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Clinic is now scheduled for May 17 - April 7, 2008
Thanks everyone for voting. The scheduled date for the clinic will be May 17. We are still looking for volunteers to be on the "coaching staff." Without a significant number of volunteers from the top boats we cannot run a good clinic - please email me! Thanks. Joerg
 Weigh your J105 at McMichaels on June 5 - April 1, 2008
As was discussed at the fleet meeting, all boats must have a valid weight certificate by Larchmont Race Week. There will be a weighing event at McMichaels in July - date TBD. For those who are going to Block Island Race and don't have a valid weight certificate, there is an opening to weigh one more boat on June 5 at McM for $275. Please contact Nathan Boylan to make arrangements - Nathan.Boylan@us.cibc.com. Thanks very much to Nathan for organizing this!
Joerg
REMINDER: PLEASE PAY YOUR CLASS DUES - March 30, 2008
Please save your fleet treasurer some time by using the online payment system on the left menu. Thanks!
Fleet 6 Gathering on Saturdays after racing at AYC Spring - March 30, 2008
Like last year, we will be enjoying our own keg after racing on both Saturdays of the AYC Spring Regatta. we will gather at the JAYC house in the dry sail area (where the hoists are). Watch for the red J105 flag. The winners of the day will be sharing their "secrets" with all of us and we'll be debating what made a difference that day. Don't miss it!
If you have not yet registered, you should do so by April 18 to avoid a late payment fee. See the link below. Joerg
AYC Spring registration
Spring Tune-up Event - March 28, 2008
We've had to change the date of the event - so now there are two options: April 13 or May 17. Please use the new voting function on the right side of this page to indicate which one you prefer. One vote per boat only PLEASE! We have Kerry Klingler and his team lined up for either of these days but we need at least four or five boats in the water participating - so please let me know which date works better by voting. We also need volunteers from the top racers in the fleet to share their insights with everyone. Please send me an email if you or someone from your boat is willing to volunteer Cheers. Joerg
Wednesday racing - March 4, 2008
There will be racing on Wednesday nights at the EBYRA (www.ebyra.org) series and indications are that there will be at least six J105's this year. If we get between 6-8 J105's the RC will likely give us our own start. The key thing here is to show up at the EBYRA skippers meeting (not sure of the date yet) or register on-line, or the interested owners can let Josh Burack know if they intend to register. Eastchester Bay has a competitive atmosphere and is 45 minutes from New Rochelle, and maybe 20 minutes more from Larchmont and Mamaroneck. Contact jhburack@aol.com if you're interested in this.
Changed Date for Cedar Point OD Regatta - February 23, 2008
Please note the corrected date for Cedar Point OD regatta: June 7 & 8. Cheers.
Fleet 6 Meeting - January 13, 2008
On January 12, the fleet meeting was held at McMichaels. We had a good turnout and very good meeting. See the minutes under "Fleet Business". See you all for the first fleet 6 event, the Tune up on April 19. Read all about it in the minutes.
Fleet 6 Meeting - January 8, 2008
Happy New Year to everyone and a quick reminder that the fleet meeting will be at McMichaels at 2pm this coming Saturday, January 12. Please be sure to bring a check to pay your 2008 fleet and national dues - otherwise, you won't be entitled to vote at the meeting!
Here's a tentative agenda:
1. Treasurer's report
2. Election of officers; nominated are:
Joerg Esdorn - Kincsem, Captain
Andrew Gillis - Jato, Treasurer
Norm Kilarjian - Tolo, Secretary
Matt Berger - Rag Doll, Measurer
3. Approval of fleet 6 dues for 2008; proposal to increase to $65 per boat, bringing the total national and fleet dues to $100
4. Vote on the three proposed rules changes for the National Class; unlike that you've missed the buzz, but if you did, check out the first four threads at http://www.j105.org/discus/messages/6/6.html?1196256516.
5. Discussion of weight rule, which is effective 2/1/08. Float lines no longer work in 2008.
6. Discussion of schedule for 2008; for those who can't make it to the meeting, please email me (jesdorn@gibsondunn.com) your responses to the tentative list below. Also, let us know what other regattas we should be considering.
Fleet 6 Schedule 2008
Season Champs Yes Maybe
Apr. 26-27 AYC Spring wknd#1
May 3-4 AYC Spring wknd#2
May 17-18 Greenwich Cup
June 7-8 Cedar Point One Design
July 12-13 Larchmont RW #1
July 19-20 Larchmont RW #2
[Aug 30-31] YRA Champs
Sept. 20-21 AYC Fall wknd # 1
Sept. 27-28 AYC Fall wknd # 2
Oct. 18-19 Manhasset Fall #1
Oct. 25-26 Manhasset Fall #2
Long Distance
May [23-25] Block Island Race
[June 28]Stratford Shoals Race
Other Regattas
June 18-22 Block Island Race Week
July 24-27 NYYC East Coast Champs
September 6-7 Larchmont NOOD
7. Talk about fleet events for 2008 - including a tune up event, probably on April 19.
8. Talk about 2009 Nas.
If anyone has other agenda items, please let me know.
See you all on Saturday!
Joerg Esdorn
Fleet 6 Meeting - December 4, 2007
The fleet meeting has been rescheduled to January 12 at 2pm at McMichaels and the dinner will be on February 16 - place TBD. Please make a note of it in your calendars.
Here is the agenda for the owners' meeting:
treasurer's report
election of officers
approval of fleet 6 dues for 2008
vote on the three proposed rules changes for the National Class
Start discussing schedule for 2008
talk about fleet events for 2008 - including a tune up event, probably on April 19.
Happy holidays to everyone! Joerg Esdorn
Owners' Meeting and Annual Dinner on December 1 at AYC - November 19, 2007
Here are the details for the owners' meeting and dinner on December 1 at AYC:
The owner's meeting will start promptly at 6pm and there will be free drinks for owners.
The annual dinner will start of with cocktails and hors d'oevres at 730 and will roll into dinner at 815 or so. Here's the menu for the dinner:
* Soup to start
* Tuscan Chicken - Roast Breast of Chicken Stuffed with Spinach, Sun Dried Tomatoes, Fontina Cheese, Roasted Potatoes, Haricot Vert, Marsala Demi Glace
OR
* Pan Seared Artic Char, caramelized endive, pecans & capers, brown butter sauce
* Dessert – trio of sorbets
The cost of the dinner, including hors d'oevres and AYC house wine with dinner, will be $50 per person. There will be a cash bar for cocktails and for dinner in case people would like something other than AYC house wine with dinner.
Please let me know how many people there will be for your boat. Please bring checks to the dinner. Looking forward to seeing you all there.
PS: Anybody know who has the Joe Shultz-Heik trophy?
Joerg Esdorn
Owners' Meeting and Annual Dinner on December 1 at AYC - November 14, 2007
As previously announced, there will be an owners' meeting on December 1, followed by a fleet dinner. The event will be at AYC. The meeting will start at 6pm sharp and last about 1.5 hours, and will be followed by drinks and dinner to which crews and wives and significant others are invited. Awards will be presented as well - and there will be lots of those this year since we have A & B fleets for the high point series and the pro series as well.
Here is the proposed agenda for the owners meeting:
* treasurer's report
8 election of officers
* approval of fleet 6 dues for 2008
* vote on the three proposed rules changes for the National Class
* Start discussing schedule for next year
* talk about any suggestions for next year
I will distribute more details about the dinner as they become available. Would love to hear any suggestions about agenda items for the annual meeting as well. Hope that we will have a good turnout for this like we did for the racing this year!
Joerg Esdorn
Indefatigable wins Manhasset Fall - October 21, 2007
After lots of wind yesterday, it was a difficult day today - go to the right for maybe some current relief or stay to the left for maybe some more breeze? Damian Emery - as he's prone to do - figured it out best and won the one and only race.
It was match racing all the way today for Indefatigable and Kincsem, with tacks, fake tacks and a lot of close racing. In the end, Inde beat out Kincsem by a few boat length. Overall, Kincsem was second, beating out Peregrina, Morning Glory and Andiamo. Sorry, couldn't see how close it was - too far back! Congratulations to Phil Lotz and his team on Indefatigable and Josh Burack on Peregrina for a great regatta! Josh, you got to come out more!
This is the end of a great season of racing on WLIS. For those who are going to the NAs, see you down there. Otherwise, see you December 1 for the fleet meeting and dinner! Full results
Gumption3 wins East Coast Championship - October 15, 2007
Kevin Grainger and his crew on Gumption won the ECs with 13 points, beating out Indefatigable (Phil Lotz, 15 points) and Kincsem (Joerg Esdorn 17 points). Andiamo (Paul Straub, 25 points) and Peregrina (Josh Burack, 29 points) round out the top five. This adds another half J105 model to the AYC bar until next year! Conditions were vintage Long Island Sound, with breeze from 6 to 25kn generally from the West but with severe shifts. Temps continue to be mild with the water still in the high sixties. The MBYC race committee did their best with the conditions, getting in 7 races over the two days. Next weekend will be the last race weekend of the season. Although MBYC Fall Series II does not count for the season standings, it will count for the overall score for the series. We expect at least 12 boats out next weekend - don't miss some of the best racing of the season! Overall results ECs
Kincsem, Eclipse and Gumption 3 are 1, 2, 3 in the Fall Regatta - October 1, 2007
After 13 races, it was Kincsem 48, Eclipse 56, Gumption 59, Morning Glory 61 and Andiamo 78 points. This last weekend of the series, the conditions were much better than last weekend - although there were plenty of holes and shifts to negotiate. Racing was again very close and the regatta was not decided until the last race, with just 5 points separating the top three before that race.
The format of this regatta was quite different from years past: we had 13 races, rather than 8 or 9. The difference was the length of the courses: .75 or 1 mile rather than 1.2 or 1.5 miles. Let me know if you liked it or not. Manhasset is next!
Joerg final results Fall Series
Eclipse leads by 4 points after the first weekend of AYC fall - September 24, 2007
This was a LIS weekend! After being pampered by relatively windy and steady conditions all season long, the fleet of 21 J105s this weekend experienced winds from everywhere, any time and lots of no wind at all around the course. Damian Emory did what he often does best: find a way to avoid the disasters in this mine field. With no double digit finishes, Eclipse leads a pack of boats consisting of Kincsem, Andiamo, Morning Glory and Gumptio - none of which was so lucky - by a few points. Congratulations to Shakedown for their first fleet 6 bullet yesterday! See you all on the line next weekend. click here for results
21 boats entered for AYC fall - September 16, 2007
Looks like we're going to have a great turnout again - 2 more boats than last year already. You can still register for the regatta and if you have a good excuse for not doing it earlier they might actually waive the late fee! See you all on the line next Saturday. click on the link for the AYC fall regatta to register
Kincsem, Savasana and Revelation 1, 2 and 3 in the NOOD and LIS Champtionship - September 10, 2007
PRO Cynthia Parthemos got off 7 races in 2 days of racing in great Southerly breezes this weekend. In between 7 and 17 knots of breeze all weekend long, racing among the 22 J105s was very tight, with up to 10 boats converging on marks at the same time. At the end, Kincsem beat out Savasana by 8 points, with Revelation a further 9 points behind. Eclipse and Gumption 3 rounded out the top 5. Kevin Grainger, the owner of Gumption 3, last year's winner, presented the Kincsem team with the yellow "brag flag" for the Larchmont NOOD winner. Kincsem will also be the first name on the newly created half model traveling trophy for the J105 LIS championship. For this year, the trophy will be placed in the bar at American Yacht Club! NOOD press release and final results
NOOD next weekend - 22 entrants so far - September 3, 2007
As of August 31, there were 22 J105s registered - again the biggest class in this great regatta. In fact, there's no other class that has 10 or more entries! Let's see whether we can get to 30 - deadline to pre-register is Tuesday, but I'm sure they'll take entries later than that. See below for the link to register. See you all on the line on Saturday! Joerg registration
Please sign up for the NOOD - August 2, 2007
Just as a reminder, the deadline for classes to form is about 3 weeks away (August 22nd), which will come up quicker than we think. Also, the $50 late fee will start 2 weeks from tomorrow, August 18th, for people who have not registered before that date. For registration, click here
Next Regatta is YRA Championship on August 11/12 - July 27, 2007
This regatta is part of the Pro Series. SIs for the YRA Champs
Eclipse wins Larchmont Race Week - July 23, 2007
Damien Emery posted two bullets yesterday to take the regatta by 4 points (25) over Morning Glory (29). Gumption3, Jato and Joysea were next - with 31, 48 and 53 points respectively. Link to full results
Morning Glory leads by two points with one day to go in Larchmont Race Week - July 22, 2007
No Larchmont Drift week this year! So far, eight races have been completed in 3 days and yesterday saw a steady 15kn with gusts to well into the 20s and brilliant sunshine. The 105 fleet was out in force and racing was close and exciting. Morning Glory, Eclipse, Gumption3, JATO and Revelation are the first five, with only 4 points separating places one and three. Link to Results
Ten Boats at McMichaels for the weighing event - July 22, 2007
Ten boats showed up last Tuesday to be weighed. Under the Class Rules, from February 2008, all boats have to be weighed and have a "weight certificate" on board while racing. For those boats that have not been weighed, time is getting short. Matt Berger, our Fleet Measurer, with the help of Bruce Lages of Sugar Free and many others, checked that boats were in required "empty" state and made sure they got on the scales ok. For those whose boats have not yet been weighed, they should contact Matt - we're going to try to do another event like this a bit later in the season. Don't wait until the fall this year or spring 2008 when things are always hectic and McMichaels will likely tell you (unless your boat is stored there over the winter) that they dont have time to weigh boats. To contact Matt
Kincsem, Eclipse and Revelation are 1, 2, 3 in the Stratford Shoals Race - July 1, 2007
It was a very tactical and challenging day on the (shorter) Cable and Anchor course, which the fleet had the good sense of selecting for this season's long distance race. The winds were generally from the South between 3 and 17 knots. The lead changed frequently and nothing was decided until the last jibe at 32A, with Kincsem and Eclipse almost overlapped and Revelation not far behind. Everyone got to the finish before 8pm and enjoyed the fireworks everywhere around the Sound with drinks, rather than wheel or tiller, in hand! Link to Results
Revelation wins Cedar Point One Design Regatta - June 5, 2007
Jay Lurie did it again: he won the next event on the fleet schedule, the Cedar Point One Design Regatta (which is part of the "Pro Series"). Jay with 7 points beat out SF transplant Bruce Stone with 10 points and Damian Emery with 15 points. Sorry I couldn't make it - but I'm told the conditions were "LIS like" tricky - who would have guessed that? Nonetheless, 6 races were completed and everyone had a great time. For full results, see the link below.
Some of us are off to Block Island soon - for those of you who are not doing that, don't forget the YRA races on 6/9 and 6/16. The next regatta on the high point schedule is the Stratford Shoals Race on 6/30. Will see you all there! Joerg Full Results Cedar Point
Revelation wins AYC Spring Series - May 7, 2007
Jay Lurie's team on Revelation made up an 8 point deficit yesterday to beat Kincsem on the second tier of a tie breaker, with both boats ending up with 23 points total. The racing was tight in great conditions yesterday one more time - sunshine and 12 to 17kn from the East. A total of 10 races were completed in the series. Nathan Boylan on Joysea found the 20 degree rightie in the first race and was launched, but Revelation fought back to come in second. In the second race, there was a big pile up at the boat, with Revelation initially being shut out by Kincsem, but with 10 seconds to go, Revelation snuck in with a bit more speed than Kincsem and sailed a great race to win the series. Third was Tom Boyle on Merlin (47 points), fourth Joe Brendel and Carl Olsson, Morning Glory (51) and fifth Paul Straub, Andiamo, 54. Full results below. AYC Spring Results
Great first weekend of AYC Spring Series - April 30, 2007
The J105s, with 20 boats entered, were the biggest one design class again this year and enjoyed great conditions and tight racing during the first weekend of AYC Spring. Winds were up and down, but mostly up with solid teens and even gusts to the 20s for most of the racing. Six races were completed. The first five (after throw out) were Kincsem (7), Revelation (13), Conundrum (22), Morning Glory (26), and Merlin (28). See link below for full results. Results AYC Spring South Course
Weigh your J105 at McMichaels on Tuesday, July 17 - April 25, 2007
We have a weighing event scheduled at McMichaels on July 17 - the Tuesday after the first weekend of Larchmont RW. Boats need to be empty - pls review exhibits 7.3C and D to the class rules, linked below, for instructions. Please let Matt Berger know if you want to go and work directly with Grant at McMichaels (914-698-4957; service@mcmyacht.com) for payment etc. Advance payment is required. Matt will be there for the event but needs to know who's coming.
This is likely your ONLY opportunity this year to get the boat weighed at a reduced price. Next year, floatlines will no longer be class legal! Weighing Procedures & Weight Certificate
Deadline for AYC Spring Entry is Today, Wednesday, 4-25 - April 25, 2007
Today is the deadline for entries. For entry form, go to the AYC website - see link below. We have 17 boats so far (as of yesterday). Forecast calls for temps in the 60s and SW 5-10 increasing to W 10-15kn in the afternoon. For Sunday, temps in the high sixties and W10-15kn. Should be a great weekend!
See you on the water! American Yacht Club Home Page
AYC Spring Series StartsThis Weekend - April 23, 2007
The AYC Spring Series starts this weekend, April 28-29. So far, inspite of the cold spring weather delaying the launch of many boats, we have 16 boats entered, so we're well on our way to a 20+ fleet on the line. Again, the J105s will have the largest one design class! There will be a J105 Hospitality Suite with free beer at the JAYC house after racing on Saturday. iii. Winning skippers & tacticians of the day to discuss why they won. Any winning skippers and tacticians who don’t show up will be subject to severe penalties ….. :<)
Anybody who needs crew, please contact Tom Boyle at tbboyle@mindspring.com.
See you all on the line!
Minutes of the March 12, 2007 Fleet Meeting Posted - March 16, 2007
The fleet meeting was held to a good turnout and the minutes are posted under "Fleet Business" - "Minutes". Note, in particular, the new schedule with a High Point Series (Season Champs - A&B fleets), a Pro Series, a YRA Series, a LIS Championship and a North East Championship. Minutes 3-12-07
Regatta Schedule - Let us know what you would like to do! - March 6, 2007
Below is a listing of the various regattas we could potentially include in the season and long distance championships. It's a long list and we will definitely have to cut this down. In order to see which regattas should be cut, we should understand how many boats would definitely or maybe do these regattas. Please email me at jesdorn@gibsondunn.com which of these regattas you will attend or maybe attend. I've also included a number of other regattas that won't be on the schedule fyi - feel free to let me know whether you intend to participate.
Please send your responses by Friday of this week (3/9) so I can tabulate the results before the Saturday meeting. See you all on Saturday!
Best regards. Joerg Esdorn/Kincsem
Fleet 6 Schedule
Season Champs Yes Maybe
Apr. 28-29 AYC Spring wknd#1
May 5-6 AYC Spring wknd#2
May 12-13 Greenwich Cup
May 19 Seawanhaka - Jamie Boeckel
June 2-3 Cedar Point One Design
June 9-10 Port Jefferson Harbor Cup
July 14-15 Larchmont RW #1
July 21-22 Larchmont RW #2
Sept. 22-23 AYC Fall wknd # 1
Sept. 29-30 AYC Fall wknd # 2
Oct. 13-14 Manhasset Fall #1
Oct. 20-21 Manhasset Fall #2
Long Distance
May 12 Edlu Race (32 mls)
May 25-27 Block Island Race
June 30 Stratford Shoals Race
October 6 Gearbuster
Other Regattas
June 18-22 Block Island Race Week
September 8-9 Larchmont NOOD
November 1-4 NAs, Annapolis
Fleet 6 Meeting - March 6, 2007
The Fleet 6 annual meeting will be held this coming Saturday, March 10th at American Yacht Club in Rye, NY at 11:00am. The fleet meeting will be at the JAYC house. When you enter AYC through the gate, the JAYC house is on your right adjacent to the dry sail area.
Please bring your check books because we will be collecting fleet 6 and national class dues.
Please email nathan@nathanboylan.com if you plan to attend.
Key Agenda Items:
Election of fleet officers
2007 Season Schedule
2007 Events
National Fleet Rules changes
Looking forward to seeing you!
UK Rules Seminar - February 21, 2007
When:
Saturday, March 10th
10 a.m. SHARP!
Where:
UK-Halsey loft at
175 City Island Ave.
City Island, NY 10464
Who:
Skippers and crew are invited.
Reservations:
Seating is limited. To reserve call
the loft at: 718-885-1700 or
e-mail: butch@ukhalsey.com
July 2006 Update from the Bridge - July 14, 2006
• Larchmont Race Week starts tomorrow and we have a number of J105’s registered. The J105’s will be racing over both weekends and lets hope for an uncharacteristically windy event.
• On August 5th we have the second of our one day racing events. Please see the website for more details.
• Although not on our championship schedule this year the YRALIS Championship Regatta at the end of August is always well attended by Fleet 6. This year the organizers have asked if we could poll the fleet as to the interest in this event and in particular if owners would be more inclined to participate if the racing was held further West in the American YC area instead of the usual Riverside/Greenwich area. Please let us know and we will pass on the feedback.
• For those of you not attending Larchmont RW or the NYYC Rolex in Newport, Fleet 24 is hosting the Sag Harbor Cup on July 22nd. This may be of interest to Fleet 6 boats with a home in Eastern LIS. For more info : http://www.breakwateryc.org/index2.htm
• The Crew Wanted/Available section of our website has been completely refreshed. The fleet receives a number of requests to crew and we are asking individuals to register on the website.
Stratford Shoal - Long Distance Cup event - July 7, 2006
Joe Brendel on Morning Glory took first place amongst the 105s who particpated in the first of two events for the Long Distance Cup. Morning Glory also took 2nd place in the PHRF results for the same race.
Revelation captures Gold at Cedar Point - June 5, 2006
In challenging and at times wet conditions, local boat Revelation with owners Jay Lurie, Anne & George Wilbanks aboard came through to take first place. Damian Emery in Eclipse was 2nd and Kevin Grainger in Gumption 3rd.
No Breeze at first YRALIS One Day event - May 29, 2006
Despite a good J105 turnout on the water, the wind did not fill in and the race Committee cancelled racing for the day. The next one day event is on Sat Aug 5th.
YRALIS J105 Racing this Sunday and Cedar Pt coming up - May 24, 2006
• This Sunday May 28th is our first one day racing event. The RC is aware that we are only racing on Sunday and registration is not necessary. Just turn up. At the last count we have 7+ boats signed up. Racing is midway between Larchmont YC and American YC with first gun at 14:25pm. Being a special memorial weekend event Larchmont will be giving out trophies to the top three J105 finishers on the day plus there will be drinks at LYC afterwards.
o Click Here for the SI’s
• Early registration for Cedar Point regatta on June 3rd and 4th closes after tomorrow so sign up early to avoid a $50 late fee. 8+ boats have said they will attend. This is a very well run event with a great social event on Sat evening.
o Click Here for the NOR
o Click Here for CPYC’s Cool New Online Signup
• Everyone’s national dues for 2006 are now paid and our fleet has increased to 38 members including several new boats. If we could encourage 3 more boats to join we would get an additional vote at the national level. We hope to see plenty of you out on the race course as the season progresses. Feel free to contact the bridge with any questions or suggestions.
May 2006 Update from the Bridge - May 9, 2006
• The next official race on our fleet championship schedule is Larchmont Race Week at the end of July but there are a couple of other races to be aware of from now until then.
o Greenwich Cup Spring – It’s this coming weekend and a couple of 105s have expressed an interest in attending.
o Cedar Point – June 3rd and 4th - 8+ boats have already said they will participate. This is always an extremely well run event with great social activities and reliable wind. We are trying to get a count in advance so please email us asap if you will be attending.
o Stratford Shoal Race – July 1st – Please let us know if you will be competing for the Long Distance Cup
o Three Day Series – The YRALIS has finally published their OD schedule. The three days for this series will be Sun May 28th, Sat Aug 5th and Sat Sept 2nd.
• Spring Tune Up Event – We need to know if you are interested in attending the rescheduled Tune Up Event on May 21st. Should we not get enough boats the bridge will plan alternatives such as having a Professional sailor/coach attend and film/photograph one of our events with a seminar later that day. Any feedback appreciated.
• Do not forget that in order to qualify for the top 5 in the Season Championship you must have your boat weighed. Please contact the Fleet measurer Matt Berger for more information.
• The forum has not proved to be a good form of communication therefore we will attempt using good old fashioned email as well. The fleet 6 email address is j105fleet6@j105.org so please use this going forward. The forum will remain active and we still encourage its use.
• Please continue using the new fleet website as your primary source of information. It is being updated regularly and contains new photos from AYC Spring Series, a crew finder list, etc.
• As always we encourage everyone to regularly communicate with the Bridge and other owners since this is what drives the success of our fleet. We are working hard at increasing participation and growing the fleet so please make every attempt to let us know as far in advance as possible which regattas and races you will attend.
Eclipse wins AYC Spring - May 8, 2006
Sixteen 105's showed up for AYCs Spring Series. After 2 weekends of light and variable conditions during the first regatta of the season, Eclipse (Damian Emery) captured first place followed closely by Kincsem (Joerg Esdorn) in second and Woody (Hennessey/Whitehead) in third. Full results on our results page and photos on our photo page.
Fleet 6 BBQ at AYC Sat 6th May - May 3, 2006
We will be having a BBQ at AYC after racing this Saturday, 6th May. The fleet will be providing a Keg and there will be a BBQ available on a “bring your own food” basis. This social event is open to all Fleet 6 owners and crew even if you are not competing this weekend.
Please go to our Fleet 6 Forum and register under the appropriate thread indicating how many crew will be attending.
We look forward to seeing many of you on Saturday and good luck on the water.
Click Here to Register
Season kicks off this weekend with AYC Spring - April 28, 2006
The season finally kicks off this weekend with American YC Spring series. Looks like we have 16 boats registered and the forecast calls for nice breeze and sunny skies so it should be a great weekend for racing.
There are a number of boats looking for crew and crew looking for boats. I encourage everyone to use the Crew section of our Fleet 6 forum. The bridge gets regular emails from people looking for a ride and we are pointing them in the direction of the forum.
http://www.j105.org/discus/messages/11/32.html?0
The bridge is planning of having a Fleet 6 BBQ during the second Saturday of AYC Spring (May 6th) after racing.
We encourage everyone to attend whether you are racing or not. Details to follow.
URGENT NOTICE: Spring Tune Up Event POSTPONED - April 21, 2006
Please note that the Tune Up event scheduled for this Sunday has been POSTPONED. Unfortunately we were unable to get enough participants and given the weather forecast for Sunday we feel it would be prudent to reschedule.
The Bridge is now hoping to hold this event on Sunday May 21st. Please register your interest at our Fleet 6 forum. Details to follow.
Weighing Boats - April 1, 2006
• As discussed at the Spring meeting we would like to get as many boats weighed as possible.
• We have managed to negotiate a bulk price with McMichaels for $150/boat for Spring 2006 to be collected by the Fleet.
• Please see Spring 2006 J105 Fleet 6 Boat Weighing Preparation Instructions on emptying and preparing your boat for weighing.
• If your boat is stored at McMichaels the Fleet Measurer Matt Berger will be contacting you in order to coordinate getting your boat inspected prior to weighing. You will have two deadlines to be ready for inspection. One is April 2nd and the other is April 16.
• For boats not at McMichaels coming via water, please contact Matt to coordinate the inspection and weighing at McMichaels
• Although this is not compulsory we cannot guarantee we will get this low price again and once your boat is weighted it never has to be done again. It is anticipated that the national rules will move to a weighing only rule over the next year or two.
• Note that in order to qualify in the Top 5 for the 2006 Season your boat must have been weighed.
J105 Spring Tune Up Event on April 23rd at American Yacht Club - April 1, 2006
• Please be at AYC by 11am where we will start with lunch and then an on the dock presentation by Kerry Klinger from UK Sailmakers
• We would like as many boats as possible to turn up but also encourage owners and crew to attend even if their regular boat is not there.
• Following this we will hit the water where we will video and photograph several practice starts and sail trim
• We will then return to AYC where Kerry will review the video and offer advice and recommendations as well as answer questions
• The cost will only be $10 per person since the fleet will be subsidizing the event.
• AYC will try and make moorings available for 4/22 and 4/23. Please email Joerg Esdorn if you need one.
• Please go to the Fleet 6 forum and let us know if you will or will not be attending as well as if you will be bringing your boat. American Yacht Club Website
2006 Fleet 6 Annual Meeting - March 11, 2006
The annual meeting of Fleet 6 LIS will be held at 2pm on Saturday the 11th March at McMichaels in Mamaroneck.
We ask that all owners attend but should you not be able to be there in person we will be offering a telephone conference number so you can dial into the meeting (details below). We would like as many owners as possible to be at McMichaels on the day so please make every effort to attend.
The Agenda is as follows:
- Approval of 2006 dues and payment thereof
- Welcome new owners to the fleet
Thanks to several recent sales we have a number of new owners on Long Island sound
- Select the new Bridge.
Please advise the current bridge if you would like to be considered for a position
- Finalize the 2006 Schedule and Scoring
Attached you will find a proposed schedule. The Bridge is proposing a less hectic schedule for 2006 so as to increase participation. The intent has been to not only reduce the number of regattas but minimize the amount of back to back weekends. This is not to say that there will not be other regattas with J105 participation but it allows us to focus on the greatest participation at our scheduled events.
- Approve the spring Pre-season warmup event
- Fleet treasurers report
- Rules
Changes to national rules
Weighing boats
- Approval of Fleet 6 2006 social events
- Any other business
Please email Nathan Boylan if you have any questions. Feel free to forward this to any new owners and skippers whose details we may not have as yet.
Fleet Measurer's Notes (Matt Berger): - June 22, 2005
At the last fleet 6 meeting the fleet approved a number of initiatives relating to the measurement of our boats. In my capacity as fleet measurer, I am writing to let you know about these initiatives and to ask for your cooperation in making them happen. We have a great racing schedule again this season and it is very important that our racing be in accordance with the J-105 class rules. In addition, compliance reduces any angst between competitors which leads to better racing.
1. Floatline Measurement By July 15, 2005 each boat should have been checked for placement of the floatlines at the bow and stern and should have been floated to the floatlines. A floatline certificate signed by the fleet measurer or one of his designees should be onboard the boat. For those unfamiliar with this procedure, see exhibit 7.3A and B to the class rules. As a start, we will be checking the location of floatlines on the boats at McMichaels this Saturday, March 26. If your boat has floatlines already, we will check their location, and/or if it needs them, we will mark your boat and/or put them on. If your boat is not at McMichaels, please let me know where your boat is located and when it will go into the water. We will try to check the floatline locations on as many boats as possible before launch.
On May 7, 2005, there will be a floatline check at a small marina right next to Huguenot Yacht Club in New Rochelle called Glen Island Harbour Club. Directions will be e-mailed separately. Since we need absolutely flat water to do this, the event will start at 7 am and will go to 11 am. We will have 15 minutes slots for each boat. First come first served with your referred time. Please let us know which time you prefer. Your boat needs to be empty except for the items that are required equipment and the items you will have on board at all times while racing. The sails need to be in their bags off the spars. Everything that's not standard will be listed on your floatline certificate - so you'll have to have it on the boat at all times while racing. So get off those 15 bottles of cleaner and the like - unless you want them on the boat at all times. If you have a signed floatline certificate, please bring it to the event, even if it is an outdated form (the form changed slightly in 2003). If you want to stay overnight at Glen Island, check with the harabormaster, Art. Space is apparently very limited though.
For those of you who are unable to make it on May 7, we will check floatlines again at Cedar Point Yacht Club on July 9 at 7 am to 9 am before racing (this is the day of the Cedar Point regatta). First come first served for your preferred time. Since we have much less time on July 9, we encourage each of you to sign up for the May 7 event.
If you miss both of these events, you won't be in strict compliance with the class rules after the Cedar Point regatta. Please make sure that your boat gets floated at either of these events...it will make you feel better.
2. Sail Declaration We have noticed that many boats do not seem to have all their sail tags reflected on the J-105 website. Members click on Sail Tag List. Note that you can observe all J-105 sails registered in all fleets at this site. We are asking you to complete the Sail Declaration Certificate. This will require you to check that each of the sails you plan to use this season is listed on the website (or was delivered before 1/1/01, when the sail tag requirement went into effect). Please make sure that this certificate is completed and sent to me before the first regatta your boat is entering this season. Note that sails delivered after 1/1/01 are not in compliance unless the sail tag is listed on the above data base. See class rule 6.9.
My address is:
Matt Berger
32 Fairmont Street
Huntington, NY 11743
3. Spot Checks Your boat is always susceptible to spot checks or protest regarding rules compliance throughout the season. If your boat is selected or questioned, please cooperate with me or my assistant measurers!!!
4. Weighing of boats If your boat is located at McMichaels, you will have the option to have it weighed when it is launched. The price for this is $50. Although weighing is not required, we encourage each of you to weigh your boat because this provides a nice cross check against the floatline procedure. If you decide to weigh your boat, you will need to empty it completely of loose equipment and items (including sails, spin & jib sheets and any items required by the floatline certificate that are not permanently installed on the boat). You will also have to note how much fuel and water is in the tanks and make sure the bilge is empty. If you don't do these things, there is no point in weighing your boat. Please let me know whether you would like your boat weighed - I will let McMichaels know and make sure the boat gets checked for loose equipment before it goes on the scale
For those of you whose boats are not at McMichaels and would like to have the boat weighed, we will fix a day in June when your boat can be weighed at McMichaels. I will let you know that date
Looking forward to a great season & "Here's Mudd in Your Eye (HaHa)",
Matt Berger, Fleet Measurer
2005 Fleet 6 Annual Meeting - January 1, 2005
Our annual Meeting will be held at McMichael's Yacht Yard at 12:00 noon on January 8, 2005 (Note change of time from earlier posting). McMichael's is located at 447 East Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY.
The agenda will be as follows:
Fleet Captain's Report
Fleet Treasurer's Report
Election of Officers
2005 Schedule (preliminary discussion)
National Rule Changes (see National Forum)
Local Fleet Rule Changes (if any)
Other Announcements
Proposals for Fleet Activities
On behalf of the Fleet 6 Bridge, we'd like to wish you and yours a very Joyous Holiday Season and a Happy New Year!
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