From the Class President – As previously announced, the 2025 North American Championship (“NAC”)  will be held in Chicago and hosted by Fleet #11 (Great Lakes & Lake Champlain).  Fleet 11 has traditionally conducted its …

An email was sent to all J/109 Class voting members on 10 October 2024. It contains an electronic ballot to vote for J/109 Class Officers to serve through 2026.  If you are not a class …

A ballot sent on 16 September 2024 to all Voting Members contains the proposed rule change brought by the Technical Committee to the Executive Board for review and comment. The Executive Board approved proceeding to …

By Julia O-Dowd in Long Island Sound, CT – Photos © Kenneth Murphy

Pursuant to Sec. 6.4 of the J/109 Class Constitution, the Executive Board will hold its annual meeting on October 24, 2023 at 1900 hours Eastern time.  The meeting is open to all J/109 Class members. …

Greetings fellow Fleet 11 J/109 skippers and teams! The 2022 season is in full swing and we had a tricky Helly-Hansen Sailing World Regatta (HHSWR) held in Chicago June 10-12!  It was an action-packed three …

Distance Racing Tips for the J/109 One of the best attributes of the J/109 is its versatility: the boat is an excellent platform for competitive in-shore one design racing, and is also set up well …

Mother nature delivered superb conditions for the seven J109s that attended the Third Annual Fleet 10 Fall Classic hosted by Stamford Yacht Club (Stamford, CT).  On Saturday, October 16, a warm southerly breeze of 15-25 …

September 2021 marked the return of the American Yacht Club Fall Series and its famous after-racing lawn parties on Milton Point in Rye, New York.  Seven Long Island Sound J/109s showed up for the event …