J/109 Class Association May Newsletter

J/109 UK & Ireland Class Association
Welcome to the class May Newsletter.

The season is well underway, and J109's have been winning events. Next up is the J Cup in June, and the J109 AGM (20th June).

Remember to visit our website: J109uk.com

2024 Class Membership

Make sure you renew your membership before the One Design regattas which start with  the J Cup on 21st June, and before the class AGM on 20th June.

Download the membership form below and send your incredibly good value £25 membership fee to the class's bank account (details on the membership form).

Download the 2024 class membership form

2024 Season's Championship and Solent Series

The Season's Championships kicked off in April with the Warsash Spring Series. JAGO's second place means they are leading, but it's early days yet.  The Championship continues with the J Cup on 21st June, and the Taittinger regatta on 12 July.  There are 7 regattas which count, as can be seen in the J109 2024 calendar, which you can download below.

The Solent Series, meanwhile, kicked off with the JOG Lonely Tower race, in which Jukebox was the only J109 finisher. It continues with the Taittinger regatta in July.  There are 4 regattas that make up the series.

Download the 2024 Calendar

J109 Europeans and IRC Europeans

The 2024 J109 Europeans are taking place at the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire, as part of the J Cup Ireland on 7 - 8 September. This is followed by the IRC Europeans at the same venue on 10- 15 September.

Expect  Mocking-J, Jings, Tighey Boy, Jukebox, Chimaera, and others at both events.

Racing Reports

J109s did well at the RORC Easter Challenge, with Jukebox finishing second and Mojo Risin' 4th in class 3.

The JOG Nab Tower race in strong weather conditions saw 5 out of 6 109's retiring, but Jukebox held on to secure 5th in IRC 2. Jukebox took 2nd in the Great Escape race, with Just So 3rd.

Just So won class 2 in the Cherbourg - Cowes race, the Cowes - Weymouth race, the Yarmouth - Cowes race and were third in Cowes- Yarmouth, and as a result are leading class 2 in  the JOG Coastal series.

JAGO  came second in IRC 2 in the Warsash Spring series, with  Jybe Talkin' third. While in the Spring Championship,  Jukebox dominated with 6 first places, to win class 2.

Mojo Risin' came fourth overall in RORC's De Guingand Bowl race, and are lying third in the RORC points championship in IRC 3 with consistent results in the Cervantes Trophy and Myth of Malham races.

In Scotland, Blue Jay brought home the Kip regatta RC35 class, with  Jingscoming third.

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J/109 Class Association March Newsletter

Welcome to the class March Newsletter.

It's a new racing season! Check out the 2024 class rules, the minutes of our SGM and the racing calendar for the new year.

The rules and the calendar are available on our website: J109uk.com

2024 Class Rules

Please check out the class rules as amended for 2024 at the Special General Meeting on 7th March. There's some technical changes making the mainsail measurement rules more forgiving of sails built for IRC racing, and a means for a boat to exonerate itself in the case of an infringement of the pole out rule.  Always worth a read before a one- design regatta.

Download the class rules
The minutes of the class Special General Meeting of 7th March are available by following the link below.
Download the minutes

2024 Calendar

The class 2024 calendar has been issued.

Download the 2024 Calendar

March Racing

Racing in the Solent starts late this season, with JOG's Nab Tower race on Saturday 23rd. There's a 75- boat fleet entered, including six J/109s.  Can Just So retain their dominance of the JOG coastal races?

The month ends with the Easter weekend, which sees JOG head off to Cherbourg, while the RORC Easter Challenge regatta takes place in the Solent.

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J/109 Class Association December Newsletter

J/109 UK & Ireland Class Association
Welcome to the class December Newsletter.

Check out the re- launched J109 UK website, sign up for the Annual Dinner, More regattas for J/109s in 2024.

The J/109 UK Website

We're proud to announce that the J/109 UK Class Association website has been revamped and relaunched!
J109uk.com

  • News Archive
  • Racing Results
  • Join The Class
  • Articles on racing technique
  • Maintenance notes
  • Trim guides
  • Class documents
Check out the website

The J/109 UK Class Annual Dinner

The 2024 Annual Dinner will be held on 3rd February 2024  at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in Knightsbridge, London.  Tickets are £75 each.

How to Book: email membership@j109uk.com, stating:

  • Number of tables (of 8)
  • Number of people
  • Boat name
  • Any dietary requirements
Looking Forward to seeing you in February!

2024 Regattas

The class has been invited to the Royal Torbay Regatta on 23- 26 August, just before our national championships at Dartmouth Week.

Expect keen one- design racing at the J Cup Ireland on 7 & 8 September. Also top-class IRC racing at the IRC European Championships on the 10- 15 September. Both are in Dun Laoghaire.

- Please note that these regattas don't form part of the season's J/109 point championship.

Download the 2024 Calendar

Racing Recap

Mojito  was top IRC 1 class boat in the Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association (ISORA) points championship 2023, as well as the IRC Welsh National Champion.

JAGO won the Hamble Winter Series.

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J/109 Class Association November Newsletter

Welcome to the class November Newsletter.

You're invited to the J/109 UK Annual Dinner; Download the 2024 racing programme; Fill out our class member survey and read results from the last couple of months.

The J/109 UK Class Annual Dinner

The 2024 Annual Dinner will be held on 3rd February 2024  at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in Knightsbridge, London.  Tickets will be £75 each.

SAVE THE DATE!!

2024 Racing Programme

Please download the attached file, which shows a racing calendar for 2024, including the events that form the J/109 Season's Championship and Solent Series as well as J/109 one- design events being held next year,.

Download the 2024 Calendar

Class Member Survey

Please take 5 minutes to fill in the survey at the following link:https://forms.gle/L4BG1WFrnrBdsReo6 It will help us understand what you get out of your J/109 ownership/ crewing, and what you want to get out of it in 2024. It will also help us better support the class by arranging social events, class starts in regattas etc.. We're especially keen to gauge interest in the Annual Dinner at the Royal Thames YC on 3rd February.

Here's the link again: https://forms.gle/L4BG1WFrnrBdsReo6

Racing Recap

Mocking-J won the overall RC35 2023 Scottish Championship, sailing in all 6 of the events in the series, and winning the Mudhook and North Clyde regattas. Blue-J and  Jings made the top 5.

CTRL-J won the Shanghai Cup, the overall trophy for the Bristol Channel IRC Championships. The championships were held over two weekends in Porishead and Cardiff.

Jukebox won the Hamble IRC Autumn Championships (IRC 3), with JAGO second.

JAGO have a very commanding lead in the Hamble Winter Series.

J/109 Class Association September Newsletter

Welcome to the class September Newsletter.

Reviews of Dartmouth Week, results from the J Cup Ireland , a discounted Boat Show offer courtesy of Key Yachting, the venue and dates for the 2024 National Championships announced and results from the last month.

Chimeara win the J Cup Dublin

Chimeara won the closely contested J Cup Dublin with 9 points from the 6 race series, scoring two first places in the last two races to clinch the title. They were held close by Storm (with another 2 1sts) and Joker 2 with 1 ist and a 2nd.

Dartmouth Week Report

Dartmouth never disappoints and wow what an event! The racing was made even better with the use of MarkSetBot, the automated, self propelled race marks and sponsored by Raymarine and Salcombe Gin!

11 boats took part with a hefty contingent of the Solent boats having made the trip west but great to hook up with local boats, Ju Kyu, and Jubilant wanting to profit on their local knowledge.
The weather for the the latter part of the week was wind from the WSW/ W 12-20kts and since it was coming over the Start peninsular there were some significant shifts and gusts. Get in the right lane and you would profit well, miss the shift and you will lose.
However everything kicked off with Day 1, Thursday with no wind and an AP over A being a smart move by the PRO. The Royal Dart Yacht Club bar did well on a hot sunny day!

Day 2 - Friday was a beautiful 10-12kts from the the SW for race 1 and a WL, Races 2 and 3 saw 16- 18kts with a triangle for the last race.
For all 3 races there was a close tussle between Jukebox and JAGO, with the latter leading around the weather mark on several occasions but Jukebox being able to sneak ahead taking 3 bullets and JAGO 3 seconds. The last podium places in each of the races went to Jumping Jellyfish, JustSo and Jenie respectively. This left Just So in 3rd on 10 pts, Jumping Jellyfish on 14, Juno (Michael Carrington) showing good consistency on 17 and Rosie & Chuck Berry’s Hayling Island team on Jenie with 18.
Jukebox, Jumping Jellyfish and Juno were all grateful recipients of the Salcombe Gin delivery! This was followed by the 109 Dark’n’Stormy dock party, and it was as a torrential rain storm joined in!

Day 3 – brought the Bay Race and double points. It was an 18nm course utilising the automated marks to great effect. The course rightly tested the crews with tight reaches and difficult drops along with a minor rain squall in the middle of the race. Jumping Jellyfish was up to a full complement of crew and showed great pace giving Jukebox, JAGO, Just So and Jenie a run for their money. Once again Jukebox nailed it and pretty much the series with another bullet and the double points but only after the scary moment when you’re leading a race and get an almighty kite wrap - we’ve all been there. Jumping Jellyfish was really close in second with JAGO not being able to close the gaps enough in third. Jenie took fourth in a very close fight from Just So taking a discard in an uncharacteristic 5th and Ju Kyu 6th. Juno was sadly DSQ for a bowsprit infringment of the class rules putting paid to any podium chances they had, slightly harsh but rules is rules!

Day 4 – was a slightly windier day again same direction but ranging from 12-20kts so gear changing and being in the right place were crucial. Race 6 a 3 lap WL saw Mojo Risin and JAGO OCS, Mojo by half a length and JAGOby the smallest of margins both were caught in the fleet so not able to return quickly. Jukebox and Jumping Jellyfish went for the pin end. JAGO having exonerated herself played the right hand side of the first beat to pop out at the weather mark in 4th place behind Jenie. Jumping Jellyfish took the race win from Jukebox in a very close tussle and several lead changes with Just So in third. Going into the final race Jukebox were the clear leaders which left a close battle between Just So, JAGO and Jumping Jellyfish for the podium places. It came down to the very last down wind leg, with Jumping Jellyfish closely followed by JAGO and Just So at the top mark. JAGO went for an early gybe and then closely followed each other in a 16-20kts downwind charge, that came down to the last gybe to the gate. With JAGO on the right holding Jumping Jellyfish out to the left, JAGOgybed late, fully loaded at the mark with Jumping Jellyfish less than half a length away. JAGO managed to squeeze past the mark and into the finish just meters ahead, to sneak 2nd place overall and Jumping Jellyfishthird. Just So were close behind Jumping Jellyfish.

So the regatta ended with Jukebox as clear leaders on 6 pts discarding a 2nd, JAGO second with 15, Jumping Jellyfish 18, JustSo 20 and Jenie on 28. Let’s not forget all those taking part Jedi, Ju Kyu, Jubilant, Jengu, Juno, Mojo Risin.

Boat Show Discounted Tickets!

Key Yachting have kindly made a discounted ticket offer open to the J/109 class for the Southampton Boat Show. Tickets are available at £19.99 (compared to £32 on the door).  To get your ticket, follow the process below, and don't forget to pop by the Key Yachting pontoons to see the new boats and say thank you!

  1. Visit:                   Visitor Information - Southampton International Boatshow (southamptonboatshow.com)
  2. Click:                   Buy tickets
  3. Enter:                  KEYYACHT into the promo box and click apply
  4. Select:                 Exhibitor Promotion
  5. ADD:                    Tickets to your basket
  6. Click:                    Next and continue through the checkout process.

The boat show takes place from the 15th to the 24th September.

2024 UK National Championships

The 2024 J/109 UK Nationals will take place as part of Dartmouth Week on 28th - 31st August.

Other J/109 One- design events in 2024 will include The Vice Admirals Cup, The J Cup, The Taittinger Regatta  and Cowes Week; all in the Solent.

Racing Recap

Jago finished second overall in RORC's season finale, the Castle Rock Race, also the first part of the IRC double handed nationals.

Jago finished second in RORC's IRC 3 season's championships, with Mojo Risin' fourth and  Jybe Talkin' fifth.

Jumunu  are lying fourth in the JOG IRC 2 Offshore series.

Just So are still top of the tree in the JOG IRC 2 Coastal series

J/109 Class 2020 General Meeting Agenda and Materials, 5th December 2020

Dear J/109 sailors,

Ahead of our General Meeting to be held at 11:00am on Saturday 12th December, 2020, please take a look at the links below for the materials proposed to be dicussed:

  1. General Meeting Agenda
  2. Minutes of the 2019 AGM
  3. Chairmans 2020 Statement
  4. Financial Review 2020
  5. Sailing Calendar 2021
  6. Class Rules 2021
  7. Black line of changes from 2019 rules (this is a word file that you will have to download and view)
Please remember that, to vote at the GM you will need to be a full member of the class for 2020.  If you have not yet paid your subscription, please do so in advance of the meeting and this subscription will also cover you for 2021.

Dial in details for the committee meeting on Zoom will only be sent to paid up full and associate members of the Class Association.

We are still looking for volunteers for the role of Marketing and Publicity, which includes the management of the web site.  Please do let me know if you would be interested.

A summary of changes to the rules is as follows:

  1. 4 f) limiting the liability of the committee
  2. 6 a) gives the committee more flexibility on the timing and format of the AGM and to accommodate virtual voting
  3. 7 a) Flexibility for the committee to set the level of the subscription and period of membership for which it applies.  We intend to make 2020 subscriptions valid for 2021 and we need this wording to achieve that.
  4. Measurement rules paragraph 1: Certain changes to Part 2. of the measurement rules to reflect that fact that J/Boats Inc. are now less involved in the J/109 class and allowing owners to do repairs and source replacements more openly, but still to, or as close as possible to, the original specifications.
  5. Various tidy ups related to references to World Sailing regulations
  6. 4.3.13 inclusion of “winches” to this paragraph, which allows replacement winches of similar specification to be permitted without specific approval required.
  7. 4.3.17 to 18 and 5.4.2 and 5.4.3 Changes to reflect the end of the transitional period, removing the option of overlapping headsails
  8. 4.3.19 permission to use a rope-based cascade backstay system

Finally, please don't forget to take advantage of the Cascade Backstay and Winch offer from SRM Marine (below) while there is still time.

Regards,

Simon Perry
Class Chairman

J/109 Class 2020 Special General Meeting Minutes and approved Documents, 20th December 2020

Last Saturday, 12th December 2020, 11 members of the class association met on Zoom for the 2020 Special General Meeting.

The meeting approved Rob Cotterill as the new Class Secretary, replacing Owain Franks who has resigned from the committee after many years of valuable service.  Thank you Owain for all you have done, we are sorry to see you leave, but also, thank you Rob for stepping into the role.

We also approved the Class Rules for 2021and finalised the calendar of events for next years season.

Please do click on the links below to view the relevant documents:

  1. Minutes of the Special General Meeting, 12th December 2020
  2. Class Rules 2021
  3. Sailing Calendar 2021
Regards,

Simon Perry
Class Chairman

J/109 Class 2021 AGM Agenda and Materials, 18 June 2021

Dear J/109 sailors,

Ahead of our Annual General Meeting to be held at 18:45am on Friday 25th June 2021, at the Upper Bar, Royal Southern Yacht Club, Hamble please take a look at the links below for the materials proposed to be dicussed:

  1. Annual General Meeting Agenda
  2. Minutes of the 2020 SGM
  3. Class Committee's 2021 Statement
  4. Financial Review 2021
  5. Measurer's Report and maintenance guide
  6. Sailing Calendar 2021
  7. Class Rules 2021
Please remember that, to vote at the AGM you will need to be a full member of the class for 2021.  If you have not yet paid your subscription, please do so in advance of the meeting.
Regards,

Rob Cotterill
Class Secretary

J/109 Class 2021 AGM meeting minutes, 6 July 2021

On the 25th June 2021, 7 members of the class association met at the Royal Southern Yacht Club for the 2021 AGM.

The meeting approved David Richards as the new Class Chair, replacing Simon Perry who has resigned from the committee after leaving the class.  Thank you Simon for all your valuable input and energy, we are sorry to see you leave. Thank- you David for stepping into the role.

We also heard reports from the class committee and discussed future regattas and events.

Please do click on the links below to view the relevant documents:

  1. Minutes of the AGM 25 June 2021
  2. Class Rules 2021
  3. Sailing Calendar 2021

Regards,

Rob Cotterill
Class Secretary

J/109 UK & Ireland Class Association August 2023 Newsletter

Welcome to the class August Newsletter.

Previews of the two big J/109 gatherings happening next week, and round- ups of big weather sailing in the Fastnet and Cowes week

J Cup Dublin Preview

The J Cup comes to Irish shores for the first time next week, and will see 10 J/109s battling it out.  The regatta is hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club, in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin Bay.  Racing takes place on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th August.

Dartmouth Week Preview

At the same time on the other side of the Irish Sea, Dartmouth Week will be hosting 11 J/109s racing one- design. The competition will be re- joined for the podium of the British J Cup in June, with JAGO, Jumping Jellyfish and Just So in the mix. Jukebox, fresh from their class win at Cowes week will be looking to bring their form to the West Country. Local boat Jubilant and Ju Kyu from Plymouth will hope local knowledge plays into their hands. The races are organised by the Royal Dart Yacht Club, Dartmouth Sailing Club and Dittisham Sailing Club. Racing takes place on Thursday 24 - Sunday 27th August.

Download the AGM minutes

Racing Recap

Jukebox won IRC3 at Cowes Week, leading a fleet of 5 J/109s in the regatta. Witchcraft were second J/109 and Jenie third.

Blouna were the first J/109 home (16th in IRC 3) at the extremely heavy weather Fastnet Race, with Jago following in 19th and Mojo Risin' in 27th.  7 109s finished, with 5 forced to retire.

Jago are lying second in RORC's IRC 3 season's championships, with Mojo Risin' third and Jybe Talkin' fifth.

Jumunu  are lying fourth in the JOG IRC 2 Offshore series.

Just So are still top of the tree in the JOG IRC 2 Coastal series

In the RC35 fleet, Storm won the IRC2 title at the Royal Ulster regatta on Belfast Lough

At the Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta  top J/109 was White Mischief, closely followed by Joker 2 and Blast on Chimaera.