J/39 ClubRacer Sailing Belgium

(Antwerp, Belgium)- The J/39 CLUB-RACER- this is the real story of a "phoenix rising from the ashes" in Antwerp, Belgium. It starts like this.  Kathleen asks: "Honey, if I had enough money, I'd like to buy a new 40-foot J-Boat, OK?"  Eddy answers: "Hmmm.  I ​​once saw sailing during Ramsgate Week in England a J/39 that sailed and performed so well that I immediately had great respect for this design." That same evening, Kathleen and Eddy ("Ice") searched on the Internet for various boats-for-sale. Ice was immediately charmed by a J/39 in Trinidad for a very attractive price in USD.  But, in France there was a J/39 for sale with a factory-installed wheel-steering option that was preferred. Said Ice, "We found this J/39 in a French shipyard near La Trinite Sur Mer. She was left behind in the  shipyard for more then 6 years!! My wife Kathleen and me bought this beautiful racer/cruiser and started to refit her last summer. It seems that the new CLUB-RACER is gonna hit the water for summer 2012!"  Sure enough, CLUB-RACER is launched, looks gorgeous and according to Ice,  "will be used for doublehanded regatta's, as a press boat (for www.clubracer.be) and last but not least for our holidays."

For more information on Eddy Lekens (a.k.a. "Ice"), the Founder/ Editor-In-Chief of Belgium's top on-line sailing website- please visit "Clubracer.be"- http://j39.clubracer.be/

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