[J22-Fleet 1] Alert: J22 Midwinters - Early registration close on Monday!!!!!

[Peter Lovald]

Hello fellow J22 sailors,

I don't know about you but I have been following the Rolex Miami Olympic Class 
Regatta especially watching Bert who is having a fantastic regatta so far in the 
Sonar class (in 2nd overall as of this morning 
http://www.ussailing.org/Rolex/2011/sonar/sonar.html), GO BERT!  Following the 
play by play commentary online (don't worry Rich, I only look during lunch) is 
definitely waking up the old "fewer" to go sailing and unfortunately this fewer 
can't be cured by more cowbell!

But wait, there is a cure:  Early registration for the J22 midwinters closes on 
Monday, regatta dates are February 23 - 26 - Get that trailer out of the shed 
and head on south.  It looks like it is going to be a lot of fun and, not to 
mention, much warmer than Minnesota (don't be fooled by the temporary peak into 
the 30's, the freeze is coming back).  You can register on-line, just go to 
www.j22mw.com.
 
If that wasn't enough, Charleston Raceweek will have a J22 start this year.  J22 
champion extraordinaire and overall great guy, Greg Fisher, is the Director of 
sailing at the College of Charleston and is trying to set up docking for the 
22's (see below) and I'm sure he will make himself available to share from his 
wealth of J22 knowledge as well.  There will be free parking/storage between 
Midwinters and the Raceweek so why not make a little circuit tour out of it.
 
Sign up folks!
 
Have fun,
 
Jappa
District 4, Governor (just so you know I mean business -:))
 
"Hi Fellow J/22 sailors
 
I hope this letter finds you well and set for a great 2011 sailing season. 
Hopefully you're all considering heading down to Tampa for the Midwinters in a 
month. Davis Island , as you've heard, is a great club and they did a super job 
a couple years ago for the 2009 J/22 Midwinters. www.j22mw.com
 
I know many of you have read  that the J/22 Class will be sailing at Charleston 
Race Week this year. I wanted to tell you a little more about the regatta and 
Charleston. Jo Ann and I moved down here late last fall and we love it. The 
sailing is nothing less than spectacular. Charleston is 9 hours from Annapolis. 
For those sailing the Midwinters, there is free boat storage for the time period 
between the regattas still available so you can drop your boat off on the way 
back north ( about 45 minutes off of rt 95).
 
I heard there are still some rooms left at the Charleston Harbor Resort (regatta 
and party headquarters) at a reduced rate and the Holiday Inn Express has 
reasonable pricing and is only 5 minutes from the marina. Here's the HI Express 
link: http://www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/mount-pleasant/chsgr/hoteldetail
 
There is a water taxi that leaves from the resort and makes regular trips to 
downtown Charlestown.
It sounds as though the skipper's meeting will be at 5pm at the Marina followed 
by an excellent clinic on sailing in Charleston at 6pm. I will be around all 
weekend and will be happy to help any J/22 sailors with any questions on trim 
and tuning. Since I'm new to Charleston I'll be front row at the local knowledge 
talk! I will be sailing 1586 at CRW so we are psyched to be back in the 22.
 
I am trying to arrange for the J/22's to dock in our basin at the College of 
Charleston where I am the Director of Sailing. We are in the marina, just 200 
yds from party central! I think most boats will launch in Charleston at either 
Carolina YC or at Charleston YC. Our College of Charlestown sailing team will be 
practicing that afternoon and I'll be on the water with them. If the breeze 
isn't co-operating (unlikely in Charleston!) I will do my best to grab you guys 
and tow you over to the marina. Just give me a call at 410 212 4916 or drop me 
an email greg at gregfishersailing.comand I'll do my best to help you all make the 
trip as easy as possible.
 
I truly hope you all give Charleston Race Week a shot- again, the sailing is 
great, the parties "memorable", the city beautiful and it will be warm- 
guaranteed!!  We look forward to seeing you!
Sincerely,
   
Greg Fisher"


      
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