Home
This is the home of the largest Cruising One Design Fleet on the Chesapeake Bay. The J105 Fleet has the highest average number of starters, year after year, enjoying a camaraderie unmatched in any other one design fleet. Anyone looking for a great experience racing their boat should look at the J105. The rules and boat are family friendly and geared to make the sport of sail boat racing as friendly to the wallet as it is to the psyche. If you are considering a new boat or starting out with your first boat take a look at our boats for sale in the classified directory on this site.
Current News:
The SCC Spring Race saw another windy Annapolis day thanks to a continuing string of La Nina generated storm fronts that bring along shifty, variable conditions and lots of rain. A southerly breeze and ebb current made for big chop and no relief. Carl and Scott Gitchell on Tenacious made the most of some irregular shifts and the current to take first, followed by Andrew Kennedy on Bat IV and Bob Reeves on A Train. SCC only ran one race, which left some of us wondering what was up, but the weather soon changed to heavy rain and calm conditions so we take back everything that was said.
The National Hospice Regatta was won by the J105 team from IT, lead by Jim Sminchak out of Fleet 22 on Lake Erie. Jim was representing the Grand River Hospice Regatta. 2nd was taken by Tom Doran representing Jefferson County, NY, and 3rd by Gary Schwarting, representing Naples/Marco Island, FL. The teams all rotated through a different boat during the three day event. Individual races were won by the Felsenthal/Becker team (2) representing Marblehead, MA, Tom Schwartz representing Havre de Grace, MD, Jim Sminchak, Walt Nuschke representing Annapolis, MD, James Mackevich representing Raritan, NJ, and Tom Doran. Java, owned by Chris and Carolyn Groobey, was awarded top boat putting up an impressive 1-1-1-2-4-2-3 string of finishes. The complete results and sundry information are available through the link in the news item below.
The National Hospice Regatta is next on the local agenda May 9-11. Teams representing 19 Hospice Regattas from around the US will compete in a national championship. Fleet 3 has supported this event since 1999 by generously making boats available for the event. The J105 is well suited to this type of event as it is relatively easy to learn for teams that won their local regattas in a variety of boats. The following owners are contributing their boat and personal time for the event: Mike O'Toole - Varmint, Walt Nuschke - Zephyr, Bob Reeves - A Train, Don Santa - Santa's Reign Dear, Andrew Kennedy - BAT IV, Dennis McCloud - At-Tack, Denis Seynhaeve - Mopelia, Jack Biddle - Rum Puppy, Carolyn and Chris Groobey - Java, Denny White - Bravo, Wayne Popham - Calypso's Spell, Chuck Shortz - Singularity, Carl and Scott Gitchell - Tenacious, Richard Hinds - Breakaway, Rob Marsh - Blow Boat, Matt Marcy and Jay Corcoran - Hiawatha, Jeffrey Harris - Lift Ticket, Richard Neville - Team Storm Trysail, Hugh Bethell - Jester. The home site for the event is http://www.hospiceregattas.org/index.shtml where results and complete event information are available.
The Naval Academy Offshore Team (pictured below) won the Annapolis NOOD. They managed to get through the shifty conditions and 31 boat fleet without any double digit results (the only boat to do this) to win by 5 points over Brian Keane ( Savasana). Rob Marsh ( Blow Boat) had a convincing lead to start the last day but the last race turned out to be his nemesis and he ended up in third, 11 behind the leader. Every race in the regatta was won by a different boat with Savasana, Blow Boat, ReTern, Mirage, Jamaica Me Crazy, and Hey Jude each taking a first in individual races. The Canadian boats distinguished themselves by winning 3 of the 6 races despite strong spring currents in the Chesapeake Bay. This is not something they see on Lake Ontario. Complete results including day-by-day breakdowns for Fleet 3 high point are available on the Results Page.
The NASS Spring Race kicked off the 2008 high point season on Sunday. Veloce, BAT IV, and A Train were able to solve the array of wind shifts, finishing 1, 2, and 3 respectively. The two race set featured the heavily skewed starting line and 30 degree shifts that have become the hallmark of this event. The day was reminiscent of the just fiinished frostbite series as another northerly front made it's way through Annapolis. Full results are posted on the Results Page. Next up is the NOOD.
Crew weigh-in days for the Spring and Fall races will be held on April 5 & 6 on the Muller dock. The times each day are 9:00 AM to Noon. All teams have the option of sailing under Class weight rule (1045 max.) or Fleet 3 head count. If you are sailing under the Class Rule then a white flag should be flown from the backstay to prevent confusion. Team weights must be renewed each weighing cycle so the numbers from last Fall are no longer valid. Contact Carl Gitchell with any questions.
It is time to kick off the 2008 season with the North Sails Tune Up Day to be held Saturday, April 12th. The skipper's meeting will start at 8:30 AM at the North service loft and rendezvous will be at 9:30. It is important to be at the meeting so you know what the plan is. This is a great way to get the team ready for the season which starts the next day with the NASS regatta. EYC will be running the starts and the North coaches will be moving boat to boat. The cost is $150.00 per boat. Checks should be payable to Will Keyworth. Contact will@sales.northsails.com or call 410.269.5662, ext 13 to sign up.
The 2008 Schedule has been corrected due to some last moment changes. See the Schedule Page for the latest update.
Attention Visiting Boats for the Annapolis NOOD:Boats attending the Annapolis NOOD, April 25-27, will have the option of competing under the class crew weight rule or alternately using the Fleet 3 head count rule. The head count rule is five men or alternately four men and two females. Boats sailing under class weight rule can eliminate questions from the local owners by flying a white flag (can be anything white, creativity encouraged) from the backstay, which is part of the normal local protocol. In most cases six men sailing under the class weight rule will have the advantage relative to the 1045 maximum.
Information for visiting boats here.
The Annual Dues are past due. Download the form here.
CBYRA Entry Form - Download Here
The 2006 Yearbook is available. Download here.
Downloads:
Anyone interested in crewing on one of our J105's should e-mail crew@j105fleet3.org
|
