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Top Ten Reasons to attend the J24 Easter Regatta hosted by Fleet 67 & Columbia Sailing Club:

1. IT’S SOUTHERN FUN – Three days of racing, whiskey sour reception, shrimp boil,  southern hospitality, BBQ and beer – plus warm air and water temps!
2. VALUE – All the above for you and your whole crew plus launch and haul and much more; for the low all-inclusive entry fee of $305.00 or $275.00 for US Sailing Members.  Register online now! and avoid the late fee…
3. FREE STORAGE – Leave your boat here after Mid-winters and/or after the event.
4. GREAT RACING – One Design J24s only! And new for 2012, PRO Richard “The Admiral” Dommel will provide excellent courses to test your J24 skills. Richard is a championship sailboat racer and certified PRO. Read more about his experience here. The regatta has averaged over 6 races over the last 12 years.
5. TRAINING – With the first “open” J24 Worlds ever coming up this fall, we will have experts on-hand to provide J24 insight and knowledge before and during the event.  Also we will have Kattack recording and replaying the day’s activities online and onsite so that you can have your tactical prowess critiqued and polished.
6. INEXPENSIVE & CONVENIENT LODGING – There are multiple hotels all within 5 miles of the club with rates as low as $89 per night.  There is a book of rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn which very close to the club for $119 per night.  Check out our lodging page on the website for more details and other on-lake housing options.
7. AWESOME COMPETITION – Something for everyone, J24 crews of all skills attend this annual event.  Average attendance over the last twelve years has been 36 boats, making this one of the best attended events in North America. Already  11 boats registered; see who online now!
8. TRADITION – The Easter Regatta is nearly 50 years old! 2012 is the 45th annual event produced by Columbia Sailing Club.  J24 Fleet 67 has been participating in this event for over 25 years. Both are committed to putting on a first class event.  If you have or haven’t been here before you will experience this passion first hand in April.
9.  LOCATION – Central location to Florida, Mid Atlantic and New England.  Each year this event attracts boats from all over the United States. The event is also attractive for the northern boats as its much warmer here than there and for the southern boats its a great opportunity to show off their part of the world.

10.   DID WE MENTION IT WILL BE FUN!

www.j24easterregatta.org

As of April 4th there are 39 boats registered for the J105 North American Championship in Marblehead, MA.  Out of the 39 boats 10 are from different states including; MA, MD, NH, RI, TX, NY, NJ, FL, CA and CT and one other is from the province of Ontario in Canada.  Early entry estimates were hit out of the park and there is momentum to see over 50 boats attend this event.

Click the link below to see the current entry list:

www.j105northamericans.com

Free Sailing & Open House at SailMaine: Sunday, June 12, from 10-3pm, rain or shine. Free sailboat rides in Portland Harbor, shore-side boat rigging, and knot-tying demonstrations are among the fun activities.  Experience and learn what this nonprofit community sailing center is all about. Adults, teens and kids (age 8 & up) are welcome. SailMaine will provide life jackets but if you have one, feel free to bring it along.

Located on the Portland waterfront, past the Ocean Gateway Terminal at the end of the extension of Commercial Street (Thames Street), turn right and then left to enter long parking lot on the water. SailMaine is at the end of that parking lot.

For more information visit www.sailmaine.org or contact Sarah Helming, SailMaine Director of Programs and Events (207) 650-2085,   sarah@sailmaine.org

Points East Magazine has committed to being the media sponsor for the 2011 J/105 North Americans which will be held in Marblehead, MA August 10th through the 14th.  Points East Magazine will print 5 1/2 page full color advertisements with event information that will produce over 100,000 impressions for the event and its sponsors.  Points East magazine is a free publication that is distributed through marine locations throughout New England reaching from Downeast Maine to Southern Connecticut. There are over 125 J/105s  and 1000 sailors sailing these boats in the readership area alone. For more information on Point East Magazine visit:  http://www.pointseast.com/

For more information on the J/105 North Americans visit: www.j105northamericans.com

Marblehead Trading Company is pleased to offer a regatta package specifically
designed to make competing in the J 105 North American Championship regattaaffordable and hassle free.
Marblehead Trading Company J/105 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP PACKAGE INCLUDES:
Offload boat from truck, Owner prepped mast step, Launch
Haul, Mast unstepping, Load out to truck, Storage at yard for 1 week prior to regatta and 1 week after regatta.
COST: $800 per boat
Additional services are offered as well.
Click Here for more information.

J/105 2011 North American Championship Regatta Committee has set the entry fees for the event this August in Marblehead, Massachusetts.  A three tiered entry fee system will be used.
An early registration between December 2010 and April 1st 2011 will cost $625.00.  This early fee is less than the three previous North American Championships with the aim of producing 15+ entries before April fool’s day, which is no joke!
Regular registration between the first of April and July 1st will be $700.00.
Late entries after July 1st will incur a late fee of $75.00 for a total of $775.00 per late registration.
Online registration will be open soon at www.j105northamericans.com