The J105 Summer Regatta (AKA The J105 Invitational) will be held at the San Francisco Yacht Club. J105 owners, crew and their families are all invited to come and enjoy the beautiful facilities of the SFYC.

Directly after the regatta on Saturday, Svendsen's Marine will be hosting a dockside party with complimentary beer and soft drinks which will be followed by a Sailors Barbecue Dinner on the deck. Svendsen's will be graciously providing a gift bag for every boat participating in the regatta as well as a nice range of raffle prizes. (Thanks to Svendsen's, our generous sponsor!)

There will be a children's play area hosted by Anne Hendry, Ellen Sanford, and Leslie Chin with activities -- so, bring the kids to join in the fun!

There's a rumor that the gutter boat racing will be back on the SFYC deck this year! Stay tuned for details!

The Barbecue will be fantastic as always -- the charge will be $17.50 for adults ($8.75 for children 12 and under). This year, there will be a vegetarian option for those who choose as well. 

Blackhawk ran away with the St. Francis Stone Cup, showing unstoppable upwind speed en route to the victory.  Congratulations to Scooter Simmons and team!

Photos are available here: http://www.rockskipper.com/Sailing

The SFYC J105 Invitational regatta is next weekend, May 30-31. As usual, this is a weigh-in event so please note the weigh-in schedule in the NOR. And as usual there will be a Dock Party, Barbeque, and many, many Mai-Tai’s.

Notice of Race: http://www.sfyc.org/files/09j105_nor.pdf

Online signup: https://event-manager.compete-at.com/sfyc/09j105  

The entry fee increases by $10 for entries submitted after 5/23, so be safe and sign up early.

Roxanne Sweeps 2009 Great Vallejo Races

On Saturday May 2nd, 13 J/105s (the largest participating one-design fleet) started the race to Vallejo against an ebb tide and winds that would vary between 5 and 12 knots. Lead boats, Roxanne, Donkey Jack and Mojo duked it out throughout the most of the race with Charles James and crew aboard Roxanne finishing ahead of Donkey after 4.5 hours of racing the 21.5 mile course. Advantage3 ecked out Mojo for 3rd.

On Sunday all J/105 starters drag raced from start to finish, out the Napa River to the Richmond Bridge in blistery winds and a big ebb. Roxanne once again finished 1st while completing the 14.5 mile course in 1:43:40. Walloping Swede finished 32 seconds later with Mojo just 16 seconds behind her. The top ten boats all finished within 5 minutes of each other! Complete Results on http://www.yra.org/. 

Cuchulainn Wins 11th Annual J/105 Toast Off

No hill is too high for the Mullen Family to climb. Not only did Jim Mullen (with microphone) MC the 11th Annual Toast Off, but Lynn was the official photographer and Kevin led the Cuchulainn Crew in Hiawatha Redux to 1st place (read all the verses here). The gathered crowd was astounded!!! The Mullen Family brought class to the Class! Walloping Swede Crew took second, followed by the Advantage3 Crew.

Photos available at the Photo Gallery. Sergei Zavarin (Ultimate YachtShots) has also posted some photo galleries and a video.