Please select your home edition
Edition
495 McKinley Drive Lboard Dec 2024

JOG St Peter Port Race

by Peter Cover 31 Aug 2017 07:51 BST 25-26 August 2017

Crews were studying forecasts all week before the first start at 19:00 on Friday 25th August for the traditional JOG race to ever-popular St Peter Port. Only the very optimistic could have predicted anything but a slow race with the channel in the middle of a high pressure area across the bank holiday weekend.

Despite this 23 boats were on the JOG Cowes line and the race officers wisely switched to east out of the Solent with the tide due to change to east-going shortly thereafter. It was a beautiful warm evening as the four classes made good progress under spinnakers to the forts then onto Bembridge Ledge.

Then the big slow set in as the fleet made headway against the new tide although remarkable progress was made by some who managed more easily than others to get away from the south side of the island. At this stage a few opted for retirement but others had a stunning night's light air sail with breeze seeming to range from 4 to 10 knots on a very close reach to the shipping lanes. Not the best place for the breeze to switch off but generally forward momentum continued for those pressing on.

Front-runners got to the Casquets around early evening on Saturday and accelerated into the south going tide towards Guernsey where the tide turned against in the Little Russell. When it turns it really turns around there so anchors were deployed although not all were recovered despite best efforts!

Sadly the drinks do and prizes at the Guernsey Yacht Club had long gone and Jangada the first finisher crossed the line off Castle Cornet at 22:43 on Saturday night after a mere 27 hours and 13 minutes. The remaining finishers were in by 01:50 on Sunday morning and were rewarded with a night's sleep and breakfast in St Peter Port.

A big well done to the boats that made it – great skills and perseverance especially the two-handers.

Race reports are on the JOG website, www.jog.org.uk for those with an appetite for more coverage!

Overall Results:

Class 3
1st Prime Suspect, Mills 36, Andy Hill
2nd J Fever, J 120, Tim and Frances Lester
3rd Assassin, Prima 38, Mark Brown and Justin Leese

Class 4
1st Jangada, JPK 1010, Richard Palmer
2nd Arcsine, Arcona 370, Kathy Claydon

Class 5
1st Longue Pierre, Dehler 38, David Cooper & Paul England
2nd Double Trouble, SJ320, David Thompson

Class 6
No finishers

Double-Handed
1st Double Trouble, SJ320, David Thompson
2nd Arcsine, Arcona 37, Kathy Claydon

Next JOG event:
Cowes-Poole via St Cats Saturday 9th Sept and Poole-Cowes Sunday 10th Sept.

Please contact the secretary if you have any questions about the route into racing with JOG.

www.jog.org.uk

Related Articles

JOG increases racing participation
With support from Henri-Lloyd With many clubs reporting decreases in participation, and in particular amongst younger sailors, JOG (Junior Offshore Group) Yacht Racing is bucking the trend, reporting a 24% membership increase, with race entries up by 30% during 2024. Posted on 17 Dec
JOG Offshore Yacht Racing Yacht of the Year 2024
Annual Awards Ceremony held in Southampton The JOG Yacht Racing community gathered to honour the achievements of the 2024 season at its Annual Awards Ceremony, held at Southampton's esteemed five-star Harbour Hotel, with sponsorship from MDL Marinas. Posted on 15 Nov
JOG Henri-Lloyd Solent Race Weekend
A fantastic final event of the 2024 season The final weekend of the JOG calendar got under way last weekend with back-to-back races sponsored by Henri-Lloyd. Posted on 30 Sep
JOG Stoneways Marine Cowes - Poole - Cowes race
Stunning racing conditions enjoyed by the fleet of 69 yachts As a part of its Coastal Series, JOG enjoyed stunning racing conditions for its annual race to and from Poole, sponsored by Stoneways Marine Insurance over the weekend 21/22 September. Posted on 27 Sep
Two new sponsors complete JOG's racing calendar
JOG says new partnership will help the club grow in reach and participation levels Global charter company Dream Yacht Worldwide and lifejacket manufacturer, TeamO Marine Safety Products, have come on board for the JOG Weymouth race . Posted on 18 Mar
Youth participation has grown 72%
Due to Junior Offshore Group (JOG) and Henri Lloyd partnership Since the partnership between offshore yacht racing club, Junior Offshore Group (JOG), and Henri Lloyd kicked off last year, youth membership has increased by 72% and now comprises 25% of the entire membership base. Posted on 26 Jul 2022
JOG partners with Clean Sailors
To help push the sustainability agenda in UK yacht racing community JOG Yacht Racing want to play their part by using their club platform to educate and drive sustainability within the UK's south coast yacht racing community. Posted on 30 Mar 2022
MDL Marinas & PredictWind join a raft of sponsors
In offshore yacht racing club, JOG's packed 2022 JOG Yacht Racing will kickstart 2022 with two brand new sponsors for its racing programme. MDL Marinas and PredictWind have come on board for the JOG Weymouth race on Saturday 14th May 2022 and JOG Deauville race on Thursday 2nd June. Posted on 22 Mar 2022
Stoneways Marine Insurance Inshore Race Weekend
JOG races taking place on the 26th & 27th of March in the Solent Stoneways Marine Insurance are proud to sponsor two upcoming races in the JOG yacht race series 2022. The 'Stoneways Marine Insurance Inshore Race Weekend' will take place on the 26th & 27th of March 2022 at Nab Tower, in the Solent area of Portsmouth. Posted on 21 Mar 2022
JOG launches the Sailing Legend Series
Pip Hare and Shirley Robertson OBE join a raft of sailing superstars Pip Hare and Shirley Robertson OBE join a raft of sailing superstars confirmed to inspire the next generation of JOG sailors. Posted on 6 Oct 2021