Archive for August, 2013

Best Seats in the House

Submitted by Jasper Van Vliet Last weekend, I had the good fun to sail with the Brothers Whittier on Woof for our 2013 J/24 District 20 Regional Championship. From our relaxed position of fifth in the fleet, we had an excellent vantage point to watch the tight racing between three […]

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Great Lakes & District 7 Championship

The 2013 Great Lakes & District 7 Championship Regatta was hosted this year by the Oswego Yacht Club and chaired by Oswego J/24 Fleet Captain, John Enwright.  The winner of this year’s Great Lakes Championship receives a qualifying berth for the 2014 J/24 World Championship in Newport, RI.  The weather […]

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Women and Youth Opportunities

The IJCA Regatta Regulations allow the following opportunities for Women and Youth in the J/24: 4.8 One all female crew per country, to be selected by each governing J/24 national authority, will be eligible to sail the J/24 World Championship to compete for the Jaeger J/24 World Championship Women’s Trophy. […]

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J/24 Southeast Regionals

12 J/24s were entered for the Southeast Regionals hosted by Charleston Yacht Club over the weekend of August 10. Tight racing ensued over the six races, with just one point separating the top two finishers. In the end, Robby Brown came out on top with a line of 1,2,2,2,2,(4) for […]

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Dillon Open Regatta

Billed as the world’s highest regatta at 9,017 ft above sea level, racing for the Dillon Open Regatta takes place on beautiful Dillon Reservoir in Dillon, Colorado, where sailors enjoy mostly sunny days and spectacular views of the snow-capped Rocky Mountains. The regatta is hosted by the Dillon Yacht Club. […]

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Buzzards Bay Regatta

In the J/24s, ten races were sailed over the three days at the Buzzards Bay Regatta (August 2-4), making it fun sailing for the fleet of eight boats. Jim Ciffolillo on Wild Thing from Beverly YC was in a battle with Sanford Tyler on Straight Jacket from Hyannis YC for […]

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Charleston YC Open Regatta

Wow! What a wet weekend it was in Charleston in July for the 2013 ChYC Open Regatta. This weekend was the third leg of the 4-regatta District 8 Championship Series. Additionally, it was also special as it served as the qualifier for the Area D US Sailing Adult Sailing Championships […]

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Marblehead NOOD

Eight J/24s competed in the Marblehead NOOD over the last weekend of July. John Denman’s Airodoodle commanded the fleet in the nine races. After dropping a fourth, Airodoodle kept an impressive line of 1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1 for just nine net points. Mike Taber’s Xingu trailed in second with 17 points, and John […]

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