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High Five from the Invisible Hand

By John Arndt | June 14, 2017 | Newport Beach |

This past weekend, Newport Harbor Yacht Club hosted its first annual One Design Offshore Championship in idyllic sailing conditions. The fleets consisted of the recently activated four-boat Pac 52 fleet and the always-competitive Southern California J/120 fleet.

The Pac 52s were topped by Northern Californian Frank Slootman with his new steed Invisible Hand, while the J/120 fleet found Chuck Nichols on top with CC Rider. 

All hands on deck for the Invisible Hand victory shot at Newport Harbor Yacht Club.

© 2017 Newport Harbor Yacht Club

The high-tech, all-carbon Pac 52s were created to provide level racing for both inshore and offshore events, and Slootman is putting Invisible Hand to the test. The boat recently took line honors in the SoCal 300, will next compete in Long Beach Race Week, and then sail the Transpac before returning to buoy racing for the Big Boat Series in the fall. It’s a full schedule testing the Pac 52’s full range of capabilities. 

See the complete results of the NHYC One Design Championship here.

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