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Semi is close for us, we live in Abbotsford so its only a 50 minute drive. Plus with the semi resort it makes it a good destination for the kids (they have a large pool)
Is there room in Pt Roberts?

Ahh. I have a friend who owns a house in Mission and he uses PRYC because it is normaly eaisier to get to due to border waits. but if you have Nexus thats not an issue.

by to today or tommorow I will have our 2011 calendar up on our site. it will have every thing in the area.

For 30' boats there is almost always room. its the big boats that have issues. we pay just over $2000 anualy for morage and another $150 for the club and we get 20 boats out for the races and we have alot of cruises as well.

And as for the kids. bring them out. lots of people in the club have young kids.
And when we did the Vendee last year people had kids on board they just could not help sail the boat.

Patrick,

My sons are three and seven years old. The seven year old is great on the boat and really knows how to stay safe and out of trouble. He has the option of coming racing with his dad but has not expressed an interest, so I'm not going to push it. The three year old is still a handful on the boat as he has limited understanding of what could hurt him. So for the moment, the boys stay home when I go racing. We do bring the kids cruising though. My kids love being in the Gulf Islands.

I have my calendar up on my club site

http://www.pointrobertsracing.com/

it shows all the local events

Google Maps for J30s in the Pacific NW

Ok Guys ever wondered where we all are? Here you go. If your not on here that's because you did not tell us the Marina or location of the boat. and if your boat is on land its because you did not say your club.
And the Red tags are boats I know that leave the dock. And yes Jim I know Celebration leaves the dock.

Now stop hiding and get out there.

Well, that should get some responses.
Outlaw (#144) does leave the dock. Just two days ago, in fact.
Also, Perloo Society and Toucan Do it (#39 and #427) are on our same dock. Slingshot (#121) is on the next dock.
All but Outlaw are shown somewhat off location, but you got us just right (well a couple of docks off)

I thought so. But as I said the red pins are boats " I know leave the dock" As I do not sail in Seattle I do not know the boats that are getting out or the ones that sit at the dock all the time.

Although I am starting to hear some of these names when I check into past years results as I search for some events to try and get a J30 Class going. If you do see errors send me a private email and I will correct the map and hopefully it will show up on the page. I think this will help us though for the fleet.

In one way it tells me that the Class races will have to be some where near Seattle as that is the center of Mass for the fleet. Shame... That's a three day hump for us to get down there. but hey I was planning on cruising south this year.

oh you will see some pins staggered because if I put all the pins at Shilshole all you would see is one boat and every one would not realise how many of you are down there unless they zoomed right in.

Ok, so I am considering taking a bit of a breather from the racing next year as I felt a little overwhelmed last year. Tried to do too much my first season with next to no budget and a core crew not fully built yet. That said, if I am doing limited regattas next year, Class racing would take a priority.

My thoughts:
1. If we are choosing regattas to have a J/30 Class, they should be around the cans racing. Distance racing is fun, but it does not see as much head to head racing and opporunities for camraderie and/or shenanigans. Personally speaking, it feels more satisfying when delivering long distances to get 5 or 6 races than to put all my eggs in one big basket.

2. Consider the prevailing wind strength of the regattas we choose. On our boats the fun factor goes up exponentially with the wind speed; the 30s love the breeze. Because we are very "relaxed" on the class rules out here, moderate winds will also be the great equalizer as "turbo'd" boats tend to be focussed on light air speed.

I know it is about maximum travel distance for most, but I am going to say it anyways, SOAR in Squamish is about the best conditions you can hope for if you are talking J/30. It would be a RARE day if we see less than 10 kts. While technically a distance race, I have enough swing to get us round the cans racing. You also get a downwind sprint race in, and a windward beat home. PITCH might also be a good option, or J/fest would probably see the most boats. Does J/fest conflict with the 360?

3. We should consider the party atmosphere of the regatta. I hate to say it, but most of the regatta's in Vancouver proper are pretty tame (some even lame). It is the city, so everyone leaves after dinner to go do thier own thing. I haven't been to WAVES, but I strongly suspect it is the same. Maple Bay, Cow Bay WIRW, RIPS, SOAR all have good parties I believe and I think it is related to thier location; i.e. nothing else to do but party at the regatta. I have a lot easier time getting crew to commit to travel if they know it is going to be non-stop excitement both on and off the water.

4. O/D rules: we are pretty lax out here and let's keep it that way, but if we know a boat is turbo'd to the point of serious advantage, let's get creative. Maybe the obviously fast boat carries all the extra beer.

5. I am liking the prize that Bill put forward. Overall winner from the two regattas combined scoring. Off chance of a tie is resolved by a match race.