The 72nd Annual Red Grant Regatta was also the J/24 Garden State Parkway Circuit-District 4 from July 7-8 at Raritan Yacht Club in Perth Amboy, NJ. Six J/24s completed six races, with Stuart Challoner’s SpoilSport winning four of them and winning with 9 points. Frank Scalisi’s Rabbit Season/Duck Season took […]
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J/FEST Northwest Led by Jailbreak
Hosted by Corinthian Yacht Club Seattle, the 2018 edition of J/FEST Northwest was a great success for the 47 teams that participated in the two-day regatta. Taking the honors in the 11-boat J/24 fleet was Lydia Volberding’s JAILBREAK with a consistent 1-3-3-3-1 for 11 points total. The balance of the […]
Read MoreKieler Woche Belongs to Mike Ingham
Twenty-seven J/24s enjoyed 11 races at Kieler Woche in north Germany. American Mike Ingham dominated the fleet and was able take a DNS in the final race to end with 25 net points. With crew Max Holzer, Marianne Schoke, Quinn Schwenker and Justin Justin, the team nailed four bullets and […]
Read MoreRoundabout Tops J/24s at Southern Bay Race Week
Every year the Hampton Yacht Club hosts the popular Southern Bay Race Week for a combination of one-design and PHRF handicap classes. In the J/24 fleet, it was Alan Bomar’s ROUNDABOUT taking the win after seven races, accumulating three firsts and three seconds to win with 9 points net. Second […]
Read MoreDistrict 1 Championship—New Castle, NH June 1-2
By Erica Beck Spencer, Sea Bags Women’s Sailing Team Wrapped a wonderful District 1 Championship with 12 teams racing in quaint and historical New Castle, NH, just next to Portsmouth. The regatta held one berth for the 2019 Miami World Championship. Mental Floss from Long Island joined the competition, but […]
Read MoreDistrict 7 J/24 Pennant Series Update
Thanks to Travis Odenbach for this report: Oneida Lake Sailing Club held the second event of the District 7 J/24 Pennant Series on Oneida Lake during the first weekend of June. 14 boats showed up for two days of racing and amazing hospitality at Callahan’s Marina. After what has been […]
Read MoreFreedman Crowned Southwest Champion
Thank you to Tonja Holmes-Moon for this report: The J/24 Texas Circuit, which holds seven regattas hosted by Fleets and yacht clubs across Texas, is well underway after having completed Circuit stop No. 1, the Surfin’ Safari, in Corpus Christi hosted by Corpus Christi Yacht Club, and Circuit stop No. […]
Read MoreJADED Dominates J/24s at Cinco de Mayo Regatta
The annual Cinco de Mayo Regatta in Santa Barbara, CA is a favorite for one-design keelboats in the region, hosted by Sail Santa Barbara Sailing Club. The conditions on Saturday included winds ranging from 240 to 270 deg at 4-8 knots; Sunday’s sunny breezes built midday from the west around […]
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