[3/24/2009] The NOR for J/Fest is now available. Register Online by April 1, 2009 to receive a $50 discount. Get an additional $5 off with proof of current USSA membership. J/Fest racing on April 4-5, 2009 will be hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club and sponsored by West Mairine.
[2/14/2009] On the weekend of March 13 – 15, Dave Perry will be giving three presentations highlighting the revisions to the racing rules in the Bay Area. Because of the importance of rules understanding and compliance, attendance by a J/105 owner or regular crew member at one of his three Bay Area seminars (or at a 2009 North U rules presentation) will count as one first place finish in our “A” season scoring. Dave’s presentations will be as follows: • 3/13 @ 1800-2100 $20 » StFYC • 3/14 @ 0900-1500 $50 » StFYC (includes lunch) • 3/15 @ 1330- $20 » CPYC (includes Mt. Gay party + 2 drinks)
[2/10/2009] An updated copy of the Fleet One Articles (our local class rules) is now available under “Fleet Business.” In addition to the changes to Article 3 that were discussed extensively at last year’s Annual General Meeting, the construction of rule 9.1 (the “One Turn vs. Two Turn Penalty”) has been changed so that it conforms with the new “zone” definition in the RRS 2009 – 2012. Note that in order for our local modification of RRS 44.1 to be in effect for a regatta, this language must be repeated in the sailing instructions. This extra step is necessary because RRS 86.1(c) prohibits class rules from changing RRS 44.1 (but allows it to be done via the SIs). The ExCom will work with the organizing authority of each J/105 event to try to make sure that this language is included in the event’s SIs.
[2/10/2009] All of the proposed changes to the National J/105 Class Rules were approved by a majority vote of the Class Executive Committee, as provided in the Class constitution. Fleet One cast its votes against all but two of the submissions as decided by the Fleet at our AGM last November. The Revised Class Rules are effective February 1, 2009.
[2/9/2009] All J/105 owners who would like to have their boats weighed or re-weighed prior to the Spring One Design Regatta on March 21, 2009 please contact Pat Benedict.
[2/9/2009] 2008 AGM Meeting Minutes and Excom Meeting Minutes have been posted. (See Fleet Minutes page under Fleet Business.)
[1/14/2009] 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 Phillip Mazzie.
[1/6/2009] The preliminary 2009 racing schedule has been posted.
[11/11/2008] RSVP for the Fleet #1 Awards Dinner on Sunday, Nov. 16th at the Golden Gate YC starting at 5:00pm with no-host cocktails and appetizers. Buffet dinner by Pacific will be served at 6:00pm. Awards presentation following dinner. The cost is $30 for adults, children 7-14 are $10 each and no charge for children age 6 and under.
[10/14/2008] Save the date! The J/105 Fleet#1 Annual Business Meeting has been set for Thursday, November 20 at the St. Francis Yacht Club. Meeting time tentatively scheduled for 7:00PM - Room TBA.
[9/17/2008] The NOR & Entry for the Masters' Regatta has been revised. Please complete your Entry Forms by September 25. See the Event Web for more info.
[9/15/2008] Save the date! The J/105 Fleet#1 Annual Awards Dinner has been set for Sunday, November 16 at the Golden Gate Yacht club. Stay tuned for details...
[9/15/2008] The NOR & Entry for the Masters' Regatta is now available. Please complete your Entry Forms ASAP.
[9/3/2008] We have 32 boats signed up so far for the Rolex Big Boat Series sponsored by the St. Francis Yacht Club, Sept. 11-14. This is a weigh-in event; the weigh-in times are:
[8/30/2008] The NOR for the Rolex Big Boat Series is available. Register Online if you haven't done so already. A $250 late fee will be added to entries starting Monday, September 1st.
[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.
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Check out the handy J/105 Fleet #1 and National Class Rules Primer prepared by Adam Spiegel. Did You Know?
See National
Site weight rule 7.3 C & D. Addendum Form available
in MSWord or PDF formats.
Special thanks to our fleet measurer, Pat Benedict, who has carried the "organizational weight" during this process.
The Fleet #1 Boat Weights spread sheet has been updated
(revised 9/08/08). Click hereto view. (The spreadsheet is also posted under
the Membership tab.) If you have
any questions, please email benedictpw@aol.com.
[3/24/2009] Jam Session takes first place in our Spring One Design Invitational season opener hosted by the St. Francis YC. Blackhawk finishes second with Racer X in third. Mojo and Donkey Jack round out the top five. Twenty four J/105s sailed three races on Saturday; Sunday racing was abandoned. StFYC Spring One Design Results Webshots by Glenn Youngling Photo Album by C. Bergstedt
[3/16/2009] Arbitrage wins the Big Daddy Regatta sponsored by the Richmond YC. Wonder beats Orion on a tie-breaker for second place. This was a 3 race 2009 season warm-up for 18 J/105s. RYC Big Daddy Final Results Webshots by Glenn Youngling Photo Album by C. Bergstedt
[2/23/2009] The final (corrected) results are in from Jeff Zarwell. Blackhawk in first place, Wonder in second and Wianno in third. Eight races scored with 18 J/105s entered for the series. 2008-09 WOD Final Results
[1/14/2009] The provisional results are in from Jeff Zarwell. Wonder is still in first place, Blackhawk is in second and Wianno in third with six races scored so far. Eighteen J/105s have signed up for the series. 2008-09 Regatta Pro WOD Results A note from Jeff, "Next month the races are on Valentine's Day, so we'll hope for steady wind from the start, so that we can get home early and all stay out of the doghouse."
[12/15/2008] Les Yamamoto has submitted photos from the 2008 Annual Dinner. Click
to view.
[12/15/2008] After four races in the Regatta PRO midwinter races, Wonder is still in first place, Blackhawk is in second and Alchemy in third. Eighteen J/105s have signed up for the series. 2008-09 Regatta Pro WOD Results
[11/10/2008] Regatta PRO held its first midwinter races on Saturday, November 8. After two races, Wonder is in first place, RacerX in second and Wianno in third. Sixteen J/105s entered the series. 2008-09 Regatta Pro WOD Results
[10/31/2008] RacerX wins the RYC Great Pumpkin Regatta held October 25, 2008. There was a three-way tie for second place with Wonder winning the tie-breaker over Alchemy and Risk. Nine J/105s entered the three-race regatta. 2008 RYC Great Pumpkin Results
[10/14/2008] If you haven't already checked, the Masters' Regatta result have been posted at the event web site: MastersRegatta.com along with a new set of photos.
[9/15/2008] Four days, seven races, moderate winds (10-24 kts), sunny afternoons and thirty-one J/105 boats makes for a great regatta sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the St. Francis YC. The top five J/105 finishers for the Rolex Big Boat Series are: Good Timin', Aquavit, Blackhawk, Donkey Jack and Masquerade. 2008 Rolex BBS Results (adjusted) Webshots by Glenn Youngling. Photo Album by Charlie Bergstedt.
[8/30/2008] New NAC 2008 photo links have been posted on the event web. These new albums contain several hundred photos by Charlie Bergstedt and Sergei Zavarin. Charlie has sorted his album by boats' finish position! 2008 NAC Event Website
[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.
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