German Daniel Frost takes JJOne to lead on Day 1 of J/24 Worlds
by Julie and Christopher Howell on 20 Sep 2016
2016 J/24 World Championships - Day 1 Christopher Howell
It was the calm before the storm on day one of the J/24 World Championship in Wakayama Japan.
With a tropical storm heading toward the area, 41 teams representing Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Korea, Peru, Singapore and the USA kicked off the Championship in winds of four - six knots over two races. Daniel Frost’s JJOne of Germany mastered the conditions with a one, two to grab the early advantage in the five-day event.
Demichi Kousuke’s Ichimokusan of Japan holds a slim lead on second place, just one ahead of Peru’s Javier Arribas on Hawky. The day’s race winners were Frost in race one and Naoto Kitazume’s Maril in race two.
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