Light winds dominated the first races of the J/24 championships. The key to success was to find free winds and to sail the boat as smooth as possible.

Fumiya Kato, Japan, showed the greatest skills on the water. He is on top of the leaderboard after two races, followed by Ian Southworth, GBR, and Ignazio Bonanno, Italy.

Not only the crews, also the Principal Race Officer had to find the right wind to get the fleet of 56 participants under way. After a short postponement, the first race of the J/24 worlds was started at 14:00 hrs in the bay of Boltenhagen. In very light wind conditions (5 to 10 knots from NW), Team “Rotoman”, Germany, helmed by Tobias Feuerherdt won the first race.

In the second race of the day, the J/24 class showed their favour for very aggressive starts. After 2 general recalls, PRO Klaus Lahme raised the black flag. The second race was also won by a German team: “Hungriger Wolf”, Germany, helmed by Johann Huhn took the line honours.

“We had a very bad start into the day with a position in the fourties,” said Johann Huhn; “But in the second race, a good and clear start enabled us to move with the wind shifts. To stay in touch with the top 10, however, our performance needs to become more consistent. Tomorrow, the wind is expected to pick up and to blow mire from the shore, which means bigger wind shifts and even more tactical racing.”

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