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General
2023 J24 National Championships – View from the Sidelines.
The last time we towed our boats up the Hume for a national championship in Cronulla, was in 2017. Jack was a new owner of Two Dogs and Sailpac would take out the podium position. This time around, we had a strong contingent from Victoria lining up to compete – Bruschetta IV, Jab, Jet, Joyride, Poker Face, and Two Dogs (plus Brendan Lee jumping on to helm the NSW boat Kaotic).
While some had left their boats to marinate on Magoo’s infamous lawn after the NSW States in November, others made the trek north in the first few days of 2023.
Racing was scheduled to run from Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th January 2023 with an aim to complete 12 races. Hughie had other ideas. Racing for Thursday was cancelled the day before and replaced with a lunchtime welcome BBQ by our gracious hosts Cronulla Sailing Club.
On Friday, crews fronted up to CSC only to eventually have racing abandoned for a second day due to the weather.
Suddenly the 4-day event had been compressed into a 2-day-er and the pressure was on. The sacred drop was no longer a given when there were no guarantees how many races would (or could) be completed.
For those following along on the J24 Victoria Facebook page, you would have seen some bloody impressive photos (Thanks Marg’s Yacht Photos) from Saturday. There was a bit on. While the stories on shore all varied, there was consensus that the conditions were at the upper limits for J24 sailing. See below some of the more spectacular photos from our brilliant photographer.
In Race 1, Convicts Revenge, Innamincka and Sailpac showed us how it was done, taking out the first three places respectively. Among the top 10 spots, Team SYC placed 4th (Two Dogs), 7th(Bruschetta VI) and 8th (Jab). Unfortunately, Poker Face had to retire after a spectacular wave surf, brisk gybe and unfortunate bump to the head. They were one of four retirements from the race with El Fideldo breaking their mast in two places.
In Race 2, the conditions remained challenging with gusts peaking beyond 30 knots at times. Five SYC boats started race 2 but only 4 made it to the finish line. Two Dogs were undone by gear failure as their rudder snapped in two on the downwind leg, resulting in some impressive (and involuntary) circle work. Bruschetta, Jet and Jab all secured top 10 places in 5th, 7th, and 9th place respectively.
In the last race for the day (Race 3), there were 5 SYC starters with Bruschetta taking out 4th place, Jet in 8th place and Jab in 10th.
Sunday, the day that would make and break hopes and dreams of qualifying for worlds in Greece later in 2023. The sun was shining and with all crew back on board, Poker Face were back in the action along with El Doggo (Two Dogs + El Fideldo’s rudder) bringing our SYC starters back to 6 boats.
As if the anticipation of getting underway wasn’t enough, sailors endured three false starts (one general recall and two postponements during the sequence) before the dreaded black flag raised its head in Race 4. The stakes were on. All boats played by the rules with a clear start. Poker Face were early leaders of the race with a cracking start, before Two Dogs pulled into lead around the top mark the second time around. They maintained the lead, finishing 27 seconds before second place. Bruschetta weren’t far behind in 3rd place with Poker Face (8th) and Jab (10th) also placing in the top 10.
Race 5, there were some headsail swaps and Team SYC were getting in the groove. Bruschetta finished 2nd followed by Two Dogs (3rd), Jet (7th), Jab (8th), Poker Face and Joyride
The last race of the regatta was Race 6. Completing this race would qualify all boats for one drop which was always going to play havoc with the overall places. Jab finished strongly in 3rd place, followed by Two Dogs (6th), Jet (7th), Bruschetta (8th), Poker Face and Joyride.
Despite moments of brilliance across the board, ultimately our friends up north took out the podium spots with Sailpac in 1st place, Convicts Revenge in 2nd and Tinto in 3rd. See full results here >>
The Victorian places were as follows:
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4th Bruschetta
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5th Kaotic (skipped by Brendan)
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6th Two Dogs
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9th Jab
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11th Jet
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13th Joyride
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14th Poker Face
Congratulations to all participants. It was a tricky regatta in conditions that many would not have experienced before on a J24. Also, congratulations to Bruschetta and Two Dogs for qualifying for the 2023 J24 World Championships in Greece.
Special mention to Joyride who finished every race in their first interstate national championships. No mean feat!
Thank you to the RO (John Allan), Cronulla Sailing Club, and all those who made us feel at home over the last week.
Over and out from this (slightly biased) observer.
Story by Megan Aulich
2023 Nationals at Cronulla
The Nationals are racing at us.
The recent NSW States at Cronulla was a great dry run for those sailing and planning to do the Nationals. Learning new lessons and local tactics and relearning what should have been remembered. The weather was light and fluky at times, patchy and with a low swell rolling through.
Top 5 were: Convicts, Stamped Urgent, Tinto, Ace, Jet.
I have been asked about the Nationals NoR by a few people – here is the info you need. (It’s a little hard to find if you are not used to the layout of the info on the CSC site.
Go to the CSC website
Click on J24 Nationals
To enter click on the ‘J24 National Championships 2023 Entry’ link
To get the NoR, click on the ‘Event ONB’ (Online Notice Board) and you can download the NoR there
You will also need to fill out the Onboard Crew Declaration.
Entries close on 28th December at 5pm so get them in or cop a late entry fee.
As always entering sooner helps the organisers with things like organising volunteers, catering and planning the regatta management in general.
Let’s hope the weather cooperates and it will be a great regatta
Cheers Simon
J24 Class NSW State Championships 2022
15 is KAOTIC!!!!!!
Might be a cruise in company from the harbour???
CYCA got any of these things ……..
World champions, National champions, State champions,
Melbourne pretenders….
Come test your mettle at Cronulla!!
Fri 18th Nov 22: entries close.
Fri 25th Nov 22: 1000 late entries close.
Fri 25th Nov 22: 1600 CSC crane launching facility closes.
Fri 25th Nov 22: 1200 to 1900 weigh in, registration (log all documents).
Sat 26th Nov 22: 0830 to 0930: weigh in.
Sat 26th Nov 22: 0930 briefing.
Sat 26th Nov 22: 1155 first race signal.
Entry List
| BOAT NAME | SAIL NO | SKIPPER | DESIGN | STATE | FROM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACE | AUS4801 | David West | J24 | NSW | CSC/MHYC |
| BRUSCHETTA VI | AUS5400 | Hugo Ottaway | J24 | VIC | SYC |
| CONVICTS REVENGE | AUS4771 | Steve Quigley | J24 | NSW | CSC |
| EL FIDELDO | AUS4859 | Clinton Hood | J24 | Nsw | CSC |
| INNAMINCKA | AUS4793 | John Crawford | J24 | NSW | MHYC |
| JARGON | 1642 | Robert Sagar | J24 | NSW | CSC |
| JET | AUS4792 | Simon Grain | J24 | VIC | SYC |
| KAOTIC | AUS4770 | Scott McCarthy | J24 | NSW | MYC |
| OKAVANGO DELTA | 4436 | Harry Parker | J24 | NSW | MYC |
| ONLY A JOURNEY | AUS1309 | Janette Syme | J24 | NSW | CSC |
| POKER FACE | AUS5333 | Adam Keyes-Tilley | J24 | VIC | SYC |
| SAILMATES | AUS4436 | Steve Arnold | J24 | NSW | CSC |
| STAMPED URGENT | AUS4475 | David McKay | J24 | NSW | CSC |
| TINTO | AUS5386 | Steve Wright | J24 | NSW | CSC |
| WATERBORNE AGAIN | AUS4764 | Marc Tromp | J24 | NSW | MHYC |
J24 NSW States 2022 SI with Amdt 1
J24 NSW States Official Notice Board
Thinking of upgrading your mast ?
We are organising an order to build some new masts and have interest from an number of members.
The cost is yet to be determined as it is based on the number of masts built, but you could expect the cost to be around $6K, this includes basic fittings, spreaders and anodising.
It is also possible that there may be some good second hand masts available at around half the new cost
If you are interested in either option please call Simon on 0413 870 046
J24 Gosford Spring Regatta 1-2nd Oct 2022
Don’t miss the opportunity to take place in the friendliest J24 Regatta, great racing & no weigh ins!! 😀
Boat registrations may be done here:
https://www.revolutionise.com.au/gosfordsc/regatta-gosford/
Crew registrations $60: Sat 1st Oct only between 8:45 – 10:00
(Please remember to bring cash only and allow plenty of time)
Here’s to a great weekend!
MIKEY AND THE GARAGE ROCKET
North Sails Experts Claim 2022 J24 World Championship
Emily StokesThere are plenty of clichés in sailboat racing, and perhaps one of the best is, “you’re only as good as your last race.” And what exactly does this mean? We’ll get to the answer eventually, but let’s begin our story with Mike Marshall and his teammates on American Garage—trimmer David Hughes, tactician Allan Terhune, pit Jeff Hayden and bowman Rod Favela—as they are pacing near the signal boat at the J/24 World Championships in Corpus Christi, Texas, having been dinged with a black flag on the fourth and critical penultimate day of racing.
Ok, you can see this story as a bit of an ad for North, but if you dig more deeply into the content, thee are some huge lessons on J sailing here. Read more …
J24 World Championship July 14-22, 2022
Congratulations to Mike Marshall, with crew Dave Hughes, Allan Terhune, Jeffrey Hayden and Rod Favela for winning the 2022 J/24 World ChampionshipCorpus Christi Yacht Club has a rich history of running world class regattas. ‘We have great wind, a short distance from dock to race circle, easy access, and South Texas hospitality. Our PRO, Mark Foster, is a past J22 World Champion and three-time winner of the St. Petersburg Trophy for race management. We may be a little harder to get to, but we’ll make it worth your while! ‘
‘We hope you enjoy your time here and we look forward to hosting y’all!’
Well that said, the Worlds are on and if you want to keep track of the racing here is a link to the results page
2022 J24 Victorian State Championships
J Talk Vic …. That’s a wrap
2022 J24 Victorian State Championships
It was with great expectation that 12 boats (11 Victorian & one interstate raider) hit the blue waters of Port Phillip Bay in what turned out to be glamour sailing conditions at the weekend.
A barmy 24-28 degrees, the water was flat & the wind was 6-10 from the south on Day 1 and then 6-12 from the North on Day 2…magic.
The script:
With newer skippers pressing hard and in good form and an intestate raider ACE attempting to take the spoils, interest was at an all time high
After the first two races on Day 1 it seems the script was written with ACE dominating Race 1 & 2 with two bullets taking with JAB and Baile de Luna filling the minor placings, the script seemed set with ACE by how far?
Huey obviously had other ideas, the more things change the more they stay the same!
This is exactly what happened next.
As if the clock was suddenly wound back a couple of decades the Title became an exclusive rumble in the jungle between two J24 Heavy weights.
To see Mr J24 himself, ably supported by Angels (& Bosley – James) take on the Grain Hermitage (apparently it’s a specially brewed bourbon) along with JET’s Flight crew, dominate and battle out the next six races was truly a sight to behold.
With the exception of a brief interlude in Race 6 where Baile De Luna took the chocolates, all other bullets were shared between Bruschetta IV (3 wins and nothing over a 4th to count) 16pts in 1st, and JET (2 wins and three 2nds, but carrying a 7th) 18pts in 2nd place, those two boats dominated the regatta.
Despite some blinding moments by Haywire, JForce and Joyride (winner of PHS) the rest of the fleet was lead in, many points behind, by the consistent JAB, the best of the rest finishing 3rd.
The Dogs made a late charge on day 2 slipping into 4th place and ACE battled hard at the end to finish 5th on count back
A heartfelt thanks to our outgoing President Warren Campbell on all his hard work over the last couple of years, to the SYC Race management crew for getting 8 superbly timed races in and of course to Kylie and Crew from Haywire for the wonderful catering, Nathan for the awesome drone footage and John Neville for his caring, empathetic approach whilst handing out trophies and raffle prizes.
Congratulations to our podium places:
One Design
1. Bruschetta IV ( 22 years between drinks, I bet this one tasted good!)
2. JET
3. JAB
PHS
1. Joyride
2. Haywire
3. Panarea
What a regatta, what a season!
Story by Adam Keys-Tilley
Full Results:
5 new boat owners at Sandringham !
Big news for the J24 fleet at Sandy
Our fleet is growing ….. we have 5 new boat owners – three of them in the last 2 weeks. With over 20 boats our fleet is the largest in the country and is a strong and supportive community for both owners and crew.
Our fleet is growing ….. we have 5 new boat owners – three of them in the last 2 weeks. With over 20 boats our fleet is the largest in the country and is a strong and supportive community for both owners and crew.
We welcome our new owners –
Geoff Stuart AUS 2632
Daniel Drummond AUS 4474
Daniel Gallagher AUS 4457
Glenn Evans AUS 4470
Eduardo Sobelski AUS 4787
Sandy also has a busy racing calendar for the rest of this summer season
Upcoming Events are:
Sail Sandy 26/27 Feb
We have many local boats racing and Dave West from NSW will be racing with a hybrid ACE/Jet crew
AGM & New Boat Owners Welcome
Friday 1 April 2022 6pm
The J24 Committee would like to invite all new boat owners and the existing J24 Community along to the AGM
To be followed soon after by a new boat owners head wetting at SYC bar!
Sunday March 20 Final SYC One Design aggregate
State Titles at SYC 26/27 March
NOR available imminently
Sailing Instructions SI-J24-Vic-States-2022-Rev-0
Autumn/Winter Activities – dates TBC
April
Overnight Cruise to Docklands
May
Cruiser Cup: White sail short course racing for Eligible skippers (Boat owner of less than 2 years, existing j24 Crew, OTB sailors)
New boat owner’s training day
May – Sept
SYC One Design Winter series
Busy times ahead!
Happy Sailing!
Adam
Adam