The J/80s sailing off Santander, Spain are starting to document some of their adventures sailing against one another. Not a bad fleet to learn from! Just a few J/80 World Champions in Spain and the tops guys are from Santander-- including the two most recent J/80 World Champs. Here are a selection of videos from various boats.
For the ESP 880 team- here's their commentary- "Great sailing conditions. NW wind ranging 18-25 knots. Gusty with rain squalls. Recorded while attending regular fleet racing. Unfortunately, I lost a GoPro2 attached to the bow-sprit in the process. Don't worry, a new one is on the way! Javier Lopez-Vazquez helming on ESP 880." The skipper of NEXTEL ENGINEERING is Ignacio Camino and, of course, the leader of ECC VIVIENDAS is Pichu Torcida. Good perspectives on sail trim, body movements, boat positioning on waves and boat-for-boat positioning- very informative and instructional!
Jan 30th sailing- ESP 880 sailing team
Jan 28th sailing- ESP 880 sailing team
Jan 28th sailing- NEXTEL ENGINEERING sailing team
Jan 28th sailing- ECC VIVIENDAS sailing team
November- J/80 Mundialito off Santander