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Jul 15 2015

Zig Zag Wins East Coast Championship

By admin in Long Island Sound (CT / NY), Regattas
July 15, 2015

Bengt Johansson and the crew from Zig Zag won a very tightly contested J/109 East Coast Championship. The J/109 East Coast Championship was held at the Red Grant Regatta hosted by Raritan YC on July 11&12 as part of RYC’s 150 year celebration. Nine boats from New England, Long Island Sound, Chesapeake and New …

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Jun 29 2015

Caminos wins 2015 North American Championship

By admin in Long Island Sound (CT / NY), New England (RI to ME), Regattas
June 29, 2015

Helmed by Ryan Dempsey, son-in-law of boat owner Donald Filippelli, the team on J/109 Caminos won boat of the week as well as first place in the J/109 fleet at Storm Trysail Club’s Block Island Race Week XXVI held 21-26 June 2015. The team, out of Amagansett, NY, won their 24-boat one-design class by 17 points and took first …

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May 05 2015

J/109 East Coast Championship

By admin in New Jersey, Regattas
May 5, 2015

Raritan Yacht Club welcomes the J/109 class to the 2015 Red Grant and 150th Anniversary Regatta. One of the oldest clubs in the nation, RYC is proud to have been a family club located in historic Perth Amboy since 1865. RYC hosts some of the best racing in the Mid-Atlantic and is thrilled that the …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/j109-east-coast-championship-at-red-grant-regatta/

May 04 2015

North Sails J/109 class support at BIRW

By admin in Long Island Sound (CT / NY), New England (RI to ME), Regattas
May 4, 2015

The J/109 Class is pleased to announce that North Sails has volunteered to provide support to the J/109 class at Block Island Race Week. This support is for all boats no matter whose sails are used. The following support will be provided: Dedicated North U Regatta Services day – this includes filming of all boats …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/north-sails-support-2015-birw/

Apr 07 2015

Class Requirements for Block Island Race Week

By admin in Long Island Sound (CT / NY), New England (RI to ME), Regattas
April 7, 2015

The Storm Trysail Club has posted NOR Amendment #3 on the Block Island Race Week website. This NOR amendment contains J/109 Class requirements for the 2015 J/109 North American Championship at Block Island Race Week.

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/j109-class-requirements-for-block-island-race-week/

Feb 18 2015

The Annapolis NOOD is May 1 – 3, 2015!

By admin in Regattas
February 18, 2015

This largest of the country’s NOOD regattas, with 200 boats last year, will also be the J/109 Mid-Atlantic Championship; and the first of three qualifying events for the beautiful J/109 Class Association East Coast Regatta Series Trophy. The other two are the J/109 North American Championship at Block Island Race Week (the mandatory event) and …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/the-annapolis-nood/

Jan 19 2015

The New J/109 Class Website

By admin in Class Business
January 19, 2015

We hope you enjoy the look of the new J/109 Class website. The new site has been populated with more information about the class, the boat, and the people. There are new features such as: Full featured calendar that allow you to click on an event to add the item to your personal calendar Announcements …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/the-new-j109-class-website/

Jan 14 2015

2015 North Americans @ BIRW

By admin in Regattas
January 14, 2015

The 2015 J/109 North American Championship will be held at Block Island Race Week (BIRW) 21 through 26 June. Registration is now open. This is the 50th anniversary of BIRW and this iconic East Coast sailing regatta organized by the Storm Trysail Club. Race Week 2015 is scheduled for June 21-26 and includes multiple races …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/2015-north-american-championship-scheduled/

Jan 12 2015

New Class Officers for 2015

By admin in Class Business
January 12, 2015

Elections for class officers closed 11 January with the official results as follows: President: Jim Vos – J/109 #369 Skoot Vice President: Jonathan (JR) Rechtschaffer – J/109 #200 Emoticon Secretary: Bud Rogers – J/109 #360 Big Boat Treasurer: Bill Kneller – J/109 #266 Vento Solare Appointed by the Executive Board: Chief Measurer: Rick Hanson – …

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Dec 11 2014

Elections for Class Officers Open!

By admin in Class Business
December 11, 2014

Greetings, J/109 Class Members. As some of you may know, several members of the J/109 Executive Board have decided to step down. Therefore the Nominating Committee has been hard at work assembling a slate of Officers for the 2015-16 seasons. The J/109 Class Association Constitution provides that the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer stand …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/elections-for-class-officers-open/