by: Ray Douglas (Skipper, Courageous, USA 224) Also known as “Death’s Door Challenge”, the 2020 version of The Hook Race certainly lived up to that.  The 190-mile offshore distance race is run annually from Racine, …

Pursuant to Sections 6.13 of the J/109 Class Constitution, the Nominating Committee proposes the following Class Members to hold office through the 2022 Annual Meeting: President—John M. Greifzu, Jr., Growth Spurt #261* Vice President—Peter Priede, …

Fellow J/109 Owners– I hope this message finds you and your family safe and well.  The J/109 Class strives to promote competitive and successful championship events that ensure our Class continues to stay relevant and …

The Great Lakes Fleet is very, very pleased to report that in the first three weeks registration has been open that 16 J109’s have already registered for the event – including boats from three of …

From the Class President – I am pleased to announce that J/109 Class voting members have overwhelmingly approved the Class Rules change that applies to the 2020 North American Championship at Columbia Yacht Club in …

Long Island Sound J109s assembled one more time in 2019 for the inaugural Fleet 10 Fall Classic at Stamford Yacht Club (CT) over the weekend of October 19-20.  Thankfully, the forecast for each day was incorrect and the …

Over Labor Day weekend, the Stamford Yacht Club (Stamford, CT) held its annual Vineyard Race, a 238-mile race from Stamford to the Buzzards Bay tower, around Block Island and back to Stamford.  Conditions were mostly off …

The J/109 Class held its annual North American Championship over four days in August on the waters of Buzzards Bay.  New Bedford Yacht Club (South Dartmouth, MA) played host to 11 boats vying for the …

Encouraging competitive and accessible keel boat racing is one of the main goals of the J/109 Class Association. In 2019, the Pequot Yacht Club (Southport, Connecticut) hosted its second annual J/109 Invitational Regatta to do …