In stark contrast to the previous day, ideal sailing conditions prevailed at Howth Yacht Club (near Dublin, Ireland) on the third day of the BMW J/24 World Championship to allow three races to be completed, resulting in just seven points separating the top five boats after one discard is taken […]

Hot, gusty winds led to challenging conditions and some tight competition as the Verve Cup Inshore Regatta wrapped up over the August 24-25 weekend at Chicago Yacht Club’s Belmont Station. “We had wind eight to 12 knots, typical Chicago southwester. This was the first offshore breeze we’ve had this summer […]

Lack of wind and strong tides played havoc on day two of the BMW J/24 World Championship at Howth Yacht Club (near Dublin, Ireland), leaving Principal Race Officer David Lovegrove with no alternative but to abandon racing. A 6-knot northwesterly breeze allowed the third race of the series to be […]

American crews led the way in both races on the first day of the BMW J/24 World Championship at Howth Yacht Club today (Monday 26th). After a two-hour delay for wind, the 40-boat fleet finally got away for the first race in a light but testing easterly breeze. First blood […]

Rochester, NY (August 25, 2013) – The 2013 U.S. Adult Sailing Championship, hosted by the Rochester Yacht Club, came down to the wire in an epic finish on Lake Ontario Sunday. David Klatt’s (Oxnard, Calif.) talented team pulled out the victory with a win in a climactic final race this […]

Submitted by Jasper Van Vliet Last weekend, I had the good fun to sail with the Brothers Whittier on Woof for our 2013 J/24 District 20 Regional Championship. From our relaxed position of fifth in the fleet, we had an excellent vantage point to watch the tight racing between three […]

The 2013 Great Lakes & District 7 Championship Regatta was hosted this year by the Oswego Yacht Club and chaired by Oswego J/24 Fleet Captain, John Enwright.  The winner of this year’s Great Lakes Championship receives a qualifying berth for the 2014 J/24 World Championship in Newport, RI.  The weather […]

The IJCA Regatta Regulations allow the following opportunities for Women and Youth in the J/24: 4.8 One all female crew per country, to be selected by each governing J/24 national authority, will be eligible to sail the J/24 World Championship to compete for the Jaeger J/24 World Championship Women’s Trophy. […]