J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Districts Southern New England District 2012 Southern N.E. District Championship Regatta

Even though I can see ohio ledge from my house, Wicked can only do it on 21/22... so we vote for Newport (sorry Charlie)

I would like to suggest that we open this up to other boats who may not be at OD level ... I plan to participate using roller and 155. And would love to compete in "mixed competition" as such with "non OD" boats.

Vic - The reason to have the regional event is to allow maximum participation for OD configured boats. Many can race PHRF without traveling. I believe you will see some wording in the NOR that encourages OD configuration for this event, but will allow some exceptions if approved by the SNE District Measurer. Stay tuned as the details are available.

I would strongly encourage the organizers to stick with a one design only format, so there is no need for any timekeeping. Nothing reveals smart strategy or superior speed so clearly as one design racing.

who said anything about handicapping???

just straight open class. anything goes. any configuration can compete.

You OD guys afraid that there is a better config?

1 mile W/L are all about crew work ...

OK how many "meals" included in sat dinner?

Roller furled Vee Jay is in.

Vic - Saturday dinner is pay as you go. Whatever Newport YC charges for their normal grill.

roger, roger. They do basically two different grills ... one for race nights to order[hamburgers, sausage, dogs, chowda], and something on Friday nights that may run into grill fish, steak, chicken ... mostly a sign up night.
Saturday is generally something else. We may perhaps want to find out what their plan is.

NYC does not have a full service restaurant ... and generally run with sign up sheets for meals which are basically set up by our "summer" contract chef. so if we estimate 20, but show up with 40 ... that may be a problem ...

recently down here in Naples at two meetings in a row, our host YC ran out of the advertised and paid for pizza; same,same the next month on the advertised and paid for burger bar.

so I thinking NYC may need some sort of estimate.

Also Sunday morning NYC has a full breakfast program which is the best breakfast deal on the water. And since we will be early to that ... no problem.

So OK ... I been checking on the regional's sat night dinner and it is looking very Providence Italian. For yous that have any relationship with "Federal Hill" where all the Italians were over the last 100 years or so ... and where I was brought up ... Angelo's Restaurant was a stella family restaurant ...

It turns out that the current decendants are in the Newport YC ... but they never catered a dinner at NYC for us NYCers.

So from what I am hearing they are going to do abundance in three of their signature dishes ... veal and peppers, meat lasgana and vegetable lasagna. with Italian bread of course ... and probably a salad of some kind. I am looking forward to it ... 60 years ago was the first time I was in their restaurant, and I have been back since ... but it will be a first for the J30 regionals. More data lata.

There is a parking lot directly in front of the NYC ... that runs 9 hours @ $1.25 an hour ... you pay at a machine and get a receipt that you leave visible in your car window.