Question: Tell us about your crew for the event. Brendan: The team was made up of a couple friends, who instruct on Long Island. They all sail at their respective colleges and have extensive experience with keelboats. Peter Sterflinger and Tom Plucichino both sail at […]
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J/24s Celebrate 40th Anniversary with Round Island Race at J/FEST New England Regatta
The second annual J/Fest New England Regatta, hosted by Sail Newport, took place in the waters of southern Narragansett Bay and offshore on Rhode Island Sound during the weekend of August 12-13. While the regatta was missing the classic Newport summer sailing conditions of great sea breezes each day, the […]
Read More2017 District 12 Champion is Louie Palmer in Booyah
Thanks to Marcus Rogers for this report: The Sandusky Sailing Club hosted the District 12 Championship and made this a great event. Our PRO, Jay Austin, set a perfect course every race. The weather was perfect with great wind. There was a lot of chop, and the wind was shifty […]
Read MoreThe Dumpster Wins Dillon Open Regatta
The Dillon Open is hosted by Dillon Yacht Club in Colorado each August, the nation’s highest yacht club at 9,017 feet above sea level, located just west of the Continental Divide, a 70-mile drive from downtown Denver. As usual, the DYC offers a great schedule of racing, entertainment, food and […]
Read MoreJ/24 Bad Habit Takes PHRF Win at CanAm Challenge
At the CanAm Challenge at Youngstown Yacht Club in New York from July 28-30, the J/24 Bad Habit, led by Rick Sherk, won five of seven races for the victory in PHRF 2 Spinnaker. Seven boats competed in the fleet. For complete event details, visit https://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm.
Read MoreLong Shot Earns District 10 Championship
Thanks to Rick Jarchow, Jr. for this report: The conclusion of the fourth annual 2017 J/24 Florida State Championship Series was the last weekend in July. Eleven boats sailed the final event of the Florida State Championship which doubled as the District 10 Championship. With teams organizing and getting their […]
Read MoreCarter White Wins Northeast Championship
Thanks to Joseph Buonasera for this report: Sunday, July 16 saw Carter White and the Sea Bags team crowned champions of the 2017 Northeast Championship. The field of 12 boats competed on Saturday in racing that was postponed for two hours by unusually light winds, which then filled into enough […]
Read MoreWhidbey Island Race Week
Sixty-two entrants competed in the 35th Annual Whidbey Island Race Week, held July 10-14 at Oak Harbor, WA. PHRF Class 8 featured three J/24s,of which two placed in the top three. Jamie Thomas’ Amuse Bouche earned the victory, and Mark Daniel’s Roshambo placed third. For complete event details, visit http://whidbeyislandraceweek.com/.
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