The 42nd annual Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race started on May 10. The starting line was off the mouth of the Columbia River. Boats then proceeded north to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and finished at Victoria, British Columbia, inside the harbor entrance. The course distance is 193 miles; 22 boats entered the race while 14 finished. From the Continue Reading...
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- J/105 ABSTRACT Tops Oregon Offshore Race
- Doublehanded J/105 Action at Race To The StraitsEvery year, the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club in Ballard, WA holds its annual Race To The Straits Regatta. The format is essentially a double-handed race from Seattle to Port Townsend and back. This year, 101 sailboats sailed in the 18 keelboat divisions. The leg North had the fleet beating in 12-18 knots of breeze. The return leg presented a different Continue Reading...
- Brisk J/StopSan Francisco Bay gave sailors and race committee some of the usual course challenges, but the result was a great weekend of racing for the 23 J/105s that came out for J/Stop. The regatta commenced on Saturday, May 5, with overcast skies and raw conditions that had sailors commenting on the cold by the end of four races. Fortunately, the Continue Reading...
- Stewart Cannon Earns Win at Yachting CupSeventy-nine teams competed in 10 fleets in the Yachting Cup, held May 5-6 in San Diego, CA. Stewart Cannon's J-OK topped the nine-boat J/105 fleet with 12 points in seven races. Donica Ryder & Rick Goebel's Sanity took second place with 18 points, and Hurlburt Driscoll's Juiced was third with 19. For complete results, visit https://sdyc.org/assets/results/results18/yachtingcup_res.htm....
- loulou dominates at American Yacht Club Spring SeriesThe Fleet 6 opener at the American Yacht Club Spring Series was sailed in a variety of challenging and shifty conditions. Paul Beaudin and loulou seemed to have it the most figured out, posting seven first-place finishes in the 11-race regatta. A tight battle continued over two weekends with Maddy Ploch and the Young Americans winning the team’s first ever Continue Reading...
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According to Jeff Johnstone, President of JBoats, the J/105 has overwhelmed the entire 30-37 foot keelboat market. And he is not only speaking about his competitors, but boats in his own line as well. Even though the J/105 was the first sprit boat when it was designed by Rod Johnstone in 1990, it still dominates sixteen years into its production cycle and it is among the top four boats receiving inquiries (among 15 current models) from potential buyers. According to Jeff, their other 30-37 foot boats serve other needs.
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