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Kevlar Genoas

Watching some videos from the worlds, I noticed that kevlar genoas are now legit… for those interested, North have got a couple of very well prepared pages with some more info.

http://www.onedesign.com/class/j24/j24-article-kevlar-genoa-QA.html

http://www.onedesign.com/class/j24/j24-article-kevlar-genoa.html

In the end, the paneled Kevlar Genoa was very strong in moderate-heavy air and about even in the lighter breeze. The 3DL Kevlar genoas were great when they were going but sailed to a narrow groove. They seemed to react well to a tighter halyard and less sheet activity than the older generation Pentex sails.

In conclusion, we are happy with what we have done so far and where we have the ability to go. When the rule changes we’ll be ready. We are at a point in our R & D where the Pentex Genoa is hardly obsolete but the new innovations are beginning to look quite promising. The class is at an interesting and exciting crossroads and North Sails One Design is trying hard to help get you through it.

Tiny tip – organizing optional gear

A small trick we use on Pacemaker to make sure the optional weight is correct is to mark all our optional items with tape and write the weight on it.

For example, the outboard has it’s fully fueled weight written on it.

This helps us work out what is required on board for racing and roughly how much it weighs when we get to the next regatta.

2009 Vic States Photos

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One of Melbourne’s premier yachting photographers, Steb Fisher was on hand during the regatta to cover the racing. There are many more pictures available than we have shown here.

Steb’s pictures are now online. To see these go to www.steb.com.au and click on the “Sailing General” link or email Steb at photo@steb.com.au

Pictures are available for sale.

Welcome!

Welcome to the new site! It’s been given a bit of a revamp, hope you like the changes.

The new design makes it really easy to add new articles and keep things organized, so what we’d love to see is people contributing and commenting on articles. Feel free to have chat about the articles through comments.

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2009 Asia Pacific Winter Championships – Latest News

Regatta Website : http://www.cycsa.com.au/ANC/index.html

The Asia – Pacific Winter Championships is the first J24 regatta on the Asian circuit with the next Regatta probably in Singapore in February. Our region is one of the last in the world to establish its own Continental Championship and Asia offers an exciting opportunity to sail at international level for little outlay.

There now look like being in excess of 20 entries with the hosts running out of loan boats and still trying to secure more billets. The standard of competition will be the best for many years in a J24 Australian held regatta .

Browse around the Regatta website for all the information and find out who has indicated they are coming in the competitors lisst.

Notice of Race to be released prior to Easter. Those who enter first will be allocated berths close to the clubhouse.

2009 SA State Championships go to Fun2

The S.A. State Championships were held at Adelaide Sailing club and sailed in 4 – 8 knts most of the weekend with plenty of windshifts. There was plenty of close racing with several heats only being won by 1 second.

Good Company – Robin townsend and Vertigo – Jamie Goode were in the action all weekend but Fun2 consistantly played the shifts and kept to the middle of the coursre.

By the end of the Regatta Cookie Monster benefitted from being at the event and had wins on handicap on the last day

Congratulations to Fun2, skippered by Alyn Stevenson for the One Design AND Handicap wins!

http://j24southaustralia.com/J24StateResults.htm

Skandia Geelong Week 2009

Small collection of photos from Pacemaker… note: Fifty footers behind us after the start!

2010 Australian Championships

Next years Nationals are coming to Melbourne, to be hosted by the Sandringham Yacht Club. Melbourne is famous for it’s great racing, great restaurants and will soon be well known for the newest clubhouse in Australia, all the more reason to come to Melbourne in January