• 2008 Season Standings updated 8/26/2008. 
• [8/6/2008] There will be a boat weighing at Anderson's Boat Yard on Monday, August 11, 2008 between 1:30 and 3:00 PM. If you haven't had the opportunity to have your boat weighed for Championship or B regattas or have had a major repair since your last weighing, sign up now. The group cost is $150/boat. Contact Pat Benedict for further details and scheduling a lift time. If you know of any J/105 owners who have not had their boats weighed, please contact them about this opportunity.  Weighing Prep
• [7/29/2008] You can Sign-up Online for the Summer Keelboat Regatta & J/105 PCC hosted by the San Francisco YC. The NOR has been posted for two days of racing on August 9-10. A nominal late fee will be assessed to entries received after August 1.
• [7/15/2008] Online Registration is now open for the 2008 North American Championship hosted by the St. Francis YC. Please use the 2008 NAC link in the upper right hand corner for access. Signup before August 11 to avoid a late fee.
• [7/15/2008] It's time to register for the Albert T. Simpson Regatta at the StFYC on July 19-20. Sign-up Online before July 16th to avoid a significant late fee. The Fleet #1 ExCom has opted not to do a weigh-in for this regatta. The NOR is now available.
• [6/13/2008] The NOR for the South Beach/Zarwell races on June 21, 2008 is now available. Sign-up online at Regatta PRO. SIs will be posted by June 18.
• [6/4/2008] The Corinthian YC has generously offered to waive the entry fee to J/105s racing only on Friday, June 6 and Friday, August 8 -- a great opportunity for people to tune-up before the SFYC regattas! All racers must complete the entry form for liability purposes. Racers not entered in the full Friday series will not scored (these races will be "non-counters"), but the finish order will be announced after the race. Help in the bar is always appreciated... The NOR and SIs are now available.
• [5/22/2008] Get ready for our Mid-Season Party at the J105 Summer Regatta on June 7-8, 2008 hosted by the San Francisco YC. Signup online by June 1st to avoid a late fee. This is a weigh-in event. Please read the NOR for the event schedule and weigh-in times.
  
• [5/20/2008] Two new fundraising venues have been added to our schedule: Richmond YC will be hosting the Sarcoma Cup on June 28-29; and, the San Francisco YC will be hosting the Leukemia Cup on October 4-5. See our Schedule Page for links to information regarding these charitable events.
• [5/13/2008] Wednesday, May 14, 2008 is the last day to signup for the Stone Cup before the entry fee DOUBLES! You can Sign-up Online at Regatta Manager where you will also find the NOR, List of Entrants and other Regatta info.
• [4/30/2008] The ODCA Sailing Instructions for the Vallejo Race are available at the YRA site. Click here for the list of entries.
• [4/16/2008] The April 21 deadline, without a penalty fee, for the May 3-4 Vallejo Race is fastly approaching. Get your entry in this week! YRA now offers Online Signup. The Social Instructions are just a click away to ensure you're ready for the 10th Annual J/105 Toast Off!
• [3/31/2008] Registration for the JFest sponsored by the St. Francis YC on April 12-13 has opened. Signup Online by April 9 to avoid a $50 late fee. The NOR is now available.
• [3/23/2008] It's time to register for the Ocean Race. The race is Saturday, March 29. Sign up Online by March 26th to avoid a $55 late fee! Please read the NOR carefully and be sure you have all the required safety equipment aboard. There will be random inspections imediately following the race and boats without the proper equipment will receive a 60% scoring penalty. Also, remember the importance of having bolt cutters and/or hacksaws with spare blades. TPI and Hall recommend hacksaws are being more useful - a bolt cutter can be hard to use and can get wrecked on the first try, and then you have no back-up unless you also have a hack-saw.
• [3/12/2008] It's time to register for our first regatta for the 2008 Championship Season. The NOR is available for the Spring One Design Regatta to be held on March 15-16. Online Registration is available for this event. Sign up by March 12th to avoid a late fee.
• [2/28/2008] Your Fleet #1 Dues and National Dues are due! Please renew your membership by making your check payable to "J/105 Fleet #1" and remitting to the Fleet Treasurer:
  
  Dues, including National*, are:
  $160 - One Owner**
  $210 - Two Owners
  $260 - Three Owners
   * National dues are $35 for 1st Owner,
      and $25 for each additional Owner.
  ** Includes spouse or significant other
  For questions, please contact Paul Farr.

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A gaggle of J/105s at J-Fest 2008

photo by Charlie Bergstedt

2008 Spring One Design

photo by John Navas

[Email photos to SFJ105Webmaster]
 

• [8/26/2008] 10 races, 5 bullets, two 2nds, two 3rds, and a 7th makes a North American champion. Donkey Jack's crew of Scott Sellers, Rolf Kaiser, Eric Ryan, Geoff McDonald, Cam Geer and Ted Conrads annihilated the rest of the fleet by eeking out a 23 point lead over Good Timin (Dave Wilson/Chris Perkins) with 45 points. Ever competitive Aquavit (Tim Russell) finished in third on 51 points followed by Blackhawk (Scooter Simmons). Rhymenocerous (John Horsch) survived a last minute protest to finish in 5th. The St. Francis Yacht Club and San Francisco Bay delivered a memorable 4 days and 10 tough races for all 36 J/105 competitors.
  READ: Stuart's Daily Commentary
  NOTE: Full Results show adjustments to exclude non-Fleet #1 boats for the season championship scoring.
• [8/23/2008] Heading into the final day of North American Championship racing, Donkey Jack has a 21 point lead for the series over Good Timin' (Dave Wilson/Chris Perkins) at 40 points, closely followed by Aquavit (Tim Russell) at 41 points in third. (Preliminary results.)
• [8/22/2008] J/105 bowman, Les Yamamoto, launched from Don Wieneke's Lulu during J/105 North American's --captured on video by videographer Vince Casalaina. (Click here to view.)
• [8/11/2008] Masquerade wins the Summer Keel/J-105 PCC, hosted by the San Francisco YC. Good Timin' beats Donkey Jack by a point for second place. Aquavit edges Chicago's Convexity by a point for fourth place in the regatta. Thirty-three J/105's signed up for the five-race, two-day regatta raced in winds of 15-25 kts with gusts to 30+ later in the afternoons. NOTE: Results have been adjusted to exclude non-Fleet #1 boats for the season championship scoring.
  Summer Keel by Glenn Youngling.
• [7/29/2008] Good Timin' wins the Albert T. Simpson Regatta, hosted by the St. Francis YC, with a near perfect 1-2-1-1-1. Aquavit takes second place and Brick House was third overall. Blackhawk takes fourth on a tie-breaker over Risk. Twenty-four J/105 boats competed in the five race regatta.
• [7/15/2008] Bruce Stone of Fleet #1 and Scott DeWeese of Fleet #14 combine forces to win in Newport. Bruce and his crew aboard Scott's J/105 'Power Play' scored three bullets to win their class at the Coastal Living Newport Regatta. More news about the regatta can be found at the event host site: Sail Newport.
  Newport Regatta by Amory Ross.
• [6/11/2008] New Event Galleries:
  SFYC J/105 Summer by SmugMug.
• [6/9/2008] The new venue using windward gates in the SFYC J/105 Summer Invitational proved challenging for some; for others, it was the almost 4kts of current pushing boats into marks or the Sunday gusts over 30kts causing gear failures. In any event, there is rarely a dull moment in the SF J/105 Fleet racing. Good Timin' takes first place overall in the six race regatta with one throwout. Donkey Jack takes second place on redress given. Aquavit, Masquerade and Arbitrage make up the top five trophy recipients. Twenty-seven J/105s registered for the event. NOTE: The best five finishes of the six races have been scored for the season standings.
  J/105 Summer by Glenn Youngling.
• [5/18/2008] Although Good Timin' never won a race, a consistent top four finish position in each race was good enough to take first place overall in the Stone Cup hosted by the St. Francis YC. Aquavit edged out Nantucket Sleighride by a point to take 2nd place overall. Brick House and Arbitrage make up the top five. Twenty-five J/105 boats competed in the four race regatta sailed in sun, fog and blustery winds.
• [5/9/2008] Saturday's Great Vallejo Race on May 3rd was sailed in near perfect conditions. The 11 J/105s had lots of spinnaker reaching in flat water and moderate wind. Roxanne finished 1st, covering the 21.5 NM course in 3h 11m followed by RacerX in 2nd and Donkey Jack in 3rd.
  
  Sunday's Race on May 4th was predominantly close jib reaching in steady 20+ knots with gusts to 35 kts. Roxanne once again finished 1st covering the 14.5 NM course in 2:02 followed by Hazardous Waste in 2nd and Donkey Jack in 3rd. The first 6 boats finished within a 2 minute span. (see Schedule page for all results.)
  
  Donkey Jack Crew wins Tenth Annual J/105 Toast Off!! This year's Toast Off had the makings of a great event. Saturday's race was outstanding, the boats tied up together, each crew toasted the crew that "beat them", reportedly, 10-12 gallons of margaritas were consumed and everyone was happy. But there was only one winner and that was the Donkey Jack Crew who sang a version of "1-2-3-4-5 I Caught a Fish (RacerX) Alive". Finishing 2nd was the singing of RacerX accompanied with piano. Advantage³ scooped 3rd with "3 Blind Mice".
• [4/30/2008] We have a new application for members to place classified ads. See the Classifieds link at the top of the page. A login is required for members to post an ad. All non-member ads will be moderated. All ads will expire in 60 days. Notify the webmaster for modifications.
• [4/28/2008] Arbitrage and Cuchulainn finish 6-1 in the Belvedere Cup hosted by the San Francisco YC on April 19-20. Eight J/105s participated in the single-round-robin J/105 Match Race Invitational.
• [4/16/2008] Good Timin' returns to Fleet #1 racing and takes first place in the JFest Regatta sponsored by the St. Francis YC. Nantucket Sleighride, Aquavit, Brick House and Mojo make up the top five. Twenty-eight J/105 boats raced in the regatta. You can read one sailor's perspective of the two-day regatta at Charlie Bergstedt's Blog.
  J-Fest 2008 by Lyons Imaging.
  J/105 J-Fest by Glenn Youngling.
  J-Fest 2008 by Charlie Bergstedt.
• [4/1/2008] Kristin Lane and Team Brickhouse place 2nd in the Women's Match Racing Sundance Cup held at Eagle Mountain Lake. The Forth Worth Boat Club sponsored the four-day event from March 26-29. Check out Karen's Commentary and the results.
• [3/31/2008] Tiburon wins the Ocean Race sponsored by the St. Francis YC. Mojo, Spartan, LuLu and Donkey Jack made up the top five finishers. Fourteen J/105s competed in the race from Treasure Island to the Lightship and back into the bay for a downwind finish in front of the St. Francis clubhouse.
• [3/21/2008] Donkey Jack wins the Spring One Design J/105 season opener. Rhymenocerous finished second, Aquavit takes third, Arbitrage finished fourth, and Wonder rounds out the top five trophy winners. Twenty-three J/105s competed in the three race event. Saturday's J/105 racing was abandoned because of confused winds.
  J/105 SOD 2008 by John Navas.
  J/105 SOD 2008 by Glenn Youngling.
  
• [12/3/2007] New Event Galleries:
  Masters Regatta 2007 by Linda Wright.
  

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