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Keel Bolt Maintenance Bulletin

There aren’t many maintenance areas that are more important, or more often overlooked than keel bolts. This is true for every boat, but particularly so for J/22s, J/24s and J/80s, all of which routinely hoist the boats in and out of the water using the bolts. Failure of any keel […]

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Bonanno Named Italian National Champion

Marina di Carrara, Italy- Ignazio Bonanno, helmsman ITA 416 La Superba and his crew are the winners of the 2011 J/24 Italian National Championship, finishing second overall at the National Open Championship J/24 held in the waters of Marina di Carrara in Tuscany from June 2-5, 2011. The regatta also […]

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Bajan Boats Rule Southern Caribbean Championship

Barbadian boats Paulo’s Churrasco do Brasil Sumtin’s Happ’nin’ and Xpelair Fadeaway finished first and second among a fleet of eight boats from three countries in the 2011 Southern Caribbean Sailing Championships held over the Easter weekend. The six-race series championships were held as part of the Bequia Regatta which this […]

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Win a New Genoa and Other Great J/24 Prizes!

The Hillman Capital Management J/24 East Coast Championship is pleased to announce that the raffle featuring a new Quantum J/24 Genoa is now officially open! Each $10 ticket represents a chance to win valuable prizes. You do not need to be present to win so everyone should give it a […]

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2011 J/24 U.S. National Championship Concludes

After nine races, Brazil’s Mauricio Santa Cruz and his team aboard Bruschetta edged out the competition to win the 2011 U.S. National Championship by one point. Hosted by the Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club, the regatta featured great wind and even better Texas hospitality. Second place went former U.S. champion and […]

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Santa Cruz Wins the XXIV Pasquavela

(Porto Santo Stefano) Brazilian Mauricio Santa Cruz with the team of Romolo Emiliani, Paolo Boido, Andrea Boido and Marianne Schoke win the twenty-fourth edition of Pasquavela, one of the historic races in Italian sailing. Thirty-J/24s from all the Italian fleets, Brazil, Germany, Monaco and Hungary were present. The event, which […]

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Bream Wins 2011 Easter Regatta

2011 Easter Regatta Columbia Sailing Club Columbia, South Carolina, USA April 22-24, 2011 Sail Boat Skipper Yacht Club 1 2 3 4 Total Pos 528 Team Tarheel Peter Bream Byc 1 3 2 3 9 1 5448 Waterline  North Sails Mike Ingham Rochester Yacht Club 2 1 3 5 11 […]

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