Exact Date Unknown - Missions Starting in January!

The first few J/111's have now been launched and the buzz on the internet and on YouTube has been nothing but amazing!

Take a look:

- This video has had over 30,000 hits!
CLICK HERE

- Halifax Take 2: (Videotaped by the 74 year old sailor with hull #23 on order) CLICK HERE

- J/111 "Invisible Hand" on San Francisco Bay-Article and Pictures: CLICK HERE

- North American Sailor J/111 review:
CLICK HERE

There are now 56 J/111's on order! One Design fleets are forming in Chicago, Annapolis, and one or two on the west coast. J/Boats is adding 2 more production lines. An additional production line in the US and a production line at J/boats Europe. We can't wait to start taking those that dare on missions aboard our 007 when it arrives! Icicle series here we come! E-mail me HERE if you are interested in climbing aboard 007! "Shaken not stirred" Martini's may be in order after these missions!

New Boat News!
J/Boats Has Been Busy!

Two Major International J/22 Events
Will be Held in the US Next Year!

The Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship - August 29-September 1, 2011

And the J/22 World Championship in New Orleans October 9-14, 2011.

J/Boats has Created a 2011
J/22 Championship Package!

The package includes: boat, Triad trailer, Waterline Systems faired keel, epoxy or anti-fouling bottom paint, class safety gear, lifting strap, ratchet tie downs, and upgraded line package for $38,500. Limited to 12 boats and offer expires March 31, 2011. Contact me HERE

The New J108!!
This could be the most versatile boat that J/Boats has ever built and perfect for "thin water" venues!

The first centerboarder from J/Boats - the J/95 has been selling well for over a year now. Low draft boats open up a lot more possibilities for cruising and exploring.

Hull #1 will be on display at Key West Race Week and available for demonstration sails!
Contact me HERE

The J/108 provides stand up head room, Great J/Boats performance for the bay and offshore, with board up you can race on Clear Lake and then go dock at your favorite Clear Lake watering hole! Alongside your motor boater friends!

J/Boats Southwest sold three of the 2011 J/80 Worlds packages! Two were to repeat J/80 customers! Can't get a better endorsement then that when owners want a new edition of the same model. We believe the "package deal" with boat and trailer at a minimum is the way to go. Contact us HERE for details on new package deals. The J/80 circuit looks to be revived in 2011 with predictions of 20 boats per stop! Get in on the fun!

Regatta and General Interest News!

What a Succes It Was!

A regatta with 40 boats, 5 One Design classes, a big boat PHRF class, live music, coaching, steak dinner, $10,000 in prizes, and over 250 people can only be a success - And it was! Thank you City of Seabrook, Lakewood YC, our sponsors and J/sailors for coming.

- See JFest Southwest 2010 Photo Highlights HERE
- Take a look at the JFest Southwest article HERE
- Read the J/Boats blogspot HERE
- Find the Race Results HERE

J/Fest Southwest 2011 is set for October 29-30th!

- The J/24 fleet has elected to include J/Fest as one of their circuit stops.

- The J/105's are working towards a regional invitational fleet and hope to up their numbers from the ten 105's that were on the line this year.

- The J80's are working furiously on a 2011 circuit calendar with all indications that J/Fest will be included as a stop.

Photos courtesy of John Lacy, Cindy Cady

The Eyes of Texas Were Upon Our J/80 Sailors!

The conditions were challenging, the competition was outstanding, all combined to make an "epic" experience for all involved.

Texans were very well represented by the following teams:
- Quantum Racing - 2nd (Scott Young, Terry Flynn),
- LeTigre - 5th (Glenn Darden, Reese Hillard),
- Fired Up - 8th (Jay Lutz, Gary Kamins),
- Tiamo - 16th (Bruno Pasquinelli),
- Kicks - 24th (Bill Rose, Forbes Durdin),
- Andale - 48th (Al Poindexter).

61 of the best sailors from 9 countries around the world met in Newport to determine the 2010 J/80 World Champion!

Want to become a better sailor? Get a J/80 and join the J/80 Southern Circuit. Sail against some of the best J/80 sailors in the world right here in your own backyard! By the way - they are all really great people that will be glad to help you get better!

Take a Look at Bruno Pasquinelli's Wild Ride!

It was an incredible event, and to have 10% of the entrants to be from Texas and finish as well as they did is a real testament to the strength of the J/80 fleet here in the Southwest.

Read the stories and watch the video's:
- J/Boat blogspot event article HERE
- Scott Young's blog article HERE
- Interview with Scott Young: the race, the training, preparation, and the party- all discussed in this 3 part video: HERE
- Official J/80 Worlds site HERE

Harvest Moon Regatta
Lakewood Yacht Club - October 22-25, 2010

Walter and Beverly Caldwell in their J/40 hull #007 "Shaken not Stirred" placed 1st in the Cruising with pole- less spinnaker division! Way to go!

- Regatta Website for all of the photo's and details HERE

- J/44 "Kenai" video HERE

- J/120 James Liston'e very good and entertaining video HERE
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Chris Lewis, with his J/44 "Kenai", took first place in the ORC Club Spinnaker class-Div. B. Congrats!

In Division C, Bill Lakenmacher's J/105 "Radiance" finished 1st and Bee Bednar's J/105"Stinger" took 2nd.

WurstFest Regatta Canyon Lake YC November 5 - 6th.
The 42nd edition of this famous Central Texas regatta took place in great conditions and J/Boats were out in force with OD classes for J/22 and J/24! - As well as several representatives in PHRF A!
- Stuart Lindow took out his "Tropical Aggression" on the "Ambassador" owned by Doug Weekly. This time "Aggression" paid off taking a first for the regatta.
- In the J/22's it was Keith Zars "Shredding" the "Catch 22" of Fred Lindsey.
- "Atlas Shrugged", the J/92 we delivered in July to Philip Hughes, shrugged off the competition for first place in PHRF A.

Save these dates for next year: November 11-13th!

The last circuit stop was the Texas Circus at Lake Canyon YC November 20-21. Results were almost consistent with the overall season and were as follows: Mr. Happy, RumLine, Tropical Aggression, Ambassador, and Bad Moon.

The Corinthian Cup/Southwest Championship was held at DCYC on October 30-31. The winner is: Kelly Holmes and team "Bad Moon"

This win qualifies Kelly and team to compete in J/24 Worlds in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 11-19th, 2011. Congratulations!

- "Mr. Happy" (Bob Harden) will remain happy another year as he goes into 2011 with that number 1 on his bow!
- Bryan Dyer are in the "Rum Line" toasting themselves for hard fought second place for the season.
- "Mr. Ambassador" is wearing lucky #3 for 2011.
- Kelly Holmes will be singing "A Bad Moon is Arising" as he continues to work towards that top spot.
- Stuart Lindow is keeping his aggression in check and has a nice Tropical attitude lying in 5th.

29 different boats participated in the J/24 circuit. With the Nationals being held at DCYC May 10-14th 2011 will be another very busy year for the J/24's!

J/22 Southwest District Events

- Kelson Elam and team "Genesta" wound up in the top spot for the season.
- Jeff Progelhoff is the "Big Hoss" in second place.
- None too slow, "Slow Poke" Eric Faust and Bonner Cordelle in 3rd. - Kevin McConnell "Stampeded" to 4th,
- With E3 (Scott Greenawalt) on his heels.
- Brant Koepke brought along his "Rich Skank" to finish 6th!

J/22 Circuit Stop at the "Wurstfest Regatta" November 5 - 7. Find results HERE
Find lots of great pictures of Wursfest HERE

The J/22 fleet in Texas continues to grow with 42!!! different boats participating in at least one event in this years circuit! Wow! and from what I hear things are set to grow in 2011 as some of the sideliners are now thinking about traveling!

"It's About the Family"

Nick Hayes was at HYC November 13th - I enjoyed meeting Nick in person and listening to his very well done presentation.

This event was partially sponsored by the Texas A&M Sailing team. Any Aggie supporters looking for a good cause to donate to should consider this team.

The talk was great and the audience attentive. If you get the chance to hear Nick-please do. In the meantime-buy the book. Great Christmas present for your family!

Find the Website and Video interview HERE

Congratulations to Claude Welles for purchasing the 2011 J/80 Worlds Package hull #1319! Shortly thereafter John Bartlett purchased #1320! Both boats will sail out of Austin Yacht Club. Their old steeds, "Wild Hare" and "Restless" are in the hands of new J/80 fleet members. A 3rd Worlds boat was sold to Bob Lane! Bob plans to occasionally race her - but more importantly get his grand kids out on the water! Congratulations!

The Beautiful CS40 Scorpia has been sold! She is off to Seattle under the ownership of Jim Leibold in Seattle. Congratulations Jim!

See all of our great listings HERE

You Ought to "BSailing"

Think about giving the gift of sailing to a friend or family member that might enjoy going out on one of Alan's J/80's or J/105's!

Alan has discovered onboard boat videography and is putting together instructional and sailing video's too!

Gadget of the month! the Bazooka Life Ring - A must for every sailor!

Find out about it HERE

New J/Boats Southwest TV Channel!

Look for new video's of interest to J/Boat owners on the New J/Boats Southwest TV channel on YouTube! Click HERE