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Hey Everyone,
Don’t forget that we are getting together at Rich Ketchum’s house (just up from the Yacht Club on Old Powerhouse Road in Falmouth) to work on Downeast Planning.
As I have said before, Jess and I welcome any to attend this meeting and help us plan and generate ideas. The more the merrier!
Hope to see you on Monday the 11th at 6:00 pm
Thanks!
Remember that sailing in District 1 Championships, Northeast Regionals and North Americans confirm you a spot in the 2012 Worlds in Rochester, NY.
As we near the start of the 2011 season, I wanted to follow up on a few items discussed at the annual meeting. I have copied parts directly from the meeting notes and then added any additional information in BLUE as well as noted the update.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see you all at Oasis April 27th for Happy Hour 5 to 8!
Molly
4. Food-Shelly
Shelly presented the information about a new food option for summer 2011. The cost would be the same as this year $260 per boat if we can guarantee 10 boats. Since we saved about $450 on food last season, we could credit that to the coming summer’s food. The list of menu items are as follows and would also include salad and rolls:
Meat Ravioli with sauce
Meat Lasagna
Stuffed Shells with sauce
Portabella Ravioli with Sauce
Mac and Cheese
Beef and Bean Burritos
Cheese Ravioli with sauce
Fried Eggplant with Ricotta and sauce
We polled those at the meeting and we currently have 8 boats that agreed to give the food one more try. We need to get two more boats on board to make this happen.
We will also schedule 2 nights (one per month) of BBQ and bring in sides to change things up a little bit. Sarah and Molly will coordinate and Steph, Andrew Stern, and Gretchen offered to help grill on those nights.
Update: At the Annual Meeting 8 boats said that they would do J24 food. I would really appreciate an email confirmation to make sure you are in for the food before we make a commitment to Shawn. So far I have heard from Hankey, Al, and McGee-please email me and confirm your food plan.
BBQ nights tentatively scheduled for July 13 and August 10.
3. Race Committee
Talked about ways to improve our Wednesday Night RC. Decided to keep it run by fleet members/boats. A member from each boat is expected to attend either a Race Management Seminar or the J24 RC Management workshop (put together by Molly, Steph and others.) Attendance to the event will result in a 1st place scoring for the boat. No attendance will result in a DNS for the first score. The hope is to provide at least one “expert” on the Lindsay Lord to improve our Race Management.
In addition, Steph and Molly will draft a RC Expectation document that will be presented to all members of the fleet so that we are all on the same page as far as RC is concerned.
Update: The RC night will be held on June 25th during regular Wednesday night time. Anyone that would like to help plan and present this please email Molly White mollyfrommaine@yahoo.com or Stephanie Helms returns5@gwi.net
5. Chase Boat
Erica had expressed the concern about not always having a chase boat present on Wed nights. It is a safety concern as well as having a mark boat speeds up the course setting process. We will look into purchasing a chase boat to share with the Etchelles and PYC RC.
Update: The Etchelles fleet captain, the PYC race officer, Junior Program Director, and Water Front Manager and I met to discuss the possibility of sharing a chase boat. We came up with an agreement to share a chase boat between PYC Race, the Etchelles Fleet and Fleet 43. The three groups will share the 18 foot Maritime Skiff.
This will be an advantage to the fleet for many reasons; After 4 Man-Over-Boards from J24′s (2 on Wednesday nights, we realized how crucial it is to have a second maneuverable boat on the race course, a chase boat will enable race committee to more easily adjust or shorten courses to improve Wednesday Night Racing, we will have a mark boat for DE, and we will be able to get great photos of out fleet in action.
6. Dates-Launch/Haul & Start/End of Season
Proposed-
Launch: After a spring districts or May 21st (try to avoid Memorial Day)
Racing begins May 25th or June 1st and Ends Sept 7th
Last two Wed earlier starts. (8/31 and 9/1)
Double handed: August open weekend (Sat or Sun?)
Downeast : September 10th and 11th
Haul Out: Immediately Traveling boats at DE or Monday morning after DE with 2nd Haul out after Fall Series. Boats can also haul out at Leafer’s if they decide to sail in the event. Will ask Jay about an earlier haul out-but HSB may only want to do one Saturday.
Update: All these dates have been set please visit the fleet calendar www.j24fleet43.org
7. Downeast Regatta-Event and Chairs
Jess Harris has offered to return as Regatta Co-Chair. We are still looking for other individuals to Co-Chair or learn the ropes.
We are currently running an “Early Bird” Discount on DE entries from now until November 19th of $200. Sign up now!
Update: Monday April 11th we will be meeting at Rich Ketchum’s house (Old Power House rd. Falmouth) to work on Downeast Regatta planning-all are welcome!
“Early Bird” $200 Downeast Special ends on Friday April 1st! Sign up now-we already have 10 boats.
8. Nominations-this year and next
There were no nominations for this season so the officers will stay the same: Molly White-Fleet Captain, Shelly Paules-Treasurer, and Steph Helms-Race Officer
This will be the last year for all three, so the fleet will need to be looking for the 2011 officers during this next year.
Update: Looking for folks to work on nominating new fleet officers for the 2012 season.
Fleet 43 says farewell to one of our own, Jim Dodd passed away on Thursday. For many years he was an active member of Fleet 43. He will be missed.
Hey Everyone,
Jess and I are looking for some creative and ambitious people to help out with the planning of this year’s Downeast Regatta.
If you would like to help out with this, have suggestions, or ways to improve an already spectacular regatta, please join us!
We will be meeting on Monday April 11th at 6:00pm at Rich Ketchum’s house. (email if you need directions)
We look forward to seeing you all there! As always, please share this information with others I may have missed that would be interested.)
Thanks
Molly and Jess
Where: The Stadium
When: Wednesday March 23rd @ 5:00 pm
Why: It is about time to start hanging with fleet 43 folks on Wednesdays!
Let’s keep Mike Willett company while he works the bar at The Stadium.
This is a great opportunity to catch up with fleet friends or introduce new folks to J24 sailing.
Swing by for a drink or two and see what everyone has been up to.
Summary of Notes from Board of Gov Meeting December 2010
1. A proposal to lower the all-up sailing weight to 1130kg was approved. This will allow for items to be dropped off of the optional equipment list and will not require the issuance of new measurement certificates, merely a change to Part C of the measurement form.
2. A proposal to allow a wire strop attached to the mast support beam to the deck of the boat was approved in principle and the final wording of the rule will be circulated for approval by the NJCAs prior inclusion in the new rules.
3. A proposal from the Technical Committee was approved requiring all NJCAs to institute a system to scan all racing boats for illegal materials. The details of what tools will be used and the method for scanning boats will be distributed and it is expected that a large portion of boats will be scanned by the end of 2011.
4. 2014 Worlds will be held in Newport, RI
5. The World Council approved a proposal to make the entry for the 2012 World Championship (Rochester, NY) open to all members in good standing of the J/24 Class with the stipulation that all helmspersons were also members in 2011 and helmed in at least one District or higher level regatta in the calendar year 2011. (District, Regional, National or International level regatta during the calendar year 2011.)
2011 District 1 Championships will be Round the Rocks in Beverly June 18-19
2011 Northeast Regionals TBD (I think CT)
2011 North Americans Halifax, NS August 18-21
6. 2011 Worlds in Buenos Aires, Argentina
E Faust stated that there was significant interest from U.S. sailors wishing to sail in the 2011 Worlds. There are still berths available and anyone interested should contact the class office for further information. Berths available from all NJCAs once again include one women’s team and one youth team. Colin Leon, who represented the U.S. as the youth representative at the 2010 Worlds is interested in participating in the 2011 Worlds. E Faust said it would be good to also have a women’s team in attendance and all leads should be directed to the class office. A small cash grant from the US SAILING Foundation has been arranged and will be distributed to the youth team and the top amateur team from the U.S. An email vote will be arranged to determine the recipient for the top amateur grant.
The Road to the Rolex hosted by the Marion J24 Fleet is open to all women racers.
The price is $120.00 per person, which includes continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday, and dinners on Friday and Saturday. If you have a team of 4, you can sign up together and the price is then $110.00 per person.
Clinic coach will be Amanda Callahan, head sailing coach at Roger Williams University.
There are 10 to 11 boats available, sailing 4 people on each boat to make it more like J22 racing.
Clinic Schedule:
Friday, June 24, 2011: afternoon registration at BYC then dinner at a private home.
Saturday, June 25, 2011: Drills on shore, drills on the water, wrap up on shore and dinner at BYC.
Sunday, June 26, 2011: Drills on shore, drills on the water, 2 or 3 short races then awards and wrap up at BYC.
Here is how to get to the registration site: http://www.regattanetwork.com/
Click on “Calendar”
Scroll down to “6/24/2011 BYC RTR”
Click to “Register”
Hey Everyone,
Don’t forget to RSVP for the Fleet 43 Awards coming up on November 19th. This year they will be hosted at Andrew Carey’s house at 44 Old Mill Road, Falmouth starting at 6:30.
Hopefully you all received the Evite that was sent out and have shared it with your crew. If not, it will be a potluck with lots of Sailor Jerry rum and Gritty’s beer. Fun photos from the season and maybe a cheesy game or two!
We look forward to seeing you all before we settle in for the long Maine winter.
Thanks,
Molly
Hello J 24 sailors!
Don’t forget that this Saturday, October 30th from 7:30 am to noon is the PYC Clean UP.
It would be great to have some Fleet 43 sailors out sporting their J24 garb to help clean up the club. Just swing by for an hour or two to show your support for the fleet and the club!
Thanks in advanced!
Molly