A right of spring in northern New York state is for all sailboats to be pulled out of their sheds and covers removed so that all sailors can enjoy their gorgeous lakes nestled into the mountains. While few people in the world are familiar with the region, perhaps the two most famous sailing lakes are Lake George and the Finger Lakes. One of those “fingers” is Lake Canandaigua, and encamped along its shore is the Canandaigua Yacht Club. Many years ago, CYC decided to create another rite of spring for sailors, the “J-Daze Regatta,” for those sailors just awaking from the daze of the dark winter season. Lovin’ the first regatta of the sailing season this year was a bunch of Canadians from Royal St. Lawrence YC. It was Peter Hall’s crew on LAAKEA who claimed the crown for this year’s J-Daze Regatta. Beating 26 experienced J/24 teams is never easy, but Peter and crew managed to pull it off against a fleet that included J/24 National, North American and World Champions. Taking second was a local team from Oswego YC, Skyler Munger sailing PT BLISTER. A familiar face took third, Travis Odenbach’s HONEYBADGER from Rochester YC. Tom Doran’s crew on OZ, another local, snapped up fourth place. Lying fifth was Mike Ingham from Rochester Canoe Club sailing NAUTALITIC. Fun and games were had by all on Saturday night, as usual. Check out this J/24 YouTube sailing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6zSpZe27zE. For more J/Daze Regatta sailing information, visit http://www.sailcyc.com/index.cfm.