J/29's Sailing Along

J/29 Results in World Wide Regattas — 2008
Key West Race Week - 2008
21-25 January 2008
Division 4, PHRF 5
Place
#
Boat Name Owner Home Port HDCP Boat Type Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total
1
26308
Britsar Ken Schram Bay View YC, MI 132 T-10 1 - 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 10
2
197
Cool Breeze John Cooper Cane Hill, MO 114 J/29 (FR OB) - 6 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 14
3
53303
Seefest Ira Perry Padanaram, MA 108 J/29 4 1 2 - 6 6 3 4 3 23
4
54959
Flak Adam Farkas Toronto, CAN 96 Andrews 30 2 4 - 5 3 5 4 2 4 24
5
97757
Tribute Kris Fredrichsen Sheboygan, WI 132 B-25 3 5 6 4 3 5 6 - 9 dns 32
6
30106
Incognito Gregory Robinson Annapolis, MD 111 Andrews 30 - 8 7 4 5 4 6 5 5 36
7
93101
Remedy Bert Carp Annapolis, MD 108 Donovan 27 7 6 7 7 7 - 9 dnc 9 dnc 9 dnc 52
8
73456
L'Outrage Bruce Gardner Annapolis, MD 102 Bene 10M 5 - 9 dnf 9 dnc 9 dnc 9 dnc 9 dnc 9 dnc 9 dnc 59
61st Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race
125 nautical miles - Friday, 25 April - Sunday, 27 April 2008
PHRF F
Boat Name Sail No. Owner Club From ET Corected Pos
ZULU 18474 SIERACKI, JOHN CRA SCOTTSDALE 30:55:04 26:57:34 1
STILL CRAZY 18414 PLANT/SHAMPAIN BCYC LAGUNA BEACH 30:13:56 27:31:26 2
ALPHA PAPA 60118 LEON, GORDON CBYC RANCHO PALOS VERDES 30:36:49 27:54:19 3
ERIS 77429 KERRIGAN, JIM BCYC NEWPORT BEACH 32:27:14 29:07:14 4
R. HONEY BEAR 87798 GREATREX, STEVE CORYC CORONADO 32:59:56 29:58:41 5
RUSH STREET 77839 LEVEILLE, LARRY SBYC SANTA BARBARA 37:32:54 33:41:39 6
FANDANGO 87891 YUNDZEL, LEN DPYC MISSION VIEJO 36:45:23 33:44:08 7
John Sieracki on ZULU, a FROB, took first in class (PHRF F) this year in the 125 mile Newport Beach to Ensenada, Mexico Race. ZULU beat all the lightweights - Hobie 33, Olson 30, Soverel 33, Tripp 33 in a mostly light air race. Rush Street (MHOB) was also in the race, but went the wrong way, trailing ZULU by about 6 1/2 hours.

BTW, this makes four years in a row with J29s in podium positions for this race, including two class wins.

  - Larry Leville
San Diego YC Yachting Cup
May 3 & 4, 2008
Place # Boat Name Owner Rating Boat Type Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Total
1 77839 Rush Street Larry Leveille 111 J-29 2 1 1 2 1 7
2 69138 Cherry Bomb Steve Aichele 117 J29FrOB 1 4 3 1 2 11
3 87506 Jolly J Mario Barron 111 J-29 4 2 2 3 4 15
4 18474 Zulu John Sieracki 114 J-29 3 3 4 4 3 17
5 77477 MAC 5 Greg Raines 111 J-29 5 5 5 5 5 25
" ... 117 entries in 13 classes including a resurrected J-29 class,"

Five Southern California J29s raced off beautiful San Diego last weekend, but Rush Street dominated with scores of 2-1-1-2-1. Conditions were perfect; highs in the seventies, sunny skies, and a moderate 8-14 knot sea breeze. For the San Diego YC Results page , click Here

This was the first J29 one-design regatta held in San Diego. But with at five J29s moored locally, it won’t be the last.

Next up for the SoCal Fleet is Long Beach Race Week (June 27-29). This year, we’re expecting seven boats!

     - Steve Aichele, Cherry Bomb
Seattle NOODs 2008 - J29 Fleet
16 - 18 May 2008
Corinthian Yacht Club, Seattle, WA - Seattle Yacht Club, Seattle, WA
J29 Fleet 0 Sailed:6, Discards:1, To count:5, Entries:8, Scoring system:NOOD
Pos SailNo Boat Skipper Home Town Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total Nett
1 87603 Dangerous When Wet Chris Winnard Bothell SWYC/CYC 1 -5 1 1 1 3 12 7
2 31834 here & now Pat Denney Seattle CYC Seattle 3 1 2 -5 2 2 15 10
3 69117 Rhumb Line Heather Wylie Vancouver TCYC 4 -6 5 2 3 1 21 15
4 3781 equilibrium Russ Booth Vancouver Royal Vancouver YC 2 3 3 3 6 -8 25 17
5 53160 J9 Darren Burns Vancouver Royal Vancouver YC -5 2 4 4 5 4 24 19
6 244 Wings Jim Moynihan Seattle Sloop Tavern YC 6 4 6 6 -7 6 35 28
7 59990 Godzilla Ken Hembroff Surrey TCYC Vancouver -8 8 8 7 4 5 40 32
8 69020 mostly harmless Paul Hanson Seattle Sloop Tavern YC 7 7 7 -8 8 7 44 36
VIEW FROM THE BACK . . . by ph

Seattle NOOD was a real success with four Canadian and four US boats; five fractionals and three mast heads; long-time owners and others relatively new to their boats. The conditions were better than the weather reports suggested, with the race committee getting six races off in two days -- a 2 hour delay on saturday, and no finishes on Sunday were a disappointment, but they did not dampen the spirit of the regatta.

The results were also better than I expected. Except for my own boat, the result of each race were up for grabs. Local MHs "Here and Now" and "Dangerous When Wet" were dominate, but neither was able to stay on top for every race with the Canadian fracs "Equilibrium" and "Rhumb Line" keeping the pressure on. With a difficult first day (only four crew), and with a new owner this season "Godzilla" had a great second day climbing up the ranks. Sunday races would have really shown who was able to maintain constancy and would like have shuffled the deck a little in the final results as everyone settled into the rhythm of the event.

Additionally, it was a rather gentlemanly event with no protests or bumps on our course (that I saw or heard).

A big thanks to the four Canadian boats for making the effort; the CYC, SYC and NOOD teams for putting together a well run event; and all the crew that made the commitment.

We'll check in in December and see what we can assemble for 2009 . . .
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no. 101 - frob
Block Island Race Week 
15 - 20 June 2008
Class: PHRF 2 - BLUE.
PHRF (Time on time) Overall Score: Last Race Date:06/20/08
  Sail Boat Skipper PHRF Type Total R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6 R-7 R-8 R-9 R-10 R-11
1 283 Hustler Esposito,John 111 J-29 11 1 1 1 1 2* 1 1 1 1 2 1
2 53303 Seefest Perry,Ira 111 J 29 19 2 2 2 3* 1 2 2 3 2 1 2
3 20201 Brer Rabbit III Loweth,William 149 C&C 33 31 3 4* 3 2 3 3 4 2 4 4 3
4 359 Exhilaration Walasek,Wendy 114 X-Yachts X-332 37 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 6*
5 52358 Pearl Lee,Robert 121 Morris M36 DS 52 5 6* 6 4 6 5 5 5 5 6 5
6 40766 Madcap X Bullard,daniel 126 j-27 55 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 7*DNS 7 DNS 5 4
Long Beach Race Week
27 - 29 June 2008
All J/29s
Place Sail # Boat Name Owner Rating Boat Type Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Total
1 69139 Cherry Bomb Steve Aichele 117 J29 2 4 1 3 1 3 2 16
2 77996 Sedona Bruce D. Lotz 111 J29 1 1 4 4 2 1 4 17
3 18126 Homer J Bob Lenard 111 J29 5 3 3 2 3 2 1 19
4 77839 Rush Street Larry Leveille 111 J29 3 2 2 1 4 4 3 19
5 87506 Jolly J Mario Barron 111 J29 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 dnc 39
6 77477 MAC 5 Greg Raines 111 J29 7 dnc 6 6 5 5 5 5 39
Breeze On off Long Beach!
   - Pokey uh da LBC, 07 July 2008

Classic Long Beach sailing conditions greeted the six J29s competing for the 2008 West Coast Championships at Acura Long Beach Race Week.

The seven-race regatta started in a gentle eight-knot sea breeze that was ideal for the class-legal asymmetrical spinnaker of Bruce Lotz’s Sedona. After winning both races Friday, it looked like Sedona would be unstoppable. Upwind he was fast, but downwind, that asso was merciless.

Then Saturday rolled in and it was Breeze On! By the second race of the day, the battle turned to blades upwind and deep angles off. With the wind blowing twenty and above, the asso was no longer the sail to beat. It was now the fractional-rigged Cherry Bomb’s turn to shine. By the end of the day, Cherry had surged to a slim one-point lead over Sedona and Larry Leveille’s always-competitive Rush Street.

But Sedona came back to win the first race on Sunday, while Cherry finished third. The two-point swing gave Sedona a one-point lead going into the last race of the regatta. Homer finished second and was now challenging Rush for the final podium spot.

Just seconds before the starting horn, traffic from the random-leg fleet twice delayed the race. By the third attempt, wind was tearing down the course at twenty knots. When the starter’s flag finally dropped, it was Mac 5 and Homer J near the boat-end, Cherry Bomb at the pin, and Sedona and Rush Street crossing mid-line. Homer tacked first. About half way up the leg, Rush went over. But Sedona seemed satisfied to pin Cherry to the left. Eventually Cherry was forced to tack and duck. Then Sedona tacked to cover. Midway across the course, Rush tacked on Sedona. Cherry was being hammered by both Rush and Sedona, and tacked for clear air.

Meanwhile, the right side was paying big for Homer, who was now on the layline. Rush and Sedona took Homer’s stern, but kept sailing on port. This time Sedona was pinned, and the layline had come and gone! After some “discussion” between boats, Rush agreed to tack. Sedona followed. Cherry made some gains in the center, and at the weather mark, the first four boats rounded nose-to-tail.

The three symmetrical chutes popped and turned DDW, then quickly jibed for the finish. But Sedona’s set was slow. By the time her crew jibed their asso, the leader going into the final race had fallen to fourth.

Bob Lenard’s Homer J held off a hard charging Rush Street and earned his first win of the regatta. Rush crossed just seven seconds later, but lost the place to Cherry Bomb on corrected time. Sedona finished fourth, only a few boat-lengths further back.

When the scores were totaled, a scant three points separated the top four boats. It was a super competitive regatta, but just like last year, Cherry Bomb corrected on the faster MHOBs in the final race to win the regatta.

However, the big surprise of the weekend was the strong performance of the Dana Point boats. In his first class race in recent memory, Bruce Lodz drove Sedona to three race wins and a second place overall. While Bob Lenard’s Homer J grabbed 1st and 2nd place finishes on the final day to earn the third place trophy.

For complete results, check out the Long Beach Race Week Results page.

All and all, it was a great weekend: Perfect weather; seven close one-design races; a J29 dock party with a keg of microbrew, sushi, chips, and cupcakes; old friends and new (Sedona and Mac Five); no protests; no broken gear; and more than three dozen happy but worn out J29 sailors.

Photos can be found at David McBride’s site , the ABYC site, as well as at GTS Photos .

Next up for the SoCal J29s is the PHRF Championships in Hurricane Gulch (San Pedro) on August 9 and 10. After that, it’s Long Beach J-Fest, September 26-28.
Lunenburg Yacht Club
Claussen Walters J29 Regatta
9 - 10 August 2008
Results as of 22:13 on August 10, 2008
Sailed:6, Discards:1, To count:5, Entries:15, Scoring system:Low Point System - ISAF Appendix A
Rank Boat Class SailNo Skipper Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total Nett
1st Jaeger J29 329 Larry Creaser CYC 1.0 1.0 (11.0) 3.0 7.0 5.0 28.0 17.0
2nd Colmonel J29 53391 Scott Christie BBYC (12.0) 3.0 1.0 11.0 1.0 2.0 30.0 18.0
3rd Feed Me J29 34380 Rory Macdonald RNSYS 4.0 (6.0) 4.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 24.0 18.0
4th Scotch Mist IV J29 34429 Chris MacDonald LYC 3.0 4.0 (6.0) 6.0 3.0 3.0 25.0 19.0
5th Dog Party J29 235 Terry McKenna ChYC 2.0 (9.0) 3.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 29.0 20.0
6th Rumblefish J29 31991 Scott Covey LYC 7.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 (11.0) 10.0 33.0 22.0
7th Satisfaction J29 63 Jim Mason DYC 6.0 5.0 8.0 (13.0) 8.0 7.0 47.0 34.0
8th J-Zeus II-9 J29 72 John Hesletine RNSYS 5.0 (12.0) 7.0 10.0 5.0 8.0 47.0 35.0
9th Hakuna Matata J29 160 Jeremey Wood LYC 8.0 7.0 5.0 (9.0) 6.0 9.0 44.0 35.0
10th Paradigm Shift J29 117 Mathews/Williams RNSYS 10.0 10.0 (15.0) 4.0 12.0 1.0 52.0 37.0
11th Chaos J29 84675 Dan Tam RNSYS (11.0) 8.0 9.0 5.0 10.0 11.0 54.0 43.0
12th Shawzam J29 32029 Cathy & Matt Shaw RNSYS 9.0 11.0 10.0 12.0 (13.0) 12.0 67.0 54.0
13th C'est La Vie J29 214 Denis Dyer CYC 13.0 13.0 13.0 8.0 (16.0 DNC) 16.0 DNC 79.0 63.0
14th Maestro J29 264 Bill Fitch PCYC 14.0 (15.0) 14.0 14.0 9.0 13.0 79.0 64.0
15th Bad Blue J J29 31587 John Suederick LYC 15.0 14.0 12.0 15.0 (16.0 DNC) 16.0 DNC 88.0 72.0
Scoring codes used
Code Description Points
DNC Did not come to the starting area 16
Chester Race Week 2008
13 - 16 August 2008
J 29 Fleet
Sailed:8, Discards:1, To count:7, Entries:14, Scoring system:Appendix A
Rank Boat Class SailNo Helm Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Total Nett
1st Colmonell J 29 53391 Matt Christie BBYC 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 (7.0) 5.0 1.0 23.0 16.0
2nd Jaeger J 29 329 Larry Creaser CYC 8.0 (14.0) 1.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 7.0 3.0 39.0 25.0
3rd Painkiller J 29 222 George Sapp CYC 3.0 3.0 2.0 (7.0) 7.0 5.0 1.0 6.0 34.0 27.0
4th Feed Me J 29 34380 Rory MacDonald RNSYS 2.0 10.0 (11.0) 2.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 48.0 37.0
5th Scotch Mist IV J 29 34429 Christopher MacDonald LYC (12.0) 12.0 7.0 1.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 11.0 51.0 39.0
6th Dog Party J 29 235 Terry McKenna CYC PEI 4.0 2.0 (13.0) 5.0 6.0 11.0 8.0 7.0 56.0 43.0
7th J - Zeus II -9 J 29 72 John Heseltine RNSYS (15.0 DNC) 11.0 8.0 11.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 59.0 44.0
8th Shawzam J 29 32029 Matt Shaw RNSYS 5.0 4.0 9.0 6.0 8.0 (13.0) 12.0 10.0 67.0 54.0
9th C'est La Vie J 29 214 Thane MacDonald CYC 10.0 (13.0) 4.0 12.0 11.0 8.0 3.0 9.0 70.0 57.0
10th Satisfaction J 29 64 Evan Petly Jones DYC 7.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 (13.0) 12.0 11.0 5.0 70.0 57.0
11th Paradigm Shift J 29 117 Don Williams/Doug Matthews RNSYS 13.0 6.0 12.0 (15.0 DNF) 10.0 9.0 9.0 2.0 76.0 61.0
12th Hakuna Matata J 29 160 Jeremy Wood RNSYS 9.0 7.0 5.0 9.0 14.0 6.0 (15.0 DNC) 15.0 DNC 80.0 65.0
13th Last Chance To Dance J 29 84675 Daniel Tam RNSYS 11.0 5.0 10.0 13.0 9.0 10.0 (15.0 DNC) 15.0 DNC 88.0 73.0
14th Rumblefish J 29 31991 Scott Covey LYC 6.0 9.0 (14.0) 10.0 12.0 14.0 10.0 12.0 87.0 73.0
Scoring codes used
Code Description Points
ARB 40% penalty 5
DNC Did not come to the starting area Varies
DNF Started but did not finish Varies
DSQ Disqualification 8
OCS On course side at start or broke rule 30.1 28
RAF Retired after finishing 28
 
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