2021 Dues Reminder & Upcoming Rules Vote |
Hello %firstname% %lastname%,
This email is a reminder that 2021 membership and class dues are due for renewal on the J/109 Class website. You may renew membership and pay dues at this link. If you would like to know the last time you paid dues, just look at the green banner across the top once you have logged in.
Membership is required for owners in order to vote on class rules changes. There will be an upcoming vote to extend a rule allowing 120 square meter spinnakers at the 2021 North American Championship in Chicago. This was previously approved last year but needs to be extended since the 2020 North American Championship was canceled due to the pandemic. You may read about the rules change at this link.
The following class events are currently planned:
- 2021 North American Championship – Columbia YC (Chicago, IL) – July 29 to August 1. Preparations are well underway by the Great Lakes Fleet for this to be a phenomenal post-COVID event. Charter boats are available for travelers. Start planning early to make sure your sails are tagged and boats are ready to measure in. The inspection checklist is posted here.
- 2021 East Coast Championship – Block Island Race Week – June 21-25. Fourteen J/109s already registered for this east coast classic.
- Cedar Point One Design – Cedar Point YC (Westport, CT) – June 5 & 6. Five J/109s already registered. Usually the biggest J/109 one-design event on Long Island Sound. Mandatory event of the East Coast Regatta Series with nine J/109s already registered.
- NYYC Annual Regatta – New York YC (Newport, RI) – June 11-13. Head up to Newport after Cedar Point for another East Coast Regatta Series event!
Additional Information and Links of Interest are provided below
Your J/109 User Profile & Boat Information
Click the Member Update logo below to update your information.
Update your contact, boat and home port information.
Use your email address (%email%) as your login.
Need more help? Click on this link and read the section labeled Existing Members. If you still have a problem logging in, email the J/109 Class Administrator – admin@j109.org
Need Information on Maintenance, Rules, Buy / Sell J/109 Boats & Equipment?
Click the J/109 Class Forum logo below to read and share boat information.
The forum has information owners have shared on maintenance, sails, tuning, cruising and events. If you have something boating related to buy or sell, this is the place to look. The J/109 Class Forum is the designated method for people to ask the J/109 Class Measurer questions about rules and rules interpretations.
Anyone may read the forum without logging in, but to be able to post on the forum, you will need to register for a free account, which is separate from you J/109 Class website account. Once you navigate to the forum, click Register near the top right to setup an account. If you already have a forum account, click on Login located next to the Register. There are helpful hints on using the forum located at this link.
J/109 Class Membership
One of the best ways to insure your investment in the J/109 is to support the Class. Owners and Co-owners are strongly encouraged to become Members of the J/109 Class Association. Others may become Associate Members. Members are owners or co-owners. Associate Members are crew and supporters of the J/109 Class. The membership fee is $50.00 for Members and $50.00 for Associate Members. Members who are current with annual dues are provided access to restricted areas on the class website and are able to view complete lists of owners and members.
Existing Members – If you are already an owner with an email address on file, all you need to do is get a password by clicking the Login button located on the menu bar of the website https://j109.org. When in doubt, try this first. Use the Forgotten Password section of the Login page. Once you enter your email address, we will send you a link to reset your password at that address, or if no account exists, provide immediate indication on the screen. As an existing or previous member you can inspect and edit your contact information (after you have logged in) by clicking Update My Info under the Members menu. Existing or previous members can pay annual dues (after you have logged in) by clicking on Renew Membership – Dues under the Members menu.
New Members – If you are not currently registered or do not have an email address on file, register by filling in the form by navigating the menu on the class website https://j109.org – Mouse over Market, then click on New Membership to open that page. Submit your information, then once we review your contact information we will add you to the database. This may take a day or two.
More information about registration and passwords is available in the Login page available by clicking on the Login button located on the menu bar of the website.
J/109 Custom Boat Website Subscriptions Available
The J/109 Class has arranged with Crew Manager LLC to make custom J/109 boat websites available. Crew Manager provides a boat website with features the Skipper & Crew will use throughout the sailing season. In a nutshell, the team website provides a “Who, What, When, Where and Wear” schedule with automatic reminders. After an event, the Skipper may post results and crew members may submit comments, pictures and stories about the event. Crew Manager works on most any device with a web browser including PC, Mac, iPad, Android tablet, iPhone and Android Phone. The cost for an annual subscription is $90 and includes the website setup. The following J/109s have Crew Manager websites.
- J/109 Incendiary
- J/109 Leading Edge
- J/109 Marquise II
- J/109 Shada
- J/109 Strider
- J/109 URSA
- J/109 Vento Solare
Schedule & Events on J/109 Class Calendar
Click the J/109 Class Calendar logo below for upcoming events.
Keep up to date on planned J/109 events via the website calendar.
For questions or comments, please contact the J/109 Class Administrator.
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