The Interlakes Chiefs Regatta, hosted by Leatherlips Yacht Club, brought challenging conditions to the 19 teams participating. Sailing on the damned Scioto River in Columbus Ohio, Nate Ireland held on for a one-point victory over Tim Boucher and 4 points over third-place AJ Savage in the four-race series. It was a total North Sails sweep of the podium. Nate was joined by his wife Bridget and eleven-year-old son Vincent to round out the winning team.
“Getting to the first mark after a short first beat was very important” states Nate. “Even though we didn’t have the greatest of starts or positioning at times, we still managed to work our way towards the top of the fleet every race”, Nate continues “The one race we did have a great start we held on to the lead and extended the whole way”.
Nathan loves bringing his son Vincent along on events like this. This season they are training him to do the spinnaker work on the boat. Eventually, Nathan, says Vincent, will go on to crew for other club members opening up a crew spot for Vincent’s nine-year-old brother Quinton to join the family team.
North Sails is the long-time Performance Partner to the Bermuda Race. In this edition, North-powered boats took command of the leaderboard and claimed the coveted St. David’s Lighthouse trophy.
Powered by North Sails, Gitana Team Skipper, Charles Caudrelier, crossed the finish line off the coast of Brest, France, on February 27th, to win the ARKEA Ultim Challenge. The ARKEA Ultim Challenge is the first-ever solo multihull race around the world and was sailed in 32m Ultim Trimarans – true Giants of the Sea.
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The 2023 J/70 Worlds in St Petersburg in Florida saw a remarkable clean sweep for North Sails customers, taking all three major titles and seven of the top ten overall positions.
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