Keith Whittemore’s Furio of the USA, with team Willem van Waay, Marianne Schoke, Brian Thomas and Melanie Edwards, have been crowned 2023 J/24 World Champions. Whittemore, who also won the 2019 J/24 World Championship in Miami, Florida USA, ended this event with only 25 net points in the full 10-race […]

Thanks to Finn Hadlock for this report: Fleet 43, SailMaine and Portland Yacht Club hosted the annual Downeast Regatta presented by Portland Yacht Services. This event also served as the Maine State, District One and Northeast Regional Championships. Over two days, PRO Bill Newberry fit in the scheduled seven races […]

The inaugural J/24 Corinthian US National Championship West on September 8-10 (which required each member of the crew to provide their valid World Sailing Group 1 status) attracted 14 teams in San Diego, CA. After William Ramacciotti held an early lead in the eight-race series, Jasper Van Vliet won the […]

Chicago Yacht Club hosted its inshore regatta at Belmont Station from August 25-27. The J/24s sailed four races. Winning was Bernard Soya’s MOTORHOME with three bullets. Second went to Mark Soya’s THE BOAT with mostly deuces, and third went to Malachy Tobin’s BANG BANG BANG with nearly all thirds. For […]

In the final three races of the J/24 North American Championship, John Mollicone’s Sparcraft posted scores of 1,2,3 to leap from third place to first and claim the 2023 title with 25 net points. With team Geoff Becker, Dan Borrer, Rich Bowen and Dan Rabin, the Rhode Island-based skipper now […]

Double bullets on the day Saturday for Aidan Glackin’s Mental Floss at the J/24 North American Championship launched the team up to second place after six races (now including a discard). Their dominance on the day didn’t knock leader Mike Stasko’s Redline off their throne, as the Corinthian team maintained […]

The 2023 J/24 North American Championship launched Thursday at Sandusky Sailing Club in Sandusky, Ohio in stellar Lake Erie conditions. Twenty-eight teams delighted in winds of 12-14 knots, sunny skies, warm temperatures and flat water, completing four races. Mike Stasko’s Redline proved the most consistent with scores of 2,4,1,4 for […]

Thanks to Nadia Daggett for this report: Davis Island’s J/24 2023 Rodeo is in the books! What a great weekend on the water. It was so good to see the whole District come together to bring more boats on the water last minute and to see new faces on the […]