The deadline for signing up for the May 2&3 Vallejo Race, without incurring a late fee, is Monday, April 20 at 5:00 PM.

The reasons you need to race in this 100+ year old, 300 boat regatta are:

• It's a destination regatta which is one of the few we schedule.
• The Vallejo Party rocks - The 11th Annual Fleet 1 Toast Off takes place in the area where we moor together! Win the Toast Off and become a member of the Toast Off Hall Of Fame. Who will dethrone the Donkey Jack Crew this year? Prizes are supplied by Sail California.
• The Regatta promotes the J/105 fleet to all other owners and crews as a group of owners and crews that race fast and party together.

The SIs (Social Instructions) will be on http://www.sfj105.org next week. Join the fun. Sign up today!  

The NOR is posted and online registration is open.  Entry fee is $50 with US Sailing discount.

Races are now governed by the 2009 OYRA prescriptions (http://www.yra.org/OYRA/docs/OYRA-2006-minequipment.pdf) that amend the ISAF Monohull Category 2 requirements.  A summary of the changes is below:

The races will be governed by the OYRA prescriptions, except as follows:

• SR 3.14, Pulpits, stanchions, lifelines – attention is drawn to ISO 15085; class rules take precedence.
• SR 3.27. Navigation lights; class rules take precedence;
• SR 3.23.5 is amended to one permanently installed manual bilge pump
• SR 3.24 is amended such that a deviation card is not required.
• SR 4.08.4 is amended such that First Aid Certification is not required.
• SR 4.17 is amended to require the Yacht’s name on the lifebuoy only.
• SR 4.22.1 is amended to either SR 4.22.1(a) or SR 4.22.1(b) except that 4.22.1(a) shall include a whistle.
• SR 5.01.2 A lifejacket meet the requirements of SI 1.2; however crotch or thigh straps are not required.

Please note the following:

• SR 4.06 – Two anchors are needed. This is a new requirement. The regulations mandate that these be actual anchors, with 150 ft of rope. Sea anchors do not count. So please note that you will need to satisfy this.
• SR 4.13 Echo Sounder or lead line. An ordinary digital depth sounder falls in this category, so if you have one you’re set.
• SR 4.14 Speedometer or distance measuring instrument (log). I would assume every boat has a speedometer.
• SR 4.15 Emergency steering. The standard emergency tiller suffices. However, we recommend you check to see if yours actually fits on the rudder post, since some apparently do not.
• SR 4.18 Marine grade retro-reflective material. This refers to reflective taping on lifebuoys and life jackets. Please verify you have this.
• SR 4.23.1 Pyrotechnic signals; Aboard you need 4 “red parachute flares”, 4 “red hand flares”, and “2 Orange smoke flares”. I don’t know if this corresponds to the exact list you had in the past, so please verify you have this.
• SR 4.23.2(b) A watertight, high-powered white spotlight (searchlight) with spare batteries and bulbs. Some people may not have this so please check.
• SR 5.05 requires each crew member have a knife. Some people may not have this so please check.

John Horsch on Business Socks (aka Rhymenocerous) takes first place in J-Fest hosted by the St. Francis YC. Two points behind with 15 points, Jam Session beats Blackhawk on a tie-breaker for second; with 16 points, Arbitrage beats Risk on a tie-breaker for fourth place. Twenty four J/105s sailed two races on Saturday and one on Sunday.

StFYC J/Fest Results

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