Day 2 of SDYC’s Yachting Cup started with a bit of rain and overcast coastal skies. The race management team was concerned about the forecast conditions – specifically the sea state, which built as a result of an overnight offshore front. A race committee boat went out about 7:30am to check the conditions on both ocean courses; the decision was made to postpone racing by one hour, and to move both courses to more protected areas closer to shore. The J/24s racing the bay went ahead as planned for three races starting at 1130. Course PRO Susi Graff gave the condition report for Sunday. “Conditions at the city front were mixed with periods of squall and light air. There is close racing among the J/24s, with Take Five and Wharf Rat duking it out and others are not far behind.” Christian Seidel and crew on Wharf Rat won the first two races on Sunday and went into the final race with a 2-point lead over last year’s class winner, Susan Taylor and Take Five. Wharf Rat just needed to hang close to Take Five during the final race in order to win the class this year, and they did just that, finishing 45 seconds and one place behind them to give Wharf Rat the class win by one point. “Our job was just to stick with Take Five in the last race, which we were fortunate enough to execute.” In addition to the narrow win in the J/24 class, Christian Seidel and Wharf Rat were selected as the Yachting Cup overall winner by the organizing committee to receive the Overall Yachting Cup perpetual trophy. “We’d like to thank San Diego Yacht Club, and all the volunteers involved. We’d also like to thank all the competitors who came from as far away as Arizona to join us in this well-attended event. It is amazing to watch our J/24 fleet improve. Thanks for putting on an amazing event.” For event details, visit https://www.yachtingcup.com/.