Welcome to the San Juan 21 Association Web Site!
News ...
- Want to know what the other fleets have going on? Check out the Fleets page and click the calendar icon next to the fleet!
- Information on the San Juan 2012 North American Championship Regatta is now available!
- Over the past several months, the executive committee has been working on updating the Class Association By-laws. These proposed changes are ready for broader review and approval by the fleets. Fleet captains are responsible for polling the members of their fleets. Click here to view the updated By-laws. You can see the proposed changes in blue, many of which are simply cleanup and clarification of existing wording. It's not that long (just 8 pages) — please take a look!
- Wondering who the Association Class Officers are now that it's 2012? The Contacts page includes a list of officers and their email addresses ... as well as the captains of our San Juan 21 fleets.
Next up - NOOD in Seattle! Rumor has it there are already 15 boats committed toward a goal of 20. The 2012 Sperry Top-sider Seattle NOOD Regatta will be held at Shilshole Marina the weekend of May 18-20. Check it out!- Sounds like a fun (and, at times, a bit wild) weekend of sailing at the 2012 St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta held February 17-19. Congratulations to Fisk Hayden (Ole Yeller), Mike Evans (Second Joyride), and Richard Dommel (White Knuckles), the top 3 finishers in the San Juan 21 division. You can see the full regatta results here. And for some photos, check out this photo gallery hosted by photoboatgallery.net.
- Results of the 2011 North American Championships.
- Results of the 2011 Western National Championships.
San Juan 21 sailors are among the most active sailors in North America. Twenty-ones can be found on the rivers of the Midwest, on the lakes from Calgary, Alberta south to Texas, the coastal mountains, lakes, and shores of both the Pacific and Atlantic.
Three regions now make up the Association: West, Midwest, and East. Each represent well in Regional Championships held each year — and in the North American Championship which rotates through each region on a three year cycle and brings together San Juan 21 sailors from across the nation!
Thanks for finding us here on the internet. If you sail or own a San Juan 21 we want you to join us in the assocation. The Resources button above will take you to additonal web resources for our Class and related web pages!
The Beginning
In 1971, the San Juan 21 Class Association was formed in Seattle, Washington. The boat itself is a product of the Seattle-based Clark Boat Company, operated by Bob and Carole Clark and sons.
In the late 60s, it became apparent to the Clarks that there was a niche in the boat market for a lightweight, trailer-based design that could be daysailed and used as a week-end cruiser. They decide to design a boat superior to others in this niche, the San Juan 21. This boat featured a bigger V-berth, an easily stepped rig, and a fully retractable swing keel and kickup rudder. In 1971, the Mark I model was produced in Seattle and an additional facility in New Bern, North Carolina. By 1974, the Mark II model was put into production and more than 2,700 San Juan 21s were subsequently produced by the late 1980s.
You can read more about the San Juan 21 and the history of the Clark Boat Company in Mike Robinson's article "San Juan Sailboats and Clark Boat Company: The Right Place at the Right Time."
The Present
Today, the National Association is one of the most active one-design keelboat associations in North America. Membership in the association numbers 400+ sailors from all parts of the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The Association boasts fleets organized into three regions, East, Midwest, and West with the largest membership concentration in the northwest and southeast portions of the country. A Regional Championship regatta is hosted annually in each region, one of which becomes the North American Championship on a rotating basis.
San Juan 21s are available today with prices for used boats ranging from $1,500.00 to $5,000.00. Boat parts can be obtained
from Port Gardner Sailboats: Gene Adams - 206.696.8685 (PO Box 269 Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043).
The Beginnings of a Class Association & Boat Registry
An effort is underway to provide more information about our boats and the class association membership. While association membership records are current, there are a number of primarily outdated resources of boats and ownership. This part of the website is under development with the following goals:
- Current Class Association membership list
- Online Class Association initial membership and membership renewal
- San Juan 21 boat and fleet information
Click on one of the following links to view what's in our database thus far:
Class Association membership list including member name, sail #, and renewal status
Soon this will allow you to renew your membership online.
San Juan 21 boat registry including sail #, boat name, and owner information
This information was taken from Brian Larson's registry, however, it hasn't been updated Since May, 2008. Soon there will be a mechanism for people to verify information or provide corrections as needed.
Former Champions
National championships are held each year in each of the Eastern, Midwest, and Western regions. Each year, on a rotating bases, one of these regattas is designated the North American Championships. Congratulations to all our champions!
A Bunch of San Juan 21s
As you might imagine, keeping track of all these boats is an impossible task but we'll be trying to build and maintain as complete a list as possible. To start things off, here's a table of (mostly) sail numbers/boat names taken from a Yahoo San Juan 21 Group maintained by Burt Revell. Below is his current list (hover over the number to see a small photo) - thanks Burt for allowing us to use this information!
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San Juan 21 National Assocation Forum
Thanks to Tom Dyll, we now have a forum! While you can read the forum without registering, we're sure you'll want to sign up so you can tell others about your boat, post your cruising & racing experiences, and pass on sage advice about how you've tricked out your weekend warrior.
Registration is easy
- Click the button to go to the forum
- Click the Register link
- Agree to the terms - yeah it's a bit to read, but they're pretty tame
- Fill out and submit the registration form
That's it! Now check the email account you provided - there should be a confirmation email containing a link to activate your forum membership. Click the link, log in using the credentials you provided, and start posting!
