Chester Race Week – August 13-16th
Information about J/24 Canadian’s / Chester Race Week is now online please see the Notice of Race for further details.
Chester Race Week is North America’s 2nd largest keelboat regatta this year running from August 13 to 16 in the picturesque town of Chester, NS. Named one of Sailing World magazine’s 14 greatest sailing events in North America, each August, 1,200 plus sailors arrive in Mahone Bay on Nova Scotia’s scenic South Shore to compete in one of 15 fleets racing simultaneously on five different race courses. With an average of 140 fixedkeel sailboats of varying size and shape registered each year, Chester Race Week is North America’s second largest annual race week based on number of competing boats (South Carolina’s Charleston Race Week is largest with 288 boats in 2014).
You will be required to have the following to race:
Valid J/24 Racing Class membership
Valid J/24 Measurement Certificate (in your name) including PartC – Inventory of Required and Optional Equipment
Crew weight-in at time of registration Max weight = 882 lbs
(there will be a measurement day prior to the event for boats that need a certificate please contact me if you require one so we can schedule your measurement)
If you have any questions please let me know.
Thanks,
Greg Blunden
Atlantic J/24 Governor
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