Glamourous weather prevailed for the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego on March 15-17 in San Diego, CA. Fourteen divisions hosted 123 teams, with racing inside San Diego and Coronado Bay and offshore on ocean courses. Going into the final race of the J/105s, a two-point margin between the top-three boats produced a winner-take-all showdown. After two races, Chuck Driscoll Continue Reading...
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- Driscoll/Hurlburt Team Prevails at San Diego NOOD
- J/105 Fleet 4 Hall of Fame DinnerOn March 12, Fleet 4 held its first Hall of Fame dinner at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto. Ian Farquharson, Past Fleet Captain and Past Class Association President, was the first inductee. He was honored for bringing the first J/105 to the club and being instrumental in building the Fleet. Over 50 owners and crew gathered, and some Continue Reading...
- Perfect Bahia de Banderas Bay Regatta for Bart SmitThis year’s Bahia de Banderas Regatta was another almost perfect weekend of sailing on the waters off Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. Thirty-seven boats in six classes enjoyed postcard perfect weather every day. The Vallarta YC, based out of Marina Vallarta, provided excellent race management, waiting for the seabreeze to build by noontime before sending the sailors out for their races Continue Reading...
- Light Airs Big Daddy RegattaThe Big Daddy Regatta marks the 34th year of mark racing on Saturday and a Pursuit race on Sunday hosted by Richmond Yacht Club. All mono-hulled keelboats with a Northern California PHRF rating of 280 and below were invited. Fleets over 5 boats may be given one-design starts on Saturday. In the J/105 one-design class, Chris Kim’s VUJA STAR from Continue Reading...
- Challenging Scatchet Head RaceThe second race of the Center Sound Series is in the books, a three-race series hosted by Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle. The start on Saturday was at 10:00 AM, and the fleet had to contend with light airs and lots of current. The 26.0nm course left the starting mark buoy to port, rounded Scatchet Head Lighted Gong Buoy 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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