IJCA CLASS RULES APPROVED INTERNATIONAL PULSE INTERNATIONAL

Issue 13 March 2017 Executive Committee

IJCA Chairman IJCA Technical Committee Chair IJCA Executive Director Nancy Zangerle, United States Tim Winger, United States Chris Howell [email protected] [email protected] 1604 Ventana Dr. Ruskin, FL 33573 IJCA Past Chairman IJCA Council Member [email protected] Jorge Castillo,Mexico Will Welles, USA P: 440-796-3100 [email protected] [email protected]

IJCA Finance Committee Chair IJCA Council Member Kenneth Porter, Mexico David Cooper, [email protected] [email protected]

IJCA Vice Chairman IJCA Council Member Marianne Schoke, Sweden Javier Arribas Leigh, Peru [email protected] [email protected]

IJCA Technical Committee J/24 Builders

Chairman Waterline Systems Timothy Winger, USA 373 Market St. [email protected] Warren, RI 02885 USA M: 717-572-6109 +01 401-247-3000 [email protected] Gianpietro Pollesel, Italy www.waterlinesystems.com [email protected] J/Boats Argentina Alex Finsterbusch, Argentina España 1265 (1642) [email protected] San Isidro ARGENTINA +54 11 4747 4162 Lorne Chapman, Canada [email protected] [email protected] J/Boats Italy Stuart Jardine, United Kingdom, Member Emeritus 17 Porto Turistico Chiavari [email protected] 16043 ITALY +39 335-688-5005 Michael Johnson, USA, Designer’s Appointee [email protected] [email protected]

Kenneth Porter, Mexico [email protected]

Curt Barnes, USA [email protected]

Bob Kinsman, USA [email protected]

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 2 2016 North Results Worlds...1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10 North Americans...1,3 US Nationals...1,2,3,4,5 Mexican Nationals...1,2,3 German Nationals...1,2,3 Italian Nationals...1 UK Nationals...1,3,4,5,6,8,9,10 FAST THINGS FIRST Columbia April 13 Charleston April 20 Easter Regatta Annapolis May 5 Charleston RW Seattle Annapolis May 19 NOOD Houston May 26 US Nationals Cleveland June 16 North Americans Newport July 9 Cleveland RW Marblehead July 28 Newport Regatta Newport Marblehead Aug. 8 NOOD Toronto JFest New England Sep. 13 Worlds MARK ON YOUR CALENDAR Join the North Sails team!

North America +1 401 683 7997 [email protected] +40 30 09 67 89 [email protected] South America +54 11 4725 0200 Torkel [email protected] Australia +61 2 9998 8500 [email protected]

NORTH AMERICA EUROPE AUSTRALIA SOUTH AMERICA +1 401 683 7997 +40 30 09 67 89 +61 2 9998 8500 +54 11 4725 0200 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

northsails.com

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 3 IJCA Technical Report By Tim Winger, International Technical Committee Chair

The latest changes to the Class Rules are now approved by World , and the latest version of the Class Rules is posted on the IJCA website: http://www.j24class.org/rules-regulations/class-rules/. Most of the changes were minor and involved housekeeping issues. There were also a few changes that involved better use of the ERS (Equipment Rules of Sailing) terms, but did not change any of the meanings of the Rule. An understanding of ERS terms is useful in reading our Class Rules. A copy can be downloaded from the World Sailing (WS) website: http://www.sailing.org/documents/isaf- equipment-rules.php. Most of them are intuitive.

The 2mm radius between the transom and the hull was missed in the original Rules conversion to WS format. It has been reinstated.

When we allowed the turnbuckle on the forestay, the intention was to make it easier to reach maximum forestay length. We now have added the limitation that the forestay length shall not be adjusted at any time for the duration of an event. This means any event, whether a multi-day regatta or a single race. Once you leave the dock for the first race of the event, or once the forestay has been measured and sealed before the event, the forestay must remain the same length. No changes on the way out to the race or between races or even day to day at a regatta.

Crew Position–RRS 49.2 shall apply to all crew except the headsail trimmer. This change allows the headsail trimmer to turn while sitting on the rail to adjust the headsail trim. Turning to do so would put him/her in violation of the hiking Rule 49.2 because the one hip would likely be outside the sheerplan.

These changes took effect March 1, 2017.

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 4 IJCA Technical Report

We are also working on a change to the 100% jib Rules to better regulate roach on the sail. We will likely be proposing a girth limitation on the jib after consulting with major sailmakers to be sure we will not be making large numbers of existing sails illegal for use.

Work will continue on the Measurement Manual with a target release of May 1. Thanks to Mike Johnson, it is already corrected to match up to the new Rule numbers in the WS format. Enhancement and explanations of some of the ERS terms will be added.

To those of you in the Southern Hemisphere, hope you are having a great season. To those of us freezing in the Northern Hemisphere, get to work. Spring will be here soon!

IJCA CLASS RULES APPROVED

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 5 Canada/2017 Worlds Report

By Katie Nicoll

The Ontario Fleet is gearing up for the 2017 World We couldn’t do this without our sponsors. We are Championship to be held at Port Credit delighted to announce Brack Driving is a new sponsor September 15-23, 2017. Almost all fleets have had their for the 2017 driveHG.ca J/24 World Championship. Brack year-end meetings and have set their upcoming racing Driving joins lead sponsor Humberview Group – driveHG. season schedules. ca, Coral Reef Sailing Apparel, Fogh Boat Supplies and Fogh Marine, The Shotgun Fund, Clear Air Carbon Fiber, Canada looks forward to showcasing Mississauga Ontario Sailing, and the PCYC50 (a group of supportive (20 minutes from downtown Toronto) in this year of PCYC members eager to showcase our yacht club this year Canada’s 150th birthday and is working with the team at the Worlds). We wish to thank all these early sponsors at the City to produce a great event. Port Credit Yacht for their hearty support of J/24 sailing. Club is proud to host this incredible regatta and to welcome the many sailors coming from around the world! For complete event information, visit http://2017j24worlds.org/.

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 6 Hungary Report

By Erik Hercsel, HUN-JCA President

ARE YOU READY FOR THE BIG CHALLENGE? J/24 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 IN HUNGARY IS COMING SOON

The enthusiastic and more and more qualified Hungarian competitors among the Hungarian J/24 sailors. The Hungarian J/24 racers are excited to look forward to the J/24 European teams have gained much experience in international Championship (EC) to be held in Hungary between 24 competitions and World and European Championships in September and 1 October 2017. The preparation of the event the past few years, therefore the visiting teams shall expect is followed with active interest: several teams from , serious battles. England, Italy, Sweden and France have already expressed their intention to participate. We are expecting a busy event. There are Hungarian teams who actively train in winter as well. Two teams are sailing at the Italian Winter Championship. Lake Balaton (or as we refer to it: the “Hungarian Sea”) is the largest lake in Central Europe and is indeed wonderful. It offers racing and training possibilities from early spring to late autumn. There is also an active sailing life in winter on ice, the European DN Championship 2017 and the Euro Cup 2017 was held here with 124 boats competing in marvelous surroundings. In 2017, Balatonfured Yacht Club will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the foundation, and the J/24 EC will be the most prestigious event of the jubilee year.

The EC program is already set, focusing on sailing. While at the first Hungarian European Championship in 2008 the Hungarian teams were less experienced in competing, the program and the atmosphere were unforgettable for those who attended the event. In the past eight years, many significant changes took place: the number of the Hungarian active fleet is now over 20, and several internationally renowned sailors started participating in the J/24. There are more than a few Olympic contestants and World and European Champion Hungarian

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 7 Jukebox steered by Miklos Rauchenberger is leading the Championship. The organization and the regatta area will be Saturday Race, Trofeo Lozzi, and they are at the second place identical to that of the EC. at the Winter Championship. Farkas Litkey (multiple National J/24 Champion, two-time Soling World Champion, 12-time Blue Charter boats available for both pre-events or your boat can be Ribbon race champion and Olympiad in the Class) is at the stored at the Balatonfured Yacht Club (the place of venue) until second place at Trofeo Lozzi at the moment. the European Championship without charge.

International participation is promoted and facilitated by The European Championship is to include 12 races. We are charter boats and two pre-regattas in the spring and summer planning social events for every day, introducing Hungarian of 2017: cuisine, wine tasting and a fabulous cocktail party. • The “Spring Fleet Race” is held between 29 April and 1 May, 2017 in Balatonfured, at the Balatonfured Yacht Club, at the The 2017 J/24 EC is widely marketed in Hungary: the Budapest venue of the European Championship. This is the first serious Boat Show was held between 23 February and 26 February, challenge of the season, and international teams are highly where both the J/24 Class and the EC were highlighted. We did welcome. introduce the J/24 Class, the preparations of the event and the sponsors to the audience. • Lake Balaton is the most vibrant in August: the lake temperature is around 24 degrees, and the air temperature is Thanks to our sponsors, there are several prizes awaiting the 28-30 degrees. August is perfectly suitable for sailing as well participants. Official sponsors: Slam Hungary, Audi, Quantum as swimming after a race day. We are holding the Open J/24 Sails Hungary and the Hungarian Yacht Association. Bravo Hungarian Championship between 24 August to 27 August, Boats provides jury and race committee ribs. 2017, which is the second main pre-event of the European

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 8 Europe’s most beautiful lake and a great J/24 family are looking forward to welcoming all of you in Hungary at the 2017 European Championship! Don’t miss the deadline for early bird registration. The preliminary schedule and Notice of Race will be available soon at http://j24europeans2017.hu/.

For any further questions, please contact Erik Hercsel, HUNJCA at [email protected].

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 9 ARE YOU READY FOR THE J/24 2017 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP? BALATONFÜRED, HUNGARY

SAVE THE DATES!

J/24 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP: 24.09-01.10.2017, Balatonfüred, HUNGARY J/24 OPEN HUNGARIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: 24.08-29.08.2017, Balatonfüred, HUNGARY J/24 FLEET RACE: 29.04.-01.05.2017, Balatonfüred, HUNGARY

BALATON! THE MEETING LAKE

Europe’s most beautiful SUPER EARLY BIRD lake and a great J/24 family REGISTRATION are looking forward to welcoming IS NOW AVAILABLE UNTIL 31ST OF MAY. all of you in Hungary at the WWW.J24EUROPEANS2017.HU 2017 European Championship

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 10 MIKE INGHAM’S TARHEEL TAKES J/24 MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP

Photos courtesy of Christopher Howell

Just a few days after being named US Sailing’s 2016 National Coach of the Year, Mike Ingham earned his first J/24 Midwinter Championship, helming Tarheel, on Sunday, February 12. The Rochester, New York-based skipper posted a line of 1,3,(16),1,2,2,9,5 for 23 points over eight races at Eau Gallie Yacht Club in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida in the 31-boat fleet. Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger was initially tied on points with Ingham after Saturday’s races, but a scoring penalty was later posted, leaving Odenbach with 29 points and second place, which is where he ended up after no races were completed Sunday due to lack of breeze. Both John Mollicone’s Helly Hansen and Carter White’s Sea Bags Sailing Team also tallied 29 points, with Mollicone clearing the tie- breaker for third place. Will Welles’ Bogus captured the fifth position with 41 points. “It was really hard to be consistent,” shared Ingham. “It was too shifty. If you got out of phase, it was really hard to get back.”

Sailing with Tucker Gilliam (bow), Scott Smith (mast), Scott Griffin (tactics) and Paul Abdullah (trimmer), Ingham now proudly holds The Lambert Lai Trophy, named in honor of the previous USJCA President who passed away in 2014 and also raced in the Rochester fleet. Team Tarheel was previously led by Peter Bream, who died last October. Ingham has sailed

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 11 MIKE INGHAM’S TARHEEL TAKES J/24 MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP

Photos courtesy of Christopher Howell

the boat for the last two regattas. “The fun thing about this is it’s the Tarheel team, which was really Peter getting these guys sailing when they were younger,” explained Ingham. “I had this feeling that I needed to do him proud. And I don’t mean winning. I mean just being a sportsman because that’s the way he was.”

The Championship kicked off on Friday, February 10 under clear blue skies with breeze between 10-15 knots over four races. Keeping all his scores in the top six (6,5,2,4) put White’s Sea Bags Sailing Team at the top of the fleet. Ingham’s Tarheel won two races, but added a 16 to give him 21 overall points for second place. The day’s other race winners were Odenbach and Welles.

Another four races were completed Saturday in winds between 6-8 knots following a brief onshore postponement. John Poulson’s Long Shot began the day with his first of two bullets. Mollicone’s Helly Hansen earned line honors in race 6 and Odenbach in race 7 before Poulson ended the day the way he started it. Breezes increased to 8-10 knots under blue skies with temperatures in the 70s. J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 12 MIKE INGHAM’S TARHEEL TAKES J/24 MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP

Photos courtesy of Christopher Howell

The top five: 1. Tarheel, Mike Ingham, Rochester Canoe Club, 1-3-[16]-1-2-2- 9-5; 23 2. Honeybadger, Travis Odenbach, Rochester Yacht Club, 2-1-5- [16]-5-11/SCP-1-4; 29T 3. Helly Hansen, John Mollicone, Sail Newport, 5-5/RDG-4-[11]- 4-1-3-7; 29T 4. Sea Bags Sailing Team, Carter White, Portland Yacht Club, 6-5- 2-4-3-6-[8]-3; 29T 5. Bogus, Will Welles, MDICSC, 14-2-1-6-[20]-9-7-2; 41

Photos are posted on the J/24 Class Facebook page, and complete results are available at http://www.regattanetwork. com/event/13289#_home. J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 13 Photos courtesy of Christopher Howell

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 14 UK J/24 Class 2017 Programme

By Nina Squire

With the long winter nights slowly making way for more entic- of sailors from across the globe enjoying the onshore hospi- ing conditions, the UK fleet is eyeing a 2017 campaign aimed tality and on-water competition that the J/24 Class naturally at securing the maximum number of teams to attend the 2018 provides. Locally, our youth fleet continues to grow, and Park- World Championship in Lake Garda. stone Yacht Club is supporting three boats, providing local youngsters a chance to progress into a fantastic racing fleet. Boasting the 2015 Worlds, as well as 2015 and 2016 European Our top youth team, Team Impact, showed promise and over- Champions, the UK fleet is feeling very healthy with existing, came challenges both on and off the water! Our local sailors returning and new teams strengthening their programmes to and Euro Champs have encouraged and supported them by be able to compete on the national and international stage and exchanging crew on race nights, leading to some great results gain the precious qualification places. and a sharing of tips and experience in the fleet. We’ve been lucky enough to welcome Annie Lush and her team at the Ma- The UK Circuit starts with a return to the beautiful Cornish genta project to Parkstone YC. They are using their experiences town of Fowey, after a four-year hiatus, on the weekend of 23 on the Olympic circuit, Volvo Ocean Race, M32 World Match April. This is the first of three events over a six-week period, race series and GC32 Extreme Series to prove that ladies are not giving teams a chance to get fully up to speed before a number just supporting men sailing, but doing it themselves. They gave of us head for and challenge ourselves on the international us a great weekend of race training which saw champagne stage. The 2017 UK Nationals will be held in July on the same conditions. The local J/24 fleet kindly lent eight boats with waters as the 2016 European Championship. their owners, and Kate Macgregor (London 2012 Olympian and Team Magenta match racer) and Abby Ehler (twice a Volvo As always, the UK Class welcomes teams from further afield, Ocean Race sailor and Magenta project director) joined Annie and have thoroughly enjoyed the involvement in recent years as on-the-water coaches. The girls were joined by two-time

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 15 Paralympic medalist Alex Rickman. Top job of the weekend was being a medal monitor as Alex kindly let the children hold her medals, guaranteeing some disbelief in various Poole schools’ show-and-tell sessions!

We are looking forward to a fantastic season and a growing UK fleet. 2017 UK J/24 Class Events: Fowey Trophy – 23 to 24 April Spring Cup, Dartmouth – 6 to 7 May Southern Areas, Poole – 27 to 28 May UK Nationals, Plymouth – 14 to 16 July Autumn Cup, Poole – 7 to 8 October

We ended the 2016 season in style and thought you’d Saturday morning, before we all left Parkstone Yacht Club, a enjoy this fantastic write-up by our favourite J/24 wordsmith, squall blew through with torrential rain. By the time we had Monty… got over the start line, the wind had died completely and shift- ed 50 degrees and the race was abandoned. This pleased local Autumn Cup 2016: The only weather system we didn’t have boats Chaotic and Madeleine who had both seen and gone for throughout the course of the weekend was a plague of locusts, the non-existent gap at the committee boat end, causing them and at some points it was like the disaster movie ‘The Day to fight for last place off the start-line, and up the first leg. After Tomorrow.’ However, as ever, the plucky J/24 fleet battled through with a sense of humour intact and some cracking The wind steadily increased to a good force 3-4, whilst racing. David Lush and his committee re-set the course. The fleet

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 16 was evenly spread across the start line with one minute to go. Current European Champion Andy Taylor and team in Phoenix, previous European Champion Duncan McCarthy and team in Madeleine and forever in third place Nick Phillips and team in Chaotic all fought it out at the pin end. With only two rounds of the windward-leeward course, it was all to play for on the first beat, and Phoenix showed the fleet how to do it rounding the first mark and down to the spreader in first place. Madeleine and RWYC team Nick McDonald in Cacoon were just behind, with Andrew Hill in Wijit fighting off Matt Conyers in Unity Lets, with Roger Morris in Jolly Roger a few boat lengths behind. Somehow, Nick Phillips of Chaotic passed Cacoon on the down- wind leg into third, which I cannot report how, as I was mainly under water, under a sail, or tying myself in knots for most the day. Before the fleet knew it, race one was finished with Andy Taylor getting the first bullet of the day, followed by Chaotic in second (amazingly) and Madeleine just behind. The battle at the back was just as fierce with Quinton Hall and team on Jabulani putting up a good defense against Hijinks on the final round.

The race committee went straight into the next sequence, with another close-run battle at the pin end by the usual suspects with Taylor and McCarthy letting Phillips slip away with a clean start. Family Pollock, helmed by Alex Pollock, had a stunning first beat living up to the boat’s name Flying Colours (in contrast to the previous race where it should have been called Flying Obscenities). They had a tremendous race, coming in a strong third behind Madeleine and Phoenix or Phoenix Quantum which I have just noticed it’s now called. Those pesky kids on XP Rigging also had a blinder of a race sailing past Jolly Roger, Unit Lets, and Jawbreaker into fifth place. It was beyond a joke how tired I was by race five with deep The wind was steadily increasing, and many had to make the thought to what other hobbies are out there being discussed choice between which headsail to use in the third race, with on the rail. The day had reached survival conditions, and consideration to whether they would have time to change sail, with memories of how many J/24s had found their way to the and had they kept their foredeck in good spirits enough to do bottom of Poole Bay over the years, everyone had to keep it? The race committee spiced things up in race four, testing the their wits about them. Both European Champions, McCarthy crew’s mathematical ability adding a third leg. Sadly, for the and Taylor, took this in their stride, and Unity Lets with their Wolf of PYC, this was too much math for Nick Phillips, and in a newfound vigour from the previous race came in third, close battle with Nick McDonald on not the final leg, they both closely tailed by Nick McDonald and team on Cacoon, and went for the finish, letting Duncan McCarthy on Madeleine and Family Pollock on Flying Colours who had been successfully Andy Taylor on Phoenix Quantum complete a third leg, along quoting Top Gun on the downwind leg every time they caught with Roger Morris on Jolly Roger all getting podium positions. a gust. Team Chaotic lived up to its name, Chinese gybing Jobs for the Buoys and Wijit also had a good third race, coming like pros down the last leg slipping and sliding into seventh in fifth and sixth. position, followed by XP rigging and Miles Ushaw on Hijinks.

By race four, I was getting delusionally tired as the wind in- That evening, kindly organized by Hannah McCarthy, a creased further, but thankfully most teams had a better level of well-deserved curry was had by all at the Royal Motor Yacht fitness than me. Now down to only 10 boats in the class due to Club, whilst Georgie Hepburn fleeced all competitors for raffle breakages of boats and people, the competition was even hot- tickets for her deserved campaign. ter. Matt Conyers on Unity Lets found their feet and held off the rest of the fleet in fourth position, whilst the top three battled The fleet awoke the next morning to champagne racing weath- it out for the top numbers as if working to a binary code. Gusts er: clear blue skies, a gentle breeze and flat seas. Due to the and waves had to be called back to the helm to keep pace up- spring tides, the race committee sensibly started everyone wind, as no one could let anything slip due to the closeness of early, and race one saw everyone bang on the start line on the the racing in true one-design style. gun. The sailors had to look for the wind lines, and Nick Phillips headed left, whilst a number of the fleet took the middle lane.

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 17 Luckily for Phillips, this paid mark. Madeleine had a and a safe distance was tough start and had to take kept round the windward the right-hand side to find mark, with an exciting clear air along with Family showing from David Coo- Pollock. Team Jolly Roger per in Jaw Breaker in second has a great first leg climbing place which he held to the into third place, with Jacob finish. Nauseatingly, Andy Bennett and his young team Taylor and team on Phoenix on XP Rigging just behind, Quantum got their worst showing the older gang that result of the regatta coming they should watch out in in third, followed by Madeleine. the future for this team. Due to the patchy wind, the fleet was quite spread out by the second downwind leg, and the fans Never had the start been more crucial than on the penulti- were slowly dying out. The race committee sensibly saw the mate race, with only one lap to make gains. Nick McDonald on fleet doording down to the finish and shortened the course. Cacoon had a magnificent start, just behind Chaotic, who again Nick Phillips on Chaotic by now had a stunning lead on the took the left lane establishing a solid lead which they held to fleet, however as they went through the gate, the wind shut the finish, followed by Phoenix Quantum and Cacoon, and Mad- down completely and the rest of the fleet sailed through. This eleine. Further down the very close fleet, Andrew Hill on Wijit, certainly skewed everything, with Jawbreaker getting their Alex Pollock on Flying Colours and Matt Conyers on Unity Lets second second of the regatta, Jolly Roger a third and XP Rigging looked for the wind on the downwind leg, covering each other a fourth; however Andy Taylor and crew deservedly achieved when they could. their fourth bullet of the regatta securing their win of the J/24 Autumn Cup 2016 to add to the magnificent years they’ve had With the wind slowly dying, the race committee went straight on the water. into the final sequence of the final race of the regatta, with an ambitious three-lap course. Whatever Nick Phillips had eaten Many thanks to David Lush and his race committee for some that morning worked, and Chaotic flew off the start line again, great racing in difficult conditions, and to Parkstone Yacht Club banged left and got every shift correct up to the windward for hosting us.

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 18 News from Japan

By Koji Matsumoto

Team Gekko Wins the Japan Nationals Two Years in a Row: Eight races of tricky sailing pitched team Gekko to overall victory at the 36th Japan Nationals which took place in Hayama over the three days that started November 25, 2016. There were a total of 17 boats, including a team from Korea, that competed over shifty conditions with drastic changes in finishing positions at times. In the end, the top three teams were extremely close, finishing only with a difference of two points: Gekko (21), Siesta (23) and Gekko Diana (23).

The Hakata Japan Midwinter Regatta takes place March 19-20 at Odo Yacht Harbour, Fukuoka Japan. Contact for information: [email protected].

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 19 J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 20 GRE-JCA Report

By Aristofanis Pallikaris

The ranking list title awarded by the Hellenic Offshore Physalia Physalis skippered by N. Kapnisis, seventh place Committee of the Hellenic Sailing Federation on February 10, Momentum skippered by S. Tsoukali, eighth place DJ skippered 2017 marked the conclusion of another successful year for the by D. Kalochristianaki, and ninth place Okiroi skippered by M. GRE-JCA. Five regattas were conducted since the GRE-JCA’s Gioulounta. latest correspondence, among which was the second phase of the National Championship. While team Evniki, skippered The second regatta marked the initiation of the fall/winter by Dimitris Altsiadis and his crew A. Nikolaidis, S. Kartalis, J. series of the GRE-JCA’s racing calendar. The regatta was Orfanos, K. Tsigaras. and T. Siouzos managed to retain their organized by the Nautical Club of Gazi Crete on October 1-2, National Championship title for a second consecutive year, and it was characterized by the participation of a newly formed they lost their ranking list title to team Kika, skippered by team on their newly bought boat. The competition level was Manos Aggelakis and his crew C. Garaki, G. Dialextakis, G. quite high throughout both days, and the final ranking was Kassapakis, E. Livanou and P. Katsouli, by less than a point. decided on the last race of the regatta with two boats tied at second place. Wind conditions were quite satisfying for both The first regatta (“GRIGORIS XLOUVERAKIS”) was organized days (wind speeds ranging from 6-15 knots, and wind direction by the Nautical Club of Sitia on June 18-20. In the first day of being quite stable around 10 degrees), while the teams from racing, the conditions (wind speed 5-9 knots with a direction the Nautical Club of Gazi Crete dominated the regatta. from 280 to 330 degrees) permitted the conduction of three races. The next two days, wind speed dropped to a bare The final results were: minimum (3-5 knots), still the race committee managed to first place Kika skippered by M. Aggelakis, second place Anassa register another four races to conclude the regatta. The final skippered by N. Kapnisis, third place Minoan Spirit skippered results were: by A. Pallikaris, fourth place Simera skippered by G. Lyronis, first place Evniki skippered by D. Altsiadis, second place Kika fifth place Momentum skippered by G. Vitsakis, sixth place skippered by M. Aggelakis, third place Jmania skippered Physalia Physalis skippered by G. Petekidis, and seventh place by N. Spiggos, fourth place Simera skippered by G. Lyronis, DJ skippered by G. Malliotakis. fifth place Minoan Spirit skippered by A. Pallikaris, sixth place

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 21 The third regatta was organized only two weeks later by the upwind. Team Evniki was leading the pack with only one point Sailing Club of Heraklion in the beautiful capital city of Crete, less than the second crew, Jmania, while two crews tied at third Heraklion. The regatta was quite demanding as the weather place. The following day, wind speed varied between 10-14 conditions were quite difficult on the first day (18-20 knots with knots and permitted the conclusion of four races keeping the waves over 1.5 meters high), while they dropped significantly motivation high until the last minute. On the final day of racing on the second day (9-7 knots) with a rise in temperature and with the teams’ motivation being at its highest (quite a few remarkable changes in wind direction. Still, the regatta was teams were eager to register at least one more race to improve concluded with the successful conduction of all six races and their ranking), two more races were conducted to conclude the the final results were: National Championship of the GRE-JCA of 2016. Out of 16 entry first place Evniki skippered by D. Altsiadis, second place Kika boats in total (both first and second stage), team Evniki was skippered by M. Aggelakis, third place Anassa skippered by N. granted for a second consecutive year the title of the GRE-JCA’s Kapnisis, fourth place Simera skippered by G. Lyronis, fifth place Championship. Among other things, it is important to note Minoan Spirit skippered by N. Kampitakis, sixth place Physalia that the second stage of the National Championship attracted Physalis skippered by G. Petekidis, seventh place Momentum the interest of the three-time Paralympic sailor T. Alexas (latest skippered by G. Vitsakis, eighth place Okyroi skippered by N. participation in Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro), the Zacharioudakis, and ninth place DJ skippered by G. Malliotakis. two-time Olympic sailor M. Pateniotis (latest participation in Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, crew in skippered The fourth regatta was the second stage of the National by S. Bekatorou) and V. Papoutsoglou (fifth place of 470 Junior Championship and took place on 28-30 of October in Agios World Championship 2011). The overall results for the National Nikolaos by the Sailing Club of Agios Nikolaos. In total, nine Championship of 2016 were: races were completed in highly satisfactory, yet difficult sailing first place Evniki by the Sailing Club of Agios Nikolaos, second conditions. Three races were completed on the first day with place Kika by Nautical Club of Gazi Crete, third place Jmania by wind speed ranging from 8-12 knots, wind direction from 30 Sailing Club of Palaio Faliro, fourth place Simera by the Sailing degrees, and wave direction against the port tack when sailing Club of Heraklion, fifth place Minoan Spirit by the Nautical Club

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 22 of Gazi Crete, sixth place Anima-Envirol by the Sailing Club of the ranking list title with only 0,66 points afar from team Evniki. Piraeus, seventh place Okyrio by the Sailing Club of Rethimnon, The final results of the ranking list title of 2016 were: eighth place Physalia Physalis by the University of Crete, ninth first place Kika, second place Evniki, third place Simera, fourth place Noe by the Sailing Club of Greece, 10th place Momentum place Minoan Spirit, fifth place Jmania, sixth place Anassa, by the University of Crete, 11th place Anassa by the Nautical seventh place Physalia Physalis, eighth place Momentum, ninth Club of Gazi Crete, 12th place Nikolas by the Sailing Club of place Okyrio, 10th place Activista, 11th place Nikolas, 12th place Chania, 13th place Activista by the Sailing Club of Palaio Faliro, Noe, 13th place Anima-Envirol, 14th place Ta Panta Rei, 15th 14th place Ta Panta Rei by the Sailing Club of Heraklion, 15th place DJ, 16th place Ariba, 17th place SND. place SND by the Nautical Academy, and 16th place DJ by the Sailing Club of Heraklion. Despite the difficulties, the year can be characterized as highly successful, attracting even more sailors to participate Unlike 2015, the last regatta of the year, organized by the in the GRE-JCA, especially in view of the upcoming European Sailing Club of Hania on November 26-27, provided the Championship to be held in the Sailing Club of Patra in 2019. final results for the GRE-JCA’s 2016 ranking list. Going into The GRE-JCA council and members would like to thank ΑΝΕΚ the race, the suspense was quite high as the top two boats LINES - BLUE STA FERRIES for their continuous support with were only 2,48 points apart, and the result of the regatta the transportation of the fleet throughout Greece, and VMG could be decisive for the final ranking. With a very consistent Factory for their considerable discounts on their sailing performance, team Kika managed to retain their lead and win clothing and accessories.

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 23 J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 24 Calendar

May 6, 2017 July 8, 2017 REGATA DE AMIGOS (5A.) 2017 MAYORS CUP Start: May 6, 2017 Start: July 8, 2017 End: May 7, 2017 End: July 8, 2017 Venue: Sunrise Rotary May 19, 2017 Address: Plattsburgh, NY, United States 2017 J/24 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Start: May 19, 2017 July 9, 2017 End: May 21, 2017 2017 VALCOUR RACE Venue: Corinthian Yacht Club Start: July 9, 2017 Address: Seattle, WA, United States End: July 9, 2017 Venue: Valcour Sailing Club May 26, 2017 Address: Plattsburgh, NY, United States 2017 J/24 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP Start: May 26, 2017 July 22, 2017 End: May 28, 2017 CIRCUITO MEXICANA DE VELA Venue: Houston Yacht Club Start: July 22, 2017 Address: Shoreacres, TX, United States End: July 23, 2017

June 3, 2017 July 29, 2017 REGATA LAGUNA MAR REGATA VERANO Start: June 3, 2017 Start: July 29, 2017 End: June 4, 2017 End: July 30, 2017

June 17, 2017 REGATA COPA YUCATAN Start: June 17, 2017 End: June 18, 2017

June 17, 2017 2017 KIEL WEEK Start: June 17, 2017 End: June 25, 2017 Address: Kiel, Germany

July 1, 2017 REGATA SHERWIN WILLIAMS Start: July 1, 2017 End: July 2, 2017

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 25 Calendar

August 12, 2017 May 2, 2018 REGATA ALLIANZ 2018 J/24 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP Start: August 12, 2017 Start: May 2, 2018 End: August 12, 2017 End: May 6, 2018 Venue: Charleston Yacht Club September 15, 2017 Address: Charleston, SC 2017 J/24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Start: September 15, 2017 August 24, 2018 End: September 23, 2017 2018 J/24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Venue: Port Credit Yacht Club Start: August 24, 2018 Address: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada End: August 31, 2018 Address: Fraglia Vela Riva del Garda, Italy September 16, 2017 REGATA AMIGOS (6A.) September 7, 2018 Start: September 16, 2017 2018 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP End: September 17, 2017 Start: September 7, 2018 End: September 9, 2018 September 24, 2017 Venue: Portland Yacht Club 2017 J/24 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP Address: Falmouth, ME, United States Start: September 24, 2017 End: October 1, 2017 Venue: Balatonfüredi Yacht Club Address: Balatonfüredi, Hungary

October 14, 2017 REGATA MAYA SOLAR Start: October 14, 2017 End: October 15, 2017

November 4, 2017 REGATA AMIGOS (7A.) Start: November 4, 2017 End: November 5, 2017

December 16, 2017 REGATA AMIGOS (8A.) Start: December 16, 2017 End: December 17, 2017

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 26 All J/24 Magazines Now Archived Online The IJCA took on the project of scanning ALL the old Class magazines. Go to http://j24archives.com/ to view the editions dating back to 1978!

J/24 International Pulse • Issue 13 • March 2017 • Page 27