Hello,
My name is Rob Garraty and I have owned a 1986 J-30 for a couple of years. The last three digits of my hull id # are 686. I bought the boat in Rhode Island a couple of summers ago and intended to keep it and race/cruise it up there till my wife Gigi informed me that we were going to have a baby and I better stay close to our permanent home in Marco Island, Florida for a while. So I brought the boat down here and have been cruising and restoring it here in Florida. I've been enjoying the info from the website and will probably join the class as I want to contribute and communicate with the other owners of the J-30's. I've been racing J-105s and other classes and may start racing my J-30 soon, so I want you all to know that #686 is still alive and well and in remarkably good and I think almost original condition. Sadly I haven't named her yet and I know it's bad luck but hopefully I will become inspired soon. Anyway I will continue to enjoy the forums and will look forward to contributing any info that I can offer as I bring "whats her name" back to her original glory and see some of you out on the water some day soon.
