On September 16, 18 J/105s gathered at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto for the Canadian Championship. Friday’s racing saw three light air races out of the east with a significant current running roughly with the wind. The current, along with a leftover swell, made weather and offset mark roundings challenging, especially for those in a crowd. Several boats Continue Reading...
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- Trifecta Takes First Fleet Win at Long Island Sound ChampionshipTeam Trifecta with Thom Hering, Joe Scarpulla and David Price took their first podium win at this weekend’s Long Island Sound Championship at Riverside Yacht Club. Saturday had zero wind and no races, but Sunday started with a nice 10-12 knot breeze, and the race committee got three races off. Racing was tight with positions changing on every leg. Trifecta Continue Reading...
- Rolex Big Boat SeriesThe record-setting 52nd Rolex Big Boat Series hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club drew to a close September 18 in splendid late-summer sailing conditions. After a slight delay waiting for the breeze to fill, a seabreeze of 15-18 knots arrived and brought with it decidedly warmer temperatures. For the first time in four days, crews shed their foul weather Continue Reading...
- ONE Regattahe ONE Regatta (Offshore New England Championship) in Marblehead was conducted in ideal conditions over a period of three days, August 26-28, off Marblehead, MA. Boston Yacht Club Race Committee did a brilliant job by orchestrating no less than 10 races in very difficult conditions at times, led by PRO Karen Tenenbaum. This was an all-time high number of races Continue Reading...
- Swiftsure CupThe Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Cup took place on San Francisco Bay, hosted by St. Francis YC. Winning the 19-boat J/105 fleet was Phil Laby’s GODOT with a consistent 4-1-2-3-1 record for 11 points. The Simmons family, led by skipper Ryan, took BLACKHAWK to the silver with another all top five record, posting 5-5-1-2-3 for 16 points. Third was Bruce Stone 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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