Skipper Chris Stone steered Velocidad to victory in the J/24 fleet at Charleston Race Week, winning three races and taking third in three others. Velocidad finished equal on points with Robby Brown (St. Petersburg, FL), but won the tiebreaker based on posting one more bullet, and Stone earned his first […]

The St. Francis Yacht Club held its annual J/Fest April 7-9 with rain, low clouds, wind and sun. The J/24 fleet battled for supremacy, but in the end, it was the EVIL OCTOPUS from Richmond YC, skippered by Jasper Van Vliet, that posted a scoreline of 2-1-1-2-4 for 10 points […]

Thanks to Crisp McDonald for this report: The Easter Regatta hosted by the Columbia Sailing Club was an enormous success. Sailors enjoyed moderate spring-time temperatures, overall steady breeze and stiff competition. Nine races were completed in a range of conditions. Friday’s four races consisted of a steady 10+ knots breeze […]

The US J/24 Class Association has awarded the second annual Kelly Holmes-Moon J/24 Boat Grant to Kira Munger from Oswego, New York. Along with crew members Robert Hoffman (tactician), Tom King (bow), Brendan Dickerson (trimmer) and a rotating fifth person, Munger (at the helm) will have use of a donated […]

All eight scheduled races were completed in gorgeous Miami, FL conditions at the J/24 Midwinter Championship, but Will Welles’ Bogus only needed seven of them to tie up the victory. Rhode Island-based helmsman Welles led his team of Rich Bowen, Jock Hayes, PJ Schaffer and Nick Turney to a scoreline […]

Thirty-five teams basked in the spectacular south Florida weather on Saturday as another three races went in the books at the J/24 Midwinter Championship in Miami, FL. In winds varying between 10-15 knots, Will Welles’ Bogus retained a solid hold on first place, now lying with 7 net points in […]

Biscayne Bay in Miami, FL delivered beautiful conditions for the 35 teams who traveled from as far as Seattle, WA for the J/24 Midwinter Championship. Under puffy white clouds, with temperatures in the 80s and winds between 6-10 knots, Will Welles’ Bogus jumped out to the initial advantage with scores […]

Forty-one J/24 teams are gathering for racing at the J/24 Midwinter Championship in Miami, Florida. The competition begins Friday, March 2 and continues through Sunday, March 4. Look for photos on the J/24 Class Facebook page, and keep up with all the action from Shake-A-Leg Miami at the regatta website: https://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=4527.