Keith Whittmore did it! He won the J/24 World Championship in Miami in convincing fashion, strong in both light and heavy, both early in the series and late. He won by 16 points, which is particularly tough in the tight J/24 fleet.
Hopefully we’ll be able to relay you a lot more detail on the keys to winning the Worlds, but in the meantime, congratulations to Keith, Shelby Milne, Willem Van Waay, Mark Rodgers and Brian Thomas.
Other Seattle and Northwest boats included Baba Louie (23rd), Tremendous Slouch (33) and Jackwagon (38).
And the celebration commences….
Kurt grew up racing and cruising in the Midwest, and has raced Lasers since the late 1970s. Currently he is a broker at Swiftsure Yachts. He has been Assistant Editor at Sailing Magazine and a short stint as Editor of Northwest Yachting. Through Meadow Point Publishing he handles various marketing duties for smaller local companies. He currently is partners on a C&C 36 which he cruises throughout the Northwest. He’s married to the amazing Abby and is father to Ian and Gabe.