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SAIL REVIEW | J99
Offshore Shorthanded
Speedster
Story | Katherine Stone
It was a very cold and wet beginning to the summer and we
never thought it would arrive in Southern Ontario. Doing a
100 miler race on Lake Ontario (billed as the COOLEST
race on the lake) with my 8 layers of thermal clothing,
woolen ski toque and ski mittens, along with a neck warmer
kept me on the edge all night, just out of frostbite reach. I
shouldn't have complained, as we also had wind!
July and August arrived, and it has certainly warmed up,
in fact, its too warm, AND we don't have wind. We are now
counting 5 Wednesday nights in a row without wind to race.
So, when we arranged to go out for a sail on Linda and
Patrick Sweet's brand new J/99, I was praying for just a little
bit of wind. Sure enough, it was howling - with gusts up to
25 knots. As they had only had the boat for five days, we were
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all a bit jittery about taking her out. With the forecast for the
wind to abate later on, we took the time to take pictures and
talk to the owners about the boat before heading out of the
Port Credit YC harbour.
Although I own and race on earlier models of J/Boats, I
was a bit skeptical about the new one and all the wonderful
things that I had read about it. Where they all true? Would
the boat meet expectations? The owners had been to the
Newport Boat Show and talked with the designer, Alan
Johnstone about the boat, made in Les Sables d'Olonne,
France by J/Composites. They had also had numerous conversations with Pat Sturgeon, J/Boats dealer in southern
Ontario. How did the owners feel about moving from a Shark
to a Hanse 411, to a J/88 and now a J/99? As the primary
OCTOBER 2019
Canadian Yachting October 2019
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Canadian Yachting October 2019
At the Helm: A Fresh Approach to the Future
Yacht Club: Alexandra Yacht Club
Travel Destination: Kingston, Ontario. Heritage & Hip
Sail Review: J99
Power Review: Cruisers Yachts 38 GLS
The Port Hole: October 2019
Power Review: Pursuit DC 235
DIY/Tech: Your Compass Deserves Care
Crossing the Line: Disciples of the Multimeter
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT: Charter Handbook
Canadian Yachting October 2019 - Intro
Canadian Yachting October 2019 - Cover1
Canadian Yachting October 2019 - Cover2
Canadian Yachting October 2019 - At the Helm: A Fresh Approach to the Future
Canadian Yachting October 2019 - 4
Canadian Yachting October 2019 - Yacht Club: Alexandra Yacht Club
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Canadian Yachting October 2019 - 7
Canadian Yachting October 2019 - 8
Canadian Yachting October 2019 - 9
Canadian Yachting October 2019 - Travel Destination: Kingston, Ontario. Heritage & Hip
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Canadian Yachting October 2019 - Sail Review: J99
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Canadian Yachting October 2019 - Power Review: Cruisers Yachts 38 GLS
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Canadian Yachting October 2019 - The Port Hole: October 2019
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Canadian Yachting October 2019 - Power Review: Pursuit DC 235
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Canadian Yachting October 2019 - DIY/Tech: Your Compass Deserves Care
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Canadian Yachting October 2019 - Crossing the Line: Disciples of the Multimeter
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Canadian Yachting October 2019 - 64
Canadian Yachting October 2019 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT: Charter Handbook
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