Paul Beaudin and his team on loulou won the Red Grant Regatta and J/105 East Coast Championship held at Raritan Yacht Club in Perth Amboy, NJ on July 7-8. Past winners Bruce Stone and Nicole Breault on Good Trade finished second, Brian Nelson on Honey Badger finished third, and Gary and Ann Myer on Magic finished fourth. For complete event Continue Reading...
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- Loulou Earns East Coast Championship
- Doublehanded Dutch Victory for WindshearHans Mulder, the Dutch owner of the J/105 WINDSHEAR, recently sailed a 35nm doublehanded race in L’Escala Spain. Here is the report from Hans and the Club Nautic L’Escala. "The J/105 WINDSHEAR from Club de Vela Golfus is the winner of the IX Commodore’s Cup-Jotun Grand Prix that brought together a total of 20 doublehanded racers to the starting line. Continue Reading...
- J/105s Enjoy More Cleveland Race WeekFollowing Cleveland Race Week one-design weekend is additional days of women’s, youth, double-handed and "big boat" sailing. The fleet of seven J/105s enjoyed close racing over the weekend. It was a strong performance on Rob Mock’s UNBRIDLED that kept them in the lead, winning two races and adding two deuces to take the win. Just two points in arrears was Continue Reading...
- J/FEST Northwest Led by JadedHosted by Corinthian Yacht Club Seattle, the 2018 edition of J/FEST Northwest was a great success for the 47 teams that participated in the two-day regatta. The J/105 fleet of 11 teams saw Chris Phoenix’s JADED winning with a 2-1-3-3-1 for 10 points. Grabbing the silver was FREE BOWL OF SOUP from Portland with Eric Hopper, Matt Davis and Doug Continue Reading...
- Tight Racing for J/105s at Cleveland Race WeekCleveland Race Week started June 15-17 on the waters of Lake Erie, hosted by Edgewater Yacht Club for its one-design weekend. The seven-boat J/105 fleet had a three-way tie on 4 points after just two races sailed. Rob Mock’s UNBRIDLED scored a 3-1. Ron Carson’s DARK’N’STORMY posted a 1-3. And the Uhlir brothers’ TRIO took the 2-2. The countback/tiebreak worked 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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