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, […]
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Day 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 […]
Read MoreWhidbey Island Race Week
The big boat segment of Whidbey Island Race Week, based at Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island (WA), was July 20-24 for 68 one design and PHRF entrants. The small boat segment had been held July 18-19 for one design and Portsmouth entrants. In PHRF Gray, Richard Demmler’s J/24 Itchy & […]
Read MoreMarblehead NOOD
More than 130 boats in nine classes competed at the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in Marblehead, including nine J/24s. Carter White’s Sea Bags Sailing Team handily earned the victory with seven bullets in nine races for 9 net points. John Denman’s Airodoodle snagged second place with 25 points, over Mike […]
Read MoreJ/24 Fleet 10 Florida State Championship
The J/24 Florida State Championship is a regatta that Miami’s J/24 Fleet 10 started a bunch of years ago in the summer to have a regional district type regatta to sail on the years when the area is not awarded the D10 District Championship. It has become a popular regatta […]
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