Thanks to Dave Noble for this report: The J/24 Florida State Championship Series for 2017 and 2018 is about to begin with the first regatta of five to be sailed in Melbourne, FL sponsored by Fleet 87. But before I promote this coming series, I must recognize the champion of […]

Heavy breeze and high seas – remnants of Hurricane Harvey – made for some exhilarating racing on Narragansett Bay for the 90th edition of the Conanicut Yacht Club Around the Island Race. The day kicked off with wind speeds clocking in over 20 knots, forcing Race Committee to postpone the […]

Hudson River Community Sailing (HRCS), a leading charitable organization that develops leadership and academic success for underserved New York City youth through sailing education, will for the third consecutive year host the New York Architects’ Regatta Challenge on September 13-14 in Manhattan. With approximately 35 boats racing over two days, […]

With three days of racing with winds below 10 knots, the J/24 Airodoodle, led by David Smith, won PHRF Class 4 at the Storm Trysail Ted Hood Regatta in Marblehead, MA. Five boats competed in that division over six races, with Airodoodle winning five of them for the win with […]

          Question: Tell us about your crew for the event. Brendan: The team was made up of a couple friends, who instruct on Long Island. They all sail at their respective colleges and have extensive experience with keelboats. Peter Sterflinger and Tom Plucichino both sail at […]

The second annual J/Fest New England Regatta, hosted by Sail Newport, took place in the waters of southern Narragansett Bay and offshore on Rhode Island Sound during the weekend of August 12-13. While the regatta was missing the classic Newport summer sailing conditions of great sea breezes each day, the […]

Thanks to Marcus Rogers for this report: The Sandusky Sailing Club hosted the District 12 Championship and made this a great event. Our PRO, Jay Austin, set a perfect course every race. The weather was perfect with great wind. There was a lot of chop, and the wind was shifty […]

The Dillon Open is hosted by Dillon Yacht Club in Colorado each August, the nation’s highest yacht club at 9,017 feet above sea level, located just west of the Continental Divide, a 70-mile drive from downtown Denver. As usual, the DYC offers a great schedule of racing, entertainment, food and […]