The fifth event of the Chilean J/70 Winter Series took place over the September 8-9th weekend off Algarrobo, Chile, hosted by the Cofradía Náutica del Algarrobo. With 15 boats on the starting line, the conditions on Saturday were cold, but with a great wind of 10 to 14 knots from the southwest. Each race had slightly different conditions for the swell and choppy seas. The left side was favored on the windward leg, but also the right was favored on some of the running legs, due to better pressure. On Sunday, the conditions were quite unstable. The wind did not show up until 1530 in the afternoon, and the conditions were still very random and light. The CNA Race Committee and PRO decided not to go ahead with the races, and the weekend regatta was concluded with three races of the six programmed. As a result, SANTANDER won with a solid 1-1-3, skippered by Pablo Amunátegui with a family crew of two brothers (Felipe & Pablo Herman) and their father Lucho Herman. In second place was TSUNAMI, skippered by Andrés Ducasse, with a 2-2-4 tall for 8 points. Third was Matias Seguel’s VOLVO with a 4-5-1 for 10 points. The balance of the top five included Juan Reid’s WINDMADE in fourth with a 3-9-2 for 14 points, tied with the fifth place boat Vernon Robert’s MORENITA. In the Corinthian Division, Cristobal Perez’s TRILOGIA won, followed by Francisco Perez’s ELEANOR RIGBY in second and Felipe Gonzalez’s COLUMBIA in third place. The standings for the “Circuito Nacional J/70 2018” for Chile are the following after 21 races and three discards:
- WINDMADE Juan Reid – 54 points
- TSUNAMI Andres Ducasse – 57 points
- SANTANDER Pablo Amunategui 59 points
- MORENITA Vernon Robert – 85 points
- PELIGRO Alejandro Perez – 94 points