Dave and Bill here wishing everyone a Happy New Year! \u00a0What a year for the J\/30 class in 2011! We noted 75 official active class members, 51 US Sailing members and have captured fleet information for 518 J\/30 hulls.\u00a0 Our fleets continue to be recognized across the world.<\/p>\n
The word ca\u2022ma\u2022ra\u2022de\u2022rie means: Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together. We are very proud of our class as we have developed a sailing leadership image over the years. We have overcome our differences of opinions through various levels of diverse thinking. Across the nation, we have developed a lot of lifelong friends in our class. We are thankful to have the best people with a focus of family. When we disagree, let’s refrain from using Sailing Anarchy and pick up the phone to talk to one another – like in the old days before social media. With a goal to keep the costs of our sport low, let’s work together to produce a class built on the basic foundations of sportsmanship and camaraderie. We are like a softball league on water. As the economic times improve and the new sailing season begins, give yourself a pat on the back for creating a world in which we compete, laugh, collaborate and succeed on and off of the water.<\/p>\n
In 2012, goals include more forum, blog and video coverage of regattas, renovation projects, racing tips and tricks.\u00a0 Examples: cross sheeting, launching the spinnaker from the front hatch, main sheet systems, vang systems, deck layouts. After reading Nicholas Hayes book Saving Sailing, it is clear that we need more families sailing together. Let\u2019s host more junior regattas and act as mentors to younger sailors.\u00a0 The J\/30 is a perfect boat to help Save Sailing.<\/p>\n
Here are a few topic of focus:<\/p>\n
RECOGNITION<\/strong> J\/30 President\u2019s Recognition Awards<\/p>\n North Americans \u2013 David McConaughly with Hampton based crew aboard White Boat<\/p>\n Newest Member to Finish Top 5 at NAs \u2013 Whitney Kent with Team Raiki<\/p>\n Media\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Molly Winans for coverage of multiple J\/30 events in Spinsheet Magazine.<\/p>\n Funniest Video \u2013 Bob Rutsch http:\/\/j30.us\/ubbthreads\/ubbthreads.php\/topics\/12454\/2011_J_30_NA_s_Race_4_video_of.html<\/a><\/p>\n Sailor Recruitment \u2013 Vic Farmer who created a youth sailing program in Naples<\/p>\n Training Videos \u2013 Vic Farmer \u2013 check many of them out on the J\/30 forum<\/p>\n Innovative Story \u2013 Dell Todd \u2013 check out his story on the J\/30 website https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/?p=1148<\/a><\/p>\n If you would like to recognize a J\/30 class member for accomplishment visit this forum thread. http:\/\/j30.us\/ubbthreads\/ubbthreads.php\/topics\/12778.html#Post12778<\/a><\/p>\n NORTH AMERICANS<\/strong><\/p>\n Congratulations to White\u00a0Boat<\/em> skippered by David McConaughy who made the trip from Hampton, VA to win the North American Championship hosted by Annapolis Yacht Club. Steve Buzbee and the\u00a0Blue Meanie<\/em>\u00a0crew\u00a0finished second. \u00a0Bob Rutsch and Mike Costello\u2019s team sailing BeBop<\/em> finished 3rd<\/sup>. The 2012 North American Championship will be hosted by New Orleans Yacht Club in October 18-21. NOYC posted the NOR one year in advanced of the event.\u00a0 Please register early if you are planning to race. Stay tuned for exciting sponsorship and event announcements in the near future.\u00a0 The J\/30 North American Championship continues to be the largest venue of J\/30 sailors sharing ideas and stories.<\/p>\n COMMUNICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n The level of discussion on the J\/30 forum has continued to increase with sailors from all over the world exchanging sea stories, getting maintenance tips, coordinating cruises and scheduling races.\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget to check out the discussions on the\u00a0district forums<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that are local to your area.<\/p>\n Since our boats are one year older, there are many who have taken extra steps to preserve the legacy and material condition of their boats.\u00a0 There is a wealth of information on the J\/30 forum made possible by people who have share information on core replacement, engine rebuilding, running rigging upgrades, deck repair, and the list goes on.\u00a0 If you have not registered on the J\/30 forum, you\u2019re missing a great resource available at no cost for your use.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget to engage and speak to your district governors and ask \u201cwhat do you want\u201d so the J\/30 class can serve you better.\u00a0 Create opportunity to meet and connect with other J\/30 owners in your area.<\/p>\n MERCHANDISE<\/strong><\/p>\n The J\/30 Class continues to partner with V-Sport, the J\/Boat licensed apparel supplier to offer member\u00a0discounts on J\/30 logo merchandise<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that can be personalized for your boat.\u00a0 The class has also partnered with North Sails to offer\u00a0J\/30 flags available for purchase online<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0We are now selling large battle and smaller back stay flags. We are also offering a 20% US Sailing membership discount through the\u00a0Membership Partner Program<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 those who pay J\/30 class dues online and enter their US Sailing number get a custom link to get this discount with their data already entered.<\/p>\n Finally, we will be sending out an email with a request for 2012 class dues by the end of January.\u00a0\u00a0 Class dues will remain at $50 for each owner\/co-owner and $25 for associate membership (crew members). \u00a0 If you have not received an email message by 1 February, please contact us<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to be sent a custom registration link for your boat.\u00a0 We ask that everyone please support the class and pay dues, so we can continue to build the momentum with resources such as the web site, forum and National Championship.<\/p>\n Happy Sailing! Dave and Bill here wishing everyone a Happy New Year! What a year for the J\/30 class in 2011! We noted 75 official active class members, 51 US Sailing members and have captured fleet information for 518 J\/30 hulls. Our fleets continue to be recognized across the world.<\/p>\n The word ca\u2022ma\u2022ra\u2022de\u2022rie means: Mutual trust and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-news","category-list","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1284"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1295,"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284\/revisions\/1295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBill Kneller<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Dave Erwin<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"