J-24 District 20, Fleet 17 Home Page

Upcoming Events:

Nov 8 - Fleet Banquet, at Berkeley YC

Need Crew for the next J24 regatta?

Please check out the crew registration and listing page for some folks looking to crew in our fleet.

Welcome...

J-24 Fleet 17 offers the best in J-24 racing for sailors in the San Francisco Bay Area. The J-24 is one of the most popular racing boats around the world; it's a great boat to start your racing experience. Our regular season series features great competition for all levels of experience.

We encourage you to use this site to get connected with San Francisco's Fleet 17 members and race in one of the best sailing venues in the world

Join our on-line distribution list at:

Yahoo! Groups: J/24 Fleet17

Jamuel Starkey
J-24 Fleet 17 Captain.

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Fleet 17 News

TMC Racing - Season Champions

Consistent throughout the year, TMC Racing finished off the 2008 season with a win at the Fall Keelboat regatta (SFPF took 2nd and Little Wing took 3rd - Jeff Zarwell of RegattaPRO was the RC). The win confirmed their position at the top of the standings for the 2008 season.

By winning the season championship, TMC Racing has qualified for the 2009 World Championship, to be held in Annapolis in May. Offer your congratulations to Michael, Lulu, Lester, Mike, Eamon, Michele, Sarah, and their extended crew when you see them at the Fleet Banquet on Nov 8th at the Berkeley YC.

For the season, Ned "The Professor" Walker and Small Flying Patio Furniture earned 2nd place, and Luther "Double Titanium" Strayer and Little Wing earned 3rd place. Well done!

Fleet Banquet November 8 - 7pm

The annual Awards Banquet will take place at 7pm Saturday November 8th at the Berkeley Yacht Club. The plan once again is to provide a catered meal for ~$30/person. Please join us for for the food, fun, awards, and pageantry that IS the J/24 Fleet 17 Awards Banquet.

If you are planning on attending and/or can speak to others in on your boat (i.e. you're paying for them) please RSVP to Jamuel Starkey directly (jamuel at my740il.com) so that he can obtain an accurate count.

Also send in your nominations for:

1. Most Improved
2. Sportsmanship
3. Rookie of the Year
4. Wanker of the Year

Or make up a nomination if you think a person or boat best exemplifies...

Skippers... Remember to check out the crew page
as we have new people ready to crew.