Category: Slider

Aug 31 2021

Pequot Resumes J/109 Invitational

By admin in Long Island Sound (CT / NY), Regattas, Slider
August 31, 2021

After a one-year hiatus for COVID, Pequot Yacht Club in Southport, CT, resumed its J/109 Invitational Regatta over the weekend of August 7 & 8, 2021. The theme was the same as 2019–leave the racing sails and pros at home, just get out and sail the J/109! 11 boats jumped at the opportunity, including crews …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/pequot-resumes-j-109-invitational/

Aug 04 2021

J/109 North American Championship, July 28 – August 1, 2021

By admin in Regattas, Slider, Southern Lake Michigan
August 4, 2021

(Jim Murray – Chicago, IL) Ten boats assembled in Chicago for the J/109 North Americans, hosted with great enthusiasm by Columbia Yacht Club, with old friends Time Out and Chase coming from Wisconsin, while J/109 Class President John Greifzu and East Coast team Growth Spurt chartered Slapshot II for their title challenge. Shortened …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/j-109-north-american-championship-july-28-august-1-2021/

Jun 29 2021

Emoticon wins East Coast Regatta Championship

By admin in Long Island Sound (CT / NY), New England (RI to ME), Regattas, Slider
June 29, 2021

From the Storm Trysail Club 1BI Newsletter: New Shoreham, RI – Thick fog and light winds greeted sailors on the final morning of Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville. After an hour-long postponement, the Race Committee ultimately decided to abandon racing on Margaritaville Race Day due to the low visibility and lack …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/emoticon-wins-east-coast-regatta-championship/

Jun 23 2021

East Coast Championship Party @ BIRW

By admin in Long Island Sound (CT / NY), New England (RI to ME), Slider
June 23, 2021

The 2021 East Coast Championship held at Block Island Race Week (BIRW) is in full swing with 14 J/109s competing and partying. On day 1, the race around the island was postponed due to fog. Unfortunately with the white circle firmly entrenched in the fog bank west of BI, racing for the day was finally …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/east-coast-championship-party-birw/

Jun 15 2021

Chicago NOOD Regatta, June 11-13, Chicago Yacht Club

By admin in Slider, Southern Lake Michigan
June 15, 2021

We had three very hot, sunny days here in Chicago with predictable results for the breeze. Persistent right shifts each day as the thermal tried to fill. Friday saw 6-10 knots of NNE-ENE breeze. Quick out of the gate, coming off a strong Colors performance, were the quad of Slapshot, Courageous, Blackfin, and Smee …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/chicago-nood-regatta-june-11-13-chicago-yacht-club/

Jun 15 2021

Leading Edge Takes Second Leg of East Coast Regatta Series

By admin in New England (RI to ME), Regattas, Slider
June 15, 2021

(Newport, RI) After an ideal weekend of racing at Cedar Point Yacht Club on Long Island Sound, three J/109s made the quick turn-around for the second leg of the 2021 East Coast Regatta Series at the New York Yacht Club 167th Annual Regatta in Newport, RI over June 11-13. The regatta is three days, which …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/leading-edge-takes-second-leg-of-east-coast-regatta-series/

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 …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/colors-regatta-june-5-6columbia-yc-chicago-il/

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 …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/cpodr-2021/

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 …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/lis-j-109s-make-one-design-racing-happen-in-2020/

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 …

Permanent link to this article: https://j109.org/j-109s-fly-crash-and-burn-through-the-hook-race-2020/