J30 Sailors-Long Island Sound District,
The 2013 sailing season is fast approaching. There are lot of things to be excited about this season!

The J30 North American Championship will be hosted by the Southern New England District. The NAC will be sailed out of Barrington Yacht Club in Barrington Rhode Island. This will be the third time Barrington has hosted the NAC, where has always been great racing and great fun. Save the Dates! July 25-27. Registration information and the regatta website can be found on http://j30.us/na2013

The LIS District Championship will again be part of the Cedar Point Yacht Club One Design Regatta. The ODR has become the premium Offshore One Design Regatta on the sound. Class racing may be J30s, J70s, J80s, J105s, J109s, Vipers, Ben 36.7s and Soverel 33s.The Regatta is scheduled for June 1 & 2. Registration and regatta information can be found on Yachtscoring at www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=768 . Club info can be found at www.cedarpointyc.org . Rumors have it that a former J30 NA Champion from New Jersey is a Soverel 33 owner. Maybe we'll see him at the ODR?

More One Design sailing for LIS skippers. How about trying some new venues:
The Red Grant Regatta in Raritan Bay in early July
The Branford-Pine Orchard Regatta in mid July. A good stopping off regatta on the way to the NAC in Barrington.
The Milford/Windjammers Last Chance Regatta in late September.
Any other ideas or suggestions?

A few of our J30 LIS sailors are planning to attend the Waterlines Systems Open House on March 9th in Rhode Island. More info is on the class website. There will also be a few J30 skippers at the North U rules seminar at Cedar Point on March 23. Check the Cedar point or North website to sign up.

In 2014!!!! The Long Island Sound District is hosting the 2014 J30 North Americans Championships at Cedar Point YC. Dates are Sept 11-14, 2014. See you there!

John McArthur, LIS District Governor