The 20th anniversary edition of Sperry Charleston Race Week wound to a close April 19 with east-southeast winds buffeting the waters around Charleston, SC, offering the 2,500 competitors some of the best racing of the entire three-day event. The rainy forecast didn’t produce any significant moisture until the end of […]
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Easter Regatta
The 49th annual Easter Regatta was one to remember this year. With three excellent days of warm sunshine and great wind, 19 J/24s managed to get 11 races off. With winds varying as light as 8 knots and as strong as 18 knots, plus shifts varying 45 degrees, it was […]
Read MoreGBCA Performance Cup
The first circuit stop of the J/24 Texas Circuit was hosted by GBCA (Galveston Bay Cruising Association) during their Performance Cup Regatta from March 20-22. Twelve J/24s representing two yacht clubs, Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club and Austin Yacht Club, competed in Galveston Bay during the two-day racing event. On Friday, […]
Read MoreWill Welles’ Cougar Outduels Competition at J/24 Midwinter Championship
Will Welles continues his six-month hot streak, adding the 2015 J/24 Midwinter Championship to his trophy case, which also holds the 2014 J/24 US National Championship and 2014 J/24 World Championship. Racing Cougar with Chris Morgan, Monica Morgan, Jeff Linton and Erik Rexford, Welles totaled 25 points in eight races […]
Read MoreWill Welles’ Cougar Hanging On By a Claw at J/24 Midwinter Championship
Another four races went in the books on Saturday at the J/24 Midwinter Championship at Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, Florida. Will Welles’ Cougar will now take just a two-point advantage into the final day of competition, following a 7,1,1,16 (dropping the 16). Robby Brown’s USA799 is knocking on […]
Read MoreWill Welles’ Cougar Roars to Lead on Day 1 of J/24 Midwinter Championship
Will Welles helmed Cougar to the top of the leader board on day 1 of the J/24 Midwinter Championship at the Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, Florida. Twenty-seven teams from across the United States and Canada are participating in the event. Current J/24 World Champion Welles scored a 1,2,1,12 […]
Read MoreJ/24 Midwinter Championship Kicks Off on Friday from Tampa
27 J/24 teams are gathering from across the United States and Canada for racing at the Midwinter Championship this Friday through Sunday in Tampa, Florida. Davis Island Yacht Club is our host. Keep up with all the action at the regatta website here, and look for daily photos on the […]
Read MoreSt. Pete NOOD
Favorable conditions allowed for nine races in the J/24 fleet at the Helly Hansen St. Pete NOOD regatta from February 13-15 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Twelve J/24s took to the waters of Tampa Bay, but it was Travis Odenbach on Honey Badger who rode three bullets to the top of […]
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