The Great Vallejo Race has become a time-honored tradition every year for northern San Francisco Bay sailors. The event is hosted by the Vallejo Yacht Club, with over 100 boats sailing in 24 divisions. The race most often starts near the Berkeley Circle on Saturday morning, rounds a single weather […]

Over two weekends, the annual Puget Sound Spring Regatta (PSSR) was hosted by the Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle. The 10-boat J/24 fleet sailed the first weekend. Saturday was raining, and the breeze was 5-7 knots early and built to 9-14 knots from the south running against a strong flood […]

Nearly 40 J/24 teams are gathering for racing at the J/24 North American Championship in Charleston, SC. The competition begins Friday, May 4 and continues through Sunday, May 6. Look for photos on the J/24 Class Facebook page, and keep up with all the action from Charleston Yacht Club at […]

The District 3 Championship is returning to the Sayville Yacht Club on July 21-22, 2018. Two days of racing are planned, and registration will be opening this week. Check the Yacht Scoring website for the NOR and registration information. With a robust local fleet of J/24s, there is always plenty […]

Skipper Chris Stone steered Velocidad to victory in the J/24 fleet at Charleston Race Week, winning three races and taking third in three others. Velocidad finished equal on points with Robby Brown (St. Petersburg, FL), but won the tiebreaker based on posting one more bullet, and Stone earned his first […]

The St. Francis Yacht Club held its annual J/Fest April 7-9 with rain, low clouds, wind and sun. The J/24 fleet battled for supremacy, but in the end, it was the EVIL OCTOPUS from Richmond YC, skippered by Jasper Van Vliet, that posted a scoreline of 2-1-1-2-4 for 10 points […]

Thanks to Crisp McDonald for this report: The Easter Regatta hosted by the Columbia Sailing Club was an enormous success. Sailors enjoyed moderate spring-time temperatures, overall steady breeze and stiff competition. Nine races were completed in a range of conditions. Friday’s four races consisted of a steady 10+ knots breeze […]

The US J/24 Class Association has awarded the second annual Kelly Holmes-Moon J/24 Boat Grant to Kira Munger from Oswego, New York. Along with crew members Robert Hoffman (tactician), Tom King (bow), Brendan Dickerson (trimmer) and a rotating fifth person, Munger (at the helm) will have use of a donated […]