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At the 2009 85th sailing of the Port Huron to Mackinac Race, Doyle powered boats won 12 classes (Beneteau 36.7, J/120, NA 40, ORR A, IRC B, IRC C, IRC E, IRC F, Cruising A, B, C and D) and won 54% of the flags awarded. For unsurpassed shape retention and performance, contact your local Doyle loft!

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Division	Place	Yacht Name	Owner
Beneteau 36.7	1st	Patriot	Ken Sharpe
	2nd	Weather Edge III	Colton Weatherston
	3rd	Critical	Claudio Martin
J 120	1st	Carinthia	Fred Rozelle
	2nd	Flyin' Irish	William Bresser
	3rd	Hot Ticket	Robert Kirkman
NA 40	1st	Seagoing	John Seago
	2nd	Velero VII	John Barbour
	3rd	On The Edge	Mark Bevins
ORR A	1st	Talisman	Bruce Aikens
	2nd	Defiance	Ken Flaska/Fred Detwiler*
IRC B	1st	Eagle One	Tim LaRiviere
	2nd	Nighthawk	Chris Saxton
IRC C	1st	George	Bill Thomas
	2nd	Knot Yours Too	Glen Drabant
	3rd	Sleeping Tiger	Charlie Horner
J 35 / T 35	3rd	Major Detail	William Vogan
MULTIHULL	2nd	Adagio	Meade Gougeon
THUNDER BAY COURSE
IRC D	3rd	Engager	Paul Latham*
IRC E	1st	Eliminator	Paul Van Tol
	2nd	Limerick	Darrell Cope
	3rd	Sea Fever	Dean Balcirak
IRC F	1st	Boomerang	Matthew Schriner*
J 105	2nd	Good Lookin'	Dean Walsh
Cruising A	1st	Comfortably Numb	Mark Miller*
	2nd	Dog Dayz	Dan VandenBosshe
	3rd	Brandilee	Steve Nadeau
Cruising B	1st	Wind Toy IV	Robert Bunn
	3rd	Saralysia	Chester Kolascz
Cruising C	1st	Miriah	Michael Mahar
	3rd	Scrimshaw	Richard Rumon
Cruising D	1st	Unplugged	Tim Clayson
	2nd	Yare	John Tipp
	3rd	Days End	Charles Blaty
OVERALL DIVISION IV-THUNDER BAY IRC
	1st	Eliminator	Paul Van Tol
	2nd	Limerick	Darrell Cope/Kevin Pearce
	3rd	Sea Fever	Dean Balcirak
OVERALL DIVISION V-THUNDER BAY CRUISING PHRF
	1st	Wind Toy IV	Robert Bunn
	2nd	Comfortably Numb	Mark Miller*
	3rd	Dog Dayz	Dan VandenBossche
	4th	Miriah	Michael Mahar
	5th	Brandilee	Steve Nadeau
	6th	Genesis	Paul Lee

*partial inventory

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Labels: Beneteau 36.7, J/120, JBoats, NA 40, One Design

The Around Jamestown Island race is an optional, separately-scored competition held Friday June 12 during the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) 155th Annual Regatta. With fog shrouding the first part of Friday’s 19-mile Around the Island Race, crews had to navigate with their instruments and keep themselves out of trouble from the capricious currents and wind eddies that swirl around the Island. Amongst the J/122s racing this legendary race, it was Mike Bruno and team aboard Wings that won the IRC 4 Class.

View Complete Results from the Around the Island Race

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Labels: J/122, JBoats, One Design

The New York Yacht Club held the 155th Annual Regatta June 12-14, 2009. The regatta consists of the 19 mile Around-Conanicut-Island Race on Friday, followed by two days of racing on Rhode Island Sound on three separate circles. This was the inaugural event for the J/122 class to race as a one design class.

In the tightly contested 10 boat J/122 fleet, Andrew Weiss and crew onboard Christopher Dragon took class honors with a commanding lead. Christopher Dragon showed consistent speed with her D4® Premium main and a fresh-out-of-the-bag D4® Multi Panel medium jib.

NYYC 155th Annual Regatta Overall Results

Labels: J/122, JBoats, One Design

Congratulations to Rod Johnstone and crew of J/95 Banjo for winning the Sprit Boat Class C-3 in the Off Soundings Spring Series. The Sprit Boat Class C-3 included three J/105s, three J/109s, and a J/92. The event started in Watch Hill, RI then sailed direct to the Great Salt Pond Harbor on Block Island. The famous Around Block Island Race was held on Saturday.

As Rodney reported on the J Boat Blog, "Friday was a real drag race a 12 mile beam reach from Watch Hill, Rhode Island to Block Island to a set mark just North of the entrance to New Harbor followed by a 3 mile run to Buoy 1 BI North of the Island and a 3.5 mile beat to the finish at the Harbor entrance. Banjo nailed the jib reaching start. At 1BI we were ahead of everyone except the J/105 DRAGONFLY who rounded just ahead of us and finished first. We were second and third boat-for boat behind us was Hugh McLean's J/109 Shearwater.

"Saturdays race was counter-clockwise around Block Island. We sailed the long course with the larger, faster classes which meant we had to go out to the Southwest Ledge Whistle buoy about three miles SW of the island, then East to Southeast Point, then NNE to the NE Whistle buoy a mile off Clay Head, then to the NW to 1BI, then finish off the harbor entrance. The wind was light NE at the start with the flood current starting. It was a set-up for us to showcase our shallow draft all the way down the island in the breeze and out of the foul current- and kick some serious butt.

"We started, then skimmed past the end of the breakwater by a boathook length in about 4-5 of water and kept going. Needless to say the J/105 and J109 right on our tail had to jibe back out into the murky calm for a few boat lengths in order to avoid running aground. We rounded SW Ledge Whistle a quarter mile ahead of the next boat. The next leg to the NE Whistle Buoy was a light, tight spinnaker reach and lost ground (again) to everyone ahead of us. The leg from the NE Whistle to 1BI was a light air run at the very end of the flood current. We gained back all of what we had lost on the boats ahead of us on the previous leg maybe three or four minutes. We could sail lower than everyone if not faster. The final beat was a port tack fetch to the finish in about 10-12 knots of wind. The J/109 Shearwater was first over the line, but we corrected out to first place on time, winning both days and won the series with 2 points.

"All in all, Banjo is fun and easy to sail. Now we know it is fast, too. Oh yes, and we could park it in among the powerboats close to shore at the Oar Restaurant."

Complete Off Soundings Spring Series Results

J/95 Photo Gallery

Labels: J/95, JBoats, One Design

Congratulations to Charles James and his crew aboard Roxanne for winning the J/105 class in the annual Vallejo race both down and back. On Saturday May 2nd, in a fleet of 11 J/105s Roxanne finished the 21.5 mile course to Vallejo in 4.5 hours

Roxanne once again finished 1st in Sunday's race, The Great Vallejo Race #2, completing the 14.5 mile course in 1:43:40. The drag race from Napa River to the Richmond Bridge ended with the entire fleet finishing within 5 minutes of each other!

Complete Results

San Francisco Fleet 1 Website

Vallejo Yacht Club

Labels: J/105, JBoats, One Design

Doyle sails dominated the new J/122 class at the American Yacht Club Fall Series, finishing 1-2-3. Barry Gold’s J/122 Sundari with a new Doyle main and VMG spinnaker squeaked out a win over Doyle powered Christopher Dragon and Patriot.

The Doyle dominance continued in the Beneteau 36.7 class with Crossbow, Resolute and Whirlwind taking all the silver.

American Yacht Club Fall Series Final Results

Labels: Beneteau 36.7, J/122, JBoats, One Design

The J/122 is a new type of sailboat that can be raced and cruised. Built in Europe, where the design is popular, it has started to become established in the U.S., and this last weekend saw the first regatta of these boats in the U.S. The regatta was won by Mike Bruno and Tom Boyle in their new J/122, Wings.

Rye, NY (PRWEB) -- It was "spring" in name only at the American Yacht Club Spring Series of 2008. A strong Easterly breeze for 3 of the 4 racing days offered up gusts to 30 knots and substantial sea state. Turnout was strong, with over 100 boats competing in 12 one-design, IRC and PHRF classes in the annual event that kicks off the big boat racing season in the Northeast.

Just days before the regatta, Mike Bruno, the current commodore of American Yacht Club, and his co-owner, club member Tom Boyle, took delivery of their new J/122, Wings. The J/122 is a new versatile 40 foot performance sailboat that offers racing performance with comfortable live-aboard accommodations. The boats have proven popular in Europe, where they are made, and fleets are now building in the U.S. The boat is designed and marketed by J Boats.
Photos and information on this design and Wings specifically are available at Wings' Website.

The American Yacht Club Spring Series was the very first one design event in the U.S. for this design. Seven boats, all local, competed over 4 days of challenging racing. Some of the best sailors around were on the boats, crewing and calling tactics. Action was tight. The boat that has been active in these waters the longest, Andrew Weiss's Christopher Dragon, and has won handicap events in the past (before the one design class was established), challenged for first place but ended up with a close second after Wings.

Commodore Bruno said, "Having never sailed a sprit boat in the past, or competed in one design racing, it was particularly rewarding to do well in our Spring Series. The 122 is a superb boat with excellent build quality, awesome performance in all the conditions we have experienced to date, and great looks. The boat was totally in control on the days we saw 30kt gusts with steep seas, and was also very fast on the two light days. We already have three 122s at American Yacht Club -- and four other J/122s nearby -- and I suspect our East Coast fleet will grow quickly."

Tom Boyle added, "I am pleased to have joined with my friend Mike Bruno in co-owning and co-skippering this boat, whose design is exceeding all my expectations. Mike and I have planned a first rate program and are fortunate to have attracted some of the very best amateur sailors in our area."

Sailmaker Mark Ploch of Doyle Ploch Sails added, "It was once again clear that our sails are fast and easy to trim over a wide range of conditions. This allows the crew to concentrate on boat handling and tactics, not having to tweak sails." Visit the Doyle Ploch Sails Website. Full results of the regatta are at American Yacht Club Website.

Competition is expected to ratchet up further as more boats are slated to attend upcoming New England events including the East Coast Championship at New York Yacht Club Race Week in Newport in mid July; information on that regatta at New York Yacht Club Website.

Labels: J/122, JBoats, One Design