Class News
NOTICE of ANNUAL MEETING - February 6, 2012
The Executive Board of the Class Association will meet by conference call on February 6th. The Agenda is posted in Class documents under GOVERNANCE at the top of the homepage.
/Ed Dailey, Class Secretary
/Ed Dailey, Class Secretary
| 23 January 2012 |
NEW CLASS OFFICERS ELECTED!
Pursuant to section 6.8 in the J/109 Class Association Constitution, I am pleased to report that 51% of eligible class members voted to elect the following officers:
Bob Schwartz, Fleet 10, President
Kevin Saedi, Fleet 11, Vice President
Ted Herlihy, Fleet 6, Treasurer
Tina Filippelli, Fleet 10, Class Secretary
The Executive Board will appoint Adrian Begley, Fleet 2, as Chief Measurer and Sam Mitchener, Fleet 4, as Member at Large.
New Officers will take office at the Annual Meeting on February 6th.
/Ed Dailey, Class Secretary
Bob Schwartz, Fleet 10, President
Kevin Saedi, Fleet 11, Vice President
Ted Herlihy, Fleet 6, Treasurer
Tina Filippelli, Fleet 10, Class Secretary
The Executive Board will appoint Adrian Begley, Fleet 2, as Chief Measurer and Sam Mitchener, Fleet 4, as Member at Large.
New Officers will take office at the Annual Meeting on February 6th.
/Ed Dailey, Class Secretary
| 22 January 2012 |
J/109 CLASS OFFICERS ELECTION - vote now!
CLASS MEMBERS, please vote for Class Officers who will begin service in January 2012.
Voting is now open. Members may vote by simply emailing your selections to dailey@raptor205.com Complete information on the nominees is under the pick, GOVERNANCE at the top of this homepage. Then choose, Class Documents. Complete candidate Information is the first item on the list.
Candidates are: President, Bob Schwartz (Flt 10); Vice President, Kevin Saedi (Flt 11); Treasurer, Ted Herlihy (Flt 6); Class Secretary, Tina Filippelli (Flt. 10). Nominees for Chief Measurer, Adrian Begley (Flt 2) and At Large Member, Sam Mitchener (Flt 4) will be appointed by the Executive Board.
/Ed Dailey, Class Secretary
Voting is now open. Members may vote by simply emailing your selections to dailey@raptor205.com Complete information on the nominees is under the pick, GOVERNANCE at the top of this homepage. Then choose, Class Documents. Complete candidate Information is the first item on the list.
Candidates are: President, Bob Schwartz (Flt 10); Vice President, Kevin Saedi (Flt 11); Treasurer, Ted Herlihy (Flt 6); Class Secretary, Tina Filippelli (Flt. 10). Nominees for Chief Measurer, Adrian Begley (Flt 2) and At Large Member, Sam Mitchener (Flt 4) will be appointed by the Executive Board.
/Ed Dailey, Class Secretary
| 21 December 2011 |
OUTRAJEOUS Wins Hamble Series
(Hamble, England)- Winter finally came to the Garmin Hamble Winter Series in time for the final race, to show crews just how lucky they have been throughout the unseasonably warm event. A brisk, cold westerly wind that fluctuated between 10 and 25 knots gave the assembled sailors a challenge when it came to choosing sails, not to mention working out how to make their boat go quickly upwind in a nasty chop. The regular finishing positions in many classes were turned on their head as boats came from behind after a windy series practice to beat the top-placed boats.
In the J/109 class, David Richards' JUMPING JELLYFISH won the final race, with overall winner, Richard and Valerie Griffith's OUTRAJEOUS finishing sixth. In the final tally, OUTRAJEOUS won with 10 pts, followed by David and Mary McGough's JUST SO in second with 22 pts and Paul Griffith's JAGERBOMB in third with 27 pts. Rounding out the top five in this competitive group was David Jobson's AUDAJIOUS in fourth with 34 pts, winning on a tie-breaker over David McLeman's OFFBEAT. Photo - Paul Wyeth.
| 09 December 2011 | More Info |
An Irish STORM Wins Boat of Year Award
As predicted in the Afloat online reader poll, the yacht STORM owned by Pat Kelly has lifted the Irish Cruiser Racer Association's Boat of the Year award at the ICRA conference in Dun Laoghaire.
Among other wins, the J109 design counted five firsts in an impressive vistory in class one IRC at the 2011 ICRA Nationals held in Crosshaven.
Photo: Bob Bateman
| 02 December 2011 | More Info |
Fall 2011 Letter from Class President Rick Lyall
Fellow J109 Class Members,
I have a lot of ground to cover here so please bear with me and I will try not to take too much of your time.
First, congratulations to Fleet Captain Bill Sweetser and the members of the Fleet 4 Task Force (Tony Syme, Paul Milo and Steve McManus) for the absolutely outstanding job they did hosting the 2011 J109 North American Championship in October. Fleet 4 has had some experience running major class events by hosting the J109 fleet at the Annapolis NOOD regattas the last two years but hosting a North American Championship is a much higher level of difficulty. Bill and his team coordinated efforts with Annapolis Yacht Club to put on a first class four-day event that included excellent race management on the water and lively social events off the water. We would like to thank Jaguar Land Rover Annapolis for their incredibly generous support as our name sponsor as well as J Boats, Quantum Sail Design Group, North Sails, Sebago, Fawcett Boat Supplies, Land Shark Lager and Sailing World magazine for their contributions to this very successful event. We'd also like to thank Annapolis Yacht Club for hosting us and providing the use of their facilities. We deeply appreciate the work of regatta manager Linda Ambrose, Chip Thayer, PRO Wayne Bretsch and all the volunteers at AYC that made this a great event. I'd like to also congratulate Ted Herlihy and his all-amateur crew aboard Gut Feeling on their THIRD North American Championship! Well Done!
Now on to Class business: First, let me remind you that the Executive Committee has proposed three amendments to the Class Rules and Constitution. You will be asked to vote on these amendments in the very near future and if a majority of the members support them, they will go into effect in 2012. The first amendment is to Section 7 of the Class Constitution allowing the Executive Board to convene special meetings during the year to consider proposals for changes to Class Rules. While we appreciate the stability of the Class Rules, it became apparent that the current Constitution's requirement that these proposals only be considered once each year are a bit limiting so we thought added flexibility would be beneficial. The second amendment recognizes ISAF's elimination of Group 2 sailors by removing references to Group 2 competitors in Class rules. The third amendment allows skippers to change jibs or spinnakers at will while racing. As you know, the current rules require skippers to designate a jib and spinnaker for the day. A substitute sail can only be used if the original suffers substantial damage. This change reflects feedback from owners that they would like greater flexibility in protecting their investment in sail inventories to adapt to changing weather conditions. The full details of these changes can be found in the Documents section of the Class website (J109.org) via the link 8/1/2011 - August 1, 2011 - Proposed Class Constitution and Rules Changes.
The next topic is election of Class officers. I have written previously about the need to identify a new set of officers to steer the class on the next leg of its development. We are pleased that participation in Europe remains very strong and that North American owners have stepped up to support the major regattas in the last year. The class is strong but it could benefit from the energy and ideas of a new set of leaders. 2011 is an election year and the Class Constitution requires the Executive Committee to name a Nominating Committee to develop a slate of officers for consideration by the membership. Bill Sweetser, Captain of Fleet 4 volunteered to chair this committee and Adrian Begley, your Class Measurer also agreed to serve. Given that these gentlemen are members of the Executive Board, we needed to identify three additional members to fill out the committee. We were pleased when Ted Herlihy from Fleet 6 (and the reigning North American champion), Jack Toliver from Fleet 11 (Southern Lake Michigan) and Dave Dack, former Fleet Captain of Fleet 1 (Pacific Northwest) volunteered to serve on the committee. We expect the Nominating Committee will complete their work in the next few weeks and the Class will have a new slate of officers to consider. Class Secretary Ed Dailey has agreed to run for re-election and Bob Schwartz, who has done an admirable job taking on the Treasurer's job from Rick Campeau earlier this year, will also stay on. As such, the Nominating Committee efforts will be primarily directed at identifying a new President and Vice-President.
I suspect this will be the last letter I write to you as Class President. I served as Vice President for one year 2006-2007 and have been President the last four years. During this time I have had the pleasure of hearing your feedback and interacting with many of you, both on and off the water. I have learned a great deal about the organizational aspects of sailing, and had the pleasure of working with some of the premier organizing authorities in the US such as New York Yacht Club, Storm Trysail Club, Chicago Yacht Club, Larchmont Yacht Club, American Yacht Club, Breakwater Yacht Club and Annapolis Yacht Club. I've had the opportunity to compete against some terrific skippers and crews and have enjoyed every minute. Well, I admit enjoying the times we have done well better than the times we haven't, but it's all been a learning experience. At this year's North American Championship I was honored with a beautiful Weems & Plath clock with the inscription The J/109 Class Recognizes the Outstanding Contributions of Rick Lyall During His Service as Class President 2006-2011. I'd like to say Thank You! to Fleet 4 for the honor and to all of you for the support over the last several years. I encourage all of you to remain active in the Class and support the slate of officers that succeed me.
I have a lot of ground to cover here so please bear with me and I will try not to take too much of your time.
First, congratulations to Fleet Captain Bill Sweetser and the members of the Fleet 4 Task Force (Tony Syme, Paul Milo and Steve McManus) for the absolutely outstanding job they did hosting the 2011 J109 North American Championship in October. Fleet 4 has had some experience running major class events by hosting the J109 fleet at the Annapolis NOOD regattas the last two years but hosting a North American Championship is a much higher level of difficulty. Bill and his team coordinated efforts with Annapolis Yacht Club to put on a first class four-day event that included excellent race management on the water and lively social events off the water. We would like to thank Jaguar Land Rover Annapolis for their incredibly generous support as our name sponsor as well as J Boats, Quantum Sail Design Group, North Sails, Sebago, Fawcett Boat Supplies, Land Shark Lager and Sailing World magazine for their contributions to this very successful event. We'd also like to thank Annapolis Yacht Club for hosting us and providing the use of their facilities. We deeply appreciate the work of regatta manager Linda Ambrose, Chip Thayer, PRO Wayne Bretsch and all the volunteers at AYC that made this a great event. I'd like to also congratulate Ted Herlihy and his all-amateur crew aboard Gut Feeling on their THIRD North American Championship! Well Done!
Now on to Class business: First, let me remind you that the Executive Committee has proposed three amendments to the Class Rules and Constitution. You will be asked to vote on these amendments in the very near future and if a majority of the members support them, they will go into effect in 2012. The first amendment is to Section 7 of the Class Constitution allowing the Executive Board to convene special meetings during the year to consider proposals for changes to Class Rules. While we appreciate the stability of the Class Rules, it became apparent that the current Constitution's requirement that these proposals only be considered once each year are a bit limiting so we thought added flexibility would be beneficial. The second amendment recognizes ISAF's elimination of Group 2 sailors by removing references to Group 2 competitors in Class rules. The third amendment allows skippers to change jibs or spinnakers at will while racing. As you know, the current rules require skippers to designate a jib and spinnaker for the day. A substitute sail can only be used if the original suffers substantial damage. This change reflects feedback from owners that they would like greater flexibility in protecting their investment in sail inventories to adapt to changing weather conditions. The full details of these changes can be found in the Documents section of the Class website (J109.org) via the link 8/1/2011 - August 1, 2011 - Proposed Class Constitution and Rules Changes.
The next topic is election of Class officers. I have written previously about the need to identify a new set of officers to steer the class on the next leg of its development. We are pleased that participation in Europe remains very strong and that North American owners have stepped up to support the major regattas in the last year. The class is strong but it could benefit from the energy and ideas of a new set of leaders. 2011 is an election year and the Class Constitution requires the Executive Committee to name a Nominating Committee to develop a slate of officers for consideration by the membership. Bill Sweetser, Captain of Fleet 4 volunteered to chair this committee and Adrian Begley, your Class Measurer also agreed to serve. Given that these gentlemen are members of the Executive Board, we needed to identify three additional members to fill out the committee. We were pleased when Ted Herlihy from Fleet 6 (and the reigning North American champion), Jack Toliver from Fleet 11 (Southern Lake Michigan) and Dave Dack, former Fleet Captain of Fleet 1 (Pacific Northwest) volunteered to serve on the committee. We expect the Nominating Committee will complete their work in the next few weeks and the Class will have a new slate of officers to consider. Class Secretary Ed Dailey has agreed to run for re-election and Bob Schwartz, who has done an admirable job taking on the Treasurer's job from Rick Campeau earlier this year, will also stay on. As such, the Nominating Committee efforts will be primarily directed at identifying a new President and Vice-President.
I suspect this will be the last letter I write to you as Class President. I served as Vice President for one year 2006-2007 and have been President the last four years. During this time I have had the pleasure of hearing your feedback and interacting with many of you, both on and off the water. I have learned a great deal about the organizational aspects of sailing, and had the pleasure of working with some of the premier organizing authorities in the US such as New York Yacht Club, Storm Trysail Club, Chicago Yacht Club, Larchmont Yacht Club, American Yacht Club, Breakwater Yacht Club and Annapolis Yacht Club. I've had the opportunity to compete against some terrific skippers and crews and have enjoyed every minute. Well, I admit enjoying the times we have done well better than the times we haven't, but it's all been a learning experience. At this year's North American Championship I was honored with a beautiful Weems & Plath clock with the inscription The J/109 Class Recognizes the Outstanding Contributions of Rick Lyall During His Service as Class President 2006-2011. I'd like to say Thank You! to Fleet 4 for the honor and to all of you for the support over the last several years. I encourage all of you to remain active in the Class and support the slate of officers that succeed me.
| 28 November 2011 |
Annual Meeting of the Class Executive Board to consider Rules Changes
Rules Changes for consideration :
a) A proposal to modify Rule 5.3 by permitting the use of one alternate class jib and one alternate class spinnaker; provided that the substitution of alternate sails may be made only between races. Alternate sails must carry class sail tags and conform to all class measurement requirements.
b) A proposal to modify Rule 5.5 by permitting the use of a “heavy weather” class jib without battens and with dimensions not to exceed:
Luff: 45.75 feet 13.94 m
LP: 3.47 feet 4.11 m
Half width: 6.12 feet 1.87 m
Three-quarter width: 3 feet 0.91 m
Head width: 0.25 feet 0.08 m
c) A proposal to amend Rule 5.7 to permit the purchase of any three class sails in any calendar year.
PLEASE NOTE: To be effective, rules changes require a 2/3 vote by the Executive Board followed by majority approval of those members voting on line.
We'll advise you of the Executive Board's action as soon as possible.
a) A proposal to modify Rule 5.3 by permitting the use of one alternate class jib and one alternate class spinnaker; provided that the substitution of alternate sails may be made only between races. Alternate sails must carry class sail tags and conform to all class measurement requirements.
b) A proposal to modify Rule 5.5 by permitting the use of a “heavy weather” class jib without battens and with dimensions not to exceed:
Luff: 45.75 feet 13.94 m
LP: 3.47 feet 4.11 m
Half width: 6.12 feet 1.87 m
Three-quarter width: 3 feet 0.91 m
Head width: 0.25 feet 0.08 m
c) A proposal to amend Rule 5.7 to permit the purchase of any three class sails in any calendar year.
PLEASE NOTE: To be effective, rules changes require a 2/3 vote by the Executive Board followed by majority approval of those members voting on line.
We'll advise you of the Executive Board's action as soon as possible.
| 28 October 2008 |