Thanks to Kelly FitzGerald for this report: Was the East Coast Championship on October 20-22 the windiest regatta of the year? Over 100 J/24 sailors would probably tell you HELL YES! 22 boats battled it out in conditions ranging from the mid-teens to mid-20s, with gusts on Saturday into the […]

The J/Fest Southwest Regatta celebrated its 14th anniversary in Lakewood, TX in October. The 17-boat J/24 fleet saw Paul Foerster’s GRAND SLAM 2 posting a 3-1-2-1-1-3 for 11 points to win easily. BAD MOON, skippered by Chris Holmes, took second with a 1-2-3-6-5-4 tally for 21 points. Rounding out the […]

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 […]