USA, Italy and Ireland Showdown at J/24 World Championship

Patience paid off for both the Race Committee and competitors on the middle day of the J/24 World Championship hosted by the Nautical Club of Thessaloniki in Greece. Scheduled for a 1500 start, and then postponed ashore, the 35 teams may have started making their evening plans. But the breeze picked up, and boats headed out for two more races (bringing the total to seven) in winds of 6-10 knots. Keith Whittemore’s Furio sustained his hold on first place, although it was feast or famine for...

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