EVENT CANCELED

Mar 12, 2020, 2:11 PM

Dear J/24 competitors and supporters,

As the organizers of this regatta Jorge, Meiling, and John met for lunch today. We have made the decision to postpone the 2020 J/24 Texas State Championship due to concerns about the corona virus.

Given the potentially lethal impact, quickly increasing number of cases being reported throughout the U.S., additional travel restrictions being put into place, requests from corporations to have their employees to work from home, closing of schools, cancellation of larger events, and the continuously evolving nature of the situation, we believe it is best to reduce the potential risk of spread into our sailing community through the prudent measure of postponing this event at this time.

For current details regarding the current exposure in the U.S.:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html

Some lessons learned from Italy:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1155396

Social isolation is the best way to prevent the transmission of the corona virus. Italy is under lockdown, an unprecedented event in modern history, and some experts believe Italy is just ahead of the curve and other countries have similar rates of infection which have not surfaced yet.

Please let your crews know that we are postponing the Regatta. We are hopeful to hold this regatta later in the year and we will keep you posted.

We will follow-up with additional information soon.

Your regatta organizers,

John Parker
Meiling Parker
Jorge Martin-de-Nicolas
 

J/24 Texas State Championship
"The Kenyon Cup"

 
AYC Burgee

Austin Yacht Club
March Madness Regatta
March 13-15, 2020

J/24 Texas State Championship Logo

 
Welcome
 
J/24 Fleet 21 cordially invites you to attend the 2020 March Madness Regatta, Austin Yacht Club's traditional J/24 Circuit Stop which this year will host the J/24 Texas State Championship. We hope you can attend!

Spacer tl;dr - Online Registration Quick Link
Spacer Registration http://www.sailingscores.com/register.php?event_id=103

This website contains all the information you will need to plan for the regatta. If you have any questions after reviewing this website, please contact Jorge Martin-de-Nicolas, Webmaster (jorgemdn@gmail.com) or John Parker, J/24 Fleet 21 Captain (captain@j24fleet21.org).

 

Table of Contents

 

Previous Year Results top
 
See links below with the results from previous years! In particular, did ya'll hear the story when four-time J/24 World Champion Mauricio Santa Cruz came to Austin Yacht Club in 2011 and got 3rd place behind two local AYC sailors? ;-)
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NOTE: The end of the story is that Mauricio Santa Cruz went to Dallas two months later and he *won* the 2011 J/24 National Championship held at Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club, so he got the last laugh! Congratulations Mauricio!

 

NOR and Registration — J/24 Texas State Championship top
 
Please find links below for the NOR, Online Registration, and District 14 Participation Fee. In order to participate in the J/24 Texas State Championship you will need to register for the regatta and you will need to pay the J/24 District 14 Participation Fee:
 
Bullet J/24 Texas State Championship - Notice of Race:
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Bullet J/24 Texas State Championship - Online Registration:
Spacer Registration http://www.sailingscores.com/register.php?event_id=103
 
Bullet J/24 District 14 Participation Fee:
Spacer J/24 District 14 Participation Fee https://www.j24district14.com/participation-fee/

 

Other Useful Links top
 
Please find other useful links below:
 
Bullet J/24 District 14 Website:
Spacer District 14 Website https://www.j24district14.com/
 
Bullet J/24 Texas Notice of Circuit:
Spacer Map of Texas https://www.j24district14.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-Notice-of-CircuitPDF.pdf
 
Bullet D14 Notice of Series:
Spacer Map of Texas https://j24district14.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/D14-Series-Notice-FINALPDF.pdf
 
Bullet U.S. J/24 Class Membership (required for all helmspersons):
Spacer J/24 Class Membership http://www.j24usa.com/j24-membership/
 
Bullet US Sailing Membership ($5 registration fee discount with membership):
Spacer US Sailing Membership https://www1.ussailing.org/mem/default.aspx
 
Bullet Sailflow Forecast for Lake Travis:
Spacer Sailflow Lake Travis http://old.sailflow.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=157&siteID=1589&Isection=Forecast+Graphs

 

Important Dates top
 
Here are some important dates to keep in mind:

 

Website Address top
 
If you are viewing a printed version of this page, here is the website address where you can find the latest information:

 

Good Morning, Lake Travis top
 
Good Morning Lake Travis
Good Morning, Lake Travis Photo Anne Morley (AYC Telltale January / February 2016)

 

J/24 Texas State Championship — The Kenyon Cup top
 
Welcome to the 2020 edition of the J/24 Texas State Championship to be held at the Austin Yacht Club March 13-15, 2020.

As is customary, the winners of the J/24 Texas State Championship will be awarded "The Kenyon Cup" perpetual trophy after having their names engraved on the base.

Winning "The Cup" is not an easy task. In 2011 the J/24 Texas State Championship was held at AYC and four-time J/24 World Champion Mauricio Santa Cruz was on the line with Bruschetta. It was a highly competitive regatta and Bruschetta came in third place behind two of our local AYC J/24 sailors, so competition for "The Cup" is always guaranteed to be fierce!

Mauricio Santa Cruz came back to Texas in May that same year and he went on to win the J/24 U.S. National Championship held at Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club which coincided with the 3rd regatta of the J/24 Texas Circuit that year. Congratulations Mauricio! We are looking forward to you coming back and sailing with us again at AYC!

Starting in 2011 Texas was gripped by an extreme four year drought and in 2012 the J/24 Texas State Championship was held at Lakewood Yacht Club in conjunction with J/Fest, where "The Cup" was presented to the winners, Corey Harding and Team Happy Dance, by Rodney Johnstone, designer of the J/24.

It took four years for Lake Travis to recover from the drought and in 2016 The Kenyon Cup and the J/24 Texas State Championship returned to its traditional host, Austin Yacht Club.

Kenyon Cup

LEFT : The Kenyon Cup trophy — RIGHT : Presentation of the Kenyon Cup at J/Fest 2012: Team Happy Dance winners Matt Huebner, Corey Harding, and Matt Sebring, along with Rod Johnstone, designer of the J/24 and Kelly Holmes-Moon, president of the US J/24 Class.

 

Framed Trophy top
 
If you win the regatta, your boat's name and crew name will be engraved on the base of "The Kenyon Cup" perpetual trophy... and you get to take "The Cup" home... and you get to display it over your mantelpiece... and be the envy of your neighborhood, haha!!! Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and you gotta give it back next year, alas! ;-)

But, to remind you of your achievement, you also get a nice framed burgee trophy you can hang on your wall... and that one you can keep for-EVAH!!!

Admit it... you wanna win it, dontcha?

Framed Trophy

 

Crew Trophies top
 
Admit it... the skipper ain't nuthing without the crew!!! ;-) Therefore we make sure the crew goes home with some hardware too!

Crew Trophies

 

Prior Weekend Activities — March 7-8 top
 
Why race only two days when you can race more? ;-) For competitors who are able to arrive at AYC the weekend prior to the March Madness regatta, we have one more day of racing planned for you, as follows: We hope that ya'll can come on down a week early to Lake Travis and join us on the race course to see what racing at Austin Yacht Club is all about!

 

Welcome to AYC top
 
Welcome to Austin Yacht Club! This section has all the information you need to be well-oriented during your stay at AYC! We want you to feel like one of the locals... Oh, wait... We want ya'll to feel like one of the locals when you arrive ;-)

 

Directions to AYC top
 
Austin Yacht Club is located at 5906 Beacon Drive, Austin, TX 78734-1428.

NOTE: If you use a smartphone, and if you click on the above link, your mapping software may (or may *not*) take you to the right location ;-) It has been reported (and verified) that depending on the mapping software on your phone, you may end up in the *wrong* location!!! Please study the pictures below, and please make sure your mapping software is taking you to the right place :-)

Directions to AYC

 

AYC Grounds Layout top
 
The map below shows the layout of the AYC grounds, including the locations of the front gate, the AYC clubhouse, the work area and boat hoist, the dry slip area for parking boats and trailers (by special prior arrangement), the AYC point for parking trailers (for those who have not made other arrangements), the north ramp used for launching and retrieving, and the main AYC harbor.

AYC Grounds

 

Early Arrival/Late Departure top
 
An agreement has been made with the Austin Yacht Club to accommodate visiting J/24 competitors up to one week prior to the J/24 Texas State Championship regatta. Please contact John Parker (captain@j24fleet21.org) if you would like bring your boat to the Austin Yacht Club prior to Friday March 13, 2020 so that a dry slip can be provided if available.

There is currently not an agreement with the Austin Yacht Club to accommodate visiting J/24 competitors following the regatta. Please contact John Parker (captain@j24fleet21.org) if you believe that you need to leave your boat at the Austin Yacht Club after Sunday March 15, 2020.

 

Mast Raise/Lower top
 
The Austin Yacht Club has two (2) mast cranes for raising and lowering your mast. Feel free to use either mast crane for this purpose. The red circles identify the location of the cranes on the map below.

Reminders:

AYC Mast Cranes

 

Launching and Retrieving top
 
As Lake Travis is a variable level lake, there is not a fixed boat hoist used to launch boats, and the J/24 fleet at AYC launches boats directly from trailers using the concrete ramps.

We recognize that not all J/24 trailers are designed for launching or retrieving efficiently using concrete ramps and our fleet will provide assistance for competitors without adequate trailers. If necessary, we will provide local trailers to assist launching and retrieving and we will swap trailers using the AYC hoist in the work area.

Assistance will be provided to help competitors launch boats from the North Ramp during the evening on Friday March 13 until 10:00 pm and to help retrieve boats on Sunday March 15 following racing.

If you have any questions or expect to need assistance launching your boat please advise David Broadway (dbroadway7@gmail.com) or John Parker (captain@j24fleet21.org).

 

Rigging and Docking top
 
The rigging dock at the North Ramp is regularly used for rigging, but is not intended to be used for boat docking overnight. Please move your boat away from the rigging dock as soon as feasible.

All boats that do not have a permanent wet-slip should plan to dock at the T-heads in the AYC Harbor on Friday and Saturday evenings (green areas on the AYC harbor map below). If additional wet-slip spaces are available, competitors will be advised during onsite registration on a first-come first-served basis.

Overnight Docking

 

Trailer Parking top
 
An attempt will be made to provide those arriving prior to Friday March 13, 2020 with a designated dry slip to park their boat and trailer.

Through the regatta, trailers should be parked in either an assigned slip in the pre-specified dry-slip area (gray area on the AYC grounds map above) or at the AYC point (purple area on the AYC grounds map above).

 

Regatta Food top
 
The following food will be available throughout the March Madness weekend for all competitors. Saturday breakfast & lunch, and Sunday breakfast is included with the registration fee, along with Friday appetizers and post race snacks. Saturday night dinner will be available for purchase by competitors if desired.

 

Friday March 13 — Appetizers top
 
When: 6:00 pm — 7:00 pm
Where: AYC Clubhouse
What: During the last hour of Friday Registration we will be providing, ummm, our favorite J/24 Texas State Championship appetizer, ummm... Bruschetta, of course! ;-)

Bruschetta

 

Saturday March 14 — Breakfast top
 
When: 8:00 am — 9:00 am
Where: AYC Clubhouse
What: During the final hour of Registration, breakfast will be served for the competitors. Breakfast tacos, bagels, cream cheese, juice, and fruit will be available on a first-come, first-served basis to prepare for the coming day of sailing. Enjoy some of the local breakfast-taco fare from one of our favorite restaurants on "the Bend", Los Pinos.

Breakfast

 

Saturday March 14 — Lunch top
 
When: 8:30 am
Where: AYC Clubhouse
What: Prior to the day's racing, feel free to put together a meal of sandwiches, chips, and a sweet snack for you and your crew. The food will be available for personal meal construction on a first-come, first-served basis.

Lunch

 

Saturday March 14 — Post-Race Social top
 
When: After Saturday Racing
Where: AYC Clubhouse
What: After racing on Saturday, there will be a beer-social for the competitors to take a few minutes and unwind after their day of racing. During the social, expect that the 2019 J/24 Texas Circuit Awards presentation will occur, including the 2019 Crew-of-the-Year Award and Road Warrior recognition for all crews who participated in all circuit stops last year.

Numerical Pennant Flags

 

Saturday March 14 — Dinner Rudy's BBQ top
 

Rudy's Country Store & BBQ

For dinner Saturday night we are happy to announce that a new Texas law forbids us from serving anything but BBQ during our event!! I mean, you can't call it the Texas State Championship and not serve Texas BBQ... it's against THE LAW!!!

In order to satisfy THE LAW, we will have our dinner Saturday night catered by Rudy's BBQ! We will take orders Friday evening and Saturday morning at the Registration Desk, and we will place the group order Saturday afternoon. The food will be delivered at the AYC clubhouse, so you can stay at AYC and get ready for the P-A-R-T-A-Y Saturday night! Expected cost is $15 per person.

 

Sunday March 15 — Breakfast top
 
When: 7:00 am — 8:00 am
Where: AYC Clubhouse
What: Prior to the final two races on Sunday, breakfast will be served for the competitors. Breakfast tacos, bagels, cream cheese, juice, and fruit will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

Sunday March 15 — Post-Race Snack top
 
When: After Racing
Where: AYC Clubhouse
What: Snack foods and beer will be available in the AYC clubhouse following racing on Sunday, prior to and during the Awards Ceremony.

 

Entertainment top
 

For Friday and Saturday nights, March 13 and 14, we have some entertainment options available for you, as detailed below.

 

Friday Night "Hoppy Hour" — March 13 top
 

After registration Friday night, come hang out at Infamous Brewing Company the local "watering hole" just around the corner from AYC!

Infamous Brewing Company

When: Friday March 13, after Registration 'til 9:00 pm

Infamous Brewery
4602 Weletka Dr., Austin, TX 78734
512-487-8786
View Map

Infamous Brews

Currently On Tap

Other Creations & Options

Check out their Facebook page to learn more: https://www.facebook.com/InfamousBrewing/

Infamous Grounds

Infamous Bonfire

 

Saturday Night Pre-Party Cocktails — March 14 top
 
It wouldn't be a party without a P-R-E party!!! Just sayin'... This is a public service announcement warning everybody to be ready for Saturday night... Meiling will be making her famous Tropical Coladas... Just sayin'...

Tropical Coladas

 

Dance Party Saturday Night — March 14 top
 
A goddess on a mountaintop... Her weapons were her crystal eyes... The summit of beauty and love... and Venus was her name! Yes, we are going to be rocking the AYC clubhouse Saturday night (ummm, Sorry For Party Rocking)... but first... make sure you take a Selfie! Get ready to Shake It Up because before the night is over, you may be Walking Like An Egyptian and dancing with Zombies! So tell the Spice Girls what you want, what you really, really want, and get ready to do the Conga! So, Everybody, rock your body, 'cause BackStreet's Back, Alright! Now, repeat after me: Asereje, ja, de je, De jebe tu de jebere, Se bi unouva, Majabi an de bugui, An de buididipi. If you didn't understand, don't worry, nobody does! Why does it feel so good, So Good To Be Bad?

Venus Sorry For Party Rocking Selfie
Shake It Up Walk Like An Egyptian Wannabe
Conga Everybody Asereje

 

The After-Party Saturday Night — March 14 top
 
Don't worry... if Metallica, Rage Against The Machine, Rammstein, or Marilyn Manson are more your style, we've got you covered too ;-)

Watch Out, Zombies!

 

Other Dining Options top
 
Who are you kidding? You *know* you wanna just stay at AYC Saturday night after racing, eat Rudy's BBQ, go to the P-A-R-T-Y at the clubhouse, and not have to worry about driving... You know you wanna... But, just in case, here are some other restaurants near Hudson Bend:

 

Austin Nightlife top
 
Who are you kidding? You *know* you wanna just stay at AYC Saturday night after racing, and party at AYC... but if you are looking to get into Austin, here are some great areas and places to check out the local nightlife:

Areas

Places

 

Accommodations top
 
When visiting Austin Yacht Club, you have several lodging options including area hotels, nearby AirBnB and VRBO rentals, as well as camping or cabin rental on the grounds at AYC. Please see more details below.

 

Camping top
 
Remember that camping is allowed at AYC! We are fortunate that our club has ample lawns and shade trees where you are encouraged to camp for the regatta and where you will enjoy beautiful views of Lake Travis.

AYC Camping Photo

Please camp only in the areas shown in green in the map below. Please do not camp on the St. Augustine grass around the clubhouse or around the flagpole or swimming pool. The bathhouse has showers and hot water and is open 24 hours.

AYC Camping Area

 

AYC Cabins top
 
AYC has five cabins which are available for rent for participants of the March Madness regatta. Each cabin has two double beds, en-suite bathroom, and kitchenette area. If you would like to stay in one of our cabins, please contact the AYC office:

http://www.austinyachtclub.net/contact-us/

Our cabins book quickly on regatta weekends so please book ahead if you would like to stay at AYC.

AYC Cabins

 

Nearby Hotels top
 
This year our March Madness regatta coincides with the SXSW festival in Austin so we expect most hotels near downtown Austin will be fully booked.

Some new hotels have recently opened closer to AYC and we hope these hotels close to Lake Travis won't be as fully booked as in previous years, but you would be wise to book your accommodations early if you plan on staying at a hotel. Here is a list of nearby hotels:

 

Lake Travis Map top
 
Lake Travis Map

 

March Madness Photo Gallery top
 
Two professional photographers from AYC, Deborah Mathison and Bill Records were on hand during the March Madness Regatta in 2016 and they made their full resolution images available to all competitors! Thank you Deborah and thank you Bill for making your images available!

 

Deborah Mathison Photos top
 
Click image below to see an album with Deborah's photos from 2016:

Deborah Mathison Photos

 

Bill Records Photos top
 
Click image below to see an album with Bill's photos from 2016:

Bill Records Photos

 

Previous Years — Gallery top
 
Here are some select images from previous editions of the March Madness Regatta!

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See ya'll soon top
 
Hope to see ya'll soon, and don't forget your good ole' Texas BBQ!

J/24 Image