The 35th annual Hillman Focused Advantage Fund J/24 East Coast Championship was held on November 1-3 in Annapolis MD and hosted by Fleet 8 Annapolis and Severn Sailing Association. The three-day event saw an unpredictable forecast, breezes between 5 and 20 knots, 30 degree shifts and tricky conditions that left most […]

It’s not too early to work on your holiday shopping list! The 2014 J/24 Wall Calendars are now for sale, featuring photographs donated by Tim Wilkes as well as the winners of the Facebook Photo Contest: Ann-e Blanchard, Natalie Penner, Alexandria Johnson and Stephen Fernald (photo by Gus Goodwin). Buy […]

Lakewood Yacht Club’s annual J-Fest Southwest Regatta began on Saturday, November 2 under Northerly winds in the 20-25 knot range producing the usual big chop. Sunday’s 16-20 made for somewhat better conditions for the 13 J/24s. Bryan Dyer’s RumLine came out on top with 13 points, followed by Stuart Lindow’s […]

The annual J/24 U-Gotta Regatta, hosted by Fleet #1 and the Wayzata Yacht Club (WYC), was held on Lake Minnetonka October 4-6. J/24 Fleet #1 and WYC were also hosts of the J/24 U.S. National Championship held in June this year. 16 boats competed in seven races over two days […]

(Report submitted by Jasper van Vliet, OPBYC.) What a day. It was conceived as a bit of an experiment, a regatta where the regular owner/driver is crew and the crew is the driver, and, thanks to some seriously stoked volunteers and some champagne sailing conditions, we can now say this […]

The 35th Annual Changing of the Colors Regatta at the Lake George Club in Lake George, NY saw 42 boats on the line and more sunshine than wind. With two days of mostly waiting around for the wind to come, the race organizers managed to get a race off each […]

John Mollicone of Newport, RI outlasted 45 other teams to become the J/24 Sea Bags North American Champion. With Tim Healy (tactics), Collin Leon (mast), Geoff Becker (trim) and Gordon Borges (bow), team Helly Hansen totaled 50 points in the 10-race series to narrowly edge out a charging Matias Seguel […]

John Mollicone’s team Helly Hansen continued their consistent performance at the J/24 Sea Bags North American Championship to take an 11-point advantage into the final day of competition. The reigning North American champion has tallied a line of 2,4,1,5,7,8,(9),5 for 32 overall points. Nicolas Cubria’s Elvis of Argentina has amassed […]