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J/22 North American Championship
Rush Creek Yacht Club in Heath, Texas
September 29 - October 2
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President
Kelson Elam
Rockwall, TX
classpresident@usaj22.com
972-771-3421
1st Vice President
Chris Princing
Saginaw, MI
1stvicepresident@usaj22.com
989-781-2640
2nd Vice President
Terry Schertz
Reston, VA
2ndvicepresident@usaj22.com
720-394-9951
Secretary/Treasurer
Sandy Adzick
Haverford, PA
secretary@usaj22.com
610-642-2232
Chief Measurer
Tom Linville
Weems, VA
measurer@usaj22.com
804-438-6038
US Technical Committee Chair
Lars Hansen
Golden Valley, MN
technical@usaj22.com
763-529-6551
Nominating Committee Chair
Joe Gibbs
Madison, MS
nomination@usaj22.com
601-856-1086
Executive Secretary
Christopher Howell
Cleveland, OH
execsecretary@usaj22.com
440-796-3100
International President
Christopher Doyle
USA
j221026@adelphia.net
International President
John Den Engelsman
The Netherlands
emeraldtrading@planet.nl
Class Office
P.O. Box 391095
Solon, OH 44139
440-796-3100
classoffice@usaj22.com
Newsletter Editor
Julie Howell
Cleveland, OH
International Class Office
12900 Lake Ave., Suite 2001
Lakewood, OH 44107
440-796-3100
classoffice@usaj22.com
Letter from the President
Walking down the dock at this year’s Midwinters spying for new rigging ideas,
I just couldn’t find any. Most J/22s are rigged pretty much the same with
simplicity as the main theme.
“Simply Racing” seems to sum up our Class the best. The boats are simply rigged
yet still provide plenty of performance and challenges. Although tuning the rig
plays a big part in our racing, there is still the feeling that if you just pull in the
sails and go, you won’t be too far off the pace. Having an affordable boat, that
doesn’t need an 18-wheeler to pull it down the road, makes traveling to new
venues easy and fun.
Julie Howell has designed our Class marketing campaign around “Simply Racing.”
One of our objectives is to provide material for local fleets to help promote the
Class. Keep an eye on the website for downloads you can use when recruiting
prospective J/22 sailors.
With simplicity in mind, the International Technical Committee headed by
Todd Hiller has been working on a draft for a new hiking rule. Our current
rule has proven difficult to interpret so the committee has worked hard on
wording that will allow us to sail the boat as we do today without providing a
physical advantage.
Todd and company have received plenty of input from judges and racers.
Suggestions ranged from “just don’t fall of the boat” to definitions that would
require at least a semester of anatomy to interpret. The result of their efforts is
a concise rule which should be easily interpreted by those new to the J/22 and
which follow the guidelines used for ISAF events. The rule change has gone to
a vote of the International Council. Although it takes a while to go into effect as
an International Class, a copy will be posted so you can include it in your sailing
instructions. Thanks again to Todd and the group for all their hard work.
Registration is open for the North American Championship in Texas—September
29 through October 2. Go to www.j22na.com and sign up now. Plan on racing
the Texas Circuit event hosted the weekend before to get tuned up. The 2010
Midwinter Championship is set for New Orleans from March 11-14 so mark your
calendars for that too.
Enjoy the summer of racing. I hope to see everyone in Dallas this fall!
Kelson Elam, US J/22 Class President
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Simply Racing
Why has the International J/22
been the boat of choice for fleet
racing, match racing, club fleets
and the Rolex Women’s Keelboat
Championship?
The answer in simple! The J/22 is
the perfect trailerable keel boat.
Its timeless design allows sailors of
all ages and abilities a platform to
simply race. Others have tried, but no
boat has proved to be so simple and
yet so competitive!
The answer for you is simple.
2009 J/22 World Championship
Joe McCorkell on USA1577 offered a daily report from the J/22
World Championship in Italy. 36 boats raced from June 14-20 on
Lake Garda, with 12 races completed.
Day 1: Tuesday was the first day of the J/22 World Championship.
The boats struggled out of the harbor as the shore and sea breeze
fought, then like a brick wall we were hit with 15-20 knots, and
we are off! There are 36 boats here, with the largest fleet coming
from the Netherlands. The Netherlands teams showed their skill in
heavy air today with all top ten boats coming from there. Marvin
Beckmann’s team and ours struggled from time to time downwind
in the 25-30 knot breeze with both teams wiping out at least once
and looking at their keels. Marvin is in 12th, and we are four points
behind in 13th. Everyday there are different morning conditions,
and we think, “hey maybe there will be no breeze today.” At noon
we are proven wrong every day as the switch is flipped and 15-20
knots are piping down the lake. These are definitely some tough
conditions, but for the most part, we (the two American teams)
have switched into European driving mode and ride high and plane
all the way down as opposed to the low and soak mode we are
used to back in the States.
Day 2: Postponed on shore for about two hours as we waited
for the clouds to clear so the sun could heat the valley and start
pumping the breeze. In typical Garda conditions, a bit later in the
afternoon it picked up to 15-20 with bigger gusts. We raced three
races and then headed in for the Canadian beer party. Our team
was deterred from the party for a protest hearing (which we won),
but nonetheless we hated to miss the beer party. Marvin’s team had
a great day with two 4ths and something like a 10th. So Marvin has
been able to crack into the top ten just barely at 10th. We are still
in 12th with steady finishes. It is clear that the Netherlands teams
are good in breeze, we all just wish Team Doyle were here to see
how they can hang since they usually school us back in the States in
breeze. If there is one thing this has proven, it’s that we can sail in a
little bit higher wind range back home. It’s not easy, but it’s doable.
Day 3: Another beautiful day at Garda. The wind was a little down—
by Garda standards that means 15-20 with gusts to 25 (but fewer
and farther between). The Canadians have shown steady improvement and have started to move up a little in the fleet. The two
American teams find ourselves around each other a lot. Go figure,
come half way around the world to race each other. All and all, it’s
great for us to be in their company. The race course is pretty amazing, with mountains coming straight down into the water. The lake
is 300 meters deep where we are racing, and further out it’s 900
meters. The club uses permanent anchors that they attach inflatable
marks to each day. For the most part, the race has been a race to
the shore and how to climb the ladder rungs via the shore. It makes
for some interesting decisions tactically as to duck, call starboard,
or lead to the shore.
Day 4: Another light air day today in the 15 knot range. Ha! Can
you believe that? We had a great day today finishing 6, 7, 5 in the
three races. We are just behind Marvin in 12th. The Dutch crowd
is here in full effect, and they are an awesome group. They want
to push to have another great Worlds next year at their club. So
anyone who is thinking about going can contact me (or the Canadians), and we could try and help you get there. There are also two
all-women teams who are very good here, and sailing in the top 10/
top 15 respectively. We are trying to get them over for the Rolex
and have been talking that regatta up to the Europeans. We had to
sign an extra weigh-in sheet at the beginning of the regatta saying
they can weigh us at anytime. After having a really good day, we
were whisked into the weigh-in room after racing. Lucky for us we
were 5 kg light (so around 10 lbs.). In this kind of breeze, it’s kind
of hard to imagine that we might gain weight.
Day 5: Final day of the regatta was a little weird. The first sign
things were different was that it was an 11am start when all week
we had been used to sleeping in until 10-11 and going to race at
1:00. The second sign happened when we got to the yacht club.
The wind was from the north at 15 knots. We set and bemoaned
getting up early with the other teams and sighed that, “it’s just
going to die and switch around mid-race.” Well it turns out the RC
knows their lake better then anyone. We left the harbor and were
off to the race course in really shifty conditions both in velocity
and direction. Keep in mind, shifty here is probably a normal race
back in the States. We knew going into the day that we would
need to basically win the race, and the 10th and 11th place boats
would have sail poorly for us to beat them and move into the top
10. After a good beat that put both us and Marvin’s USA709 in the
top 6-7 boats, we knew that it was not to be. But we all pressed
ahead and maintained to stay in our spots for the day. The Netherlands swept the top 10 with Marvin in 11th, and our team in 12th.
I really wish we could sail here again in the J/22. It was the most
fun racing I have ever had in the boat. And I think if Marvin’s team
and our team could have had a little more practice before the event
started, we might have been able to crack the Dutch code into the
top 10. But still, it was an amazing time and I think we have a lot
to look forward to from our Dutch counterparts. They proved at
this regatta that they are serious about the J/22. Most teams were
fully sponsored, and sailed only with the same crew on a “program” for the Worlds. Look for the Dutch to be mounting a serious
campaign in 2010 in the Netherlands. Also again, if anyone wants
to do a Worlds, I now know a lot of the Dutch and could help put
you in touch with the guys over here who can help. And one more
thing—there is a great team of women sailors sponsored by Gill that
finished eighth overall who are looking for a boat for Rolex…and
a German team who are showing steady improvement and were
mid-fleet who would like to come over as well. Congrats to Marvin
for the top American spot and to the Dutch for showing us how to
sail these boats!
Editor’s note: Gaston Loos of the Netherlands was crowned the 2009 J/22
World Champion. The top 10 was comprised of all Netherlands’ teams,
who excelled in the breezy conditions. Loos managed only 36 points over
the week-long event, and was followed in the top 3 by Ronald Veraar (43
points) and Kasper Kieft (47 points). For complete results, visit: http://
www.fragliavelariva.it/clientfiles/classifica/J22%2012.HTM.
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Save money on entry fees, housing and airfare at the Rolex
International Women’s Keelboat Championship
October 7-10 in Rochester, New York
Organizers of US Sailing’s Rolex International
Women’s Keelboat Championship have exciting
news for prospective competitors. There are three
ways for you and your team to save money:
1. Enter online by September 1 and take
$100 off the $675 entry fee. Final deadline
is September 15.
2. Rochester Yacht Club is offering competitors
free accommodation with club members.
When you register, indicate your interest.
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3. Book your flight online with United Airlines
and score discounted travel. Enter reference
code 564EG.
As always, if you have any questions,
contact Regatta Chair Anne Beadling at
riwkc09@gmail.com.
J/22—A Great Boat for Match Racing!
By Dave Perry, US Match Racing Champion 2008, 2006 and 1982
Photos courtesy of Priscilla Parker
My recent passion in sailing is match racing. It takes all the elements of sailboat racing and hyper-compresses them into a 20-minute race demanding every ounce of concentration, cunning and
skill available to every member of the crew onboard. And then you
do another race, and another…sometimes six or seven a day. And
the thing of it is…all you have to do is beat one other boat!
It is soooo much fun, even when you lose, because the boats are
always locked in combat all the way around the windward/leeward
twice-around race tracks. And the pre-start battling, with the boats
chasing each other in circles for minutes on end trying to gain
some control, or evade being controlled, is addictive.
In doing lots of match racing recently, I have raced in many classes
of boats, and have had the pleasure of doing much match racing
in the J/22. The J/22 is a great boat for match racing because it is
manageable by a wide range of different sized and aged people, the
cockpit layout is comfortable, the boats are very equal, and they are
maneuverable and fun to sail. I have raced and trained in the J/22s
at Sail Newport, the College of Charleston (in a co-ed event) and
the Fort Worth Boat Club. All three fleets are in excellent shape and
lend themselves perfectly for match race training and events.
What has impressed me most is how easy it is to get up to speed on
sailing and handling a J/22. Most teams at these match race events
have little experience in the boats, but within a short time the level
of racing is high, and people are experiencing the exhilaration of
match racing without being held back by boat handling difficulties.
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May 23, 2009, Tawas Bay.
Cool morning with plenty of
sunshine. What started out as
a sunny day with not a whole
lot of hope for breeze, turned
into a great day of sailing.
And They’re Off…
at Tawas Bay
By: Chris Princing
The season’s first race date began with all of us getting our
masts up, cleaning the boats, tuning the rigs and making sure
all of our safety equipment was on board. Those that had previously rigged their boats lent a hand with the others by raising
mast and helping to launch the boats at our two-ton hoist.
Our normal start time of 11:00 am was postponed approximately one hour due to first-sail situations. We utilized TBYC’s
racing buoys for the first time since Terry Monville at West Marine gave us a great deal on new anchors and line. Bill Coberly
then spliced all the anchor line to the buoys so they cannot be
“misplaced.” Thank you Bill and Terry.
Back to racing. The first boat out into the bay was USA 275,
and sailing her was Grant and Drew Hilger and John Laundra.
They spent a good hour sailing before the rest of us got our
stuff together. When you see the results, you will no doubt see
that their preparations paid off!
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Race one: Winds were light from around 190-196, sunny,
minimal chop. (Forgive me if I am off a little on the details.)
Pig Dirty was the start boat. All eight J/22s were on the starting
line. I can’t tell you how fun it was to have eight boats on the
line. Space was at a premium, and getting a good start and
getting to the upper left seemed important. We (USA838) got
a clean start, but two boats up on our hip got off the line better
and, with what I can only imagine was a little righty, jetted into
the lead. Racing was tight up that first beat with the top five
within 4-5 boat lengths of each other with USA 275 and USA 48
(Chris Jacobsen, Gus Dey, Steve’s daughter) just ahead of
USA 538 (Bill Coberly, Don Thwing and Ms. Lavoie), USA 838
(Will, Jennifer, Sue Alexander) and USA 782 (Gary Sowden,
Jon Banner and Marcus). A hard luff by the AARP-sponsored
Pig Dirty and the top two boats got away. Still really good
racing ensued—tight quarters and overlaps everywhere.
In the end, USA 275 (The Other White Meat) was able to
hold of USA 48 (Porcine Accouterments) for the win.
Race two. Conditions were the same, with maybe 6-7 knots
of breeze to start with, but it had backed 10 -15 degrees. The
starting line was moved to square up the line, and off we went.
Again it was close racing with the top five within four boat
lengths at the top mark. Some different strategy down the
run—and some loud discussion about it—changed up the order
by the leeward mark. Leading out of the leeward mark was USA
275 who, with the help of the boats battling behind her, had
jumped out to a five-boat-length lead over USA 782, who unfortunately had an issue with their spinnaker not wanting to come
down and something keeping their jib from being trimmed.
So they were slow and in the way. That helped USA 838 get
around them as well as USA 538. Up the next beat I think USA
275 went up the right for a bit and then went left. USA 838
went beyond them up the right but tacked to cover the 3rd-5th
place boats all going left. USA 838 caught a little righty to close
the gap slightly on USA 275, but not enough as they rounded
the weather mark first and were never really threatened again.
Race three: Still sunny. Still eight J/22s sailing on Tawas Bay.
Winds have increased now to 10 knots from 175-185. Small
waves building off the sand bar. Warming up. Feeling a lot
like a sea breeze, which is odd for the time of the year and for
how cool it was. We, USA 838, decided it was a sea breeze and
wanted to jet out to the left and look for a backing shift.
We got off the line great with USA 275 off to leeward and
a couple of boats on our hip. We worked very hard to
keep height to make sure we stayed off of USA 275 and also
to force the boats on our hip to tack to what we thought was
a really bad place to go. USA 838 was able to hold her lane
and had good speed. USA 275 tacked toward the mark, and
USA 838 was able to tack directly in front of them and place
her bad air onto them. With both boats being near the lay line,
USA 275 elected to just go fast and get through the bad air;
USA 838 sailed in clean air to round the weather mark in first.
With her having to sail in bad air, it allowed USA 48 to come
in and catch up to USA 275. While USA 838 squirted off
downwind, USA 48 and USA 275 had a great battle for the
next three legs. I think they each passed one another twice!
Because of their duel, it enabled USA 838 to check out, and
she won race three. Following her was a great run to the finish
that had USA 275 and USA 48 overlapped at the line with
USA 275 eeking it out for second.
That was the best opening day I can ever recall in Tawas with
eight boats on the line. That makes us the biggest fleet at
TBYC. Awesome job! That kind of confirms our belief that
Season standing after three races:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
USA 275
USA 838
USA 48
USA 538
USA 782
USA 454
USA 430
USA 121
3.5 points
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one-design sailing is the best racing possible, and that these
little “Pig” boats are hilarious to sail whether you are a young
person or older. Thanks to USA 538 for hanging on long
enough to be the start boat and for Elguapo mustering up
enough breath to blow the whistle (hang in there bro!). Also
thanks again to the whole fleet for pitching in and donating
most of the money for the new anchors and lines for TBYC’s
race buoys.
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By Todd Hiller
Over the years, we have all wondered,
“What causes keel hum?” I have been asked
this question numerous times, and I think
I found the answer to that buzzing question.
My research came from the authors of Principles of Yacht
Design written by Lars Larsson and Rolf Eliasson (two very
avid naval architects from Europe with a culmination of 70
years of yacht design experience and success).
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Squared off Edge
Blunt / Rounded Edge
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According to our Class Rules 3.3.4 and 3.4, the trailing edges of the keel and rudder are 6mm and 4mm, respectively.
Because of the required thickness, the flow off either side
of the keel at the trailing edge deteriorates causing vortices
to shed on either side of the trailing edge. This back and
forth rhythm of vortices creates a low frequency resonance
at slower speeds. As your speed increases, this phenomenon gets excited and generates a higher frequency. It is
at this point is when the humming can be heard and felt.
Figure 1 shows the effect of three different trailing edges.
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In Figure 2, there are eight cases of different geometry
alternatives and their relative vibration amplitude respective
to other trailing edge geometries. Unfortunately, due to our
Class Rules, we are not permitted to alter the trailing edges of
our foils to eliminate the vibrations we all feel at varied speeds.
We are limited to the geometry referencing Case #1 that has
relative vibration amplitude of 1.
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Southeast District Report
Southeast District Report
Tennessean Regatta, April 4-5, Harbor Island Yacht
Club, Nashville, TN
By Andy Carson
The 2009 Southeast District J/22 campaign kicked off in
Nashville at the Tennessean Cruisers Regatta on Old Hickory
Lake in April. Although it was a multi-fleet regatta, we had
our own race course, and we were blessed with a professional
caliber race committee in the form
of Bruce Richards and his team.
Turn-out was light—only four local
boats and Bob Blythe from Birmingham to round out a very competitive fleet. It was sobering for
me when sailing out to the starting
line; I realized that every one of my
four competitors could beat me.
Saturday was a warm sunny day,
with light breezes from the northeast. The heavy rains from the
recent cold front pushed a strong
current down river. Success was all
about finding a lane and minding
the shifts. In the first race, I found
my lanes and paid off the shift
gods. It was a classic Buddy Melges
“Get in front of ‘em and stay in
front of ‘em” race. Sometimes the lanes were very private.
During the downwind leg of the second race, Bob Blythe
picked up a private zephyr that pushed him through the fleet
like he had a hidden propeller. I watched him motor through
a 50-foot gap between two becalmed boats, then he zoomed
by me (close by), but I never felt a whisper! Bob’s luck didn’t
hold to the finish line. This time, it was John Robertson with
the bullet and Blythe with a second. But Bob got his revenge
in the third race by ghosting past me 50 yards from the finish
line for a bullet of his own. We completed three shortenedcourse races before the wind gods went home. At day’s end,
it was Robertson on top. One point back, Blythe and I were
tied for second, and everyone behind was in striking range.
Sean Claire arrived between the second and third races,
chomping on a cigar at the helm of his “chick magnet” power
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boat. (Is that how he snagged Karen? And, yes, she looked
good on that boat!) He anchored near-by to give us a mooring to hang onto while we waited for wind and listened to
him complain about not being able to get a crew for this
regatta. Sean kindly did offer some words of encouragement
and advice to Dennis Colby, who, with an impressive command of sailor’s vocabulary, politely informed him that he
wasn’t going to listen to anything from anyone on a stinking
powerboat. Sean didn’t seem to
mind because after the racing was
canceled, he good-naturedly towed
Dennis and all the rest of us home.
Sunday’s forecast promised more
power—10-20 knots from the south.
It didn’t start out that way, though.
Most of us had to be towed part
or all of the way to the racing area.
Eventually the wind finally filled in
and held steady from the SSW, with
remarkably few shifts, but it picked
up in intensity all afternoon long.
By the end of the fourth race, it was
blowing a good 12-15 knots with
gusts to 18 and 20. The current
seemed even stronger on Sunday.
The heavy rains from the week
before brought a virtual Sargasso
Sea of flotsam and jetsam through the race course. As Sean
aptly described it, “The lake was like chunky soup with all the
rain,” and the color was like, well, you don’t want to know.
Going overboard could have been nasty!
Sunday we got four races in. In the first race, Chuck Trotter
took himself, Blythe and Robertson over early and we never
had to look back. Colby hung with us, but always a few
lengths back. As the race progressed, Blythe managed to claw
his way within striking distance of Colby on the final upwind
leg. Three hundred yards from the finish, they engaged him
in a tacking duel, and ultimately, Blythe passed Colby a few
yards from the finish when Colby’s traveler fouled up during
a tack. We got the bullet, Blythe second, Colby third, Trotter
fourth and Robertson DFL. Second race, it was Robertson
At the start of the third race, with us and Robertson each
sporting a basement-like performance in the first two, it was
the three leading boats very
close to each other. With a
throw-out looking more likely,
it was Robertson and Blythe
tied with us one point back.
The third race kicked off and
again it was very close. All
boats converged on the weather
mark at the same time and most
got around safely, all except
me who fouled Colby and had
to do turns, which put us in
fifth by a good margin. (At that
point, I apologized to my crew
and told them I’d blown the whole regatta with that poor
rounding.)
But, never say die! The first downwind leg saw jockeying
and luffing duels among the four closely grouped boats. We
stayed away from them and found ourselves fourth at the
downwind mark. Trotter encountered a spinnaker douse
problem that took him half way to Gallatin—make that third.
We found our lanes and rounded the second upwind mark
in second, behind Robertson. No changes on the second
downwind, but on the last upwind, Robertson misjudged
the layline (you gotta love that current!), and we snuck in for
the bullet. Then it was second and third for Robertson and
Blythe, in that order. With the scores close (now Robertson
tied with us, and Blythe back one), the last race of the day
would decide the regatta for the top three boats. Good starts
were had by all, but we found our lanes early and never gave
them up. Trotter made it a personal best for the series with a
second, followed by Colby, Robertson and Blythe, who tried
to win the race by rudder dragging a nest of sticks up one leg.
Ironman Regatta, May 16-17,
Birmingham Sailing Club, Birmingham, AL
By Ashley Sukalski
The regatta was great. Bit of a drive for us, but we were able
to stay close to the club courtesy of the Reichs (thank you!).
Saturday morning dawned stormy and windless (bummer)
but USA202 made the best of it. We had a good start and
found enough breeze the first race to finish with a first.
The breeze kept dying between races, which brought up the
Southeast District Report
with the bullet, Blythe second and us fourth. It was very tight
racing! First to fourth was separated by four boat lengths.
rather philosophical question: is it worse to sail in no breeze
or try to run a race in no breeze? Judging by the looks on
Harry’s face, we decided the latter. At least we had beer.
After a dismal ninth the second race, we cleaned up and hit
the BSC party. Great food courtesy of the guy in the tie-dye
shirt and amazing stocked coolers of beer (Galen, you missed
out on a LOT of cold Tecate),
and we wrapped up our night
at Pier 59!
Sunday, we reluctantly woke
up and reluctantly looked at
the rain and reluctantly went
to the club. There are better
things to do than sail on a rainy
Sunday. Anyway, we followed
our fearless skipper and went
racing. Our topless RC boat had
found a huge umbrella and was looking pretty sharp and,
more importantly, dry! We were able to pull off a close first,
but it was hard to cover that red kite (Mach). They were fast
and had some real good jibes. The second race, they worked
over us upwind, and we took a second. The third race on
Sunday is where things got entertaining. After a decent start
and impeccable boat handling (my skipper is awesome), we
had a rather entertaining windward mark rounding (threeboat circle!), an aggravating downwind leg (no rule about
jibing too close :o), GREAT tactics working back upwind (“hey
doc, is that a header or a lift?” Doc: “it would be a lift on the
OTHER tack”...tack, tack, tack, tack...) and a million tacks
later, we were able to round the second windward mark first,
but not by much. Shazaam was super quick that race! We
were bummed because they didn’t have the radio on, which is
the least they could have done when they were in front of us!
(Just kidding, but y’all were super quick.) The last downwind
leg, we noticed a yellow mark in the water—the RC’s umbrella! After quick discussion as to whether it was a change
of course mark (big and yellow…ha ha ha), we were able
to really put some boat speed together, and boy we smoked
that umbrella! Thanks to Baby J, it was rescued (no fair, extra
sail area!), and we were able to keep our lead for the first we
needed for the tiebreaker. Great time, great racing. Thanks
to the RC for putting on the regatta, and to the members of
BSC that made us feel so welcome.
Some key points to note:
1. Radios on J/22s are highly underrated.
2. Sean leaves everything important in Nashville.
3. It gets cold in May.
U n i t e d
S t a t e s
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C a l e n d a r
July 11
AYC Summer One-Design Regatta at Annapolis YC, Annapolis, MD
July 18-19
Eastern Great Lakes Championship/Raw Bar Regatta at Buffalo YC,
Buffalo, NY
July 18-19
Leukemia Cup Regatta at Cleveland YC, Rocky River, OH
July 25-26
Level Regatta at Youngstown YC, Youngstown, NY
August 15-16
J/22 Mid-Atlantic Championship at Severn Sailing Assoc.,
Annapolis, MD
September 12-13
J/22 East Coast Championship at Eastport YC, Annapolis, MD
September 19-20
Leukemia Cup Regatta at Birmingham SC, Birmingham, AL
September 26-27
Lake George Open at the Lake George Club, Diamond Point, NY
September 29-October 2
J/22 North American Championship at Rush Creek YC,
Heath, TX
October 7-10
Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship
at Rochester YC, Rochester, NY
October 10-11
Halloween Regatta at Augusta YC, Augusta, GA
October 17-18
EYC Fall One-Design at Eastport YC, Annapolis, MD
October 24-25
Equalizer Regatta at Percy Priest YC, Nashville, TN
November 7
AYC/SSA J/22 Fleet Championship at Severn Sailing Assoc.,
Annapolis, MD
November 21
Turkey Bowl at Eastport YC, Annapolis, MD
March 11-14, 2010
J/22 Midwinter Championship at Southern YC, New Orleans, LA
August 18-21, 2010
J/22 North American Championship at Buffalo YC, Buffalo, NY
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U n i t e d
S t a t e s
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