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A Crew’s Perspective <br>2009 J/30 North Americans

2009 NA Team Fuzzy – from left to right: Kelly Robinson – Genoa trim, owner and driver of the Olson 911 "Poppy" out of Raritan YC Bengt Johansson – driver My wife Marie Johansson – spinnaker trim and tactics Johan Blok – Mast, borrowed from "Poppys" crew this year Jim Mackevich – tactics/strategy, owner […]

Thankful to Know Dorsey Owings

In Memory of J/30 sailor and friend – Dorsey Owings

Tell some Dorsey Stories

Richard Dorsey Owings April 16th, 1950 – November 25th, 2009

Richard Dorsey Owings, of Millington, Md., a lifelong farmer and sailor, died Nov. 25 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. His family was at […]

Jalapeno Wins 2009 New Orleans Race Week

New Orleans –Jalapeno beats Zephyr V2.0 by 2 points at New Orleans Race Week. ZV2 lead in all but 2 races at the first windward and leeward marks but did not cover the leads. Jalapeno nailed some crazy shifts with excellent tactics to finish the 7 race regatta with 9 points including […]

New J/30 Class Officers
Effective 5 Oct 2009

The J/30 Board of Governors held elections during the 1 October 2009 meeting at the North American Championship. The elections resulted in the following officers effective 5 October 2009:

Class Co-presidents: Bill Kneller (Rhapsody #348) and Dave Erwin (Zephyr V2.0 #87) Class Treasurer: Carl Sherter (Fat City #76) Governor at Large: Dennis Bartley (Planxty #205), […]

Fuzzy Wuzzy Wins
2009 North American Championship

Story by Eric Robbins

Westport, CT Bengt Johansson, representing Raritan Yacht Club in NJ, sailed his Fuzzy Wuzzy to a second consecutive J-30 North American Championship, held at Cedar Point Yacht Club in Westport, CT on October 2-4. With all firsts and seconds in the five-race, 15-boat series, Fuzzy Wuzzy […]