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Nope, unacceptable, we'll need your boat. I started skippering races my first season sailing; the only way to learn to race is by racing

I probably still haven't even skippered 10 races yet.

Patrick,

I'm with Scott in encouraging you to come out and race. Racing is the fastest way for you to figure out your boat. Hot Rum at RVYC starts on Saturday. My boat will be on the start line looking for some company. First signal is at 11:00 am. Registration documents are here:
http://www.royalvan.com/racing_details.asp?ID=135

I hear you on that! That's my world right now as well. Even an hour to wash down the topsides feels like a "privilege". It's almost hilarious. My wife would probably opt for a spa day given the option. Me? I'd say, "I'll take a day to crawl around the boat please!" ;-)


That's awesome. And, if I recall correctly, that's a very cool regatta. Great venue. I did a dinghy NAs up there at Jericho years ago that overlapped and we crashed the WAVES party. Good times!

Sounds like we should certainly add Vancouver, in the WAVES timeframe, to a season series list.

Ok Time for me to step in here. I can't stay quiet any more. Blame Grady. I have tried for a couple of years to get the J30 croud off the dock. Me and Tony Brogan did almost all the big races last year north of Whitby. we even had 4 J30s in Swiftsure and 3 in SaltSpring and 4 in the N100. And that was a double handed race.
This year for 2010 Grady has tried to make a deal we go south and some of you come north.
Radiant Heat (Tony Brogan)
Vampire (Don Millie)

We always do round Patos. A 24h race on the last weekend in March from Sidney north sanich YC. This 70mile race has served J30s well. check out the results for the last 9 years. J30s are always on the podium. two years ago I was 3rd over all to a SC50 and Black out that stiped out racer. and that had winds to 43kn.

then comes Salt Spring. This is a fun race in mid may the weekend before swiftsure. this warm fun race around the island favors the slow boat and we kick but. Tony and I had a photo finish at 2am and a 60 mile race.

then after a relaxing cruise we mosy down to Victoria for a bit of action in Swiftsure. We had 4 J30s on the line. Natrual High and Lime light broke on the startline but Tony and I went on again to do a battle royal as we passed all but a few boats to the weather mark. then only to lose it all as we rolled the dice at race rocks but we were still the first J30 home.

N100 (northern Century 100mile race. Double handed) This is by far the best race going. and after 20 years of hard racing I would say that race is one to do. Anacortes YC has a real winner here. this race will rival swiftsure some day. they weather is better and its more challenging. we had 4 J30s in this with all but Celabration coming in within 10min of each other after a 100 mile race! Wow. And Celabration would have been there too but he had family issues.

So after all this who in the north and who in the south is ready to take on Vampire and Radiant Heat.

list your pain and we will bring our pleasure!

This year we are also looking at The Van Isle 360!
all these races will give us our own class with 5 boats.

Don,

Being the voyeur watching this thread from the right coast, it's great to see the gauntlet thrown down for a challenge. Thanks for the enthusiasm and stirring the pot to get more J/30s out to race.

I'll up the challenge - get those boats on the line and have the victor represent the Pacific Northwest District at the J/30 North American championship next year (16-18 Sept 2011 - Annapolis, MD). The organizers can start early locating a loaner boat to support the PNW class if there is a commitment to attend.

ps - love your signature line....

Sail Fast!

Keep up the pressure! 3 years ago we moved from Victoria and sold our boat which we had raced for many years, we had been boatless until August when we purchased #394 (Gracie). We had no plans to return to racing, but never say never. Part of our current dilemma is finding crew. We haven't met anyone in Honeymoon Bay (Lake Cowichan) that sails, and all our previous crew is in Victoria, one hour plus from here. Our only possible option is to sniff around the Maple Bay Yacht Club for unsuspecting victims.

Ok So Grady from the west coast Sling Shot has given me a challenge.
we go south for a race and they come north.

here are the races we are thinking of.

PSSR - spring - Seattle - cycseattle.org
J-Fest - summer - Seattle - http://www.yachtworld.com/sailnorthwest/sailnorthwest_0.html
PSSC - fall - Seattle - cycseattle.org

Then in the north we have

Patos Island race at Sidney north saanich YC. last weekend in March.
Round Saltspring. Canadian Long weekend in May. Saltspring sailing club. ( That's the weekend prior to the US long weekend)
Swiftsure. Royal Victoria YC. last weekend in May and the US long weekend.
Northern Century 100. Anacortes YC. last weekend in Aug
Rips regatta (like whitby only just over the border and cheaper) mid Aug.
and the always fun Southern straits race. from north Van YC
Ask Tony if he will do this again. he had to pull Clint out of the water in over 50kn winds. good fun.

OK so lets start talking.
I get allot of time off so IM in for Patos, Salt spring and swiftsure. and if we find a comon spot in the south like whitby or Jfest then I will head south to do that. And I am sure I can drag the codger Tony along with me as he never misses a chance to school me on the race course.

As well we are bringing a campaign to the Van Isle 360. but to do that race we are modifying the boat with an A sail and sprit. Dont freak we will have two ratings for the boat. ODR and Sprit.

Now my suggestion for the year is for the guys in the south to come up and do Saltspring and then take the week off and cruise the islands and we can have a J30 randevu in Roache or Friday Hb and then go over to Victoria and do Swiftsure as a class as well. So In one week you get 2 major races and a cruise. you only need the crews for the weekends
Then we go south for Jfest and some other race that lines up for a week event. or we make the J30 regatta happen some where like Shilshole. they have lots of dirty 30s.

Then we can crown a king and pat them on the ass and send them to Annapolis in the spring.

Ahhh Annapolis. I miss it just thinking of it.
Ok lets get some names down here.

I will be making a spread sheet of the races and the boats and we will get this sent out to every one to say where they think they will be.

last year we almost had our class at 3 major events, this year lets get our class and have a few extra boats to make it a real test.


And if you like my signature you would love what i have writen on the bottom of my boat. great place to put a message for your competition!

have your tried Craigs list? you may be surprised. Where is the boat? you could race at Cow bay or Maple Bay.

No, haven't tried Craig's list, would prefer referrals. The boat is at Maple Bay marina, so Maple Bay regatta is right there, and Cow Bay is very close also.

ok you will have to do there vendee salt spring race then
its the weekend after Canada day. great race for Jack and Jill or just Jack!
Cindy and I dont miss it an Tony brings Radiant Heat. very good race.
the food is worth the entry fee
and as the race is split over two days its easy to do.

and you may be surprised with craigs list as this is where i found my J24 sailors and the realy helped get the boat going