J/24 Texas State Championship
"The Kenyon Cup"

 
AYC Burgee

Austin Yacht Club
March Madness Regatta
March 26-28, 2021

J/24 Texas State Championship Logo

 
Welcome
 
J/24 Fleet 21 cordially invites you to attend the 2021 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
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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 Rhonda Moore, 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:
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Bullet J/24 District 14 Participation Fee (2020 fees carry over to 2021):
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:
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Bullet J/24 Texas Notice of Circuit:
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Bullet J/24 Class Rules:
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Bullet U.S. J/24 Class Membership (required for all helmspersons):
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Bullet US Sailing Membership (not required but encouraged):
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Bullet Sailflow Forecast for Lake Travis:
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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 2021 edition of the J/24 Texas State Championship to be held at the Austin Yacht Club March 26-28, 2021.

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 you get to 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

 

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 when you arrive... Ohh, wait... We want ya'll to feel like one of the locals when you arrive ;-)

 

Covid-19 Precautions top
 
Please remember that AYC is following CDC guidelines and social distancing and wearing of face masks is encouraged.

AYC Covid Precautions

 

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

 

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 26 until 9:00 pm and to help retrieve boats on Sunday March 28 following racing.

If you have any questions or expect to need assistance launching your boat please contact Stu Juengst (stuj@mindspring.com) or Brian Metz (b_metz67@msn.com).

 

Rigging and Docking top
 

Competitors should plan to dock their boats at the T-heads in the AYC harbor on Friday and Saturday nights (green areas on the AYC harbor map below). Notice that Docks 1-5 are currently inside the AYC Harbor, but Dock-6 has been moved out of the harbor due to our current lake elevation.

Competitors are also allowed to dock overnight on the rigging dock on the North Ramp. If you choose to leave your boat on the rigging dock, please move your boat to the end of the dock and leave the ramp accessible for launching, and please do not block access to the centerboard boats on the rigging dock (red areas on the AYC harbor map below).

Overnight Docking

 

Trailer Parking top
 
An attempt will be made to provide those arriving prior to Friday March 26, 2021 with a designated place 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).

 

Food and Entertainment top
 
We have a great tradition of providing food for our competitors, including our traditional J/24 Bruschetta appetizers Friday night, plus breakfast, lunch, dinner, and post-race snacks... but due to ongoing Covid-19 concerns we will not be able to this year... Please plan accordingly.

Bruschetta

Note: Alas, we will have to wait until 2022 to have our, ummm, our favorite J/24 Texas State Championship appetizer, ummm... Bruschetta, of course! ;-)

 

Saturday March 27 — Post-Race Social top
 
When: After Saturday Racing
Where: Patio area under 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... Hahaha... unwind... hahaha... who are we kidding? Keg stands have been known to happen ;-)

Numerical Pennant Flags

 

The Pre-Party — Meiling's Famous Tropical Coladas top
 
WARNING!!! WARNING!!! This is a public service announcement!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!!

Everybody is warned to be ready for Saturday night! We will be celebrating Meiling's birthday, and Meiling will be making her famous Tropical Coladas! It will be outdoors, so bring your Covid mask, and maybe we can punch a small hole so you can fit a straw... It's her birthday and she's going to be making *you* Tropical Coladas!! What could be better than that? You have been warned... Just sayin'...

Tropical Coladas

 

The After-Party Saturday Night — March 27 top
 
WARNING!!! WARNING!!! This is a public service announcement!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!!

Everybody is warned to be ready for Saturday night! There are rumors that the AYC grounds may be overtaken by Zombies Saturday night...

Watch Out, Zombies!

 

Friday Night "Hoppy Hour" — March 26 top
 

After registration Friday night, come hang out at Infamous Brewing Company the local "watering hole" just around the corner from AYC! Their Tap Room is open and they have Covid-19 Safety precautions in place.

Infamous Brewing Company

When: Friday March 26, after Registration 'til 9:00 pm

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

 

Dining Options top
 
Here are some restaurants near Hudson Bend:

 

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
 

Some new hotels have recently opened close to AYC. Here is a list of nearby hotels:

 

Lake Travis Map top
 
Lake Travis Map

 

Sponsors top
 
Please take a moment to thank our sponsors (listed alphabetically below). Without their generous support many aspects of this regatta would not have been possible.

 

Infamous Brewing Company top
 

Sponsor Infamous Brewing Company

https://www.facebook.com/InfamousBrewing/

 

Vela Sailing Supply top
 

https://www.velasailingsupply.com/

 

White Pelican Productions top
 

Sponsor White Pelican Productions

https://www.whitepelicanproductions.com/

 

March Madness Photo Gallery top
 
Our March Madness gallery contains professional videos and photographs from some of our friends and sponsors.

In 2019 our friend and professional videographer Stuart Lindow from White Pelican Productions came to AYC with his drones and professional cameras and created a video to commemorate our event. Thank you Stuart!

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

 

White Pelican Productions Video top
 
Click image below to see Stuart's video from 2019:

White Pelican Productions Video

 

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!

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