Team Furio Wins Worlds 2019!!!

Posted by on Nov 4, 2019 in Articles, Regattas | Comments Off on Team Furio Wins Worlds 2019!!!

Team Furio’s Keith Whittemore, Shelby Milne, Willem Van Waay, Mark Rodgers, and Brian Thomas won the 2019 Worlds in convincing fashion. Besting 78 other teams in all conditions in Miami, the team averaged 5.5 points/race to dominate a fleet that included five past world champions.

Photo credit: photoboat.com

Stay tuned for the inside scoop, and in the mean time, be proud of this team and our fleet and check out the following recap articles and pics.

Sail-World Interview with Keith:
https://www.sail-world.com/news/223783/Keith-Whittemore-on-winning-the-2019-J-24-Worlds

J/24 Class News:
http://www.j24class.org/news/keith-whittemores-furio-attains-j24-world-championship/

Scuttlebutt Sailing News:
https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2019/10/26/whittemore-prevails-at-j-24-worlds/

North Sails debrief with Keith: https://www.northsails.com/sailing/en/2019/11/j24-worlds-winners-debrief-keith-whittemore-north-sails

Some select photos from the fantastic folks at photoboat.com:

More photos from photoboat.com:
https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2019/10/26/whittemore-prevails-at-j-24-worlds/