The HOOK Race is a 189.0 nautical mile race on Lake Michigan held each year in July. The challenging event starts outside the harbor in Racine, Wisconsin, "hooking" through Death’s Door, a narrow passageway between Washington Island and Wisconsin’s Door County Peninsula, continuing across Green Bay, and ending in Menominee, Michigan. Winning the five-boat Doublehanded Division was Davie Pierce and Continue Reading...
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- Marblehead NOODThe Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta at Marblehead Race Week was held July 22-25. The J/105s were the only fleet to start a race on Sunday before it was abandoned when a squall swept across the course. Charlie Garrard’s team on Merlin had started perfectly and were well ahead on the first leg before the race was called off, but five Continue Reading...
- Larchmont Race Week is BackIn its 123rd edition, 140 offshore yachts competed on the weekends of July 10-11 and July 17-18 at Larchmont Race Week on Long Island Sound. Continuing where he left off in his previous Long Island Sound regatta near the top of the fleet, Paul Beaudin's LOU LOU won with straight bullets. Second with all deuces was Max Kalehoff's LAURA BEA Continue Reading...
- Cloudy, Drizzly Round the Island RaceThe weather may not have delivered, but for many of the 7,000 sailors who headed out for the 90th anniversary of the Island Sailing Club's Round the Island Race, this was a big day out in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. The forecast for overcast skies and light winds were not enough to put off 1,078 teams to take part Continue Reading...
- Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville 2021 / J/105 East Coast ChampionshipThick fog and light winds greeted sailors on the final morning of Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville. After an hour-long postponement, the Race Committee ultimately decided to abandon racing on Margaritaville Race Day due to the low visibility and lack of wind. Bill Zartler’s DEJA VOODOO from Lakewood, TX won the J/105 fleet – one 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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