Ian Southworth of Great Britain and his crew Andrew McLelland, Julia Scott, David Howlett and Chris McLaughlin kept their cool and sailed home an amazing start-to-finish win in the final race of the J/24 World Championship in Boltenhagen, Germany. American Mike Ingham, who was very close, finally had to let […]
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Black Flag Thriller on Day 4 of the J/24 World Championship
Ian Southworth, Mike Ingham, and Ian Southworth again: After a black flag disqualification in the second race, Southworth (GBR 5219) kept his cool and sailed on to stabilize his lead. With just one day to go, it is getting harder for the other crews to push the Englishman off the […]
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The 2015 ONE Regatta–Offshore New England Championship—was held August 28-30 in Marblehead, MA. The event hosted 11 classes consisting of PHRF, IRC, ORR, One Design and shorthanded. Competing in PHRF Class 6 was the Sea Bags Women’s Sailing Team, a new all women’s J/24 team based out of southern Maine. […]
Read MoreJ/24 World Championships Day 3: Ian Southworth in a Class of His Own
On day three of the J/24 World Championship in Boltenhagen, Germany, the fleet faced winds of up to 20 knots. It was again Ian Southworth (GBR 5219) who sailed two excellent races and kept his lead over second-place Mike Ingham (USA 5443). Travis Odenbach (USA 5432) also entered center stage, […]
Read MoreDay 2 of J/24 World Championship: Ian Southworth Leads, Mike Ingham in Hot Pursuit
Conditions were challenging on day two of the J/24 World Championship in Boltenhagen, Germany, with winds up to 20 knots and huge 20 to 30 degree shifts causing some big changes on the leaderboard. Ian Southworth (GBR 5219) and his seasoned crew sailed two excellent races and took the lead, […]
Read MoreJapanese Crew in Lead After Day One of J/24 World Championship in Boltenhagen, Germany
Light winds dominated the first races of the J/24 World Championship. The key to success was to find free winds and to sail the boat as smooth as possible. Fumiya Kato (JPN 4886) showed the greatest skills on the water. He is on top of the leaderboard after two races, […]
Read MoreJ/24 World Championship Kicks Off on Monday, August 31 from Boltenhagen, Germany
55 J/24 teams are gathering from across the globe for racing at the J/24 World Championship in Boltenhagen, Germany. The competition begins Monday, August 31 and continues through Friday, September 4 for the entrants representing Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, France, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Peru, Sweden and […]
Read MorePenobscot Pursuit Race Weekend
An increasingly popular race on Penobscot Bay is a pursuit-style race that takes place over a weekend. Thirty-five boats made the starting line of the Penobscot Pursuit Regatta in Rockland, Maine last weekend. The race started on time at 11:00am with the first (slowest) boats on Saturday just off the […]
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