Robert Scribner's Joyride won four of five races at Charleston Race Week to earn the J/105 Southeastern Championship. Joe Highsmith's Dead on Arrival placed second in the six-boat fleet, followed by the Smith, Seif, Jacques trio on Ruckus. For complete event details, visit https://www.charlestonraceweek.com/....
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- Robert Scribner’s Joyride Earns Southeastern Championship at Charleston Race Week
- Blakely Rock Benefit Race ReportThe race in Seattle, WA is dedicated to the memory of Carol Pearl. Carol was a Sloop Tavern YC member for 39 years. She was a two-term past Commodore, a very active board member, the club historian, champion, mentor, friend and she was involved in organizing the Blakely Rock Benefit Race for as long as anyone can remember. Many sailing Continue Reading...
- SF Bay J/Fest Victory Goes to ArbitrageJ/105 Arbitrage #116 with co-owners Bruce Stone at the helm and Nicole Breault at main/tactics won the 2018 San Francisco Bay J/Fest in the face of difficult tidal conditions. Full results are at: https://www.regattatoolbox.com/results?eventID=rsSG2XdU5M. Commentary from photographer Chris Ray: "In the face of a challenging weather forecast, the St. Francis Yacht Club held its annual J/Fest with 27 J/105s competing. Rain? Continue Reading...
- J/105 MORE JUBILEE Tops Class in Center Sound SeriesCorinthian Yacht Club’s Center Sound Series kicks off the central Puget Sound racing season with three medium distance, one buoy rounding, 20-30 mile races. Saturday’s Three Tree Point Race, which usually takes the fleet from Shilshole to Des Moines and back, was re-routed back and forth and up and down the central Sound so that it could be easily shortened Continue Reading...
- Stinger Takes Texas J/105 InvitationalFleet 17’s 2018 Texas J/105 Invitational, held March 17-18, is now in the books. The combination of the J/22 Midwinter Championship at Houston Yacht Club and Spring Break reduced the number of boats from an initial eight to four. Still, the regatta was a great success and loads of fun. And Race Management by Lakewood Yacht Club was exceptional under 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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