Great Lakes Championship
Tylishan and the Chicago contigent win fourth overall in first Great Lakes Championship Championship.
Skipper Rich Stearns and crew Blane Shea , Dorin Cadrea, Jon Weglarz, Dan Pesce, and Loucius Arvitas raced hard in all 10 races. The first race was a learning experience due to the current and onshore header. However, once the crew understood the local secrets the boat was extemely fast. Late Friday we nailed a second just behind the leader, Saturday with a bullet and we started Sunday with another bullet! Next year the Championship will be held outside of Cleveland and is a must for any boats that are starting their travelling campaigns.
MORF Open is Sept. 20 and 21st
Please register for the MORF Open on the Area III website.
Peter Fray
J/105 "Pronto II
Bi-State
IF you plan on racing the Bi-State, it is a two part registration. You sign up for the 1st leg of the race (from Chicago to St. Joe that starts on Friday evening August 29th) via the LMSRF AREA III web site at http://www.lmsrf.org/area3.asp. For the return, you must complete a separate entry form and submit it to the Jackson Park Yacht Club. Details should be on their web site at http://www.jacksonparkyachtclub.org for the return from St. Joe on Sunday morning, August 31st. Please note that the J/105, Tartan 10 and several other fleets are doing the Bi-state. The return leg for the Bi-State will be a separate start at 8:00 a.m. and will be apart from the Area III start that will be set up for those boats going to Michigan City on their second leg of the Area III Tri-State that Sunday a.m. Make sure you find the right starting line. :)
Peter Fray
J/105 "Pronto II
Verve Cup - Aug 15-17
For those participating in the Verve, please see the email from Blane Shea (below) about weighing crew. All boats must weigh crew for the Verve Cup, regardless of previous weigh-ins. Local crews are encouraged to weigh-in at their harbors this Saturday. Contact information is below. Boats need to comply with the crew weight limitations or you will be protested. Boats MUST have either a Float Certificate or Weight Certificate on file with Blane to avoid inspection/compliance issues. Blane's fax number is 312-422-9193.
Peter Fray
J/105 "Pronto II
2008 Chicago Mackinac Race
Congratulations to Pronto II for their win in the Chicago Mackinac race as well as C-JEM (Donkey Jack), Junto, Tuxedo, Caress and Buzz on their brag flags. These 6 boats finished within 42 minutes of each other after a 333 mile course.
Peter Fray
J/105 "Pronto II
2008 Harbor Springs
There were 10 J/105's that raced in Harbor Springs this year. Two, Pronto II and Striking, from fleet 5. Results can bee seen here.
Peter Fray
J/105 "Pronto II
New Fleet 5 J105!
Check out the latest addition to Fleet 5 and welcome Rich Stearns as the owner of Hull # 673.
Peter Fray
J/105 "Pronto II
Convexity takes the Fourth Annual J/105 Match Racing Invitational
This last weekend eight J/105s met just south of Chicago at the Jackson Park Yacht Club for the fourth annual J/105 Match Racing Invitational. The event began from an idea to find the best way to tune up for the year and has grown into a premier event for the J/105 fleet on Lake Michigan. This year we expanded the event to a full two days and raised the certification level to an ISAF level 4 grade event which brought some of the best sailors from around the country to a wonderful venue at JPYC.
The first day the race committee ran a full round robin consisting of seven flights with four matches each. The weather was spectacular for this sailing arena just off the shore near Jackson Park. Early in the day we started with 18 knots of breeze off the land and the breeze built throughout the day settling in at 25 knots steady with puffs eclipsing 30 by the end of the day. This put a premium on boat handling for the shorter courses used for match racing. Under these conditions, David Wagner's Gigi emerged unbeaten and claimed the top seed for Sunday.
Sunday brought more civilized weather to let the top teams show their tactical abilities. The wind started from the north-east at around five knots and gradually built to around eight knots as the sea breeze filled in. In the first to two points semifinals, Gigi eliminated RedPortLeft and Don Wilson's Convexity eliminated Blane Shea's Striking in three races. The first to three point finals began with Gigi winning the first race, but Convexity rebounded to win the next three to take the event.
I'd like to extend my personal thanks to the cast that helped pull this event together. It was truly a unique mid-western event with umpire boats coming from three clubs and several umpires coming from as far away as Sheboygan. An all-star Chicago team led by Dick Schweers as PRO, Gary Hendrickson as Chief Umpire and Cliff Black as Certified Umpire pulled the sailing on the water together into a spectacular event. Janet Hansen's efforts along with the broad membership of JPYC showcased the hospitality of JPYC that those of us that have come back multiple times have become accustomed to expect. More pictures of the event can be found at http://www.j105matchrace.com.
Marty McKenna
J/105 "RedPortLeft
First BOY Race on 5/25!
Congratulations to Vytis, Dos Aguilas, and Striking!
Reminder on the Modified Rules for the Mac
10.2.3 Relaxed One Design Racing: All Non-Championship Events and races with a scheduled length in excess of 25 nautical miles shall be Level "C" events and shall be governed by the following additional changes to the Class Rules (unless further modified by special addenda provided for in 9.2.2):
· Class Rule 3.4 (Driver Rule) is suspended.
· Class Rule 6.3 (Limitation on number of sails to be carried and substitution of sails) is suspended.
· Class Rule 7.1 (Crew Weight limitation) is suspended.
· Class Rule 7.9 (Adjustment of Rigging) is modified by deleting the words “the standing rigging (other than the backstay)”. The modified rule will read:”7.9 While racing, the location of the mast butt shall not be adjusted.”
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