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[12345]

Thanks for the shout out Clean, anyone with interests in bringing your 111 to Chicago for the 2013 summer can start with the 105th Chicago Mac and end with the North American championships. Up to 12+ days of one design racing over a 6 week period... shoot me a note.

With more than 10 boats on lake Michigan you can really get a feel for one design on the boats. We had 10 in the Mac last year and had a great close race all the way.

[DjangoNZ]

Looking at the overall results in racetrack in my opinion if I was looking to spend big bucks buying a new 35fter to race in the NZ fleet(no measurement rules), the J-111 isn't much of a step up in performance for the extra outlay. It is competeing against similar size boats from the 80's/90's, and is below boats like the Ross 10.66 higher ground which was built in 1989. If you really want a step up in peformance I suggest you look at the new Elliott 35SS which is sailing about 15% faster than the J-111 http://www.salthouse...lliott35ss.html

I'm sure you have some kind of agenda but you might cut them some slack, since they're new to the boat and need the season to get up to speed. It's up against Elliott 12s and the very successful First 40. Pretty ok for a production 35-footer. On the "No measurement rules", sure, seems to be plenty of them http://www.aucklandr...NM Race 1-4.pdf

Naturally you can't compare the J/111 to Elliott 35SS or Shaw 11, that are full out carbon racers with canting keels costing 20-50% more (yeah, I did the comparison before buying the 111). Completely different tools. As is getting a 35' cat to go 115% faster than the Elliott 35SS

Thanks for your post, Peter - we are stoked with the new boat (which is Hull #1, the old "Stella"), and just getting our heads around sailing it. Might take us a decade or so! Thanks for all the info you post on Blur, it's super useful to us in learning our boat. And re the Elliot 35SS, you're right - this is an amazing boat, but quite a bit more $$$ than our 111's. It's seems to be a fundamental physical law of yacht racing - linear speed increases require exponential $$$$ increases!! A couple of pix of Django attached - the new Doyle's light headsail is looking very good.

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[arr4ws]

wow! slick looking ride Django . Love the sails.

[MR.CLEAN]

Go get up Django!

[Blur]

 

I just got the latest issue of the biggest sailing rag here, Segling, where they review the J/111. We had the test team out on a windy day in august, and managed to put some smiles on their faces. Video above. One is the author of the book "700 tested sailboats" (!) - and I've never read such a passionate review!! 

 

Some quotes:

 

The lines are swanky, the speed amazing and control direct and distinct.

Do you love speed and have 2 million left over. Then the J/111 might be the boat for you. 

 

The long sprit was introduced by J/boats on the J/105 and it offers fabulous control. We managed to broach anyway, because we laughed too much and trimmed to little, when the boat thundered away in 15-16 knots.

 

[12345]

nice

[12345]

BIG NEWS!!!!! 

NOR Posted and Registration is OPEN for the J111 North American Championships!

http://j111nac2013.wix.com/j111nac2013

 

https://www.regattan...regatta_id=6778

[Blur]

First training session this year. Always good to start the season with a +20 knots run   

 

[Sheep of the Bow]

Are Blur doing the Europeans?

S.
J111 Jeez Louise

[Blur]

Are Blur doing the Europeans?

 

Sadly, we're not. To much going on here to squeeze it into the schedule. 

 

I'm project manager for the Marström 32 Cup. Wonderful carbon cats, great sailors and exciting racing, but it means we can't get involved in any big projects with the 111 (note to self: don't make sailing your job)... 

 

[Sheep of the Bow]

That's a shame - though as it's in Le Havre, perhaps you're not missing out on much!

Envious of the M32 aspect though - look like a fun ride.

S.