Houston Yacht Club recently hosted its 27th annual Elissa Regatta for the benefit of the tall ship ELISSA. This event not only raises money for the ELISSA but also raises awareness of Texas’ sailing heritage. The ELISSA is an iron-hulled sailing ship built in Scotland in 1877, and is now […]

DVD from the 2012 J/24 Nationals now available to purchase – ship date is April 11th. CLICK HERE to purchase (pre-order).  Colorado Coconuts did an amazing job once again.  Also, don’t miss premiere of the movie at the next SAIL meeting, April 10th at Brooklyn’s. You don’t need to be on a J/24 to enjoy […]

The Wayzata Yacht Club and J/24 Fleet No. 1 invite J/24 sailors to the 2013 J/24 United States National Championship Regatta to be held from June 20-23 in Wayzata, Minnesota, on the waters of Lake Minnetonka. The Notice of Race is posted and registration is open at http://www.j24usnationals.com/. Enter early to […]

The US J/24 Class Association has awarded the 2014 J/24 Midwinter Championship to Fleet 10 in Miami, Florida. The event will take place from February 19–23, 2014 and will be hosted by Coral Reef Yacht Club. CRYC has been a host in the past (1980s), and is also home to […]

The USJCA Executive Committee has awarded its 2013 Youth Qualifying spot to Collin Leon. Collin submitted an impressive sailing resume outlining his background in a variety of boats including the J/24 Class. He has crewed for Tim Healy and John Mollicone, winning the 2012 J/24 North Americans and the 2012 […]

One of the oldest boats, in one of the most storied classes, took home overall winner honors at the 2013 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta. Local Robby Brown dominated the 15-boat J/24 class, winning seven of 11 races. By virtue of the impressive win over some top competition, Brown, […]