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LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE
SAILING ASSOCIATION, INC.
12th ANNUAL
J-Jamboree North
J/24 - J/80
Saturday and Sunday, September 18 & 19, 1999

 

INVITATION

The LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE SAILING ASSOCIATION, INC. (LWSA), cordially invites you to participate in the TWELFTH Annual J-Jamboree North Regatta on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. This Fall regatta traditionally produces excellent winds, great race administration, lots of races, the famous Budweiser Beer Truck, and an outstanding barbecue. The twelfth annual event promises no less.

There is plenty of room to leave boats in the water Friday and Saturday Evenings and people may sleep on the boats. Boats will be rafted, so bring plenty of fenders and line. Motels and restaurants are within walking distance though rooms may not be available this year. We are arranging for people to stay at private homes. Please call the people listed for information. There is a hotel list enclosed.

On Saturday evening, the Winnipesaukee Yacht Club will provide a barbecue, indoors at their facility.

• Notice of Race
• Results

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NOTICE of RACE

SITE: Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. Race headquarters, launch, and haulout will be at Fay's Boat Yard in Gilford, NH. The Barbeque will be at the Winnipesaukee Yacht Club. Racing will be on the main portion of Lake Winnipesaukee, 1.5 miles East of Fay's Boat Yard.

RULES: This regatta will be governed by the 1997-2000 Racing Rules of Sailing, the prescriptions of US Sailing, the class rules of the respective classes, this notice, and by the Sailing Instructions.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all J/24 and J/80 class yachts as defined by their class associations. Competitors must meet all ownership, class membership and yacht measurement requirements and must have paid all dues and event fees before becoming official competitors.

ENTRY FEES: The Entry Fee of $60.00 includes Launching, Haulout, Mooring, and Beer at Launching and Haulout. There is an additional charge of $7.00 if the owner or skipper is not a member of the US Sailing Association. In order for us to provide enough Beer and Food, we request that all entries be received as early as possible. For this reason, there is a late registration fee of $10.00.

NOTE: Early registration is requested. The order of Haulout on Sunday afternoon will based on the order of registrations received. Final registration will close at 0930 on Saturday at Fay's Boat Yard in Gilford, NH.

RACING: The racing on Saturday will include as many races as we can run for all three classes. Sunday's racing will be planned so that all boats will be out of the water by 1730.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Skipper's Meeting: A Skipper's Meeting will be held at 0930 Saturday to hand out registration packets and introduce the Race Committee and USSA Judge.

SCORING: The Low Point Scoring System, as provided in Appendix A2 of the Racing Rules of Sailing will be used and all races will be counted

PRIZES: Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third for each class of boats

If you have any questions, please call:

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Results

As hurricane Floyd crept toward the Carolinas early in the week, we wondered if the 1999 J-Jamboree on Lake Winnepesaukee was going to happen. On Wednesday night the storm hit and was whipped up the coast in the jet stream to pass through western New England on Thursday night. Blues Power tugged on her mooring all night but survived with no damage, as did the eight other J/80's on the lake and Fast Company from Montreal that rode out the storm on her trailer in Fay's parking lot.

Friday dawned rainy and WINDY. The lake had come up five inches and the traveling J80's and J24's arrived throughout the day. Most were happy to arrive after trailering in 40mph winds. The boats were in and rafted up by dark which came early in the lingering clouds and rain.

Saturday dawned bright and sunny and WINDY. Northwest in the high 20's.; Marc and Rob set out from Wolfeboro in Blues Power for the eight mile trip, you guessed it, northwest up to Gilford. The waves in Wolfeboro were three feet high and less than a boatlength apart. That's why we have a six horsepower outboard. Up in Gilford the waves were smaller, one to two feet. The good news is that the broads belongs to the sailboats in that kind of weather. No powerboats blasting through the race course today.

The race commitee set its unique "box" course which allows the two fleets (24's and 80's) to start and finish at random without interfering with each other. I don't think we had more than two or three meeting situations with J24's all day.

The breeze held strong all day and the fleet completed six races on Saturday. The action was close and in the heavy breeze there was a lot of opportunity to gain and lose big time. The downwind legs were really fast. Some chose to drive almost dead downwind while others took the high road for some exciting high speed planes. Results were mixed. At times a boat would run deep wing on wing w/o the spinnaker and hold it's place. Other times the same tactic would lose four or five boats.

After racing everyone retired to the Winnepesaukee Yacht Club to work on lightening the Budweiser Beer Wagon and eat a great meal prepared by WYC members. After six races in big breeze there were more than a few stories to be told.

Sunday started out with the traditional hoisting of the AP penant. After about a half hour of that the RC took us out on the water for a little more waiting. There was a very light breeze blowing from the Northeast and it was not expected to last. Excess Bandwidth and Over the Edge engaged in a spectacular water fight that envolved some pretty technical outboard manuevering. They're both ready for the match racing circuit.

Finally the RC started a race. As the breeze went from little to less we finished the race. Greg got a great start and just extended his lead easily win. A second race was started but abandoned as Pinocchio ghosted around the windward mark in his own private breeze.

The last keg was empty and the boats were out by five o'clock. Thanks to all the J-80 Fleet 1 and J24 fleet 140 members who helped with the registration, launch, haul-out, accomodation, and hospitality.

J80 Results

J24 Results

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