The San Diego Yacht Club's Hot Rum Series started on November 5 with races scheduled on November 19 and December 3. With 128 entries, it's one of the most popular "pursuit style" races in America, where the slowest boat starts first, hours ahead of the biggest and fastest boats, and whoever crosses the line first wins. Starting and finishing just Continue Reading...
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- J/105s Podium in San Diego Hot Rum Series III Finale
- San Diego Yacht Club Wins 2022 Lipton Cup in J/105sIt’s official - San Diego Yacht Club is the winner of the 2022 Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge Cup. The home team has done it again. It all came down to the battle of the coasts in the final day. After 10 highly competitive and close races, San Diego Yacht Club and New York Yacht Club got off the starting line Continue Reading...
- J/Fest Southwest RegattaThe J/Fest Southwest Regatta celebrated its 13th anniversary this year with over 70 competitors from around the country. Lakewood Yacht Club hosted from October 22-23 and provided up to seven races for the one-design fleets. Here is the regatta report from Scott Spurlin: The weather was mid 70s and the wind started Saturday morning at a nice 8-10 knots from Continue Reading...
- Augie Diaz Wins 2022 International Masters Regatta in J/105sAugie Diaz has officially been named the 2022 International Masters Regatta Champion. It’s only ever so often that a regatta stays this unpredictable down to the last leg of the last race. All four of the top players went into the final race of the day with the chance to come out on top. Diaz, however, was the one of Continue Reading...
- Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta2022’s rendition of the co-hosted Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta between Storm Trysail Club and Larchmont Yacht Club ran in perfect conditions, allowing the race committee to get off seven windward-leeward races over two days. Over 260 college sailors came from all over the country to compete in one of the world’s largest intercollegiate big-boat regattas on yachts ranging from 29 to Continue Reading...
Why Buy a J/105?
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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