Please Set Availability for 2024 Vento Solare Schedule

Hello %firstname% %lastname%,

This email corrected some links, no other changes for the earlier version sent.

The Summary: for those who don’t read details!

• J/109 Vento Solare is in good shape for 2024!
• Set availability for 2024 Events at this link by 30 January (Log in and click the Crew Member View button on the calendar to enable setting availability)
• Update Personal Profile with weight for OD events, World Sailing ID  & Classification, and clothing size on the J/109 Vento Solare website – mouse over Crew and click on Edit my Profile. I plan on buying crew gear this winter for those who participate in events.

The Details:

J/109 Vento Solare is resting well on the hard at Borden Light Marina for the winter.  The bottom was painted and hull waxed in the fall before the cover went on.  There are a few minor projects remaining to be done, but nothing schedule critical.  A wet sanding party will be scheduled in the spring after the cover is removed so we can splash and start sailing again. I hope to launch in early April, weather permitting.

This message is being sent to a select group with the 2024 schedule before it is blasted to a wider group.  I would like you to please look at the J/109 Vento Solare 2024 schedule and set your availability for events.  Please indicate yes, no or maybe so I don’t need to follow up after the fact.  This is easiest done logging in to the J/109 Vento Solare site, from the Crew menu select Availability.

Tip for 2024: The links in this email are filtered by groups shown below.  This pre-filters the list making it easier to view and set availability for events in the various groups all at once. You may also use the category & tag dropdowns to filter the schedule as desired.

Use the links to open the pages.  Each event has a text field next to the Availability dropdown where you may submit a comment for that event. Please set your availability (yes, no or maybe) by Tuesday 30 January.  Once inputs are received, I’ll determine which events are definite, make crew assignments and blast an email to a wider audience to fill gaps. I may adjust the schedule if there is insufficient crew for certain events.

I’m assuming a full schedule with the pandemic behind us, but time will tell since Cindy tested COVID positive last week so we are isolating. Many of the events are the same as past years. I am racing to Bermuda on J/122 Alliance and will be gone from 21 through 30 June so there is no racing on Vento Solare then. There are a few other potential date conflicts but I’ll update these as we get closer.

Information as stored in your profile (update as needed via the Crew menu click on Edit my Profile):

• Shirt Size: %shirt_size%
• Jacket Size: %jacket_size%
• Weight for One Design Events: %weight%
• World Sailing ID & Classification: %isaf_number% – %isaf_classification%

Below highlights 2024 events in addition to the regular weekly Tuesday night Jamestown YC series, including practice at the start of the season. 

2024 J/109 Vento Solare Calendar <- Link to all events for season

One Design Events <- Link to all OD Events

• Cedar Point OD Regatta Sat 1 – Sun 2 June with practice Fri 31 May afternoon
• New York YC Race Week (J/109 North American Championship) Tues 16 – Sat 20 July
• Breakwater YC Sag Harbor J/109 Invitational Regatta – (Dates TBD – will add if no conflicts)
• Narragansett Bay Safe Harbor Race Weekend (J/109 Regatta Series) Fri 9 – Sun11 August

Away Events Not Listed for OD (Boat away from Newport)

• Owen Mitchell Spring BI Race Sat 25 – Mon 27 May (Race to the Party!)
• Cuttyhunk Twenty Hundred Club Race Sat 13 – Sun 14 July
• Twenty Hundred Club Block Island Race Sat 3-   Mon5 August
• Fall Off Soundings Race to Greenport & Gardiners Bay Fri 13 Sep – Sat 14 Sep
• Cliff Mitchell Fall BI Race Sat 5 – Mon 7 October (Race to the Party!)

Distance Races <- Link to all distance races

• NE Solo Twin Double-handed Race Fri 26 –  Sat 27July 
• Ida Lewis Distance Race Fri 16 – Sat 17 August

Local Races & Events

• Twenty Hundred Club Bridge Fiasco – Sat 18 May (might conflict with J/122 Alliance practice.)
• Twenty Hundred Club Spring Race Around Aquidneck – Sat 8 June
• New York YC Annual Regatta Around the Island – Fri 14 June
• New York YC Annual Regatta (Potential OD if other J/109s show up) Sat 15 – Sun 16 June
• Prince Henry Twenty Hundred Club Race Sat 24 August
• Conanicut ATI Race Sun 1 September
• Sail for Hope Sat 28 September

Delivery Help Needed <- Link to all deliveries

• Pleasure Sail & Deliver BLM to Navy Marina Thu 25 Apr (TBD – will adjust based on slip and boat availability)
• Pleasure Sail & Delivery to Tiverton Fri 7 June
• Deliver Newport to Pilot’s Point Marina Wed 29 May
• Deliver Pilots Point to CPYC Thu 30 May
• Delivery CPYC to Newport Sun 2 – Mon 3 June straight through
• Deliver to Sag Harbor (TBD if Breakwater J/109 OD Event is Scheduled)
• Deliver Sag Harbor to Newport (TBD if Breakwater J/109 OD Event is Scheduled)
• Deliver to Noank Shipyard Thu 12 September for Fall Off Soundings
• Deliver Greenport to Newport Sun 15 September 

Please check your profile on the website to update your clothing sizes, estimated weight for OD events and any updates for World Sailing (formerly ISAF) Screening with your World Sailing ID number. If you don’t have a number with screening and are unsure how to get one, send me a reply and I can help you. 

There is no need to send me a separate email reply unless you want to pass on other information.  I will be automatically notified when you set your availability on the website.