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AUS-098 AUS 1646 - Slippery Fish
Owner: M Reynolds
Helm: M Reynolds


Currently racing at Cronulla. Looking forward to the NSW Titles in Gosford this October.

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Wanted!

Competitive Race Quality J24 Main Sails & Genoas.

I am seeking a main sail & genoa which should be in good condition and suitable for competitive club racing & the occasional regatta. Open to all suggestion but North Sails would be ideal. Please send details and, if possible, a picture to Nick Jones at np_jones2000@yahoo.com.sg. I am [...]

The battle for 3rd

A somewhat delayed post about the nationals – but better late than never!

As mentioned in an earlier post, there were two battles to take place on the final day of racing in the nationals.

The race for first between Sean in Wetty Gripper and Doug in Code Violation and the race for third between Hugo in [...]

That sinking feeling

Old post, great photos. Not a great way to end your day.

http://www.wetasschronicles.com/2005/05/j24-nationals-that-sinking-feeling.html

Asia-Pacific Championship photos from Terry Wise

Great shots Terry!

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2009 Worlds Videos

Here is a great page with some videos from the worlds. I haven’t seen them all yet, but look out for Doug (AUS-186) at the top mark in race 7.

http://www.sailgroove.org/videos/coverage/view/234946-j24-2009-world-championship

Kevlar Genoas

Watching some videos from the worlds, I noticed that kevlar genoas are now legit… for those interested, North have got a couple of very well prepared pages with some more info.

http://www.onedesign.com/class/j24/j24-article-kevlar-genoa-QA.html

http://www.onedesign.com/class/j24/j24-article-kevlar-genoa.html

In the end, the paneled Kevlar Genoa was very strong in moderate-heavy air and about even in the lighter breeze. The 3DL Kevlar genoas were [...]

New article about Asia-Pacific regatta

A new article has been posted on seabreeze.com.au about the asia pacific regatta… which by the way, is only two weeks away! See you there!

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/News/Sailing/J24-Asia-Pacific-Championship-to-be-held-June-6th-8th-in-Adelaide_2590914.aspx

Tiny tip – organizing optional gear

A small trick we use on Pacemaker to make sure the optional weight is correct is to mark all our optional items with tape and write the weight on it.

For example, the outboard has it’s fully fueled weight written on it.

This helps us work out what is required on board for racing and roughly how [...]

2009 Vic States Photos

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One of Melbourne’s premier yachting photographers, Steb Fisher was on hand during the regatta to cover the racing. There are many more pictures available than we have shown here.

Steb’s pictures are now online. To see these go to www.steb.com.au and [...]

Stuff for sale

Got stuff for sale? List it here. Simply email the details of your items (boats, sails, hardware) to admin@j24.com.au and we’ll put it up for you.