When the 2021 J/70 World Championship is held in the USA, it will be a victory for the sport. While there remain international teams with travel challenges, the entry list has 77 teams from 16 countries for the August event in Los Angeles, CA. That’s a win in this pandemic.
The escalation of effort in the J/70 Class has filled the parking lot at host California Yacht Club for months, with Cal Race Week (June 5-6) and California Cup Regatta (June 25-27) offering a taste of the conditions expected at the 2021 Worlds.
While past champions are pushing the fleet, it was newish skippers Ryan McKillen and Maggie McKillen which claimed first and fourth, respectively, at the California Cup. This report by Doyle Sails explains how this couple are now players:
Ryan McKillen’s entry into yachting was slightly less traditional than that of his fellow sailors – four years ago, he was based out of San Francisco as a software engineer and had never sailed before.
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Source: Sailing Scuttle Butt