The 2008 Fleet 12 series for J/22's got off with a bang Sunday afternoon. Well, make that two bangs, as Race Committee Betty and Jack Hubbard were forced to signal the first Fleet 12 general recall in years. A strong current out the bay, nine anxious starters, a very light southerly, and a short line all combined to create an incorrigible mess at the pin. The recall was welcomed by most of the fleet, but especially by the late-arriving newcomer, the aptly named bob'syergrandaddy, skippered by Nick Johnstone.

J22 Race 6

R/C Grimes III