Nelson Weiderman played an important part of the growth of the J/105 Class, serving as Class Administrator, webmaster and Fleet 14 Captain. Click here for Online obituary Nelson won the US SAILING One-Design SERVICE Award for the John H. Gardiner, Jr. Trophy in 2005: The John H. Gardiner Jr. Trophy recognizes distinguished service and leadership in the promotion of one-design Continue Reading...
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- Conanicut Round Island RaceThe 2021 edition of one of New England's more famous round island races took place on Labor Day Sunday. The 21.0nm Round Conanicut Island Race was hosted by Conanicut Yacht Club for a fleet of 77 boats. Crews enjoyed the relatively fast race in the 8-15 kts southerly breeze. While it was a little gray and overcast, it was a Continue Reading...
- Light Trans-Superior RaceThe annual 326.0nm Trans-Superior Race, organized and hosted by Duluth Yacht Club in MN, is one of the most challenging of the four major Great Lakes offshore races. The fleet starts at the eastern end of the deepest, coldest lake—Sault Ste. Marie, MI—then they all head west to finish at the westernmost harbor of Duluth, MN. For this year's competitors, Continue Reading...
- Inaugural J/105 Ontario Women’s ChampionshipThe J/105 Class has a strong presence in Toronto, and as a boat well suited for all shapes and sizes, local fleet sailors launched the inaugural J/105 Ontario Women’s Championship to lower the barriers to women racing in the fleet. On August 21 the strength of women’s sailing was on full display in at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club on Continue Reading...
- Sunny, Choppy Verve Cup Offshore WeekendChicago Yacht Club rolled out the red carpet again for their end-of-season regatta: Verve Cup Offshore from August 13-15. Friday offered a Northeast breeze, and the next two days offered more of the same, with sunshine and 70 degree temperatures, but a lighter 5-9 knots breeze in the east/southeast quadrants and continued large chop. The seven-boat J/105 fleet saw a 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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