Thursday, 3 November 2011
Thursday, 27 October 2011
octopussy 
Canadian J24 Class President Dale Robertson recently made a splash (excuse the pun) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, when he took advantage of a Hip Hop festival organized by the City of Halifax. "Live Art" is a component of the hip hop culture and the organizers were looking for a boat to paint. World renowned artist Aaron Li-Hill, from Toronto, was flown in for this event and Dale's boat became his canvas at the Nova Scotia Art Museum in September, and then the next day at the Halifax Commons. Thousands of people witnessed Aaron and local Halifax artist Christian Toth, also well known, turned the J24 into the remarkable artwork that can be seen in these photos. Dale then had Luke Porter, a local boat repair expert, paint a clear coat of urethane over the art to protect it. Dale's boat is now an attraction at Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, both on and off the water.
Here’s a view of the completely different – and equally cool – design on the other side, with SLAM crew (from left to right): Christian Toth, Aaron Li Hill, Dale Robertson, Billy Comer. Photos courtesy of Billy, and thanks to Greg B for the story.
Canadian J24 Class President Dale Robertson recently made a splash (excuse the pun) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, when he took advantage of a Hip Hop festival organized by the City of Halifax. "Live Art" is a component of the hip hop culture and the organizers were looking for a boat to paint. World renowned artist Aaron Li-Hill, from Toronto, was flown in for this event and Dale's boat became his canvas at the Nova Scotia Art Museum in September, and then the next day at the Halifax Commons. Thousands of people witnessed Aaron and local Halifax artist Christian Toth, also well known, turned the J24 into the remarkable artwork that can be seen in these photos. Dale then had Luke Porter, a local boat repair expert, paint a clear coat of urethane over the art to protect it. Dale's boat is now an attraction at Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, both on and off the water.
Here’s a view of the completely different – and equally cool – design on the other side, with SLAM crew (from left to right): Christian Toth, Aaron Li Hill, Dale Robertson, Billy Comer. Photos courtesy of Billy, and thanks to Greg B for the story.
Getting Closer to the World Championships
October 26, 2011
There are only three weeks left to the beginning of the 2011 J/24 World Championship that will take place from November 11th to 19th.
Tomorrow (Thursday 27th) is the last day to complete the entry form and pay the registration for this championship. We already have 59 registered boats from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Great Britain, Peru, Uruguay and the United States. You can see them in
http://www.j24worlds2011.org.ar/Popup.aspx?Id=1281
This competition will show the highest level of sailing in this class and we will receive the best sailors of the world, including Tim Healy (USA 5235), the last J/24 World champion and Mauricio Santa Cruz (BRA 37), who won this Championship three times (2006, 2007 and 2009).
As a final point, we would like to remind you that on November 5th and 6th there will be a Pre World Championship regatta, which will be very useful as training for the real competition. It’s free and open for everyone. If you want to participate, you just have to register at the Sailing Office of the Yacht Club Argentino.
There are only three weeks left to the beginning of the 2011 J/24 World Championship that will take place from November 11th to 19th.Tomorrow (Thursday 27th) is the last day to complete the entry form and pay the registration for this championship. We already have 59 registered boats from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Great Britain, Peru, Uruguay and the United States. You can see them in
http://www.j24worlds2011.org.ar/Popup.aspx?Id=1281
This competition will show the highest level of sailing in this class and we will receive the best sailors of the world, including Tim Healy (USA 5235), the last J/24 World champion and Mauricio Santa Cruz (BRA 37), who won this Championship three times (2006, 2007 and 2009).
As a final point, we would like to remind you that on November 5th and 6th there will be a Pre World Championship regatta, which will be very useful as training for the real competition. It’s free and open for everyone. If you want to participate, you just have to register at the Sailing Office of the Yacht Club Argentino.
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Qualification Deadline Extended for 2012 World Championship
October 19, 2011
At its recent meeting the IJCA World Council has voted to extend the deadline for qualification until March 31, 2012. This changes the previous deadline of December 31, 2011.You may have heard the the 2012 World Championship will be an “open” event, but you still need to meet a few minimum requirements before your entry will be accepted.
Here is what you now need to do in order to enter the 2012 J/24 World Championship:
1. Be a fully paid member of the J/24 Class in 2011. Obviously, you will also need to be a paid class member in 2012 as well.
2. Helm a boat in at least one J/24 Class sanctioned district, regional, national or continental level event ending before March 31, 2012.
This allows for sailors to complete their required regatta participation at events such as the 2012 Midwinter Championship or the Regata Copa Mexico.
Please note that the requirement is to compete in a district or higher “level” regatta. This does not necessarily mean a district championship event. You do not need to be a member of the district, region or country in which you complete your qualification regatta.
Also note that entry to any J/24 World Championship is based on the helmsperson meeting the entry requirements. You cannot crew in a district or higher level event and expect to then helm a boat at the world championship.
More information about the 2012 World Championship can be found here: http://myyc.org/site/2012umgj24worlds/.
Regatta Organizers:
Kris-585.329.0500 klwerner@aol.com
Lambert-585.3301753 llai@rochester.rr.com
Saturday, 15 October 2011
J/24 Autumn Cup at Royal Western Yacht Club
Held over the first weekend of October, which turned out to be the hottest, sunniest, all round best weekend October has ever produced, bringing out a seriously fine selection of sun hats.
With a warm 8 - 10 knots of breeze from the south west, Saturday’s racing got underway on time at noon. With four races of about one hour duration, each race provided a different winner. Hedgehog won race one starting the regatta with purpose, and JuJu won race two making the most of their new green rudder. Jiggy 2 won race three seeming to be loving their new boat and pink rudder, and were pointing like the bandits all weekend, and Jawbreaker won race four getting back down to business after a slow start to events.
On Sunday we had a forty minute potter about in the sun waiting for the breeze to fill in, which it eventually did with about 6 - 8 Knots from the south west. As with Saturday, the first race of the day, race five, went to the Hedgehogs. Race six was won by Madeline who put together a great days results and it was Jiggy 2 who rounded off the regatta with their second win in race seven.
Due to a spot of windward mark hide and seek in race three, it was decided that Duncan McCarthy (Madeline) and Darren Stansbury (Hedgehog) would share the Autumn Cup in equal first! With a well deserved Third for Paul and Shane on Jiggy 2.
Many thanks go to the RWYC`s Alan Nichols, James Bembridge, Claire Adams and of course the PRO Mike Pearson and his teams on the committee boat and mark boat. A fine job all round, thanks again.
Overall Results:
With a warm 8 - 10 knots of breeze from the south west, Saturday’s racing got underway on time at noon. With four races of about one hour duration, each race provided a different winner. Hedgehog won race one starting the regatta with purpose, and JuJu won race two making the most of their new green rudder. Jiggy 2 won race three seeming to be loving their new boat and pink rudder, and were pointing like the bandits all weekend, and Jawbreaker won race four getting back down to business after a slow start to events.
On Sunday we had a forty minute potter about in the sun waiting for the breeze to fill in, which it eventually did with about 6 - 8 Knots from the south west. As with Saturday, the first race of the day, race five, went to the Hedgehogs. Race six was won by Madeline who put together a great days results and it was Jiggy 2 who rounded off the regatta with their second win in race seven.
Due to a spot of windward mark hide and seek in race three, it was decided that Duncan McCarthy (Madeline) and Darren Stansbury (Hedgehog) would share the Autumn Cup in equal first! With a well deserved Third for Paul and Shane on Jiggy 2.
Many thanks go to the RWYC`s Alan Nichols, James Bembridge, Claire Adams and of course the PRO Mike Pearson and his teams on the committee boat and mark boat. A fine job all round, thanks again.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Boat Name | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEDGEHOG | Darren Stansbury | RWYC | 1 | 3 | RDG | 4 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 15 |
| 2 | MADELINE | McCarthy / Phelps | -4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | JIGGY2 | Paul Williams | -12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | |
| 4 | JAWBREAKER | David Cooper | RWYC | -10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | JU JU | Rob Clark | RWYC | 3 | 1 | -10 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | BOOMERANG | Jim Anderson | ISLAND S.C | 2 | 7 | 6 | -10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | LEGAL ALIEN | Nick McDonald | RWYC | 5 | 6 | 3 | -12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 37 |
| 8 | JELI | Stig McDonald | RWYC | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 9 | 44 |
| 9 | ITALIAN JOB | John Gorman | RWYC | 8 | -10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 44 |
| 10 | HIJACK | Mark Lewers | RWYC | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | -12 | 48 |
| 11 | SKILLED SERVICES | Adrain Bennett | RWYC | 9 | -12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 51 |
| 12 | JUST THE TONIC | Ed Warren | RWYC | 6 | 8 | 8 | -11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 55 |
| 13 | JETLAG | Robin Price | PYC | (DNF) | DNS | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 78 |
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