President’s Message September 2020 |
Hello %firstname% %lastname%,
July and August saw increased racing across the US, but also more postponements and cancellations. So, first the bad news: the new September dates for the East Coast Championship at New York Yacht Club Race Week have frustrated our ability to field the number of boats needed for a class start. As such, there will be no East Coast Championship for 2020. (I am told Leading Edge is more than willing to hold the trophy for another 12 months!)
Next, as you know, we previously cancelled the 2020 East Coast Regatta Series. That turned out to be prescient: American Yacht Club (NY) Fall Series was cancelled and New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta has been unable to garner enough support for a class start.
I, for one, am looking forward to 2021 and resuming our Class events!
Now the good news: J/109 owners have been resilient and determined to enjoy their boats in a safe manner! A few recent highlights:
Racine Yacht Club (WI) The Hook Race. The seven-boat J/109 fleet was won by Courageous, owned by Kris Maybach and Ray Douglas. This year’s race was quite a ride, with multiple boats (including a J/109) losing rigs. A picture of the Courageous crew in action is below:
Chicago Yacht Club (IL) Verve Cup Offshore. Five J/109s raced one-design in an eight-race series. Pete Priede’s Full Tilt took 1st; Robert Evans’ Goat Rodeo was 2nd; and the Smee Again syndicate was 3rd.
Stamford Yacht Club (CT) Vineyard Race. Five J/109s sailed in three different classes. Dan Nash’s Mistal finished 2nd in PHRF Class 11 over several J/120s and other big boats. David Rosow’s Loki took 3rd in the double-handed PHRF Class 7. And Growth Spurt finished 2nd in ORC Class 10.
Ida Lewis Yacht Club (RI) Annual Distance Race. Bill Kneller’s Vento Solare finished 3rd and Bill Sutton’s Leading Edge finished 5th in the competitive 13-boat PHRF class.
I hope everyone enjoys the Fall season, and please be on the lookout for an invite to our annual meeting in October. (And if you have interest in volunteering for the class, please let me know.)
Best,
John
Additional Information and Links of Interest are provided below
Your J/109 User Profile & Boat Information
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Update your contact, boat and home port information.
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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. Crew Manager LLC will donate 10% of all 2020 J/109 annual subscription orders to the J/109 Class. The following J/109s have Crew Manager websites.
Schedule & Events on J/109 Class Calendar
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Keep up to date on planned J/109 events via the website calendar.
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