Category: Regattas

Jun 14 2021

Colors Regatta, June 5-6 Columbia YC, Chicago, IL

By admin in Slider, Southern Lake Michigan
June 14, 2021

Congrats to Smee Again on winning our fleet season opener, the Colors Regatta! I wasn’t able to participate so I’ve reconstructed the below account from a few conversations. Hosted by Columbia Yacht Club on two warm sunny days with southerly breezes that, typically for Lake Michigan in June, ranged from SSE – SSW and …

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Jun 14 2021

J/Sailors Love Cedar Point One-Design Regatta!

By admin in New England (RI to ME), Regattas, Slider
June 14, 2021

(Westport, CT)- J/Sailors were waiting with breathless anticipation for a solid weekend of racing in spectacular weather on Long Island Sound last weekend for the Cedar Point One-Design Regatta hosted by Cedar Point Yacht Club. The weather Godz cooperated (for once) and delivered amazing breezes out of the southwest to west-southwest both days. A massive …

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Oct 19 2020

LIS J/109s Make One-Design Racing Happen in 2020!

By admin in Long Island Sound (CT / NY), Regattas, Slider
October 19, 2020

by John Greifzu Jr., Class President In a year of regatta cancellations, the Long Island Sound J/109 Fleet kept October 17-18 on the calendar with the hopes that they could finally do some one-design racing in 2020. For eight dedicated crews, the Stamford Yacht Club delivered an excellent event for the second annual Fleet 10 …

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Oct 16 2020

J/109s Fly, Crash & Burn Through 2020 Hook Race

By admin in Regattas, Slider, Southern Lake Michigan
October 16, 2020

by: Ray Douglas (Skipper, Courageous, USA 224) Also known as “Death’s Door Challenge”, the 2020 version of The Hook Race certainly lived up to that. The 190-mile offshore distance race is run annually from Racine, Wisconsin to Menominee, MI. The racecourse resembles a “hook”, as the fleet must navigate north and then turn west to …

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Jun 03 2020

Changes to the 2020 J/109 Class Schedule

By admin in Regattas, Slider
June 3, 2020

Fellow J/109 Owners– I hope this message finds you and your family safe and well. The J/109 Class strives to promote competitive and successful championship events that ensure our Class continues to stay relevant and grow. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic and its remaining fall-out have made that extremely difficult for host fleets and yacht clubs …

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Feb 20 2020

2020 North American Championship update from Class VP

By admin in Regattas, Slider
February 20, 2020

The Great Lakes Fleet is very, very pleased to report that in the first three weeks registration has been open that 16 J109’s have already registered for the event – including boats from three of the five Great Lakes and from as far away as Connecticut! The fleet hopes to add several more for what …

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Oct 22 2019

Inaugural Fleet 10 Fall Classic Delivers Great J109 Racing

By admin in Long Island Sound (CT / NY), Regattas, Slider
October 22, 2019

Long Island Sound J109s assembled one more time in 2019 for the inaugural Fleet 10 Fall Classic at Stamford Yacht Club (CT) over the weekend of October 19-20. Thankfully, the forecast for each day was incorrect and the Sound delivered great conditions for October racing. On Saturday, a light westerly breeze built into a consistent 7-10-knot southwesterly over the …

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Sep 05 2019

J109s Excel at 238-mile Vineyard Race

By admin in Long Island Sound (CT / NY), Regattas, Slider
September 5, 2019

Over Labor Day weekend, the Stamford Yacht Club (Stamford, CT) held its annual Vineyard Race, a 238-mile race from Stamford to the Buzzards Bay tower, around Block Island and back to Stamford. Conditions were mostly off the wind and J109s ran the table in Class 9 of the PHRF division. John Greifzu, Jr.’s Growth Spurt took 1st in …

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Aug 29 2019

Loki Sets the Standard, Again – Rosow & Crew Win 4th Straight North American Championship

By admin in Long Island Sound (CT / NY), New England (RI to ME), New Jersey, Regattas, Slider, Texas
August 29, 2019

The J/109 Class held its annual North American Championship over four days in August on the waters of Buzzards Bay. New Bedford Yacht Club (South Dartmouth, MA) played host to 11 boats vying for the Class’s top prize from August 21 through August 24, 2019. Over the course of the week, the fleet saw nearly …

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Aug 12 2019

LI Sound J/109 Fleet Growing Participation with Pequot Regatta

By admin in Long Island Sound (CT / NY), Regattas, Slider
August 12, 2019

Encouraging competitive and accessible keel boat racing is one of the main goals of the J/109 Class Association. In 2019, the Pequot Yacht Club (Southport, Connecticut) hosted its second annual J/109 Invitational Regatta to do just that. By encouraging owners to leave their race sails at home, the regatta gave new boat owners and boats …

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