Newsletter 02/05/2022


Dear Belgian J/80 friends,

More updates are available for you:


International news:

  • Spi Ouest France (16-18/4/2022):
    Belgium was well presented with participation of Sea Jou 2 (8th place!) and Lord Jim (43th place) as well as the Belgium based French team on EOS (28th place).
    Congratulations to all teams, well done !

Results: https://evenements.ouest-france.fr/spi/accueil/resultats/

  • Grand Prix de St Cast
    In preparation for the European Championship J/80 in July '22, Sea Jou 2 (1st place 👏) and EOS (4th place) participated this GP and with strong results!

Paroles de Jacques : "on a la breloque !" Traduisez : "Sea Jou 2" a remporté le GP ... 1er / 16 en J80.
A bord : Jacques Lemaire, Timothée Deplasse, Célestin Goubau, Winnie Berteloot, Diego De Paz. Bravooooooo !

Results: https://www.centre-nautique-saint-cast.fr/grand_prix_st_cast_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral.htm

Local news:

  • first Friday Evening Races 6/05: start at 19h @KYCN or measuring buoy, VHF8 -> let us know if you will participate via a message in the J/80 Belgium Owners WhatsApp group!

  • H-Cup 2 7/05: https://www.kycn.be/nl/h-cup

  • Interponton 8/05 with up-downwind races specifically for the J/80's: https://www.vynieuwpoort.be/nl/v-day-8-mei-2022

  • Training opportunities: Jacques Lemaire is willing to share his experiences by supporting our training sessions, hurray!
    On 15/05 and 22/05, training sessions for J/80's are planned, THE opportunity to prepare your team for the season! You can fill in your participation here: https://www.j80.be/calendar/participation

Trivia:


J/80 Class Belgium