1978 J24 For Sale - Small Flying Patio Furniture

1978 J24 For Sale, $9,800

Small Flying Patio Furniture
Sail No. 533
Edward Walker
San Francisco

• 2007 J24 SF Bay Fleet 17 Season Champion
• 2008 J24 SF Bay Fleet 17 Season 2nd Place
• 2009 J24 SF Bay Fleet 17 Season 2nd Place
• 2009 J24 Western Regionals, 4th Place, Top local boat
• Winner 2009 Elite Keel and Resin Regattas

Included:

• 2002 Triad Dual Axle, Float on/Float off Trailer – LIKE NEW! Purchased 2002 for $6308
• Full set of North racing sails, used three regattas
• Full set of North racing sails, used for 2009 season
• Nissan 3.5 hp outboard, minimum class weight, excellent condition, purchased 2001 for $858
• New mast 2003
• New boom 2009
• New standing rigging 2008
• Bulkhead replaced, below decks painted 2007 ($3588)
• New windward sheeting car and track 2008
• Full set of racing rigging
• Carbon fiber spinnaker pole and backup bridled spinnaker pole
• Racing tiller and backup tiller, with tiller extensions
• Keel and rudder covers
• Class legal Danforth anchor
• Cushions

This boat is race tested, race ready, and a proven performer, with the best trailer on the market for J24s. The boat was fully faired by Jeff Thorpe, Quantum’s J24 guru, when it was owned by top SF Bay sailors Tom and Melissa Purdy. It comes fully measured with a valid measurement certificate. It is a very fast, no-excuse boat and priced to sell!

See photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/Gnuggat/SmallFlyingPatioFurniture#

Fleet Tweets

Twitter. All the cool kids are doing it. But that is not why we are going to try it. I created the account because I want to see if we can use it to reach a new audience. The real time aspect might provide us with a goldmine of last minute crew or a channel for broadcasting late changes or updates. I will do something to promote the channel in the coming. In the mean time follow us if you are already on Twitter. Join up if you are not. More info on http://twitter.com/fleet27.

OSCA Tropical Party Tonight

Important SYSCO News

Spars from New Zealand

With North Americans coming in May next year Eric Sanderson in Seattle is working on importing some J/24 masts, booms and carbon fiber spinnaker poles from Sparloft in New Zealand. Sparloft supplies J/24 spars around world and enjoy an excellent reputation.

Eric will be able to land them on the west coast, either Seattle or Vancouver, BC, for a decent discount from what can be obtained domestically from the East Coast.

The last shipment came in about $3500 for a mast only. Mast and boom about $4250. Right now he might be able to share a container directly to Seattle which would be the most efficient in terms of time and money.

On offer are masts, booms and spinnaker poles (both double taper aluminum and straight tube carbon).

Email Eric for more information or captain@fleet27.com if you do not have his contact details.

2009 J/24 District 19 Championship Portland Leg - Results

The results of the PYC Grand Prix are available on the SAILPDX website. Congratulations to No Worries, Deadbeat and Bite Me for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Great racing in great conditions.

OSCA Tropical Party

November 14th at 6pm at Portland Yacht Club (PYC).

Please mark your calendars for the party of the year. OCSA is having its annual awards dinner AND TROPICAL PARTY (Yes, THE TROPICAL PARTY IS BACK!).

This is a time for all racers (and non-racers) to get together, exchange stories and celebrate each others accomplishments. Skippers please remember to invite your crew to this fun event. Ticket prices have been REDUCED this year and are $20 each in advance and $25 at the door. Bring your whole crew for fun time and great food.

RCYC Long Distance Trophies will be presented, as well as the OCSA Annual Awards.

Sign up online here

Vote for awards here

More info on SailPDX.

2009 J24 Women’s Nationals

Nice HD vido of J24s in 2009 CYA Women's National Keelboat Championships. What a beautiful setting. Looks great in full screen mode.

Day 1&2 race 1,2,3,4 / 2009 CYA Women's National Keelboat Championships film by Thierry Damilano thierrydamilano.



Day 3 race 5&6 / 2009 CYA Women's National Keelboat Championship film by Thierry Damilano thierrydamilano.



Day 3 race 7 / 2009 CYA Women's National Keelboat Championships by Thierry Damilano thierrydamilano.

2009 J/24 District 19 Championship Portland Leg - Results and T-Shirts

Congratulation to Kent Sisk and the gang on No Worries on the District Championship. Some amazing conditions for the river had the blades up all weekend, a total of 7 races, and great racing that came down to the final race to finalize the results. 2nd was Deadbeat, and 3rd was BiteMe.

Putting in the order for t-shirts (see picture, $12) for those that didn’t sign up at registration/party let captain@fleet27.com know, specifically:

1. Name:
2. Male/Female:
3. Size:
4. Boat name/#: (If you want it on the sleeve for an add’l $3)

2009 J/24 District 19 Championship - Sailing Instructions

The sailing instructions for the race are now available. Fleet get-together & weigh-in Friday at SideBar and/or 5th Quadrant. 6-9pm. Also plan for weigh-in tomorrow AM at Tomahawk marina (before race departure) and McCuddys (13:00-13:20). We will be using this crew weight form.

Obtaining a Measurement Certificate

The following are instructions on obtaining a measurement certificate. The fleet has a share in an official scale. Contact us for more information.

1. THE LICENSED BUILDER shall (a) Obtain a hull number (consecutive worldwide) from the copyright holder, J Boats, Inc. (b) Complete Parts B and C of the Measurement Form and deliver one copy with the yacht and one copy to the International J/24 Class Association (IJCA) Office.

2. THE OWNER shall (a) Obtain a sail number in accordance with Racing Rules of Sailing. Unless otherwise allotted in writing to the yacht owner by his NJCA, the sail number shall be the hull number. (b) Complete Part A and deliver one copy to his NJCA, along with his class dues. (c) Have a National Measurer, recognized by the IJCA; take the measurements in Part D of the Measurement Form. (d) Complete the Inventory of Required and Optional Equipment, Rule 3.7.3, and carry a copy aboard his yacht while racing. (Inventory list need not be delivered to the NJCA or the IJCA).

3. THE NATIONAL MEASURER shall (a) Sign and deliver the original Part D of the Measurement Form to the IJCA, sending one copy to the owner, one copy to the NJCA and retaining one copy. (b) Report on the Measurement Form anything considered to be a departure from the intended nature and design of the yacht in accordance with Rule 2.7.6.

4. Upon receipt of completed Parts A, B, C & D by the IJCA and upon verification that all current J/24 Class membership requirements have been met, a Measurement Certificate may be issued. (This may also be done by endorsing the Measurement Form.)

5. CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP shall invalidate the Measurement Certificate and shall require re-registration with the IJCA and the issuance of a new Measurement Certificate. To obtain a new Measurement Certificate, the new owner shall complete and submit Part A to the IJCA, along with a copy of the previous owner's Measurement Certificate, Change of Ownership Declaration if applicable, and a US$15 processing fee. If alterations have been made, the yacht must be re-measured.


The following is the form you need to complete. It is available from the source here.

SYSCO Awards Banquet - October 17th

Soup at the Nationals

The following report in from Doug at the J24 Nationals in San Francisco:

Despite the amount of travel/logistics, Nationals was a great time – great to hit the road at least once per year, always a good time. Fleet 17 and San Francisco Yacht Club put on a great regatta, with 9 races over 3 days. 3 boats down from Seattle, 2 from Annapolis, a couple from down South, and then the local gang made for a solid, tough, but relatively small fleet of 20 boats compared to previous National events. Most of the boats did the Western Regionals the weekend prior, and it showed as it took us awhile to get the Soup rolling well – not adjusting well for tides (it goes both ways!) we tagged a couple marks on first day. On the 2nd day our starts hurt us, and we didn’t have the boat going as well in the big breeze. Come Sunday we had it figured out a bit better by going up on the rig early, and really letting the Genoa breath more. With a couple good starts, were “hanging” with some of the top boats most of the way around the course, but a mistake here/there and you’re back to 9th again with the caliber of the fleet. Overall we wound up 13th, one point out of 12th, 2 points out of 11th. Some more pics/etc. if interested at www.soupsailing.blogspot.com.



Photo credit http://www.rockskipper.com.

Congratulations to the Soup crew on a good result and for flying the flag for Fleet 27 on the national stage.

2009 J/24 District 19 Championship - Notice of Race

Date: October 10th & 11th
Location: Columbia River, Portland Oregon
Regatta Host and Organizing Authority: Portland Yacht Club & J/24 Fleet 27

This notice of race may be amended by a notice to competitors from the organizing authority, and when there is a conflict between this notice of race and the sailing instructions, the sailing instructions prevails.

INVITATION: The U.S. J/24 Class Association (USJCA), Fleet 27, and the Portland Yacht Club (PYC) invite J/24 sailors to the 2009 District 19 Championship to be held October 10th & 11th on the Columbia River in Portland, OR.

ORGANIZING AUTHORITY: Portland Yacht Club and J24 Fleet 27

REGATTA INFORMATION: The District19 Championship is being held in conjunction with the Portland Yacht Club Grand Prix regatta, governed by the Oregon Corinthian Sailing Association (OCSA) Sailing Instructions, courses, and race entry form/requirements. The Grand Prix specific Race Notice, Invitation, and Supplemental Sailing Instructions can be found at: http://www.sailpdx.com/ocsa/racebook09/09racebook%2067.pdf. Copies of the OCSA Sailing Instructions and Courses can be made available upon request. Additional information specific to the District 19 Championship is provided in the Sailing Instructions.

Fleet Championship 2009 - Overall August 26

Download table here.

Rank	Boat	SailNo	Total
1st	En D' Nile	4557	40.0
2nd	Free Bowl of Soup	3837	52.0
3rd	Bite Me	2952	55.0
4th	Strange Brew	2197	102.0
5th	Starry Eyed Stella	123	104.0
6th	8-Ball	2153	109.0
7th	Dead Beat	4124	120.0
8th	Home Skool'd		124.0
9th	Kamikrazi	1772	133.0
10th	Raincloud	1842	137.0
11th	No Worries	2363	146.0
12th	Cloud 9	568	157.0
13th	Artful Dodger	596	158.0
14th	Ghost	5322	159.0
15th	Scam	161	160.0
16th	Bullseye	3938	161.0
17th	Straight Shot	2935	162.0
18th	Snot Hog		167.0
19th	Lola	2842	169.0
19th	White Trash	620	169.0
19th	Tango Felix	17	169.0

Fleet Championship Thursday 2009 - August 26

Download table here.

Rank	Boat	SailNo	Total
1st	En D' Nile	4557	19.0
2nd	Bite Me	2952	34.0
3rd	8-Ball	2153	35.0
4th	Free Bowl of Soup	3837	36.0
5th	Strange Brew	2197	39.0
6th	Dead Beat	4124	45.0
7th	Home Skool'd		55.0
8th	No Worries	2363	61.0
9th	Raincloud	1842	63.0
10th	Kamikrazi	1772	74.0
11th	Starry Eyed Stella	123	77.0
12th	Artful Dodger	596	88.0
13th	Ghost	5322	97.0
14th	Straight Shot	2935	102.0
15th	Scam	161	105.0
16th	Cloud 9	568	110.0

Post Summer Short Course Racing

From Ray McCormack
McCormack Consulting

Just wanted to make sure I get everyone enough time to put in their calendar and give crews notice on Post Summer Short Course Racing. This is the third year I have done this, and I enjoy serving the Portland sailing community some fun.

No NOR will be developed this year, this will be run as just a fun, low key event. Muliple races of windward/leeward will be run from my Avon at 6 PM each night, with possibly my kids blowing bubbles down the race course. Boats who want to participate and be recognized as scored need to sail by on starboard tack hailing their sail number, and providing beverages if they wish. No protests will be honored, so folks need to settle situations on their own. OCS's will be recorded this year because of the recognition of scoring.

Dates: September 3, 10, & 17th. 6 PM start.

Each night after racing we can meet at the deck for beers and burgers. I will see what we can do to come up with some fun prizes for the last night. Last year we had a few San Juans and the J-24's make it out. Please forward this message on to others if they wish to participate. Even PHRF keel boats or dinghies can come out if they wish. Everyone starts at the same time though, and from there I will break up "classes".

Hopefully CYC will let me borrow some of there gear again.

Spud Cup Idaho Labor Day Weekend

Information about the Spud Cup race in Sandpoint has been finalized and posted to the Sandpoint Sailing Association web site: http://www.sandpointsailing.com/

The basics are:

Registration: $65 per boat, 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM Friday night (Sept. 4th) Late Registration $75 Saturday morning 7:00 - 8:00

Food & Drink: $25 per person meal ticket gets you two continental breakfasts Sat. & Sun. morning, dinner Saturday night, and a portion of a keg of beer each night (Friday & Saturday). Additional donations for the beer are encouraged. There may (or may not) be a lunch break ashore on Sat. & Sun.

Racing: Skippers Meeting Sat. 8:30 AM, first flag 9:30 AM, no starts after 4:00 PM

Skippers Meeting: Sun. 8:30 AM, first flag 9:30 AM, no starts after 3:00 PM

J24s will race one-design, probably first start with a longer windward-leeward course than the fleet handicap folks

Accommodations: There will NOT be a crane available for lifting boats. If there were only one boat that needed to be lifted, it would be possible for that boat to switch to my ramp-launch trailer at my house. Per the race instructions, contact Chris Chambers for moorage at the Seasons dock (Seasons is an upscale private dock adjacent to the City of Sandpoint’s Windbag Marina. I think they allowed Spud Cup use for no charge last year.) I still have two bedrooms with queen beds and a third room with lots of sleeping bag space at my house, 10 miles south of Sandpoint. There are several motels available in Sandpoint with the Edgewater being closest to the Marina.

Additional Questions? Please see the web site. http://www.sandpointsailing.com/


Sandpoint Sailing Association located on Lake Pend Oreille in Sandpoint, Idaho will be hosting the Spud Cup Races Labor Day. Lots (10+) J24s already signed up. They will attempt a minimum of 3 races on Saturday and 2 races on Sunday.

How about we send some Portland boats!?!?

Location

Sadnpoint Idaho. (map). Google tells me that it is 424 miles away (7 hours).

The crew can take the train! Leave Portland at 4:45PM Friday and get to Sandpoint 2AM (urgh) but the return trip is a little ugly with a 11:30PM departure. But it would be a workable and fun outbound journey if the crew want to catch up with the boat. $56. More information at Amtrack.

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The following information was made available before the above updated. It may be inaccurate. Information on the above site should be considered final and correct.
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Race Schedule

Takes place on Labor Day 2009. September 5th and 6th, 2009

Friday September 4th

• 5:30 - 8:00 PM Pre-registration at the Beachhouse Tent

Saturday September 5th

• 7:00-8:00 Late Registration at the Beachhouse Tent
• 8:30 Skippers Meeting
• 9:30 First Flag
• Noonish Lunch Break - Weather Permitting
• No Starts after 4:00 p.m.
• Dinner at 6:00 at the Beachhouse Tent

Sunday September 6th

• 7:00-8:00 Breakfast at the Beachhouse Tent
• 8:30 Skipper’s Meeting
• 9:30 First Flag
• No Starts after 3:00 p.m.
• Afternoon Award Ceremony at the Beachhouse Tent

Racing Information

We will attempt a minimum of 3 races on Saturday and 2 races on Sunday. No starts after 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. If 5 or more races are completed, 1 throw out will be awarded.

Scoring will be in accordance with the Low Point system. One race will constitute a regatta. In the event that a minimum of 5 races is held, 1 throw out will be allowed.

Spud Cup awarded to Best Overall Performance.

Social

There will be food and bottomless beers on Saturday night and a breakfast on Sunday morning. Both for a modest cost.

Accommodation

A few of the local sailors have offered accommodation at their homes. Bruce has free camping in his garden. Hotel Edgewater/Best Western is standing by on 208-263-3194 Ask for Renee Reuter or email edgwater@netw.com. For the hotel you'd better Book Ahead!! This is the best spot to stay...

Facilities

For lifting crane availability and cost, please contact Rob Berube (see notice of race). Two launch ramps are located at Sandpoint’s City Beach. Boats may be docked at the Windbag Marina at the discretion of the harbor master. Moorage may be available at the Seasons to the north of the Windbag, please contact Chris Chambers (see notice of race).

Fleet Championship 2009 - Thursday July 22

Download table here.

Rank	Boat	SailNo	Points
1st	En D' Nile	4557	14
2nd	Free Bowl of Soup	3837	24
3rd	8-Ball	2153	28
4th	Dead Beat	4124	29
5th	Strange Brew	2197	32
6th	Bite Me	2952	36
7th	Home Skool'd		39
8th	No Worries	2363	47
9th	Kamikrazi	1772	47
10th	Raincloud	1842	50

Gold Rush

Drag race to St Helens this weekend.

Great weather, great race. Any chance of adding a couple more in?

1. Home Skool’d
2. Cloud 9
3. No Worries
4. Snot Hot
5. Soup
6. Strange Brew
7. En D’Nile – probably not.
8. BiteMe -still out of the country?
9. Deadbeat?
10. Kamikaze?
11. Straight Shot?
12. Ghost?

Registration is up for Districts/CGOD: www.cgra.org. How many can we get to roll-up the river?!

District Championship Race at Cascade Locks 1-2 August

Fleet 27, in partnership with the Columbia Gorge Racing Association will be hosting the District 19 Championship in Cascade Locks on 1-2 of August 2009.


We did not raise a fleet for this event - J24s will not have an individual start nd this is no longer the district championship race.

The race will be held in the Columbia Gorge Cascade Locks.

Get Involved!

the logistics are keeping some of you from attending. But with teamwork we can make this simple. There are a number of ways to get involved.

1. Take the boat up there - travel up sail with your regular crew. Cloud 9, Free Bowl, Snot Hog are doing this. Requires that you deliver Friday and Monday though.
   
2. Deliver a boat up or back- the delivery is a highlight. Volenteer to take up a boat to and enable greater attendance. Drop me a note if you want your boat delivered or can take a boat.
   
3. Crew on a boat - Crew on another boat. Its a spectacular and windy venue. Drop me a line if interested.
   

Notice of Race

Notice of Race is available here.

Travel by Water from Portland

This is one of the highlights of the weekend. See photos of last year's trip for reasons why.

Depart Thursday after racing or Friday moning. We intend to depart from Portland at 6:15AM and from Government Island dock by 7:30AM. We intend to make the 3:30PM locks and to be on the Cascade Docks by 5:00PM. On the return trip we will leave after the last race and camp and Beacon Rock Sunday night. We expect to be in Portland by 3:00PM Monday.

Locations

See map for locations.

Schedule of Events

If time allows there will be a practice race Friday at about 6:30PM. After that we suggest docking in Stevenshon for a great Mexican Dinner.

Racing is as per NOR Saturday and Sunday.

Singlehanded Race this Saturday

If you intend to enter the CYC Singlehand Race THIS SATURDAY, please notify Sue Burns by email on or before July 15! After today, if necessary, call Race Captain Blain Goold. If you'd like to participate on the CYC Race Committee for any upcoming races, contact Blain.

Following is an amendment to the Race Notice:

SUPPLEMENTAL RACE INSTRUCTIONS

CYC Single Handed Race

The race instructions are supplemented to provide that a minimum of three (3) boats of the same design will constitute a fleet. We have 3 Cal 20's, 1 Merit 25 and 1 Ranger 20 registered so far

Oregon Food Bank Event this Friday

Apologies (somewhat) if I’m over-communicating, but hope to see people out this Friday for the Oregon Food Bank event. Some fun/cool changes this year that should make it great for your sponsors (and family/friends) to join you at the shore party, and up your tally… J Top donating J24 gets an autographed book about J-boats signed by Rod Johnston himself!

-Doug

Race Event: Friday July 10th, 2009. First (only) starting signal at 6:30pm. Look for the J24 “Free Bowl of Soup” flying a big red J-Flag as the committee boat near the tip of Tomahawk Island. See the OCSA race book for additional details, and course. Contact Doug at (503) 645-8398 or dougschenk3837@hotmail.com if questions.

Scoring: Each yacht’s finishing order will be determined by the amount of $ and/or food items donated (each $1 counts for 5 cans of food). $/food can be dropped off to the Soup on the water, or better yet at the Social Event. “Scoring” will continue until ~9:30-10pm at the social event. This is a low-key race, no protests or collisions allowed!

Trophies: The top 5 scoring yachts shall trophy (thanks to Chuck’s Trophies!), with the highest scoring yacht being declared the 6th annual Oregon Food Bank Free Bowl of Soup Night winner, with appropriate prize packages and accolades bestowed up on them.

Social Event: Should be more fun than ever thanks to Columbia Crossings, as a “pre-kickoff” to their summer concert series. Food from Norma’s Kitchen and refreshments from Bridgeport Brewing and Crater Lake Soda to be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds going to Oregon Food Bank. Racers, family, friends, and kids will enjoy a fun mix of live music from Sounds Like Chicken. Open to anyone/everyone sailing or not, RSVPs appreciated for planning, but not required. Working out the math, but the more people and $ spent from your boat, the better chance of placing! May auction some donated items, but most likely they will go to the top donations. Gates open at 6:00pm, racers should show about 8:00pm (target for band to start), no outside food/beverages, overnight guest moorage can be arranged.

Note from Doug after the Event:
Wanted to thank all the J24 folks that made it out Friday night for the Oregon Food Bank Free Bowl of Soup Night! Putting the official count at 33 boats (a good percentage of the J24s), with a great collection of J24s. Formal race report forthcoming, but wanted to congratulate Ken Roush and Straight shot picking up 5th place (Ken – have a box of goods including the trophy for you, we’ll have to figure out a time for a handoff) and to the Home Skool’d White Trash gang for coming in 1st place for their 3rd time (I believe). Also thanks again to Columbia Crossings for support, and the amazing on-shore setup (leveraged from their summer concert series).

Sean Trew (PacificFog.net) managed to make it down, will forward on the link to his pics when they are available.

So, who’s in for Goldrush on the 25th, not to mention the Gorge/Districts the weekend after? Soup is planning to head up by river again this year, but the CGRA guys are curious when/how the hoist will be needed.

RCYC Summer Regatta - Class Breaks & Sailing Instructions

Competitors;

Thank you for entering the 2009 RCYC Summer Regatta. We look forward to a
great two days of racing on the river. For those registering late for this
event and having not yet paid, please mail your payments directly to the
RCYC Race Captain at the address in the OCSA Race Book.

Attached are the Class Breaks and Sailing Instructions for this weekend's
event. Racing is scheduled for 1830 on Friday 19 June 2009 and 1200 on
Saturday 20 June 2009. A social following racing on Saturday will be held
at the RCYC Clubhouse and trophies will be presented for the RCYC Medium
Distance Race and the Summer Regatta. All fleets, with the exception of the
Sea Scouts, should expect MULTIPLE RACES on both days.

Please PRINT A COPY OF THE ATTACHMENTS AND BRING THEM WITH YOU TO THE RACE;
additional hand-outs may or may not be available from the Race Committee.
Please review the additional ALPHA courses included in the attachment.

Division: Sea Scouts will be racing on Saturday only; one race is scheduled
for this fleet only.

Division: PHRF A & Division: SportBoat shall start together, but WILL BE
SCORED SEPARATELY. Fleet: PHRF ToT is for REFERENCE ONLY.

Club PHRF ratings have been assigned to some boats in an effort to provide
fair competition for all competitors.

Again, thank you for your participation. Have a great weekend, sail safe,
do your turns if you foul, and have a good time out there.

Your RCYC Race Captain(s)

Fleet Championship 2009 - Overall

Download table here.

Fleet Championship 2009 - Thursday

Download table here.

District 19 News

Doug updates us with the following District 19 news ...

1.) Some updates to the District website at www.j24district19.org, including updates on the PNW Championship, and some links to the items highlighted below

2.) Nice representation by Eric Sanderson and team Suspence as well as Harry Brown and the Mouse Trap folks at the Worlds in Annapolis.

3.) Congrats to Harry Dursch and the Self Abuse gang for the J24 win at the NOODs in May, 1st step on the PNW Champ front!

4.) Other Events on the District Calendar

• 3/28-3/29 VARC Opener, RVYC
• 4/18-4/19 RVYC OD
• 4/25 Lake Washington Spring Regatta
• 4/30-5/8 Worlds (Annapolis)
• 5/15-5/17 Seattle NOOD - PNW #1
• 6/20-6/21 Seattle J-Fest (Shilshole)
• 6/27-6/29 WAVES/Easter Seals -PNW #2
• 7/31-8/2 Montana Sailing Championships
• 8/1-8/2 CGRA One-Design (CGOD), Columbia Gorge, District 19 Championship - PNW #3
• 8/8-8/9 HRYC Double-Dammed, Cascade Locks -> Dalles
• 9/5-9/6, Labor Day Weekend. There will be a J24 start with about a dozen expected.
• 9/12-9/13 Lake Washington Fall Regatta
• 9/12-9/20 RVYC OD
• 9/19-9/20 Western Regionals, Berkely Yacht Club
• 9/24-9/27 Nationals, San Francisco Yacht Club (Tiburon)
• 10/3-10/4 Seattle One-Design Fleet Championship
• 2010 Fleet 26 has secured the bid for the 2010 North Americans! J

RCYC Summer Regatta - June 19 & 20

Attention Sailors:

Friday & Saturday, June 19 & 20, is the RCYC Summer Regatta. Two days of
excellent sailing and great racing, guaranteed*! If you have not sent in
your registration, NOW is the time to do so. Don't wait, summer is here the
weather will be good, there will be wind, this WILL BE FUN! 2 or 3 races on
Friday and a bunch on Saturday, with Sunday off to mow the lawn; what more
could you want?

Send your checks by snail mail and your entries electronically, for faster
service use your credit card**

RCYC.RaceCapt@comcast.net
Eric & Kim
RCYC Race Captains

*there are no guarantees in life, but it sounded really good didn't it?

**no, we don't take credit cards.

Coming Events

The following events are listed on the front page of SAILPDX website. Can we get great J24 participation? With the bigger better fleet we are fielding this year we should be able to. Sign up often and early.

• SYSCO Summer Series Tuesdays & Thursdays 6/2-7/2
• OWSA Womens Race series 6/15-7/13
• Beer Can Races (most) Fridays 6/12 to 8/21
• RCYC Summer Regatta 6/19-20
• CYC Single Handed Race 7/19
• CYC Summer Series 7/21 - 8/27
• CYC Couples Race 6/24
• PYC and SHSC Gold Rush 7/25

UK Sailing Races - Cowes Week and Round the Island

I used to sail in Cowes Week and the Round the Island Race.

Round the Island is a single day event which draws 1875 boats. Don't expect to win unless your boat looks like this.



Cowes Week is a week long mega-regatta which attracts 1000 boats and 9000 competitors. Cowes takes place in August in a spectacular setting on the south coast. It brings together an amazing variety of boats.

I suggest that one year we put together a Fleet 27 J24 race team and that we head over there. I have no details planned and no boat sourced but I want to launch the idea. How about 2012?

Race Results

The following is from http://www.sailpdx.com/results.html

SYSCO Spring Regatta 25-Apr-09

More grat pictures from Dena from Apple Pi http://picasaweb.google.com/denakent

Wind Charts

The following come from http://www.intellicast.com

Key



Midnight

6 AM

12 noon

6 PM


Midnight

6 AM

12 noon

6 PM


Midnight

6 AM

Race Summary

The Race Committee gave it a gallant try last night. An east wind against a 2-4 knot current are not the ingredients for a successful evening of racing. The committee waited until the wind was more or less steady at 10 knots or more before making a decision to race. When puffs in excess of 12 knots started to fill things around Buoy 14, the “go” decision was made.

Tony and his crew of A Fleet volunteers wisely added C as a mark of the course just in case the J 24 race had to be shortened from 2 laps to 1. And the Poncho crew was ready to finish the other fleets at B if necessary.

The RC was able to shorten the J24 course and finish a race for the fleet. For the other fleets, no such luck. While a few of the Cruising Fleet boats could have finished in time, there just wasn’t enough light left in the day to finish all boats in any other fleet. As a result, the RC had to abandon the race for everyone else. Bummer.

On the bright side, wind direction notwithstanding, it was a nice night for sailing on the Columbia River. And there was no sign of pirates, porcine ailments, or toxic assets anywhere to be seen.

No races next week because of the Offshore. SYSCO Spring Series racing resumes on the 12th and 14th.

If you’re doing the Offshore, break a leg. If you’re not, remember practice doesn’t make perfect, perfect practice does.

See you on the water,

Rich

SYSCO Commodore for 2009

Temp Race Captain for the Spring Series

Local J24 for Sale

J/24 sailboat and trailer - $7000 (Kalispell)
Reply to: sale-cg5bv-1140823207@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-04-26, 8:25AM PDT


1980 J/24 competitive sailboat has faired keel and rudder with new VC-17 bottom paint. All running rigging and deck hardware just updated for racing. Excellent running Tohatsu class outboard. Two sets of sails. New spinnaker launching bag. Road trailer is in great shape. Clean titles in hand $7000.00 (406) 257-0632



http://portland.craigslist.org/grg/boa/1140823207.html

Wind Speed History at Portland Airport

There is, as far as I am aware, no wind indicator on the water. The follow scrapes logs from Portland Airport. Readings are hourly. Time is EDT.

To update and see the most recent graph go here.

OSCA Race Entry Form

You can download the OSCA race form here.

Open in word, complete and then either save as PDF and email or print out and mail it.

You might need to tweak it to get the grid to line up right.

The Advantages of Membership of Sysco

Click on the image below for larger version.

Seattle NOOD Regatta is just around the corner

The Seattle NOOD Regatta is just around the corner (May 15-17) and this is a reminder to push your fleet to sign up soon to avoid the late fee which will start May 4th.


We have a few boats signed up in multiple fleets which is great but the class minimum is six and we would love Seattle to be as successful as last year!

You can sign up at www.sailingworld.com

Under the link: NOOD Regattas
Location: Seattle
And then in the middle of the page you will see the Regatta Info Center with ONLINE REGISTRATION

Fleet Dues are Due

I’ll bring those who missed the fleet meeting at Hopworks on March 8th (which was most everyone…) up to speed regarding our fleets finances.

1. Our 2008 Ending Balance was $974.00.
2. It was decided by those in attendance to keep the dues at $30.00 for 2009

You can either a)mail me a check or b)hunt me down before/after a race.

If option a) works best for you my address is:

Make the check out to me, Tim Hansen.

As a reminder, both current International J24 Class Association and Fleet 27 membership are required for consideration for fleet trophies and social functions.

Good Sailing,
Tim Hansen
White Trash

We are Testing a New Site

Well you found it. We are testing a new format for the website. The old one is safe and nothing will be lost. We are just using this pre-season time to review options.

Your feedback is welcome. Use the link to the comments above.

Sailing at Possession Point

Great footage of local racing from www.pacificfog.net. More at the YouTube channel.

Minutes of the Spring Meeting

1. Welcome new members and boats - Welcome to Steve who will be joining us this year on Kamikaze. And to Phil Brzytwa who will be binging his boat to the river this season. Both are experienced sailors who say they look forward to meeting the other boats and testing out the local waters. Good luck to them and to anyone else new to this mailing list or club.
2. Treasurer report - We have approximately 900 USD in the bank. We agreed to hold the fees at 30 per boat per year. That income should cover costs and will give us a float if we decide to fund any activity when we host the regionals this year (see below).
3. Elect officers - Tim agreed to stay on as treasurer. Eric agreed to accept a unanimous nomination and is now co-captain with me. He and I want to hear from you if you have gripes, ideas, problems of information. We assume that priorities are (1) quality racing (2) maintain or increase participation (3) fun on and off the river and we will work to deliver the above. But if these are wrong or if there are more then email me. Mike fro 8-Ball agreed to be fleet race officer for the 2 events that we will host.
4. Awards and Cups - Phil (BiteMe) won the Weeknight Series Championship in 2007 but was never awarded a cup as none was available. We now have the cup but this time Phil was not available. A 3rd ceremony will be arranged at a time convenient to both at which point the 2 will be united. After that small distraction Doug and Eric stepped forward to collect the rest of the silverware having won (1) the Weeknight Series in 2008 (cup only now awarded), (2) the Fish Outta Water trophy for best performance in foreign waters (including a very respectable 4th at CGOD), and (3) the Fleet Championship following a consistently good collection of results in the races that mattered. Congratulations to the Soup crew and well done to the the others who spent time at the front this season. There was talk of 2 other awards though they were not made. These were 'most improved' which should go to Rain Cloud and 'shaking out the kinks' which goes to Star Eyed Stella who's crew put in a great performance locally. Special thanks to Blaine and all the race management crews who ran a very smart series this last summer.
5. Pick races for the fleet championship - The will score the Thursday night regattas (SYSCO Spring Series, SYSCO Summer Series, and SYSCO/Columbia Crossing One Design) and the every OCSA targeted event . OCSA are as follows:
• Opening Day
• SYSCO Spring
• PYC Rose Festival
• RCYC Summer
• PYC and SHSC Gold Rush
• CYC Summer Series
• PYC Fall
• RCYC Long Distance
• CYC Fall
6. Discuss additional targeted regattas - It was agreed that Portland will host the District Championship this year. Races will be held as part of the CGOD event at cascade locks. It is a long weekend in Canada and the Gorge has an attractive reputation so we hope to get good participation from around the regions. And we certainly expect to get good participation from the fleet. The weekend is a highlight in the season and the venue delivers spectacular racing. See http://tinyurl.com/cascadelocks for my pictures of the trip up and back last year. Camping is available. So block out the weekend of 1 and 2 August and make the trip up with us.
7. Discuss new rules - There was a meeting last night at PYC to introduce the new rules. Those that were there (I was not sadly) will know more than the rest of us. I will see if I can find and send a summary. WE WILL BE SAILING TO THE NEW RULES THIS SEASON - IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW THEM BEFORE YOU HIT THE WATER. more at www.ussailing.org/rules.
8. Any other business - Robin suggested that we pick a person to 'promote' a specific race. This is a good idea and we will test that out this season. We also remind members to register and support the Class. J24 is a better boat because it has strong class participation and numbers in the districts/fleets carry weight when it comes to decisions, berths, landing big events. We decided last year that class membership was required if you are to compete for the Fleet trophy. Join or renew at www.j24class.org/usa
9. News from the region - Doug brings us the following news summary hot from the J24 regional newswire....

Some big events down in San Francisco this year:

• 2009 TMC District 20 Championship - August 8th and 9th (practice race on Friday Night included) Hosted by TMC and located at Berkeley Yacht Club on San Francisco Bay
• 2009 Western Regional Championship - September 19th and 20th ((practice race on Friday Night included) Hosted by and located at Berkeley Yacht Club on San Francisco Bay
• 2009 National Championship - September 23rd through the 27th (racing on the 25th through the 27th) Hosted by and located at San Francisco Yacht Club (Tiburon). More information on the national 2009 calendar can be found at http://www.j24class.org/usa/calendar/index.htm
• 2010 North American's are going to be hosted by Seattle! Current thought (not locked) is the weekend between NOOD and Swiftsure in May. Use NOOD as a feeder, and possibly make it the J24 Western Regionals - which are in our District this year as well.

On the class front:

The USJCA is working on an updated set of qualification regatta standards that need to be met when an event leads to a World's qualification berth.

• Districts - Certificates and weigh crew
• Western Regionals - Certificates and weigh crew
• Nationals - Certificates, weigh crew, measure sails, weigh boat for all-up 1354 Kilos weight and post-race spot checks
• North Americans - Certificates, weigh crew, measure sails, weigh boat for all-up 1354 Kilos weight and post-race spot checks
• Worlds - measure everything, etc.

More information on the rules and measurement can be found at http://www.j24class.org/usa/rules/index.htm

Also covered:

• The IJCA has approved Kevlar genoas for the J/24 Class. Target is for this to go live in time for the Worlds in Annapolis in May.
• J/24 Class advertising rules have been brought in-line with the ISAF rules
• The new interior design has been approved.
• The Italians are working on getting a new mold licensed/approved by the "Builder of Record"/J-Boats.

These and other stories covered in the J24 forum at http://www.j24class.org/IJCAForums/tabid/72/Default.aspx

Online Registration for the Seattle NOOD

Dear Seattle 2009 Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Class Contenders,

The online registration is up for the Seattle NOOD.

The event organizers will be adding more information on the Info Center over the next few months. The Notice of Race is located on the Regatta Info Center; please read over to answer any questions you may have.

Class formation deadline is May 4th; each class needs a minimum of six boats for a class to remain eligible to race.

The late fee starts May 4th at 5pm EST. Please keep this is mind when sending registration by fax or mail. The last day to receive a refund or cancel your entry is May 11th. Racing takes place May 15-17th, 2009.

Thanks you for your time and I look forward to seeing you in Seattle!

Thanks

Valerie Mey
Events Manager
Sailing World/Cruising World
NOOD Regattas

Racing Rules Seminar - Portland, March 9

Oregon Corinthian Sailing Association with Corinthian Yacht Club of Portland present The Racing Rules of Sailing for 2009-2012. Presented by Dick Rose - Member, Secretary, and former Chairman US SAILING Racing Rules Committee

• DATE: March 9, 2009 at Portland Yacht Club
• PRICE: $15.00 per person ($5.00 with current student ID card)
• TICKETS: Tickets available at the door

2009 Spring Fleet Meeting

The 2009 season is just around the corner and it is time for the spring fleet meeting. There are stories to tell, plans to be made, bets to make, beers to drink.

DETAILS:

• DATE: Sunday March 8th from 6PM. Meeting starts at 7PM
• LOCATION: Hopworks Urban Brewery, 2944 SE Powell Blvd (children welcome)
  
• WEBSITE: http://www.hopworksbeer.com
• DIRECTIONS: http://www.hopworksbeer.com/directions.php

AGENDA:

1. Welcome new members and boats
2. Treasurer report
3. Elect officers
4. Fleet championship presentation
5. Get ready for 2009 Season
   
   
   1. Pick races for the championship
   2. Discuss additional targeted regattas
   3. Discuss new rules
   
   
6. Any additional business

We hope that you can make the date. If you have comments or questions for the fleet then reply to this mail. If you have questions for me then email me.

I am looking forward to seeing you there.

Welcome

The Portland, Oregon J-24 Fleet is one of the most competitive one-design fleets in Portland, with some of the hottest racing on the Columbia River. With over 20 boats in town, up to 15 boats on the line in our Thursday night series, and the Columbia River Gorge in our backyard, it’s tough to beat. The J24 is one of the most popular keelboats in the world with more than 50,000 people sailing over 5200 boats in 150 fleets in 40 countries. Competitive used boats are available and affordable. Traveling with the J-24 is a realistic and fun option with some popular/recent destinations being the Columbia Gorge (one of the best sailing venues in the country), Seattle, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia.



With 30 boats on the line in Seattle, and strong fleets throughout District 19, as well as the US/World, the J24 offers the ability to compete and learn against some of the best sailors around, and/or just enjoy a competitive Thursday night on the river.

In addition to weeknight and weekend racing, the fleet also has social events throughout the year. New faces are always welcome as crew or new owners. If you are interested in getting involved in a great sailing group, contact John Weil for information about the fleet!


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Links

Live list of links can be found at the following.

• Live links

Map of the District

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Contact

Join our Yahoo group, search for Fleet27 at Yahoo! Groups:

• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fleet27/

Fleet Captain:

• Rob Neild and Eric Albertson
  
• captain@fleet27.com

Fleet Championship

See www.sailpdx.com for complete Columbia River Racing Schedule, and dates/NOR.

Targeted Races for ‘08 Fleet Championship

• SYSCO Spring Evening Series*
• SYSCO Spring Regatta
• PYC Centennial
• SYSCO Summer Evening Series*
• RCYC Summer Regatta
• PYC & SHYC Gold Rush
• SYSCO/Columbia Crossings One Design
• CYC Summer Evening Series*
• Columbia Gorge One Design (CGOD)
• PYC Fall Regatta

Notes

Scoring is low point with 30% discards

* Indicates counter for Thursday Night trophy

See 2008 Race Results for last year's results.

Past Winners

Year	Boat	Skipper
1979	Scam	Gaines-Tosti
1980	Contrasts	Pickett, Abbott, Green
1981	Contrasts	Pickett, Abbott, Green
1982	Or you can call me J	Jim Durden
1983	Second Wind	Jim Hansen
1984	Second Wind	Jim Hansen
1985	At Last	Kapteyn, Ahsing, Green, Thompson, Lee
1986	At Last	Kapteyn, Ahsing, Green, Thompson
1987	Jayhawker	Erickson, Murphy, Sherman
1988	Quinella	Otterbein, McAllister
1989	Mistral	Phil & Deanna Lyell
1990	Quinella	John Otterbein
1991	Orizaba	John Hanna
1992	Gangrene	Richard Giles
1993	Orizaba	John Hanna
1994	Jaytag	Mike Brockman
1995	White Trash	Tim & Sue Hansen
1996	Artful Dodger	Jon & Sue Drake
1997	The Lost Year...
1998	White Trash	Tim & Sue Hansen
1999	Free Bowl of Soup	Doug Schenk, Eric Hopper
2000	Bite Me	Phil Campagna
2001	8-Ball	Mike Burke
2002	8-Ball	Mike Burke
2003	8-Ball	Mike Burke
2004	Bite Me	Phil Campagna
2005	En d'Nile	Allan Weber
2006	Bite Me	Phil Campagna
2007	Lola	Stephen Estes