Category: New England (RI to ME)

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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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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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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Block Island Race Week

Block Island race week from June 18th to 22nd with our East Coast Championship is fast approaching. The classic event will be a great tune up opportunity for the July North Americans in Newport.

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East Coast Champs Update

Fellow Class Members, We currently have 16 boats registered for Block Island Race Week which will serve as the venue for the 2011 J109 East Coast Championship. While the J109 Class currently has the most boats registered for any one design class I am hoping we can grow participation further to a 20 boat fleet! …

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One Design Start at NYYC Annual Regatta?

Brad Dellenbaugh, Sailing Director at New York Yacht Club, has asked if we would be interested in trying to get a one design start for this year’s Annual Regatta. We currently have two boats registered and need at least four more. This would be a terrific tune up for Block Island Race Week and our …

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Repeat NA

The North Americans were held in conjunction with the Rolex New York Yacht Club Race Week. Sunny days, southwest winds, and nearly postcard perfect conditions prevailed. Ted Herlihy’s GUT FEELING is again overall NA champion with three firsts, two seconds and a fourth. Second was Dave Filippelli’s CAMINOS with three seconds and three thirds. Third …

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