WYL on 10/23: Rod Johnstone Designer J/105
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Subject: WYL on 10/23: Nicole Breault, Nat Pres, J/105 Class; Bruce Stone, Past Pres, J/105’s; Rod Johnstone, Designer J/105, Co-Founder of J-Boats - The Birth and Colorful History of the Biggest Racing Fleet on SF Bay. Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 23:06:18 +0000 From: Ron Young <R...@ronaldyoung.com>
Hi WYL Fans:
The next (10/23) Wednesday Yachting Luncheon is LIVE and IN PERSON!
The Birth and Colorful History of the Biggest Racing Fleet on SF Bay.
Nicole Breault, Nat Pres, J/105 Class; Bruce Stone, Past Pres, J/105’s; Rod Johnstone, Designer J/105.
Nicole, her husband Bruce and special guest Rod Johnstone, Co-Founder of J/Boats and Designer of the J/105, will recount the creative beginnings and history of this popular fleet on SF Bay and the role local sailors like Don Trask played in establishing J/105s as the core fleet in the Rolex Big Boat Series and other regattas around the country. Breault and Stone campaign Arbitrage #116 in San Francisco and Arbitrade #98 on the East Coast. Demonstrating that great sailors can compete successfully in borrowed boats, they have chartered or owned 25 different J/105s, winning two North Americans, two Rolex Big Boat Series, several Block Island Race Weeks, Regata de Chiloe, and Sailing World NOODs in five different cities.
Nicole and Bruce Sailing Upwind Together on J/105 Arbitrage in a Rolex Big Boat Series.
Yacht Designer and Co-Founder J Boats, Rod Johnstone.
Abritrade winning the pin at the 2024 North Americans in Cleveland.
Bruce Stone and Nicole Breault doing what they love.
A typically chaotic J/105 big-fleet start before an iconic San Francisco Cityscape.
Bruce and Nicole, leading around the weather mark in Annapolis.
Over twenty J/105s approaching the line seconds before the start.
Niuhi winning the 2023 J/105 North American championships, with New York City in the background.
Weather mark drama is common in the large, competitive J/105 fleet.
Local J/105s jockey for position during a rough-and-tumble start in front of the Bay Bridge.
J/105s on a City front course, short-tacking up the San Francisco shoreline.
J/105s stretch across the horizon of San Francisco Bay, photo by Daniel Forster.
Join us for fellowship and camaraderie at the WYL - the biggest (50 programs/year) and oldest (58th year) yachting speaker series on the planet.
· Buffet luncheon:
o Starts at 11:30 am
o $24 + tax
· Live program (and YouTube livestream):
o Starts at 12:30 pm
o Adjourns 1:30 pm
· Please RSVP:
o (415) 563-6363 or
o In the calendar section of the StFYC website
Thank you.
Best,
Ron
Ron Young
Chairman
Wednesday Yachting Luncheon Committee
and Special Speaker Series
St. Francis Yacht Club
On the Marina
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 381-0100-Cell
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