J/24 World Championship at Wakayama Sailing Club, Japan - Day 1
by Christopher Howell 19 Sep 2016 08:49 PDT
19-23 September 2016
J/24 World Championship at Wakayama, Japan day 1 © Christopher Howell
J/24 World Championship at Wakayama, Japan prize giving ©Junichi Hirai / Bulkhead Magazine Japan
Daniel Frost's JJOne team win the J/24 World Championship at Wakayama, Japan ©Junichi Hirai / Bulkhead Magazine Japan
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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 4-6 knots over two races.
Daniel Frost's JJOne of Germany mastered the conditions with a 1,2 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.
Racing continues through Friday. Complete event information is available at www.j24.gr.jp/2016_worlds