J\/30 Sailors,<\/p>\n
Dave and Bill here welcoming you to the start of a promising 2010 season.\u00a0 Over the past couple of years we\u2019ve seen a resurgence of excitement across the globe as J\/30 sailors get more \u201cconnected\u201d.\u00a0 This is evidenced by the pictures we see and stories we read about on the J\/30 forum.\u00a0 The class is all about people and that\u2019s the focus we\u2019ve tried to capture with our website update in late 2009.\u00a0 The J\/30 North American Championship is the primary event where we get people together, and have the largest collection of J\/30 sailors competing and having fun in one place.\u00a0 In both 2008 and 2009 there were boats competing for the first time, with many boats who formed crew with multiple J\/30 owners.\u00a0 In addition there were events on the Great Lakes and Gulf Coast that had crews participating from out of area.\u00a0 This kind of dedication only happens when the bond of friends are made by connecting such a diverse group of great people \u2013 J\/30 sailors!<\/p>\n
In early 2009, class co-presidents John McArthur and Carl Sherter declared the J\/30 Class web site and J\/30 Class Forum as the \u201cofficial\u201d mechanism for J\/30 Class communications and the vehicle to conduct class business.\u00a0 This has proven to be a very effective method to promote efficient multi-faceted communications. The class has not mailed a paper news letter in a number of years, as this is expensive and does not effectively meet the majority of people\u2019s communications needs in the digital age. \u00a0The J\/30 forum and class web site have effectively replaced the news letter.\u00a0 The J\/30 Board of Governors (BOG) met at the 2009 J\/30 North Americans, and augmented meeting attendance via conference call.\u00a0 The meeting agenda and discussion items were all reviewed by the BOG in a reserved section on the forum for \u201creal time\u201d access.\u00a0 The meeting minutes are posted on the forum for the entire class to read.\u00a0 Additionally, there are a number of items where discussions are held and polls are posted to determine how class members feel about topics.\u00a0 It\u2019s safe to say that there are lots of differing opinions out there for most any change to class rules, and the only way to promote change is to discuss things openly amongst the class to gain consensus for change.\u00a0 The forum is your opportunity to be heard.<\/p>\n
We added sections to the forum so that each J\/30 district has a means to discuss items of interest to their region.\u00a0 J\/30 owners who are registered on the forum have been added to their respective district groups, and receive automatic notification when a message is posted in their district forum.\u00a0 As new members register on the forum, they are added to the appropriate district group.\u00a0 The J\/30 District Governors are \u201cmoderators\u201d for their respective forums.\u00a0 There is contact information for the district governors both on the class web site and as a posting at the top of every district forum.\u00a0 Feel free to contact your district governor to help organize a social event, cruising, one design event, or get J\/30s in your area together at a PHRF event.\u00a0 Many districts schedule social events with their annual district meetings, and this is a wonderful opportunity to meet and connect with other J\/30 owners in your area.<\/p>\n
As our boats continue to age, 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 shared information on core replacement, engine rebuilding, running rigging upgrades, deck repair, and the list goes on.\u00a0 There is no better place to look for your J\/30 information than the class web site and forum.\u00a0 If it hasn\u2019t been posted before, you\u2019re guaranteed to get a quick response from somebody with an answer or idea for your question.\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
The 2010 J\/30 North American Championship is announced on the class web site. It will be held 6 \u2013 8 August, at the Boston Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA. This is a great venue and we expect a substantial turnout. Please consider racing with us at the J\/30 North American Championship if you have not recently done so. More information about the logistics and loaner boats will be available as the organizing committee firms up the plans.<\/p>\n
Finally, we will be sending out an email with a request for 2010 class dues by the end of January. \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<\/a> to 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! J\/30 Sailors,<\/p>\n Dave and Bill here welcoming you to the start of a promising 2010 season. Over the past couple of years we\u2019ve seen a resurgence of excitement across the globe as J\/30 sailors get more \u201cconnected\u201d. This is evidenced by the pictures we see and stories we read about on the J\/30 forum. The […]<\/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-663","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\/663","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=663"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":688,"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663\/revisions\/688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j30.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBill Kneller<\/a> & Dave Erwin<\/a>,
\nJ\/30 Class Co-Presidents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"