

1)  You will find their track at the World Cruising Club’s site via the Yellowbrick Tracking service

2)  You will find their track via the Euro Trash Girl’s SPOT Gen3 Tracker

3)  You can also track their progress by following our MMSI Number (367641340) on any number of AIS tracking pages.  I am currently a fan of Vessel Finder.  Click on the link and it should take you to our page.

Stay tuned for more coverage, interviews and news of the first annual J World Annapolis ARC Bahamas Rally!