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Apr 20 2025
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 class racing using “oversized” spinnakers (spinnakers larger than the 108 square meters permitted under the Class Rules). In order to …
Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/rule-change-for-2025-na-championship-oversized-spinnaker/
Oct 10 2024
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 member and desire to vote, please pay current year dues. This proposed slate of officers is forwarded by the nominations …
Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/officer-slate-proposed-for-2025-2026/
Sep 16 2024
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 vote the following. Background: Class rules 6.1 and 6.2 provide different approaches for crew weight limits (number of people vs …
Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/proposed-rules-change-on-jib-car-adjustment-purchase-2/
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Sep 26 2022
Pursuant to Sec. 6.4 of the J/109 Class Constitution, the Executive Board will hold its annual meeting on October 25, 2022 at 1900 hours Eastern time. The meeting is open to all J/109 Class members. The meeting will be held via Zoom teleconference (details at bottom) The agenda is as follows: Welcome President’s Report Finance …
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Sep 26 2022
The nominating committee appointed by the Class President in June hereby presents the following slate of candidates to be elected as J/109 Class Officers for the two year period commencing 1 January 2023. All votes are submitted online using a special voting link provided to current members. Voting commences 17 September 2022 and closes at …
Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/officer-slate-through-2024/
Jun 09 2022
On Sunday, June 5, the J/109 Class lost one of its avid sailors, Jeremy Macan. Please see below for his obituary. Hazlet – Louis Jeremy Macan, 49, is a beloved son, brother and friend. He was an avid sailor and spent most of his life on the water. He was a member of the …
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Sep 18 2020
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, Full Tilt #249* Secretary—Cory Eaves, Freedom #255* Treasurer—Bill Kneller, Vento Solare #266 At-Large Member—James Murray, Callisto #368* Chief Measurer—Bengt Johannson, …
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Aug 07 2020
Every even year, at the Annual Meeting, the J/109 Class elects officers to serve two-year terms. We have one Class Officer who is looking to step down if another member would like to take on a role with the Class. Please send nominations to johngreifzu@gmail.com if you are interested. Best regards, John Greifzu, Class President
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Jan 23 2020
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 Chicago, Illinois. In short, this new rule (which expires at the end of 2020) permits the Great Lakes Fleet to …
Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/rule-change-for-2020-na-championship-oversized-spinnaker-passes/
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