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Request for Regatta Proposals

The USJCA is accepting proposals to host the 2016 or 2017 J/24 Midwinter Championship and the 2016 or 2017 J/24 National Championship. All proposals shall be submitted to director@j24class.org before September 15, 2014. The final decisions on all proposals will be decided at the USJCA Annual Meeting in December. For […]

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J-Daze

The 26th Annual J/24 J-Daze Regatta took place over the first weekend of May at Canandaigua Yacht Club in New York. Twenty-six J/24s (including a Japanese team and two Canadian boats) competed in the seven-race series. Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger won with 20 points, 12 clear of Mike Ingham in second. […]

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Vallejo Race

149 boats showed up to race at the Vallejo Race in Vallejo, CA. After a short postponement on day one and with a fickle, light southwest breeze, the race committee sent the first two divisions off to fight a building ebb for the long 21 miles to Vallejo. Then the […]

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Annapolis NOOD

Strong westerly winds on Chesapeake Bay delivered favorable racing conditions for sailors competing in the final day of the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta Annapolis (held May 2-4) where seven area J/24s duked it out in seven races. Local Peter Rich won the J/24 fleet with all top-three finishes (including three […]

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Easter Regatta

One of the all-time spring classics on the J/24 racing calendar has always been the Easter Regatta sailed on Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina. This year, the fleet of 26 J/24s were treated to three great days of racing with nine races completed. Mike Ingham with tactician Justin Copland on-board […]

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Charleston Race Week

There was a tremendous amount of racing activity across Charleston area waters for Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week on April 11-13. The 19th edition hosted racing for 16 separate classes. The growth of the event drew competitors from 27 states and five continents, from as far away as New Zealand, […]

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J/Fest West

A staple of the St. Francis Yacht Club spring series for decades, a fleet of 48 boats were treated to beautiful conditions for J Fest during the first weekend in April. Starting with sunny, cloudless mornings, the StFYC PRO kept the fleet in the confines of the harbor until 11am […]

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