Rod Jabin took delivery of a J/111 in March, just as a global pandemic shut down sailboat racing on the Chesapeake Bay and beyond.
Jabin’s new toy sat on a cradle at Bert Jabin’s Yacht Yard, the sprawling facility founded by his father and now operated by the eldest son.
“I got the boat and we were shut down from the get-go,” said Jabin, who bought the J/111 from an owner in Cowes, England.
Going into this past weekend’s Annapolis Fall Regatta, Jabin and crew had competed in just four events.
You would never have known it from the team’s performance in the Annapolis Fall Regatta, organized by the Storm Trysail Club-Chesapeake Station.