Eastport Yacht Club and its top-notch race committee team hosted an outstanding regatta last weekend. A strong fleet of 33 boats showed up in Annapolis with teams from as far away as California and Texas who were treated to a typical mixture of fall conditions on the Chesapeake Bay. Kerry Klingler, a class veteran and professional with UK Sailmakers, used solid crew work and superb boat speed to capture the North American crown with a low score of 16 points. The crew of Lifted consisted of Doug Lynn, Neil Bresnan, John Bowden, and Kerry Klingler. This victory was Klingler’s third North American Championship and second consecutive win. Everyone had high praise for EYC race committee, chaired by Jeff Borland. "Overall, the race committee did a great job of running races in difficult conditions. They worked hard to ensure fair and fun races," Klingler wrote in a blog entry on the UK Sailmakers website. "The regatta was well run and a lot of fun. I would like to thank Eastport Yacht Club, which provided the home base for the event. If you missed the regatta, you missed out on some great sailing and great competition."

| 15 November 2007 | Read more | 

Due to the very low water levels in Lake Norman, NC the 2007 North Americans will now be held in Annapolis, MD. Eastport Yacht Club will be hosting the event. Dates for the championship regatta remain the same, Nov. 9-11, and if you have already registered, you registration fee and application will be transferred to the new race organizers. If you have not already registered, please do so now! Annapolis is the Sailing Capitol of the World and promises great race committee, great parties and a great atmosphere. Details, including a new NOR, schedule of events and information on visiting Annapolis, will be posted shortly. Please help Eastport Yacht Club, Fleet 18 and your J80 USA Executive Board in making this a great National Championship!

| 16 October 2007 | Updated NOR | 

J/80 momentum is cranking along worldwide and production has resumed in the USA with six boats already having shipped from Pearson Composites in Rhode Island. Current J/80 Midwinter and former J/80 World champion Kerry Klingler picked up Hull #1001 last month (see picture). Designer Rod Johnstone has sold his bigger J and will be sailing his new J/80 at the North Americans in November. The new 2008 USA model incorporates several features from the J/Europe J/80 while retaining the SCRIMP molding used on all previous USA built J/80s: New style rails and stanchions reduced to the 450mm class minimum height; Molded companionway step in lieu of old style ladder; Tack line clutch; Sparcraft France J/80 anodized spar package; J/Europe new style bowsprit and end fitting; All California gray deck; Harken carbo block upgrade; New style Ronstan jib tracks and plunger cars.

| 30 August 2007 | 

The 2007 North American Championship will be held at Lake Norman, North Carolina from November 8-11th. The event is being hosted by Lake Norman Yacht Club and J/80 Fleet 15 with J Boats West guru Don Trask heading up the event. This will be the perfect stop for Northeast US and Canada teams who are heading south to Key West and a convenient central location for teams coming from Texas and the mid-Atlantic. Please visit the USA J/80 Site for more details.

| 09 August 2007 | 

The Swedish J/80 Nationals took place at Sandhamn Island, off Stockholm during 26-28 July. 8 races were sailed during perfect sailing conditions; winds varying between 15-25 knots and perfect arrangements by the hosting club KSSS. The sailing conditions on the third day were like that of the Worlds in La Trinit with strong winds and big swells. 20 boats came to the starting line. For the 3rd time SWE 243 with Ingemar Sundstedt/Mikael Lindqvist took the title by winning 5 of the races and with 10 points as final result. 2nd finished SWE 621 with Fredrik Hallsten/Noel Barkelius, with two wins and 15 points, closely followed by SWE 621 Tomas Movin on 17 points. Tomas was the defending champion.

| 30 July 2007 | 

La Trinite, France: It first came as a surprise but the astonishing superiority of a strong Spanish contingent at the beginning of the week turned almost into a clean sweep as Santander's skippers Jose Maria Torcida Seghers and Ignacio Camino struggled against each other until the last and decisive 11th race. Torcida Seghers emerged as the new J/80 World Champion with an impressive 5 wins in 11 races.

"We came here with very limited objectives knowing we would face the word's best. We've only been sailing seriously and competitively in the J/80 since last October. We decided to train as a team with the entire 30 boat fleet gathered in Santander. All that hard work has paid off."

Germany's Ulrich Muenker's third place overall prevents the Spaniards from heading home with a unique grand slam in the J/80's World history. For the very first time, the Worlds winner does not come from the organizing country. 124 J80s entered this competition.

| 09 July 2007 | Read more | 

First a great showing at the America’s Cup, both as host country and a leading challenger, and now Spain is showing its stuff at the top of the one-design world with the top 3 placings with one day to go at the 2007 J/80 World Championship in La Trinite sur Mer, France. In what is likely to be the largest keelboat World Championship of the year (with 124 boats), three Spanish teams led by Jose Torcida Seghers, Ignacio Camino and Rayco Tabares are showing their heavy air prowess with a dominating performance. Four races were held today in the relatively “lighter” 15 knot conditions and even lighter winds are expected to shuffle the fleet on the final day of racing. All previous J/80 Worlds have been won by a team from the host country, but this is likely to change with the top 7 teams all from visiting countries. 3rd place is still within reach for several boats including defending champ Glenn Darden, as well as Ulrich Muenker of Germany and Kevin Sproul of Great Britain.

| 07 July 2007 | Read more | 

With 6 races complete and another 5 to go, Ignacio Camion of Spain leads the 124 boat fleet at the 2007 J/80 World Championship in La Trinite sur Mer, France. Spain is the newest country to adopt the J/80 as its one-design keelboat of choice (100 new boats delivered in the past 14 months with another 30 on order), and the results at the Worlds are showing. Fellow Spaniard Jose Torcida Seghers is in 2nd place just in front of Victor Lanier of France and Kevin Sproul of the UK. Five countries are represented in the top six teams with defending champ Glenn Darden of the USA in 5th and Ulirch Muenker of Germany in 6th. The fleet now splits into Gold and Silver divisions with all but one race carrying forward to the final tally.

RESULTS (with one discard)
1: Ignacio Camino, Spain "Nextel Engineering" (6 pts)
2: Jose Torcida Seghers, Spain "Ecc Viviendas" (9 pts)
3: Victor Lanier, France "Equipe de France Militaire Ecole Navale" (11 pts)
4: Kevin Sproul, Great Britain "The Duke" (12 pts)
5: Glenn Darken, United States "Le Glide" (20 pts)
6: Ulrich Muenker, Germany “Needles And Pins" (22 pts)
7: Sylvain Pellissier, France "Voilerie All Purpose" (24 pts)
8: Jean Queveau, France “Nantes St. Naarre) (22 pts)
9: Rayco Tabares, Spain “Hotel Princesa Yaiza” (26 pts)
10: Luc Nadal, France "Gan'ja" (28 pts)

| 06 July 2007 | Read more | 

Racing was cancelled on Day 2 of the 2007 J/80 Worlds due to high winds and seas. With the competitors awekening to 25-35 knot winds out of the Northeast, and no let-up in sight, the race organizers kept the boats in harbor for the day. The forecast for the rest of the week looks to be much improved and racing will continue on Thursday.

| 05 July 2007 | 

With 124 boats from 8 countries, the 2007 J/80 World Championship (in La Trinite sur Mer, France) kicked off with 3 qualifying races on opening day (Tuesday July 3rd). The fleet is split into four flights for a qualifying series, before being sorted into gold and silver divisions later in the week. With most of the qualifying races counting in the cumulative score, there’s no time for competitors to relax. Ignacio Camion and Jose Torcida Seghers, both of Spain, sailed nearly flawless to take the regatta lead. French match racing champion Victor Lanier is in 3rd, narrowly in front of Kevin Sproul of the UK and defending World Champ Glenn Darden of the USA.

RESULTS
1: Ignacio Camino, Spain "Nextel Engineering" (4 pts) (2,1,1,)
2: Jose Torcida Seghers, Spain "Ecc Viviendas" (6 pts) (1,4,1,)
3: Victor Lanier, France "Equipe de France Militaire Ecole Navale" (9 pts) (1,4,4,)
4: Kevin Sproul, Great Britain "The Duke" (11 pts) (7,1,3,)
5: Glenn Darken, United States "Le Glide" (12 pts) (4,6,2,)
6: Luc Nadal, France "Gan'ja" (14 pts) (5,2,7,)
7: Sylvain Pellissier, France "Voilerie All Purpose" (15 pts) (5,2,8,)
8: Ulrich Muenker, Germany “Needles And Pins" (17 pts) (2,7,8,)
9: Patrick Bot, France "Ecole Navale Cg29" (17 pts) (6,5,6,)
10: Nick Chery, Great Britain "Unlimited Sailing" (18 pts) (10,5,3,)

| 05 July 2007 | 

The entries are in, boats are arriving, and next Tuesday, the 2007 J/80 World Championship begins in La Trinite. The event will be double the size of any previous Worlds and defending champion Glenn Darden will have his work cut out, if he and his Texas team are to defend their title - something that has not happened in the seven year history of the event. Organizers plan to split the fleet into two divisions after a qualifying series. To see results, click on the worlds link on the left side of this home page.

| 28 June 2007 | 

The world championship in La Trinité has a record registration of 119 boats to date. This promises to be an oustanding event for all J80 fans. See you there!

| 19 June 2007 | 

Last year, the French J/80 Class Association developed an online measurement database to help owners and measurers keep track of certificates, sail tags and class dues. The site was then expanded and updated for all NCA's to participate. The site is now accessible by clicking on the MEASUREMENT button in the left column menu.

| 14 June 2007 | Read more | 

Paul and Marie Claude Heys won a challenging 6 race series to capture the Nexus J/80 UK National Championships last weekend in Cardiff Bay. Winds were generally light and the current strong, but thanks to the support of the Cardiff Harbour Authority, Nexus Marine and the able leadership of Chief Race Officer Mike Pearson, the event was very successful both on and off the water. Ian Atkins came second showing skills taken from the 1720 were not amiss in the J/80 and Simon Thomas and Scott Cole held up the honors of the home club in third.

| 11 June 2007 | Read more | 

The ISAF Sailor Classification certificate will be required upon registration for all helmsmen who are not the owner of their boat. This process can take up to one month, so competitors needing a certificate are advised to apply on the ISAF website as soon as possible. We have also implemented the new international measurement website. In that connection, the data regarding the measurement of your boat and your sails (2006 and 2007) have to be registered in the international measurement website before you arrive to the world championship. Please contact your national measurer in order to check that the data has been entered. You can access the new measurement website below in order to check the data on your boat (or any other).

| 29 May 2007 | Read more | 

The USA J/80 Class Association recently approved a bid from the California Yacht Club and J/80 USA Fleet #11 to host the 2008 J/80 North American Championships. The event will take place in Marina del Rey, CA from August 1-4, 2008. More details will be announced on the USA J/80 site.

| 21 May 2007 | 

Spi-Ouest Regatta in France will serve as the official European kick off for 2007 J/80 one-design racing season and (as of this post) has registered over 77 boats, a record for the class and an explosive 40% growth rate over the fleet at the event last year. Needless to say this will be the largest class at the event for the second year in a row.

J/80 demand is on the rise in a major way with over 100 new J/80s being built this year alone and production set to resume in the USA at Pearson Composites. J/80 is the official Royal Yachting Association training and match race keelboat, the choice training boat of the French Naval Academy, the latest new fleet in America’s Cup host nation, Spain, with a newly established J/80 one design fleet now in Italy. It is also the training boat of choice for J/World Sailing Schools around the world. J/80 is coming of age and 2007 promises to be a great year!

| 15 March 2007 | 

We are glad to inform you hat the Italian J80 class association has been created on December 19th 2006. Welcome to the new class association!
the link to their website is www.J80.it

| 21 January 2007 | Read more | 

US SAILING, national governing body for sailing in the USA, has awarded its prestigious St. Petersburg Yacht Club Trophy for excellence in race management to Corpus Christi Yacht Club in Corpus Christi, TX. Corpus Christi Yacht Club was selected from a list of 19 nominations for outstanding organization and execution of the J/80 World Championship held last July. The Trophy was presented to Commodore Steve Hastings, Teri Ficken, Regatta Chairman and Mark Foster, Principal Race Officer of Corpus Christi Yacht Club by US SAILING’s Race Management Committee Chair Jim Tichenor during an awards dinner at US SAILING’s Annual Meeting in Newport, R.I.

With 33 boats from five different nations, the host club had its hands full organizing this regatta and ensuring world-class racing. All skippers were asked to rate the race management and all gave very high ratings for mark setting accuracy and setting of marks, starting lines, finishing lines, signal visibility, course location, and reaction to wind. According to Teri Ficken, one of the things that put CCYC over the top in the scoring was 100% participation of the J/80 World Championship skippers. Congratulations to CCYC and the J/80 Class Association!

| 21 November 2006 | 

Light winds dominated the running of the 2006 J/80 North Americans held Sept 8-10 at Lake Winnepesake, NH. Calm winds prevented any racing on Friday, but six races were finished on the last two days, with the final race turning into a drifter with one finisher (Jason Balich's "Over Achiever") able to cross the line within the time limit. Congratulations to Kerry Klingler and his crew of Jay Lurie, Doug Lynn, and Neil Bresnan on "Lifted", the 2006 J80 North American Champions. The top three finishers were: 1st-Lifted (Kerry Klingler, Larchmont, NY), 2nd-US 352 (Blake Fleetwood, Amagansett, NY), 3rd-FKA (Les Beckwith, Wolfeboro, NH).

| 12 September 2006 | Read more | 

22 teams came to the starting line of the Swedish Nationals hosted by the Swedish Royal Yacht Club/KSSS. There were at least 5-6 challengers to win the races. Among them were former Olympic Gold medal winner Peter Sundelin. The event took place at Saltsjobaden close to Stockholm. The winds were very light and shifting, thus very difficult sailing conditions. KSSS did a great job on the water with 6 races completed and ashore with aftersail parties, daily firsts and a fantastic regatta party. The winning team, SWE 615 with Thomas Movin at the helm, sailed nearly flawless with a 1, (8), 2, 2, 5, 1. Second was SWE243 with Ingemar Sundstedt/Michael Lindqvist and 3rd SWE 387 Anders Karén. Thomas Movin is presently leading the Swedish ranking series in front of Anders Karén. The J80 Class had generous sponsors who arranged fantastic prizes to the winners. NORTH SAILS/CONTENDER sponsored the first prize being a new mainsail! Murphy & Nye and SLAM contributed generously for the 2nd and 3rd boats and GILL were sponsors of the daily firsts. Pictures and more info on www.skota.se and www.ksss.se

| 28 August 2006 | Read more | 

The 2007 J/80 World Championship will take place July 1-7 in La Trinite sur mer on the northwest coast of France. La Trinite, famous for the start of many ocean races and the home of the annual Spi Ouest Regatta, is one of the top sailing venues in France, and is in the heart of J/80 action in France. More details to follow.

| 28 July 2006 | 

Texas is famous for having the biggest and best of many things. Now they can add J/80 talent to the list. After 10 races and four days of racing at Corpus Christi, Glenn Darden was crowned the 2006 world champion, out gunning fellow Texans John Kolius, Scott Young and Rick Schaffer and the rest of the international fleet. While not a record sized fleet at 33 boats, the leaderboard was deep, with notable class champions Kerry Klingler (US), Ruairidh Scott (UK) and Jay Lutz (US) finishing up 5th, 7th and 9th respectively.

| 14 July 2006 | Read more | 

A fleet of nineteen boats (including travellers from Wales, the Westcountry and the East Coast) assembled on the Solent at the weekend to compete in the 2006 J/80 National Championship, hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club in Hamble. Kevin Sproul (2nd at the 2005 Worlds) and his team of Adrian Gray, Helen Yates and Ben Duke on Silva Jane won the event by 10 points over Marie-Claude Heys on Jenga, on the strength of 3 bullets.

| 27 June 2006 | Read more | 

Benjamin Diouris and his crew of Nicolas Pauchet, Felix Pruvot and Thomas Le Breton, sailed a nearly flawless, consistent regatta to capture the 2006 J/80 European Championships held over the May 26-28 weekend in Brest, France. Representing the event host (ECOLE NAVALE), Diouris and team bested 37 boats from four countries (France, UK, Germany and Spain) in the 12-race, 2 discard series. Fellow countrymen Victor Lanier and Remy Arnaud took 2nd and 3rd place respectively, just ahead of Kevin Sproul of the UK.

| 30 May 2006 | Read more | 

The 2006 World championsip web site is up and running everybody is urged to sign up as soon as possible, Please note that the hotel the class will be using is the Omni, The class has secured special rate for the competitors.Omni at 361-887-1600 or on the web http://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/default.asp?h_id=60,
Thanks, Uzi Ozeri

| 06 March 2006 | 

Perennial J/80 class champion, Jay Lutz and his TX team recently won the J/80 Midwinter Championship held in conjuction with Premiere Racing's Key West Race Week. It was the windiest Key West on record, with most races sailed in 20+ knots of wind. The 19 J/80s thrived in the conditions, while many of their lighter sportboat cousins struggled.

John Storck, Jr., sailing with an all-family crew, broke up what was otherwise an all-Texas sweep, by finishing 2nd, followed by Rich Schaffer, Glen Darden and US Class President Uzi Ozeri. We expect to see all of these teams at the 2006 Worlds in Corpus Christie, TX in July. See results link here

| 10 February 2006 | Read more | 

The J/80 Class just received approval from ISAF for the 16 amendments submitted last fall in advance of the ISAF Annual Meeting. The Keelboat Committee did add minor revisions on the language but did not change the intent of any submission. A summary of the amendments and the 2006 J/80 Class Rules (effective March 1, 2006) are now posted on this site. Click on the "Rules" link on the menu to the left.

| 10 February 2006 | 

The European championship will take place in France in Brest from 22nd to 28th of May 2006. The event will get the support of the french Navy. The french class is working in making some boats for charter available. You will find more information and updates on:

| 14 December 2005 | Read more | 

The french nationals took place in La Rochelle from 10th to 13th of November. With 30 boats attending the events, including world champion, vice-world champion,and a spanish crew, the race became international. The wind conditions, from 5 to 25 knots made the race very balanced and interesting with 5 race winners. The french-navy crew was the most regular with 4 race victories and only 12 points. Second came the spanish crew of Iker Martinez de Lizardy who showed a nice regularity, and a second french-navy crew being third.

| 14 December 2005 | 

Scotsman Ruairidh Scott and is UK teammates aboard VOLVO won the Silva J/80 World Championship in Falmouth, UK last week, as 52 boats from 6 countries competed. The Royal Cornwall Yacht Club hosted the weeklong event, with Principal Race Officer Jeff Martin and his committee able to run 10 races over a five day period, despite several days of light wind conditions. Fellow Scotsman Kevin Sproul (Silva Dream Machine) finished second overall followed by Mikael Lindquist of Sweden, Laurent Abignoli of France and Peter Hecht and Ulrick Muenker of Germany in fifth. Five of the top 7 boats were from different countries and seven different boats were race winners.

| 20 July 2005 | Read more | 

June 22, 2005: The J/80 Executive and Technical Committees completed their review of rules change submissions and released a summary of the Rules Proposals for membership consideration. The class will now have a 60 day review period before the Executive Committee votes in August. All submissions that are approved by the ExCom will be submitted for ISAF approval and if subsequently approved, will become effective March of 2006. To be considered, proposals needed the support of at least one national class, a builder or the technical committee. Please find the summary of proposals on the “Rules” link.

| 30 June 2005 | 

The military Worlds ran in the Brest Roads on twenty J80s belonging to the French Navy.
Please find a link to photos.
A press release can be requested at the following address: cmmv39@hotmail.fr

Click to view photos.

| 31 May 2005 | 

2005 J80 North American Championship Regatta

The 2005 J80 North American Championship Regatta is now history. It’s was one of the hottest NA’s on record. I speak of the temperatures as well as the sailing. Galveston Bay produced record high heat with temperatures reaching the mid-nineties. It was not just the weather that was hot however as the light winds produced some hotly contested racing over three days. The high pressure system that was stationary over the southwestern US produced some unusual winds for Galveston Bay with Friday seeing very light Northwest winds in the morning. Race one started in 3 to 6 knots but after 3 legs it turned into a drifter that left many boats frustrated and at wits end while trying to reach the finish line. Positions shifted as much as 20 places during the final downwind leg.. The QUANTUM RACING Team was able to find the puffs and take the gun. Races 2 and 3 were started in winds out of the south to southeast (the sea breeze) and everybody was able to really start to stretch their legs. This breeze was cooler and consistently at about 5 to 7 knots. As the breeze went west, the Race Committee kept up and moved the windward mark giving everyone a chance to evaluate their tactical prowess. When the finishing gun went off, it was INFINITY that was at the line in race two. In the third race, Le GLIDE sailed a magnificent set of windward legs to take the final gun.

Friday night it was time to party Texas style. Barbeque brisket, chicken, and sausage filled in with grilled cabbage, beans, and all the jalapenos you could eat. The bar was a very popular spot as well as most folks were still dehydrated from the day!

Saturday was almost a repeat of Friday but winds were much more consistent and developed quickly in the morning. Race four produced another opportunity for a new boat to score a bullet and LIFTED was able to get the gun. There were four different boats taking first place in four different races. This regatta was far from being decided. Once again the winds lay down so everyone decided to go swimming, floating and what have you while the signal boat went off in search of the sea breeze. An hour or so later we were sailing once again in a southerly breeze toward the windward mark. Of course this was after two General Recalls by the RC, an "I" flag AND a “Z” flag. (Obviously, the boys were very anxious to show their stuff). The racing was tight but Le GLIDE showed everyone how to call the wind that day. They took a bullet in each of the last two races which positioned them with three first place finishes over the two days of racing.

Saturday night's party was at the pool with burgers, beer, music, and boasting by everyone to anyone that would listen. It was shaping up to be a shoot-out for the 2005 NA Champion.

Sunday dawned with a wonderful 7 to 10 knot south-southwest wind that promised to help make the determination of who would walk away with the regatta.. The PRO set up a five leg windward finish race that started much like Saturday. Once again it was necessary to have a General Recall and once again the “I” flag went up. When the boats settled down, the next start was a “Kodak Moment”. Everybody was off and headed upwind like somebody had told them there was free money for the first boat to make the windward mark. The wind on the other hand decided it was time become shifty with 20 degree swings catching many boats on the wrong side of the course. After three legs of ping pong like winds across the course, the wind said enough! Winds dropped to 1 to 3 knots and puffs were hard to come by. You have to hand it to Quantum Racing; these guys must “smell” wind. They took the gun in the seventh race to total out with 12 points in the Regatta.

The QUANTUM RACING Team, lead by John Kolius, is the new 2005 J80 North America Champions. Congratulations, Guys. Well Done!

PRO Brad Davis, who travelled from the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, did an exceptional job of managing the challenging conditions to complete seven races. Kudos to him and his RC for a job well done.

Special thanks to Fleet #2, headed by Fleet Captain Clay Morrison, for putting on a great event!

| 23 May 2005 | Read more | 

The J/80 class rules submission from Aug 2004, regarding the jib leech profile, was approved by ISAF. A copy of this approval and the updated rules (as of March 1, 2005) can be viewed by clicking the RULES button on the main menu.

| 25 March 2005 | 

The North American Championship will be held May 18-22, 2005 and hosted by the Lakewook Yacht Club in Seabrook, TX. For NOR, Entry, Entry List, and additional information go to the web site:

| 24 March 2005 | Read more | 

The J/80 USA Midwinter Championship (at Key West Race week) was recently won by Rick Schaffer on C`EST NASTY and his seasoned crew of Joe Sircely, Paul Brigenzer and David Hiebert. They sailed a challenging nine-race series over 5 days with winds ranging from 5 knots to over 35 knots gusts. In second place was SOONER MAJIC skippered by Mac Kilpatrick followed by John Storck on RUMOR. The long distance award went to Noel Barkelius and his team from Stockholm, Sweden who made the long trip, won race #4 and finished 6th overall.

1. C’EST NASTY, Rick Schaffer Fort Worth, TX - 22;

2. SOONER MAGIC, Mac Kilpatrick Oklahoma City, OK - 23;

3. RUMOR, John Storck, Jr. Huntington, NY - 26;

4. WILD HARE, Claude Welles, Austin, TX - 38;

5. EMOTIONAL RESCUE, John DiMatteo, Annapolis, MD - 40.

| 30 January 2005 | Read more | 

The Royal Cornwall Yacht Club of Falmouth is delighted to be chosen to host the 2005 World Championship of the ISAF class J/80. Falmouth is the jewel in the crown of sailing and a well kept Cornish secret. The port boasts the third deepest harbour in the world and has a magnificent bay ideal for keelboat racing. Falmouth has excellent road, rail, ferry & air links with Europe and therefore makes an ideal location for world class sailing events. The town has a wide range of accommodation from budget campsites to 4 star hotels.
The Championship series will be 10 races sailed in Falmouth bay. The Bay accommodates windward/leeward courses of up to 2 ½ mile beats laid typically within 3 miles of Marina facilities where all boats will be berthed during the championships. Launch and recovery is likely to be at Falmouth Docks immediately opposite the marina.
The RCYC has a successful record of hosting major sailing events and has just successfully completed the 2004 Dragon “Gold Cup”.
The J/80 is ideally suited to the sea conditions frequently found in Falmouth Bay. It is a modern, tough, 8 metre trailable sportsboat that gives challenging close racing. It sets a 65 sq. metre gennaker which gives exciting down wind sailing.
For further information, please contact:

Royal Cornwall Yacht Club
Peter Maddock, Hon Sailing Secretary
Tel. 01326 317190
E-mail sailing@royalcornwallyachtclub.org
www.royalcornwallyachtclub.org
J80 UK Class Association
Roger Hollingsworth, Chairman
Tel. 01326 378965
E-mail roger.hollingsworth1@btinternet.com
http://www.j80.org.uk/

J Boats UK (boat charter)
Becci Eplett
Tel. +44 023 80 455669 e-mail becci@j-uk.com

Accommodation.
For details of the area and available accommodation, please contact:
Falmouth Tourist Information Centre
E-mail: falmouthtic@yahoo.co.uk
28 Killigrew Street
or visit http:/www.go-cornwall.com
Falmouth TR11 3PN - Tel. 01326 312300

| 04 September 2004 | 

Peder Arvefors of Sweden, sailing SWE 200 OUTER SPACE, saved his best for last to win the 2004 J/80 Worlds in Sandhamn, Sweden. With an impressive 2, 2, 1 in the final three races, the OUTER SPACE team edged out former world champion Kerry Klingler and 54 other teams to capture the 2004 title. This was the largest J/80 regatta to date and featured all three of the former world champions, Klingler (2001), Pascal Abignoli (2002) and Jay Lutz (2003).

“I didn´t think about the results, I just tried to do my best together with my dream team,” said Peder, who sailed with his sister Tintan (who finished 4th at the 2001 Worlds in Newport), his 13 year old son, plus Martin and Magnus Grävare, former Olympic sailors for Sweden.

Final results after ten races: Points
1. Peder Arvefors, SWE 59
2. Kerry Klingler, Robert Miller, USA 65
3. Ingemar Sundstedt, SWE 80
4. Anthony Merrington, SWE 81
5. Gustav Nilsson, SWE 84

| 06 August 2004 | Read more | 

From Jeff Johnstone, J/80 Class Sect: The ISAF-approved Class Constitution is now posted under the Rules section of the website. In addition a typographical error has been corrected on CLASS RULE #G.3.3 and #G.4.2 that pertain to the distances of the battens from the corners of the main and jib: The J/80 Class Submission #19 (submitted last fall to ISAF) established new MINIMUM dimensions under these rules, which ISAF approved. The generated .pdf file of the updated Class Rules March 1, 2004 does not clearly identify whether the measurements should be minimum or maximum.

OLD G.3.3
Head point to intersection of leech and centreline of uppermost batten pocket 1970 mm.
Clew point to intersection of leech and centreline of lowermost batten pocket 1930 mm.

OLD G.4.2
Head point to intersection of leech and centreline of uppermost batten pocket 2200 mm.
Clew point to intersection of leech and centreline of lowermost batten pocket 2050 mm.

We have made the appropriate correction to the Class Rules posted on the International site so that it now reads:

NEW G3.3
Head point to intersection of leech and centreline of uppermost batten pocket Min 1970 mm.
Clew point to intersection of leech and centreline of lowermost batten pocket. Min 1930 mm.

NEW G.4.2
Head point to intersection of leech and centreline of uppermost batten pocket Min 2200 mm.
Clew point to intersection of leech and centreline of lowermost batten pocket Min 2050 mm.

| 05 August 2004 | 

The inclement combination of dense fog, rain & high winds prevented resumption of the last scheduled race on Sunday. A total of seven races of disparate conditions were sailed and Glenn Darden and Team Le Glide earned 1st place. Congratulations Le Glide for a terrific showing of how to move a J80 quickly around a race course.

Jay Lutz and Synergy crew took a 1 point advantage over Kerry Klingler (USA 352) for second and third place respectively.

Many thanks to everyone who attended the largest J80 regatta EVER in New York waters! Click here for the results!

| 06 June 2004 | Read more | 

The 2004 Worlds will be held July 26-31 in Sandhamn, Sweden. For more information, click on the logo:

| 03 February 2004 | Read more | 

Go to the USA Class Forum, Events and Scheduling, for details about marina and boat accomodations in Key West. We have secured a great marina in Historic Key West Bight. Start finalizing your plans now.

| 04 November 2003 | 

Jay Lutz and crew Joe Taylor, Derek Gauger, and Alex Crowell bested a 49 boat J/80 fleet to capture the 2003 Worlds in Fort Worth, TX. America's cup veteran John Kolius was second followed by Christer Faith-Ell of Sweden. Click the link to see all the news and results.

| 18 October 2003 | Read more | 

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PAY BY SEPT. 15 OR SUFFER THE LATE FEE.

| 06 September 2003 | Read more | 

Nautica has signed on as a sponsor for the 2003 Worlds. The Worlds organizers are offering this gear for sale to anyone that loves the J80, the class, and the Worlds event. Please consider buying these great products at great prices. Proceeds support the Worlds.

| 06 September 2003 | Read more | 

Good News. Nautica has signed on to help sponsor the J-80 World Championship to be held at the Fort Worth Boat Club, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Because of this, prices for the Nautica Collared Short Sleeve Shirt will be lowered to $30 US and the Nautica Long Sleeve Tee Shirts will be lowered to $18 US. We will also be offering a Nautica fleece garment with the description and price to be announced soon. A new Registration Form will be forthcoming on the Worlds web site with these changes. Refunds for boats that have already entered and ordered shirts will be provided at registration.

As a reminder. The completed entry form and the entry fee of $325.00 US must be received by the Organizing Committee on or before Sept. 15, 2003. Late entries with the corresponding late fee of $200.00 US may be accepted at the discretion of the Regatta Committee up to Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003. No entries will be accepted after October 1, 2003.

| 20 July 2003 | 

Welcome to the new j80.org website! This is the new International Class Association home page which will have links to all the national home pages. Please take a few minutes to enjoy the photography and take a peek at the new USA site as well.

| 01 June 2003 |