The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series St. Petersburg delivered a three-day showcase on Tampa Bay, with conditions that tested versatility and patience. With racing February 13–15, competitors faced two days of light, tactical racing before a breezy finale. In the J/24 fleet (6 boats), Jasper Van Vliet dominated aboard […]

The updated 2026 J/24 Class Rules have been approved by World Sailing and are available at https://www.sailing.org/classes/j24/#Documents.

Forty J/24 teams from across the continent gathered November 21-23 for the 2025 J/24 US National Championship, an event defined by patience, persistence and tactical mastery in unusually light and challenging conditions. Racing was scheduled to begin Friday, but a complete absence of wind kept the fleet ashore. Saturday delivered […]

Congratulations to the 2025 J/24 East Coast Champions – Paul Abdullah, Ian Hunter, Jeff Hayden, Max Vinocur and Daniel Borrer on Tremendous Slouch! 2nd Place Overall – Rockstar – Joseph Murphy, Chris Morgan, Ryan Glynn, John Marshall and Monica Morgan 3rd Place Overall – Bangor Packet – Tony Parker, James […]

The 47th Annual Changing of the Colors Regatta took place from September 26-28 hosted by the Lake George Club. This year, the event was also the J/24 Great Lakes Championship, with the winner receiving a berth to the World Championship. The 28 teams in attendance enjoyed challenging, shifty conditions. Fleet […]

Thanks to Finn Hadlock for this report: Fleet 43, Portland Yacht Club and SailMaine hosted the Downeast Regatta, which included the State of Maine & J/24 District 1 Championship in early September. The first day of racing had three races with the breeze gradually building throughout the day. Every race […]

18-20 knots of breeze and a 3-4m swell greeted the fleet for the final day of racing at the 2025 J/24 World Championship. Competitors looked excited with the possibility that they may get to use their genoas for once. The course was set south of Plymouth Sound breakwater and with […]

After a three-hour delay to allow the various warships and ferries to come and go, Plymouth Sound emptied and 20 knots of breeze welcomed the J/24 fleet for day 4 of the Worlds. This heavy wind regatta is starting to take the toll on both the boats and the sailors, […]