2010! - Only two months into it, but since the new year there has been lots of activity in the sailing community! READ ON - LOTS TO COVER! Please forward our newsletters to your sailing friends! If you have received this newsletter indirectly and would like to subscribe click HERE. If you are new subscriber, read previous newsletters HERE

The J/95 Makes Headlines - Again! Readers of the last few newsletters have read about the many kudo's this design has received during the fall. Just before Christmas the J/95 was recognized again by Cruising World as the Domestic Boat of the Year. This makes the J/95 the first "Triple Crown" winner since these awards have been given to new boat designs! READ ABOUT IT HERE!

You can demo the J/95 now! We currently have a J/95 on Lake Lewisville and hope to make the rounds with it in the near future! Give us a call if you want to come sail with us! 512-423-2179 or contact us HERE

The J/111 project is humming along on schedule at CCF Composites in Bristol, RI and the gorgeous hull plug is in final fairing stage. Pictures below!---Looking fast! The hull mold will be built next, while the deck plug begins to take shape in the coming weeks. Jboats has received deposits through hull #21 delivered in 2011! This boat is already a success!

JBoats Southwest will be hosting a J/111 meet and greet with Jeff Johnstone early March in the Kemah/Seabrook area. If you are interested in learning more about the design concept and the class rules contact me at: Scott@JBoatsSouthwest.com or 512-423-2179. Take a look at the New J/111 HERE

The J/80's stormed Key West this year with 23 on the line! Texas was well represented with the Rose and O'sullivan team on "Kicks" #17 taking a 9th and Glenn Darden and Reese Hillard on "LeTigre" #33 taking home the first place trophy! Jay Lutz also trailered his J/80 to KWRW for a Swedish team to use! Great job gentlemen!

Also in the J/80 class were three generations of Johnstones on Jeff Johnstones J/80 "Little Feat". Jeff's father Rodney called tactics and took care of boat set up and Jeff's daughter and her friend crewed, while Jeff drove. What a great experience! Oh and they took four first places, more then any other J/80 and ended up with a second overall. This is what it's all about-enjoy the video: Scuttlebutt - Key West 2010

Kristen Robinson, J/80 Class president, has written an article on 'How to do Key West Race Week on a Budget'. This may help those that want to plan for next year. The article is on the J/80 class site at: www.j80.org—j80usa. Also on the web site: The J/80 has been selected as the designated keel boat fleet by the Annapolis Yacht Club. The class keeps growing and has added another fleet (#17) in New York.

J/105 owners from Houston, Bill Zartler "Solaris" #4 and Bill Lakenmacher "Radiance" #12, drug their trusty steeds to Key West to race in the highly competitive J/105 class. Bill Zartler and his team sailed a consistent regatta, ending up in 5th place while Bill and his crew had a great 3rd race taking a 6th. Great first outing on their J/105!

Watch the Key West J/105 starts HERE

The Galveston Bay Cruising Association (GBCA) has finished up their 5 race icicle series held in January. The series was won by Shelton and Liz sailing on their J/24 in the shorthanded division. Lots and Lots of pictures HERE

The Fort Worth Boat Club J/105's are getting it going! No race reports, but there are verified rumors that up to 7!!! J/105's are racing One Design every Sunday. This has prompted additional interest with one or two more J/105's expressing desire to come over and participate for the next several months! Way to go! Sounds like a lot of fun! If you want to join in CONTACT US HERE

The Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club are optimists calling their "Frostbite" the "Fair Weather Winter Series". JBoats were well represented with 3 J/105's and a J/29 taking part. Here's an excerpt from Jay Hoppenstein: "The wind had shifted to the south about 10 to 15 degrees and increased to a velocity of 15 to 16 knots as the clearer weather arrived from the west, turning the run into almost a reach. Cyrano (J/105) took advantage of both wind conditions and was able to pass Scoots to weather. On a puff, Cyrano jumped up on a plane, on which she remained till the finish. Even with boat speeds of 10.5 knots aboard Cyrano, Patterson could not be caught. The final standings among the J Boats was Cyrano, Scoots, David Butler and David Patterson."

The Austin Yacht Club kicked off 2010 with the Annual Red Eye Regatta held on January 2. PHRF A Fleet was won by Ray Shull on his J/29 "Mostly Harmless". AYC's Frostbite Series is in full swing with 3 weekends of racing left. Both the J/22 and J/24 fleets are racing one design for this series getting 5 plus boats on the line. A-fleet is well represented with several J/80's, J/27's, and J/29's on the line! One might say the best thing about this Frostbite series is the hospitality crew! Racers are met back at the clubhouse with appetizers, a meal, and all the adult beverages you can drink---for $5.00 a head!

AYC is now on

Andrew Turner has purchased J/80 #181 "Yankee Girl". Andrew hales from Toronto and will be moving up from a Catalina 22 to the world of J/80 sailing! Andrew also elected to up his game at J-World in San Diego.

Rick Smith, hailing from Austin YC has traded in his Flying Tiger "Foo Fighter" for J/80 hull #720. Rick is already involved in the local AYC fleet and is spearheading a J Rendesvous event on Lake Travis for later this year. Congrats Rick and welcome to the fleet!

Davey Patterson has acquired J/105 hull #1! Congratulations Davey! Hull #1 will be berthed at DCYC north of Dallas.

Mike and Sherrie Lemmi-(Tennessee) acquired the Beneteau 33.7 that was traded in on a new J/122

Doug Kessler (Atlanta-Georgia) purchased the Flying Tiger 10m "Foo Fighter" that was traded in on a J/80. Congratulations Doug!

J/109 "Surprise". Well maintained and beautiful J/109 ready to go. Located in Kemah.

J/80 "Weekend at Bernie's". Turnkey and fast J/80. Well maintained boat, lots of sails, and newly re-furbished trailer. Located in Fort Worth.

J/105 "Geronimo" Great J/105 that has been hoist kept since new. Available for viewing on Lake Texoma

J/105 "JTeez" professionally maintained J/105. Available with trailer. Located in LaPorte, Texas

Coming Soon: A very clean J/92

Coming Soon: An unmodified J/22 and trailer!

Did you know there is a web site to find the builder of J/Boat scale models?, How about information on "Best Practices for Trailering your JBoat"? Want to know what the recommended product is to re-bed your deck hardware? For answers to these questions and more, log on to www.Jowners.org If you own a JBoat and have not created your account on this web site-please do. There is a lot of great information! Oh and feel free to fill in "JBoats Southwest" in the preferred dealer section!

Did you also know there is a website called Sailing Anarchy? Kidding! Everyone knows about SA. Well did you know that JBoats is sponsoring a "JAnarchy" forum on Sailing Anarchy. Check it out and post HERE

Did you know you can "Go Green" with your sailboat and improve your battery life?

One of our J/122 owners is an active and contributing member of Sailing Anarchy and was featured on the front page for his "Green" LED light bulbs. Take a look at JD's latest endeavor into LED lighting for marine and home use. The punch line is that these lights provide the same level of intensity while using 90% less power. You can browse for more information on SA under "Light 'em Up" or jump directly to JD's web site at: www.rejex.com

J/80 Southern Circuit schedule:

The J/80 Southern Circuit Schedule is set, with the Austin stop to be determined. Here are the dates:

- April 10-11 GBCA Spring Regatta
- May 15-16 LYC Shoe Regatta
- June 5-6 Fort Worth Annual Regatta
- ????-Austin YC Regatta

The Austin event may be in October as part of the Leukemia Cup Regatta. As of this week Lake Travis is filling up and should provide a nice race track for this years events.

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