San Juan 21 Class Association

Very soon 2014 will be history and yours truly as Eastern Commodore will be included. Doug Longhini will be taking over the helm for 2015 and let’s all work to help Doug promote the class and the associated activities which brings value in the form of great sailing and fun using our prized possessio...

SJ 21 E Commodore Update 1 August 2014 The early entry deadline for the Fishing Bay Yacht Club One Design Regatta (9, 10 Aug.), located at Deltaville, VA on the Chesapeake Bay, is this Monday 4 August. Go to http://www.FBYC.net to register and save $20. Later in this memo I will insert a blurb from ...

Here it is already the 1st of July. As far as I can tell, the best event for celebrating the fourth is the: Lake Norman Yacht Club “4th of July Regatta” 7/5-6, Racing, Games, LNYC chefs Slow Cooked BBQ, Fireworks, Band, and Dancing. Info at: http://www.lnyc.org/ The next big event is the Fishing Bay...

The Executive Committee, during the conf call last night, approved the Fleet #8 bid to hold the 2015 San Juan 21 North American Championships on the Neuse River sailing out of the Blackbeard Sailing Club (Fairfield Harbour, New Bern). The dates for the regatta as of now are 10-14 June so please mark...

Another month has passed very quickly. Besides racing White Knuckles, I have been doing RC work. For a number of years now I have been a Mark Boat Officer at Charleston Race Week. Once again, this year I was setting the leeward gate for the 81 boat J-70 fleet. This video shows what happens to very g...

As a result of last weeks message, here are some updates. Congratulations to Margaret Alexander (WS) and Branin Thorn (AS) for their wins at the Neuse Yacht Racing Assn event held 22, 23 March. Results are listed below and you can view some great PICS of the competitors at: http://us6.campaign-archi...

First of all congratulations to Kyle Everly (SJ 21 #1989) for being the overall winner the Trans Monroe Regatta held at Lake Monroe (Sanford, FL) on 1 March . The event was a PHRF event with about 35 entrants. 12 SJ 21's were on the starting line for the Mid Winter Championships at Lake Norman Yacht...

SJ 21 E Commodore Message 26 Feb 2014 Wow, the weather forecast for the TransMonroe Race to be held this Saturday on Lake Monroe, Sanford, Fl is fantastic! Sunny, 78 F and wind out of the north at 10-15 mph Lake Monroe Fleet Captain Bill Holstein is looking forward to having a strong showing of Juan...

After going through a very competitive nominating and election process, I was selected to become your 2014 San Juan 21 Class Association Eastern Commodore (well, isn’t that the way it is supposed to happen??). Today, is a good day to compose this memo, because as I sit at my desk in my home located ...

Pre registration for the 2013 NA will end in about 15 days. Getting your registration to the Regatta Registrar by 3 June will enable for the skipper to get a free regatta T-shirt. 3 June is also the date for ordering additional T's for your crew. See links for registration on the Class Web Site or t...