Vee Jay moves on to the Hoboken Sailing Club
2019.
Vee Jay on Cover, Naples
Daily News Paradise Living section. 20 in. x 11 in. March
2016
January in
Naples
Ready to
Launch!
In Disguise Vee Jay as
#1150
Cruising Along Naples Beach
Letters too
small? Replace
GPS Training Can we go
faster?
Setting Up This J/80 was dry sailed
out of Ft. Adams in its prior life, so we had to add a few cleats for its new
mooring life in Newport, and slip life in Naples Fl.
About Vee Jay ... J/80
Hull number 1122 is a
"French" J/80 produced by J Europe, Olonne sur Mer - France to an order from J
Boats, Newport, RI.
But during that time the
J/80 hulls were built in Golddap, Poland, trucked to Gdynia, Poland, loaded on
a boat in Antwerp to Boston, and shipped directly through U.S. Customs to
Bristol, RI. There they were assembled with a US keel and
mast.
Apparently at no time ever did this
boat physically see France.
Cap'n Vic
Brian
Steve
Randy {1956-2015}
Dana
Lisa
TK [click
photo]
Forrest
One of our busy
seasons Naples Yacht Club
12.9.2015 -- Offshore RegattaGulf
Coast Sailing Club 3.28.15 -- 39th Annual Charity
RegattaGulf Coast Sailing Club
2.28.15 -- Spring RegattaMarco
Island Yacht Club 2.14.15 -- Winter RegattaGulf Coast Sailing Club 1.3.15 -- New Year's Cup
RegattaNaples Yacht Club
12.13.2014 -- Offshore Regatta
June 2016
-- In 23kts of wind, 12M American Eagle [double reef main only] does a Fly-by
of Vee Jay as we are leaving mooring.
June 2016
-- Crane Dawg wears team colors to supervise launch at Casey's Marine. Plays
fetch with Vee Jay.
May 2016 --
Added another 1500 mile road trip ... now 6,000 miles in two years. Soon to be
back in Newport Harbor.
Feb. 2016
-- Tune ups with Lionheart--'Rocket 22' and Seabird--'F31'
Jan. 2016
-- GCSC 2016 New Year's Regatta
Dec. 2015 -- Naples Yacht Club Off Shore
Regatta
16-mile offshore without a spin
leg.
July 2015 -- Newport via NYC to Raritan YC in NJ on Vento
Solare J/109 Delivery
Oct 2015 -- Now with 4500 miles, a trip from full color foliage
to full Dark Green Queen Palms with pure blue sky.
July 2015 -- Newport -- Vee Jay Crew on Race Committee and does
photo boat -- NBYC Regional
420 Regatta
July 2015 -- Newport -- Rambler and Comanche Transatlantic
start off Castle Hill. Vee Jay Crew on J/109 Vento Solare
May 2015 -- Volvo Ocean Race Newport
Stop-over
April 2015 -- Towing Vee Jay after breaking wheel bearing.
Total height -- 13'5"
Mar. 2015 -- GCSC 39th Annual Regatta
Mar. 2015 -- Spring Break, Good Wake
Training!
Gordon River turns
into raceway with power boats on plane "sharing" channel.
Feb. 2015 -- Gulf Coast Sailing Club Spring
Regatta
First Bullet Race on Vee Jay in
Naples was downwind start. Vic, Steve, Dana, Randy, TK ... Vee Jay using
new North white spin.
Jan. 2015 -- Checking out Vee Jay with Go Pro 3+
Camera