J/109 JEROBOAM Wins Cowes Week

(Cowes, Isle of Wight, England)- Racing conditions for this year’s Cowes Week could be described as challenging interspersed with "champagne sailing" for those sun gods and goddesses looking to enjoy the "southern climate" of England; enjoying all the Solent could possibly muster over the week long event. At the end, the J/109s proved they’re the …

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Update from Class President Rick Lyall

Hi All, We are just back from an exciting week of racing in Newport where the class held its 2010 North American Championship during the first three days. Gut Feeling followed up on their win in 2008 and is now the only J109 to have won more than one North American title (which also means …

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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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BLUEJAY Wins J/109 Europeans

(Cork, Ireland)- The “almost Mediterranean” weather combined with some classic Irish wind/weather to make this year’s CORK Week another memorable one. All classes had great racing and on the last day of racing you could feel the tension on the dock, with virtually all the classes still to be decided. Cork Harbour and the surrounding …

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Larchmond NOOD News

The Larchmont NOOD will serve as the J109 East Coast Championship and as the second leg of the East Coast Regatta Series Championship (reflecting the combined scores of the participants at the Annapolis NOOD and the Larchmont NOOD). There are some prestigious trophies on the line so please consider attending!

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Buzzards Bay Regatta…

… is August 6-8 in Marion. We will race OD ONLY if we can get 8 boats to register. The RC is trying to limit the number of starts in each circle in order to keep things running smoothly. However, we can have separate scoring. The deadline is July 11 to get 8 registrations, so …

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North Americans: Regatta at NYYC Race Week

The J109 2010 North American Championship will be sailed July 17-19, 2010 in the waters off Newport, RI as part of NYYC’s Race Week. An Amendment to the NOR will apply specifically to the J109 class has been posted under regatta documents. Here is a quick summary of things competitors should be aware of as …

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North Americans News

Hi All, Sail Newport has allowed us to secure dock space at the Alofsin Piers for boat and sail inspections on July 16th, 2010 prior to the commencement of the J109 North American Championship at NYYC Race Week the next day. To make this go smoothly, I suggest we schedule 20 minute time slots starting …

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Sag Harbor Sprit Fest

June 5 and 6 is the Sag Harbor Sprit fest regatta. Hope to see you all there.

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OFFBEAT dominates Race 4 of Warsash Spring Series

A strong west going tide saw the entire fleet with the exception of OFFBEAT (David McLeman) shy of the start line. OFFBEAT chose the pin end and charged across on port at seemingly ninety degrees to the line. In a matter of minutes they had a commanding lead that remained undisputed to the finish. Meanwhile …

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