Category: Chesapeake Bay

Busy fall schedule!

We may be in the dog days of summer, but J/109's on the East Coast still have several regattas coming up! Between the IRC Championship of Long Island Sound (which is also the J/109 LIS Championship), AYC Fall Series (J/109 East Coast Championship), and Storm Trysail's annual Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, there is plenty of racing …

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Annapolis NOOD registration is OPEN!

For those of you eager to get the 2014 regatta season started – and who isn't, after this winter? – registration for the Annapolis NOOD is officially OPEN! Remember, this is the first event in our annual East Coast Regatta Series, as well as our 2014 Mid Atlantic Championship. This is a top-notch event, with …

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GUT FEELING Wins J/109 North Americans

(Annapolis, MD)- The forecast for any sailor north of Cape Hatteras along the northeastern seaboard of America was simply this- “fresh to frightening” weather conditions, winds 15-30 knots (thereabouts) and, depending on “fetch”, seas could be huge (e.g. ginormous). Fortunately, the J/109 competitors sailing off Annapolis only had to worry about a 1-2 nm “fetch” …

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109 Class Flag to be Flown for Naval Academy Sailing Squadron Regatta

Two weeks ago NASS RC Chairman Bill Museler asked if I could provide him with the J/109 Class Flag for the Naval Academy Sailing Squadron Regatta on Sunday, April 25. I asked Rick Lyall, and it turned out that we did not yet have a class flag designed. Rick acted quickly – Bill Museler now …

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STORM Takes AYC Fall Series

The five boat J/109 class saw a virtual three-way tie going into the last race of the American Yacht Club’s two weekend fall series. After the dust settled, again it was Rick Lyall’s STORM winning by one point over Adrian Begley’s MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN. MAD DOGS themselves earned second on a tie-breaker based on …

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Annapolis NOOD results

Bill Sweetser’s RUSH took top honors at the Annapolis NOOD, the first year the J/109’s have been represented at the event. In a wide range of conditions and temperatures over three days, RUSH won four of the six races for a total of nine points. Finishing second with 16 points was Mike Brown’s MISCHIEF. Steve …

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Annapolis NOOD Registration Deadline: April 5

You have only until this Sunday April 5 to register in the Annapolis NOOD without having to pay the $50 late fee. This will be the first J/109 start in the Annapolis NOOD. Annapolis is a fun town known for superb facilities and warm welcomes for sailors. April is an ideal time of year for …

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Annapolis NOOD

The J/109 fleet has been on the waiting list to participate as a one design class at the Annapolis NOOD Regatta. The class has just been informed that it will be included at the 2009 event, which takes place April 24-26, 2009. Hosts Annapolis Yacht Club and Sailing World are expecting a great turnout for …

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Fleet 10 Schedule posted

Hi all, I hope you are all looking forward to the 2008 season as much as I am. I have posted the 2008 schedule; go to racing and choose “documents” from the dropdown menu. Our series begins in a little over a month at AYC Spring Series. We have added a couple of distance races …

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Bill Sweetser’s RUSH wins IRC East Coasts

Proving that the J/109 is still the boat to beat in IRC, Team RUSH continued their winning ways by handily winning IRC Class 4 at the recent Storm Trysail Club’s IRC East Coast Championships held in Annapolis November 3-5th. Earlier in the year, Bill Sweetser and team won their IRC class at the New York …

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