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Oct 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
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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/j-109s-fly-crash-and-burn-through-the-hook-race-2020/
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, …
Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/proposed-officer-slate-to-serve-through-2022/
Jun 03 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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/changes-to-the-2020-j-109-class-schedule/
Feb 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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/2020-north-american-championship-update-from-class-vp/
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/
Oct 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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/inaugural-fleet-10-fall-classic-delivers-great-j109-racing/
Sep 05 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
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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/loki-sets-the-standard-again-rosow-and-crew-win-fourth-straight-north-american-championship/
Aug 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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/li-sound-j-109-fleet-growing-participation-with-pequot-regatta/
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