(London, England/ San Diego, CA)- Be sure to wander down to the London show January 7-16th and see the new J/111 along with her fast IRC sistership, the J/97- the new "Terminator" in European IRC sailing events. As part of it's debut in Europe, the J/111 ARABELLA experienced a fast launch in challenging weather in order to prepare for her maiden voyage a few weeks ago. Remember? Snow. England. Trains. The M1 and M25 gridlock. It was miraculous that ARABELLA sailed at all in the last weekend of the Hamble Winter Series race. Nevertheless, a few kindred spirits and hardy souls persevered to get her rolling. Kudos to the team. And, on hand to witness and video the proceedings on and off the water was Richard Langdon, a renowned British yachting photographer. Recently, he published a nice video on the J/111 in conjunction with YACHTING MONTHLY magazine, check it out here on Vimeo.For those of you in the Americas who wish to escape some unseasonably cool weather and want to get a close look at the J/111 that has been creating a lot of buzz in SoCal, be sure to check out the San Diego Sailboat Show January 27-30th-- schedules and links for both events are below.
