Stamford, Connecticut, USA � Bob Monro and his crew on BYE BYE BLUES won the J/120 East Coast Championship following up their win at the J/120 North Americans last year. On the light-air first day, Monro had three thirds in the eight-boat fleet. But when the wind picked up to 8-12 for the final day, BYE BYE BLUES with her UK inventory dominated the fleet and took both races. Even though the fleet was down in size, racing was tight; four different boats won a races. Monro was the only one to win two races and the second first was extremely important since that�s what broke the final tie his favor, raising BYE BYE BLUES above SUNDAY DRIVER to win the regatta. Monro said, �In the medium breeze we sailed much higher and faster than everyone else.�
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