The 2018 Buzzards Bay Regatta was held August 3-5 by Beverly Yacht Club (Marion, MA) and New Bedford Yacht Club (South Dartmouth, MA), with six course circles hosting nearly 200 entrants. In PHRF Race 2/Fontaine Race, the top five spots saw four J/105s, led by Mark Lindquist’s Sterling, who also claimed the PHRF New England Championship Race 2. Complete event Continue Reading...
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- Sterling Time at Buzzards Bay Regatta
- Hey Jude Wins J/Fest Great LakesThanks to Hey Jude for this report: This year’s edition of J/Fest was hosted by the National Yacht Club on July 21-22. One-design starts were provided for the J/27, J/80 and J/105 fleets, and there was also PHRF starts for assorted boats. Our J/105 fleet was the largest with 16 entries. In spite of the warm and moderate- breeze summer Continue Reading...
- Terry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer’s Mandate Dominates J/105 North American ChampionshipTerry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer’s Mandate went wire to wire to earn their third J/105 North American Championship title in five years. The Toronto-based team, including Sandy Andrews, Fraser Howell, Ian Howes and Andrew McTavish, won seven of the 11 races and never finished out of the top three. Their 16 points in the no-throw-out series were nine better than Continue Reading...
- Merlin has Magical Time at Marblehead NOODThough early morning winds appeared promising, the breeze disappeared and never returned for the final day of the Helly Hansen National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta at Marblehead Race Week July 26-29. In the 12-boat J/105 fleet, Charlie Garrard’s Merlin claimed the win with scores of 2 -1 -3 -2 -5 -[7] -1 -2 for 16 net points. Mark Lindquist’s Continue Reading...
- Terry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer’s Mandate Closes In on J/105 North American ChampionshipThree teams have commanded the J/105 North American Championship, but none more than Terry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer’s Mandate. Of the nine races thus far on Little Traverse Bay, the Toronto-based Mandate has won six of them, hoping to earn their third North American Championship since 2014. Bruce Stone’s Gryphon ruled the day Saturday with two bullets and a third, 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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