J/22 owners in Annapolis, on the east coast, and nationally are being contacted in order to develop a roster of boats that will be available for charter. This list of possible charter boats is published here. It includes specific information about each boat including age, availability of measurement certificate, whether foils are optimized, availability of sails (age, brand), and address and any alternative means of contact of the owner. We will provide the owners with a pro forma chartering agreement and availability of regatta insurance if desired.

The actual charter arrangements will be negotiated between the competitors and owners. The parties can make their own arrangements including the charter fee, logistics of getting it to the regatta, length of charter, availability of sails, etc. This gives the competitors better control over the price they are willing to pay for charters and the quality of the boat they charter.

The organizing committee anticipates having a small pool of boats with the committee acting as the chartering intermediary, but this pool will be limited to international teams that may have technical or language problems arranging a charter directly.

It has not yet been identified what would be a "fair" charter fee. One common practice in major J/22 regattas such as the World Championships has been that the competitor buys a new suit of sails for the regatta. The charterer uses the sails in the regatta and then leaves them with the chartered boat. The charter fee to the owner is that one-regatta old suit of sails. We are negotiating with local sailmakers to have discounted packages for new sails coordinated with chartering. Details will be announced as they become available.