Every year, Hampton Yacht Club hosts Southern Bay Race Week during the weekend following Memorial Day. Winning the nine-race series for the J/24s was Mike Veraldi’s QUICKY, posting six bullets on his way to victory with just 12 points net. The balance of the podium was a battle between Alan […]

The second annual J/24 Corinthian US National Championship made its way east to Sayville Yacht Club in Blue Point, NY from May 15-19. The forecast for Sunday’s final two races called for lighter winds, which many teams hoped might be the case. Mother Nature had other plans. The North wind […]

Day two for the Corinthian US National Championship at Sayville Yacht Club in Blue Point, NY was a long day, with four races completed for 19 boats. The wind forecast was for a diminishing breeze starting at 1400 hours, but this never came to pass. It blew between 14-18 mph […]

After Thursday’s delay of boat launching, Friday morning the wind cooperated early so boats began to launch at 08:30. Racing was scheduled to start at 14:30. Before racing began, teams took advantage of having some coach time with Kris Werner and Will Welles as they followed boats on the water. […]

As a blustery weather front cleared Sunday morning to reveal clear blue skies and white caps at sea, sailors on the final day of Yachting Cup were excited to get out on the water in some ‘sporty’ conditions. The fresh breeze from the passing front required boats to tune up […]

Knowledge of the Chesapeake Bay and its light, shifty winds paid off for local sailors in the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Annapolis from May 3-5. J/24 (5 boats, 7 races): Hillman Capital Management, USA4182, Mark Hillman – 1 -1 -1 -1 -2 -1 -1 ; 8 Rush Hour, […]

Charleston: a wonderful place to completely turn off before turning onto some of the nation’s most challenging sailing conditions, to get excited for the upcoming sailing season, see your friends, escape the cold, and simply have a great time, all at Charleston Race Week. And, if you don’t win the […]

The J/24 North American Championship hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida concluded Sunday with a lack of breeze, leaving the race total at six. Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger took the win with team of Monica Morgan (bow), Dave Hughes (trim), Jay Miles (tactics) and Jeff Sullivan (twings/strategy). Odenbach credited […]