Party Tree - How a Rhode Island J/80 racing team came to be by J/Boats 25 May 16:15 UTC Having sailed against the Party Tree J/80 racing team in the Jamestown Tuesday evening race series and in various Round Jamestown Island Races over time, it was fun to catch up with them in the spring of 2021 at Sail Newport's south drysail lot as they prepared their boat for the 2021 sailing season. Here is the story of how this crew of Millennials came to fruition from the perspective of Mike Filimon (kite trimmer, travel and logistics) and the team of Connor O'Neil (tactician), Sam Cushing (skipper), and Will Snyder (bow and tech support).