Though early morning winds appeared promising, the breeze disappeared and never returned for the final day of the Helly Hansen National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta at Marblehead Race Week July 26-29. In the nine-boat J/24 fleet, Fred Deom’s Hijack edged out the victory on a tie-breaker at 13 net […]

After two regattas and a couple weeks of weeknight racing with Fleet 50, the 2018 Boat Grant Team has learned a few lessons on boat speed and tactics. The team started their season at the 30th anniversary of the J/Daze regatta, hosted by Canandaigua Yacht Club. This season-opening event has […]

Thanks to Joe Buonasera for this report: The J/24 District 3 Championship was held July 21-22. Ten boats competed at the Sayville Yacht Club, site of the 2020 J/24 North American Championship. Mother Nature gave the teams plenty of wind out of the east to contend with on day one. […]

Thanks to Amy Bennett for this report: Thirteen races over three days (July 5-7) in the pristine water of Flathead Lake Montana…can’t ask for anything better than that. But we did, and we got more than we asked for. Eight teams from Seattle, Idaho and Montana sailed in 80 degree […]

The 72nd Annual Red Grant Regatta was also the J/24 Garden State Parkway Circuit-District 4 from July 7-8 at Raritan Yacht Club in Perth Amboy, NJ. Six J/24s completed six races, with Stuart Challoner’s SpoilSport winning four of them and winning with 9 points. Frank Scalisi’s Rabbit Season/Duck Season took […]

Hosted by Corinthian Yacht Club Seattle, the 2018 edition of J/FEST Northwest was a great success for the 47 teams that participated in the two-day regatta. Taking the honors in the 11-boat J/24 fleet was Lydia Volberding’s JAILBREAK with a consistent 1-3-3-3-1 for 11 points total. The balance of the […]

Twenty-seven J/24s enjoyed 11 races at Kieler Woche in north Germany. American Mike Ingham dominated the fleet and was able take a DNS in the final race to end with 25 net points. With crew Max Holzer, Marianne Schoke, Quinn Schwenker and Justin Justin, the team nailed four bullets and […]

Every year the Hampton Yacht Club hosts the popular Southern Bay Race Week for a combination of one-design and PHRF handicap classes. In the J/24 fleet, it was Alan Bomar’s ROUNDABOUT taking the win after seven races, accumulating three firsts and three seconds to win with 9 points net. Second […]