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Are you sure it wasn't a j/24? j/24 had lockable lazerettes in the cockpit, and the issue was that when they flipped, the lazerettes could flip open (hinged on
by arwineap 4y ago
Are you sure it wasn't a j/24?
j/24 had lockable lazerettes in the cockpit, and the issue was that when they flipped, the lazerettes could flip open (hinged on the seats), they would fill with water and would sink the boat. This was a well documented issue, and the "solution" was to lock the lazerettes to prevent the ingress of water.
I suspect this was eventually fixed, but it's honestly embarassing how long it took
It's fascinating to me that a charter company did not lock them on the entire fleet and throw away the keys.
- jaxn 4y agoI also thought it sounded more like a j/24 cockpit locker.
- wpietri 4y agoThis was 20-odd years ago, so I can't swear to anything. But the way it was explained to me, the boat had air pockets fore and aft to make it unsinkable, which is why they chose them for their student boats. But that in this one, the rear one hadn't been sealed properly, so water leaked in as we were trying to get back to shore. They were certainly embarrassed about it. But so was I, so we just called it even. Digging around, this was the place: https://www.yelp.com/biz/chicago-sailing-chicago-2?rr=3 https://www.yelp.com/biz/chicago-sailing-chicago-2?rr=3 The history described there matches my memory of it being a J/22.
- trillic 4y agoJ/22's are great student boats but I am not the biggest fan of that particular charter group here in Chicago. Nice guys, but thrown together boats and instruction. Chicago Corinthian, Chicago Yacht Club, and Columbia Yacht Club (in no particular order) in my opinion hold themselves to a higher standard of boat maintenance and instruction.