The USA District 8 J/24 Series kicked off its 2011 season at Lake Lanier Sailing Club just north of Atlanta, GA. A group of 14 boats were in attendance made up of a strong local contingency including two teams from Georgia Tech in addition to several out of town traveling […]
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2011 South Americans Coming Soon
This should be a great regatta on April 17th – 23rd in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Notice of Race is available here. For further information please contact: Yacht Club Uruguayo Sr. Bernd Knüppel / Sr. Carlos Gómez Puerto del Buceo, Montevideo 11.300 – Uruguay Tel. : (598) 2622 1221 – Fax (598) 26221584 […]
Read MoreJ/24s at Kiel Week – Register Now
Dates: June 23-26, 2011. We expect over 50 J/24s this year. Sign up now and join the fun! http://www.kieler-woche.de This year’s Kieler Woche will be more modern than ever (18 to 26 June 2011). It will include a debut for two skiff classes and a comeback for two catamaran classes […]
Read MoreT.A.N Regatta Expects Big J/24 Turnout
Those people in the know expect over 40 boats at this years event. Registration information can be found here. The Trofeo Accademia Navale e Città di Livorno, now commonly known as the TAN or the Academy Trophy, has been held annually since it was first organised in 1981 – as […]
Read MoreBream Wins Midwinter Championship
After 6 races, Peter Bream and Team Tarheel from Jacksonville, Florida win the J/24 Midwinter Championship. Conditions ranged from 5 to 12 knots with tight mark roundings and aggressive starts. After 3 races on day-one, Bream held a commanding lead in the 27 boat fleet with scores of 1, 4 […]
Read MoreU.S. Pan Am Games Trials
After 7 races in winds ranging from 5 to 15 knots, John Mollicone and his team of Geoffrey Becker, Daniel Rabin, and Tim Healy have won the gold medal in the U.S. Pan Am Games Trials. The silver medal was won by the team helmed by Flip Wehrheim and the […]
Read MorePrimo Cup Ends After Only One Race
With 24 boats, the J/24 class boasted the largest fleet at the 2011 Primo Cup. Entries came from 7 countries including Monaco, France, England, Hungary, Italy, Brazil and Sweden. Amongst the entrants were Sweden’s Anna Gunnarson, and three time world champion Maurizio Santa Cruz from Brazil with J/Boats Italy’s Paolo […]
Read More2010 World Council Meeting Minutes and Recap
The following is a recap of the decisions from the 2011 World Council Meeting. For the official wording of the decisions and directives of the World Council, please see the 2011 WCM Minutes available for viewing here. Elections – Jim Farmer (USA) was elected Chairman and Robin Eagleson (IRL) was […]
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