Greetings, J/109 Class Members. As some of you may know, several members of the J/109 Executive Board have decided to step down. Therefore the Nominating Committee has been hard at work assembling a slate of Officers for the 2015-16 seasons. The J/109 Class Association Constitution provides that the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer stand …
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Nov 17 2014
2014 Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Executive Board was held on the evening of Monday, November 16, via conference call (as in prior years). Beyond the Executive Board, all current class members were welcomed to participate. The minutes are posted with some key outcomes are as follows: 2015 Proposed Slate of Class Officers: President – Jim …
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Nov 05 2014
NORTHSTAR wins inaugural Great Lakes Championship!
The first annual Great Lakes Championship was contested this season! Thanks to George Simkins (co-owner of Momentus) for this terrific writeup of the event: “The Great Lakes Championship consisted of two regattas, to be raced over two consecutive weekends: the Colors, hosted by Columbia Yacht Club, and the NOODs, hosted by Chicago Yacht Club. The …
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Aug 04 2014
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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Jul 23 2014
SKOOT wins 2014 North American Championship
Jim Vos’ Skoot, out of Breakwater Yacht Club (Sag Harbor, NY), sailed to victory in the 2014 J109 North American Championship, which took place during Race Week at New York Yacht Club. After the first day of racing was cancelled due to fog and stormy weather, nine races were sailed over three days, with Skoot …
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Apr 23 2014
Register now for the first J/109 Great Lakes Championship
The recently created Great Lakes Championship will be contested during two events: the Goose Island Colors Regatta and the Chicago NOOD Regatta. Sign up now!
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Feb 27 2014
Membership Passes Five Proprosed Rule Changes
After a 30-day voting period open to current Class Members, all five rule changes proposed by the Executive Board were passed by a majority vote. The amended Class Rules can be found in Rules under the Class menu above, or via the link following this news item. For an explanation of these changes, please see …
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Feb 27 2014
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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Feb 27 2014
Membership Passes Five Proprosed Rule Changes
After a 30-day voting period open to current Class Members, all five rule changes proposed by the Executive Board were passed by a majority vote. The amended Class Rules can be found under the Racing tab, above, or via the link following this news item. For an explanation of these changes, please see the document …
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Jan 19 2014
Proposed Rule Changes
The Executive Board of the J109 Class has approved five changes to the Class Rules. Voting members will now have 30 days – until February 19 – to weigh in. Current class members who are eligible to vote have been sent an email inviting them to vote on each of these proposed changes. If you …
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