Nearly 50 J/24s from 12 countries (Argentina, Australia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, USA and the UK) descended upon Plymouth, UK for their five-day World Championship. After yesterday’s champagne sailing conditions for the practice race south of Plymouth breakwater, day 1 of racing proper found a stark […]

The final day of racing for the 2025 J/24 Corinthian US National Championship started at the scheduled noon time September 7 with winds blowing 12-14 at 255 degrees and a distance to the weather mark of 1.2 miles for a 4.7 miles course. Race 8 had a clean start with […]

Thanks to Sam Hopper & Piper Easton for this report: Team Saltine has had an incredible year of growth and success. From competing at the J/24 World Championship to receiving the Kelly Holmes Moon Grant, our journey has been filled with highlights. We traveled to Miami, ⅗ of our team […]

The annual J/Fest Ventura Regatta took place off Ventura, CA for a fleet of eight J/24s. The host Ventura Yacht Club RC/PRO team managed to run eight fast races July 19-20. Opening with a bullet, Susan Taylor and her TAKE FIVE team never looked back, posting a 1-3-DSQ-4-1-2-2-2 for 15 […]

The 2025 J/24 North American Championship saw seven races sailed over two race days to determine the champions – Kurt Dammeier and Amuse Bouche at 10 points with team Peter Keckemet, Lance McDonough, Mike Marshall and Melanie Edwards. Congratulations to all of the podium finishers on a great regatta sailed […]

“Race for every point” is a phrase heard often at regattas, and that was certainly the takeaway for many teams at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Annapolis May 3-6. Three days packed with races for 240 teams in 18 classes gave every sailor an opportunity to make […]

Day 2 of SDYC’s Yachting Cup started with a bit of rain and overcast coastal skies. The race management team was concerned about the forecast conditions – specifically the sea state, which built as a result of an overnight offshore front. A race committee boat went out about 7:30am to […]

The sailors of San Francisco Bay were pleasantly surprised with a weekend of sunny weather and light to moderate wind conditions for St. Francis Yacht Club’s Spring Fest regatta. The half-dozen J/24s had fun, close racing amongst the top of the leaderboard. Winning was Brandon Mercer’s TENACIOUS CUTTLEFISH with a […]