[J22-Fleet 1] Meeting Notes from J/22 Class Association Meeting 7/18/2018

Wed Jul 18 19:42:20 CDT 2018

Hi everyone:

Sorry this is long email below. I included the meeting notes from todays
J/22 class association meeting below (with some edits). The best news of all
is that we now have a parts manufacturer that could make new boats in the
U.S. Many of you have followed my mast situation. I included a full report
from the class association to hopefully fill in a few details. 

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Meeting Notes from J/22 Class Association Meeting on 7/18/2018:

1.	Class Office Report  Please renew your class association membership
http://www.j22.com/class-office/fleets/.  

2.	Molds/Parts/Masts (GREAT NEW!)  J/22 molds from the US Watercraft
receivership have been moved to International Marine <http://www.imcne.com/>
in Bristol, RI, under the guise of J/Boats. They have the capabilities to
build if the right circumstances arise, following the proper licensing.
Direct solicitation of new boat orders is not feasible on a one-by-one
basis, but the class association can help coordinate bulk orders. Parts from
molds will be available. The class association will be testing this type of
purchase with something such as a rudder order. 

MASTS
There are two options for getting masts today: Sparcraft America in
Charleston or Sparloft in New Zealand. The Sparcraft masts are expensive
(the mast is $3,540 and Sparcraft recommends getting new rigging as well for
an additional $1,100). The Sparloft masts are cheaper, but shipping from New
Zealand is not trivial. The class association talked about this and with
input from Jeff Johnstone. The class association has a quote from Sparloft
in New Zealand that comes in at $2,320 US per mast with shipping to Boston
included. The mast includes a spreader bar, the casting for the forestay and
the base casting and plate. John at Sparloft says the mast will work fine
with rigging from a Hall mast. Further, the gooseneck fitting for the
Sparloft masts is compatible with a Hall boom. When they talked to Doug
Green at Sparcraft, he said he was blocked by company policy from doing a
bulk purchase arrangement unless there were a rigger or equivalent involved.
The other question was the performance of the two masts. The general
feedback from people who have both Sparloft and Sparcraft masts was
positive. Terry Flynn said that he had experience with a Sparloft mast some
time back which he felt was soft, but other feedback the class association
had was positive. The class association feels it makes sense to do something
to help with masts. The class association president is willing to fund the
purchase of five Sparloft masts and to store them. They already have three
people that needs masts.  

Everyone voiced their support for the plan. The arrival timing of the first
five masts is a couple months, so after the Worlds. Holly and Matt (class
president) are aware of extra masts which will be arranged for
availability in Annapolis (Jason and Jeff offered to store them in advance,
if needed). Group purchases of rudders may also make sense. Matt will
prepare an article on this topic for the next newsletter. 

3.	Technical Report  The J/22 Technical Ruling to allow ProStart-type
devices went into effect July 1, 2018. This has been posted online and in
the Spring newsletter. The Technical Committee is reviewing which other
high-tech devices (such as the RaceGeek and the Vakaros Atlas) fall within
the parameters of the intent of this Ruling.

4.	Championship Updates  
-2018 World Championship at Annapolis Yacht Club, MD, September 8-14: 66
boats are registered. Jeff Johnstone will be onsite. Good sponsors are on
board. Measurement will be scheduled Sunday and Monday on a
first-come/first-serve basis including multiple stations. Entrants will see
e-mails regarding all of the onsite entry requirements. See you there!
-2019 Midwinter Championship at Fort Walton Beach, FL, March 14-17
-2019 North American Championship at Wayzata Yacht Club, MN, June 20-23:
Holly said the website is live at www.j22na.com <http://www.j22na.com> , and
a Notice of Race will be done soon. They will promote the NAC in Annapolis.
-2019 World Championship at Warnemünde Sailing Club, Germany, July 7-15
-2020 World Championship in South Africa, mid-July
The Class Office has distributed a Request for Proposal for the 2021 World
Championship in North America with a deadline of September 30, 2018.
Proposals received will also be considered for the 2020 North American
Championship. 

5.	Scholarship Boats  Patrick Isherwood from the University of Rhode
Island is the current recipient and is racing regularly. Look for them at
the Worlds and keep up with the team at www.teamrambuller.com
<http://www.teamrambuller.com> . 

Change agent, 

Holly Jo

 <http://www.veritasmarketing.com/> 

Holly Jo Anderson
d: 952-738-8177, ext. 700  
c: 952-994-4455  
e:  <mailto:%20holly at veritasmarketing.com> holly at veritasmarketing.com
w:  <http://www.veritasmarketing.com/> www.veritasmarketing.com

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