#Far beyond the shadows of doubt series

Representing the one-design sailing talent pool that is Annapolis, Maryland, will be co-skippers Will and Marie Crump, legends of the J/80 class and overall winners from Annapolis two years ago. There’s an intended repetition of “champion” there…so as to get the point across that the Starck family and whomever will be joining them will no doubt give Sears and Co., a run for their rum.

#Far beyond the shadows of doubt series

Petersburg stop of the regatta series this year. He and his brother Tom, as well as forward crew Jenna Probst, were champions of the Lightning class at the St. Starck is noted to also be the 2022 Lightning Class World Champion. His proven skill set with regard to getting unprecedented speed from a laden bareboat charter vessel is worthy of consideration for those about to face the erstwhile Caribbean defender.Īnd speaking of champions, next on our BVI skipper roster is David Starck, fresh off a fourth-place finish at US Sailing’s Championship of Champions (sailed in MC Scows). He has since sold his Viper ( FNG) and has been enjoying the perks of racing other people’s boats, as well as his remote control race boat (and here, too, he’s been collecting hardware). Way back when, Sears earned his berth as the top Viper 640 skipper at the San Diego stop of the regatta series. That particular champion is skipper Jim Sears, of Long Beach, California. One final team is that of a past defending champion who is keen to reclaim the throne lost years ago to the Marblehead-flagged team that called itself “Team Juhnksho.” You can read about it here. Two teams caught wind of the action and have been welcomed in to take on the Caribbean Challengers. Six of the nine competitors earned their berths by nature of winning their respective class at a Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta over the past three years. Nine teams from across the continental United States will line up for the season title in Sunsail charter boats packed with family and friends. That would, of course, be our own Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Caribbean Championship, which will once again be contested at the end of October following a three-year COVID hiatus. The waters of the British Virgin Islands showcase plenty of regattas, the BVI Spring and Interline Regatta being among the most widely recognized, but the one annual regatta few racers know about, is the one that could very well be the most difficult to win. Team Juhnksho, winners of the last-held 2019 Helly Hansen Caribbean Championship in the British Virgin Islands.