Two-time winner Jack Reiter shows skill and character go hand-in-hand

LONG BEACH — San Diego Yacht Club’s Jack Reiter became a back-to-back winner June 4 in Long Beach Yacht Club’s 2016 Junior Match Race Invitational. Eight Southern California skippers were invited to the race sponsored by Kaenon and sailed in Long Beach YC’s fleet of Collegiate FJs, with the requirement of a minimum age of 10 years and a maximum age of 18. One skipper withdrew at the last minute, leaving seven to race the single round-robin match racing format which took place inside Long Beach’s Alamitos Bay Marina. While most of the western states are enduring a searing hot spell, Long Beach benefited from a morning overcast that kept the temperatures in the low 70s with breezes of 6-10 knots, even after the sun came out mid-afternoon. “We definitely tried to go as fast as we could and tried to have better tactics,” said Reiter. “Our tactics changed from the beginning of the day. We knew which boats we had to beat and worked closely together when we tacked and when we rolled, knowing we had to get more comfortable.” Jack Egan, who crewed with Reiter, is a good friend and skilled sailor in his own right who made the chemistry work for...