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15 J109s face off this weekend at the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta

Close to 500 college sailors from 49 schools racing 54 borrowed boats come together this weekend for the 2013 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, hosted by the Storm Trysail Foundation and the Larchmont Yacht Club. With so many college sailors participating, the event has become the world’s largest college sailing regatta. Schools participating will come from Canada, …

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AYC Fall Series

Ten J109s enjoyed tight racing at the annual Fall Series presented by American Yacht Club.

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North American Championships

Rick Lyall's Storm tops a strong ten boat fleet at the 2013 J109 North American Championships, hosted by Chicago Yacht Club.

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BLOCK ISLAND RACE WEEK – Registration discount ends soon!

From June 23-28, thousands of sailors will converge on tiny Block Island for the 25th running of Storm Trysails iconic Block Island Race Week. The winner of the J/109 Class will the East Coast Champion. HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET? 10% registration discount ends on March 31st – be sure to sign up soon!

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Letter from the President, March 2013

Fellow J109 Sailors, Here we are at the beginning of March and the northeast has in the last few weeks been dealt a bitter cold spell and record breaking blizzard. What better time to start to plan the upcoming sailing season. We already have three world class events on the schedule. Each one is in …

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Rule Change Approved

The recently proposed rule change as been approved by the membership. Please go to the Class Documents page to find the amended Class Rules document.

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Proposed change to Class Rules

Class Members, A proposed change to our Class Rules was recently approved by a two-thirds majority of the Executive Board. This proposed change can be found on the Class Documents page of this website. To become effective, this change must be approved by our Voting Members. There will be a 30-day voting period, closing at …

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Tight racing at 2012 NAs

Sixteen J109s battled it out at the North American Championships, held last month during Race Week at New York Yacht Club. Conditions were somewhat lighter and shiftier than we have grown accustomed to in recent years, and after four days of tight racing Storm, owned and skippered by Rick Lyall, rose to the top of …

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Addendum to Sailing Instructions for North Americans

To everyone competing in the upcoming North American Championship, an Addendum to the event Sailing Instructions as been posted on the J109 Class website. Please review it for information on registration, weigh-in, inspection, along with other important info. Good luck to all those competing!

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2012 North American Championship at NYYC Race Week

Our North American Championship this year will once again take place in conjunction with New York Yacht Club Race Week (July 19-22). In past years this has been an exceptionally well run event with lots of great racing. There are already several J109s registered, so do not hesitate to sign up! Registration closes July 6 …

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