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Larchmont RW is next - July 2, 2008
Our next event is Larchmont RW - starts July 12. See the link below for registration. Hope to see you all there!
Larchmon RW registration
July 16 Weighing Event - July 2, 2008
Hallo everyone - Reminder that July 16 is the big weighing event at McMichaels. Tentative time is 10am. Please contact Matt Berger (copied above)if you want your boat weighed. Beginning the second weekend of Larchmont Race Week, all boats racing must have been weighed and need to have a valid weight certificate on board, which must be signed by Matt, our measurer. We've negotiated an excellent deal here with McM - so don't miss this event if your boat has not been weighed. We will not organize any more group events and your boat isn't class legal unless it's been weighed and the appropriate weight has been added and certified by Matt. So please take advantage of this opportunity!
Joerg Esdorn
Eclipse wins Cedar Point One Design Regatta - July 2, 2008
Damian Emery won the first regatta of the Pro Series by one point over Kevin Grainger on Gumption3. The Wilbanks on Revelation were third by one more point. Close racing indeed!
full results
Eclipse wins AYC Spring Series by 1 point - May 5, 2008
This Saturday was more of the same as last weekend: Grey clouds, cool temps, strong Easterly winds and 3-4 foot waives. But with 5 knots more breeze than last weekend, the J105s had even more fun and were on the plane for minutes at a time downwind. We saw top speeds in excess of 18 knots on Kincsem while spray was flying everywhere but in total control (well, except for that one botched crash jibe we had to do in order to avoid a boat in another class sailing without a chute ...). We didn't see many chutes in the other classes on our course (except for chutes used for fishing) and on the East Course they abandone racing after the first race because the wind picked up to a constant 25 to 30. The 105s, as usual, had few problems. Interestingly, in the second race, the leader, Paul Straub from Andiamo, relates he caught all boats on our course except for 2 J120s that had started 15 minutes ahead of the 105s!
Sunday was another beautiful day for sailing, this time with warm and gentle breezes from the South. At the end, Damian Emery won by one point over Team Kincsem, with Paul Straub in third. It was an awesome start to the season!
Joerg
Link to Results
J105 Clinic on May 17 at AYC - May 1, 2008
We now need definitive sign ups for this clinic. Kerry Klingler from UK and his team will be there. We need at least 5 to 6 boats to volunteer for this. Kerry and sailors from some of the top boats in the fleet will jump on your boat and offer tips on the spot and we'll discuss afterwards for everyone's benefit. Please email Joerg if you're coming. Also, if you're willing to be the video man or woman (we have a camera and a RIB), let Joerg know. Please ask around among your crew for volunteers.
Tuning talk at 430 pm after Racing on Saturday May 3 - May 1, 2008
Please come to the JAYC house (under the J105 flag) at 430 and discuss tuning and tactics with the top boats that day. Damian Emery will be there this Saturday - he had boat repairs to take care of last weekend. Don't miss it!
Season Results Posted - May 1, 2008
Season results for 2007 have now been posted. We tried to hand out trophies last weekend at AYC after racing but many of the winners were not there. Please pick up your trophies at the AYC front desk - but be careful, many are in the wrong boxes. So please unpack to make sure you got the right one. Here's the summary of the results:
High Point A
1 Kincsem
2 Gumption 3
3 Morning Glory
High Point B
1 Tolo
2 Sheherazade
3 JATO
Pro Series A
1 Revelation
2 Arbitrage
3 Eclipse
Pro Series B
1 JATO
2 Elmo
3 5 Cent
In the Pro Series, only Revelation qualified (75% of races were required), but your fleet officers decided to give trophies to the boats that had 66% in the A fleet and 66% and 33% in the B fleet (in that order). Congratulations to all!
This year, we had voted for a 65% minimum participation level and there is no separate B fleet. Now that you all can see the result, please let me know whether you are still in agreement with that format or would prefer a lower participation requirement (50%, for example) and would prefer a B fleet. I'll put up a quick poll for the B fleet now and will re-run the quick poll for the minimum participation in a week or so. Please only one vote per boat so we can get an accurate count.
2007 Season Standings
Eclipse leads by 1 point after the first weekend of AYC Spring - April 28, 2008
We had two great days of sailing this weekend, with winds gusting to 25kn on Saturday and winds in the 7 to 12kn range on Sunday. With 17 boats entered, the J105 class was again the largest one design class in the regatta and the racing was very competitive. Eclipse, Kincsem and Peregrina are 1, 2 and 3 after the weekend. Unfortunately, two boats had to drop out Saturday, JATO with a broken forestay and Woody after a collision with a boat in another division. We hope both boats will be back on the line next weekend!
Link to Results
2007 Season Standings - April 15, 2008
The scores for the 2007 season will be available on Saturday of AYC Spring's first weekend after racing. Sorry for the delay. We'll meet at the JAYC house in the dry sail area under the red J105 flag and hand out the prizes while enjoying a keg of Spaten. See you all there!
Entry deadline for AYC coming up - April 12, 2008
To date, we got 12 boats registered for AYC Spring. Late fee kicks in after this coming Friday, April 18. Click below for the direct link to the entry system.
If anyone needs crew, let me or anyone of the other officers know and we'll see what can be done. But please also put a post on the crew finder page on the Fleet 6 website.
See you all in a couple of weeks!
Joerg
Entry for AYC Spring
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July 09, 2008
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QuickPoll
(Owners only please - one vote per boat)
Starting April 07
Should there be a separate B fleet for trophies again this year
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We had 17 votes for the poll "What is better for you as a date for the Spring Tune-up Event?"
| 17.65% - April 13 | | 82.35% - May 17 |
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