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NSW State Championships

The NSW J24 Committee wish to extend their gratitude to all those who supported the NSW State Championships and Legends Regatta in Gosford in October. This includes but is not limited to: owners for bringing their boats, interstate entries for the effort involved in coming, crew for making it possible for them to race, Legends for accepting our invitations to race, all sponsors and supporters, and helpers who made this wonderful event possible. Congratulations to Sean Wallis who won the State Championships on Lunatic Asylum, and to Simon Grain and Nev Wittey for winning the Legends Races.

National Championship 2011

The next big event is the Nationals, hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club from 10-14 January 2011. Entries are open and you can enter online via: http://www.mhyc.com.au/sailing-championships1.cfm. After racing in a fleet of 27 at Gosford, we would love to see your entry in for the Nationals and hope for an increase on the 2010 fleet of 16. We will be hosting a welcome evening on Sunday 9 January at 1800 after registration which runs from 1600. There will also be a Beach BBQ on Tuesday 11 January after racing, Wednesday will be a lay day, and the week will round up on Friday night with Prize Giving Dinner at MHYC. Booking for this can also be made online.

Balmain Regatta – 31 Oct 10

Balmain Regatta, for the first time had a J24 Division this year – and although many of you had other commitments, we did raise a fleet of 6 to race. It was a

J24 NSW Newsletter

November 2010

great day – with a nice short course of about 70 mins, with a Spinnaker start and finish. 10-15 knots NE, blue skies – perfect!! Tim Briggs won on Sailpac – his 4th ever race helming!! Next year I will be working alongside BSC to promote the event again and it would be wonderful to see a larger fleet – Balmain Sailing Club certainly did not disappoint and the racing and post race festivities are highly recommended.

National and State AGM

NSW J24 Association AGM will be held on Monday 10 January 2010 at 1700 at MHYC. Anyone wishing to join or stand for a position on the committee should contact Paula on 0404 539176. The National AGM will also take place this week, Tuesday 11th Jan at 9am.

Musto J24 Merchandise

Musto are supporting J24 Australia and our members over the next 12 months.

We have a range of merchandise available prior to and at our events including t shirts and caps.

J24 Membership

All competitors in any J24 Regatta must be full members of the J24 association, with all memberships running from 1st October to 30th September annually. If you plan to race in the Nationals, but did not come to the State Championship and join there, you can join before January if you wish. A membership form can be found online at:

http://j24australia.com.au/?page_id=1467

Geelong Race Week

Last year there were around 25,000 people visited the annual Geelong Week Regatta and Festival (yes it is that big), it turns Geelong inside out with over 500 boats. The weather was great and of course will be again – it is held over the Australia Day long Weekend January 2011.

The Melbourne J24 fleet is planning to make a big showing this season at Geelong and negotiations are underway to have our own division and prizes. The week is ideally placed after our Nationals at the end of January and usually involves a race down the bay to Geelong and then a couple of days of round the buoys racing in mixed fleets at Geelong followed by a relaxing sail home to Sandy. This is like no other regatta in the Southern Hemisphere.

So the racing will be hot and if you’re coming from interstate, you will be racing against the likes of Dave Suda and Hugo Ottaway, or relative newcomers like Ron Thomson and Adam Evans, skippers that are dying to knock the best off their pedestals. Of course you will have to race with the rest of the fleet too, now around 13 boats.

http://www.victoriaweek.com.au/

Terry, Arthur & Paula

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J/Community

What friends, alumni and crew of J/Boats are doing worldwide

* What do you do when you are near the finish line and a crew member falls overboard? Tell them to hang on and keep racing!! Ouch! Can't imagine J/24 racing in New South Wales, Australia is that competitive?! In Saturdays fantastic MHYC Race on 13th November, the J fleet comments are that a lot of fun was had – blue skies, good solid breezes, dolphins on the start line, shrimp on the barbie, lots of cold tinnies. However, probably not so much fun for the wet crew member off the J/24 J-SPOT!! Post race comments from Skipper Adam were along the lines of telling him they were only 20 miles from the finish line so he better hang on! Tall story for sure--- eye witnesses report it was more like 150 meters. The picture says it all. Photo courtesy of Nicole Scott- for more pics go to http://www.sailingimages.net.au More interesting J/24 tidbits below, though one hopes many kept their crews on board most of the time!

 

* A long-time J/24 ace and supporter of the class, Mike Ingham, recently joined North Sails to help them on their one-design programs in general. Mike is a past J/24 North American and National Champion. In addition to his North American and National titles in the J/24 class, he has placed second in the J/24 World Championship and is an East Coast and Great Lakes Champion. Mike will continue working out of his home in Rochester, NY, where he lives with his wife and three children. Another long-time J/24 expert and champion, Vince Brun (btw he sailed in the first J/24 Midwinters in 1978 in Key West!!), had this to say about Mike, “he will be a wonderful addition to our team of J/24 class experts and will give us the opportunity to reach out to even more J/24 sailors nationwide.” In addition to many victories on the race course, Mike has coached at Cornell University, the University of Rhode Island and Yale University. He has been a personal coach and training partner for many successful sailors and has won numerous awards and including being named an All-American at Cornell University in 1986. Photo is J/24 North American Champion, Pat O'Toole using North Sails.

 

* An avid supporter and sailor in the J/80 class, Kerry Klingler, was recently appointed J/Boat Team director at Quantum Sails. Kerry is a past J/80 World and North American Champion. Quantum Sail Design Group has established a new J/Boat Division, which will focus on expanding the company’s line of J/Boat sails and providing support for J sailors worldwide (photo here of Nextel Spanish World Champion team). Another expert J/24 and J/Boat sailor, Ed Reynolds, President of Quantum Sail Design Group says the focus reflects the company’s commitment to serving one of the largest and most active sailing communities in the world. “We recognize the loyalty J/Boat owners have for their brand and their interest in high-performance sails backed by the greatest level of expertise and support. We believe J/Boat owners deserve this level of dedication to their sailing needs and with our already strong track record we are uniquely positioned to provide it.” Noting Klingler’s experience in sail design for J Boats, Reynolds adds, “Kerry’s designs have been very well received and highly successful; he will be bringing this expertise to the Quantum family, helping us expand our product offering. We already have an incredibly talented J/Boat team with reps who are very active and successful in the J/Boat one-design classes. This year, Quantum sails have won the J/22, J/24 and J/80 World Championships. Under Kerry’s leadership, we will have even more product depth, a stronger support focus and a greater presence on the water.” In addition to Klingler, this Division includes Terry Flynn (Quantum Seabrook), Tim Healy (Quantum Newport) Scott Nixon (Quantum Atlantic) and Nic Bol (Quantum Holland), all winners of multiple J Boat National and World Championships. Klingler says he’s excited about the opportunity to collaborate with this team of J/Boat experts noting, “Quantum has assembled an accomplished group of J Boat sailors and has great technological resources." Klingler’s J/80 sails have won three of the last four North American Championships. Klingler’s sail designs in the J/105, J/109 and J/122 classes have also enjoyed great success including the J/109 North American Championship, the J/122 IRC National Championship and top finishes in seven major J/105 regattas this season.

 

* What do Ed Baird and Terry Hutchinson have in common with Mike Ingham, Ken Read, Chris Larson and several other noteworthy (perhaps famous) sailors? A J/24 World Championship. Not to beat their drum for any particular reason, but Quantum seems to be targeting a lot of good talent that are coming out of the world's largest offshore one-design keelboat classes- the J/22, J/24 and J/80s. Recently, Terry is taking a deep breath and jumping in with both feet to be Captain Fantastic (e.g. helmsman) aboard the great yacht ARTEMIS in the America's Cup 34th rendition, sailing super-fast, incredibly dangerous 72 foot carbon fiber catamarans powered by enormous carbon wing-sails. As a result, Terry is leaving his duties as helmsman aboard the TP-52 QUANTUM RACING. Jumping into the driver's seat is yet another J/24 ace, Ed Baird, formerly skipper of ALINGHI in AC33 in Valencia, Spain! Ed Reynolds, President of Quantum, says Baird’s expertise as both a sailor and coach make him a great fit for the team, which clinched the Audi MedCup TP-52 World Championship title earlier this month. "Ed is an 11-time world champion, has sailed with many of the guys on our team and is very much committed to our program, which is as much about product development as it is winning races. Ed’s accomplishments both on and off the water are impressive and his analytical approach to sailing is a real asset. We’re very excited to bring him on board and will value his expertise as we work to put a new boat, rig and sails on the water."