Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle recently hosted their Puget Sound Spring Series. It is a popular event that is comprised of two divisions (big boats and small boats) which sail over two weekends. The largest fleet registered was the 14 J/24s. First was Wayne Pignolet’s JOY RIDE with 14 points […]

Charleston is known for its reliable spring seabreeze, but the Holy City’s coast outdid itself this year during the 22nd edition of Sperry Charleston Race Week. It wasn’t just the three race days either; from the first team’s arrival for practice more than a week earlier until the lengthy awards […]

The Easter Regatta took place at Columbia Sailing Club in South Carolina from April 13-16. Friday had a 12:30 start time, but the Race Committee held teams on shore for a few hours. After being sent out, the RC tried one start but quickly abandoned the race as the light […]

J/Fest San Francisco was held at St. Francis Yacht Club on April 1-2 with four J/24s on the starting line. After five races, Valentin Lulevich’s Shut Up and Drive edged out Jasper Van Vliet’s Evil Octopus by a tally of 9 points to 10. For complete event information click here.

It is with great sorrow that the J/24 Class Association shares the news of Reid Stava’s passing on Saturday, March 25. He passed away at a cancer center in Rochester, New York. Reid loved J/24s and was a well-known supporter of the Class with his willingness to assist in providing […]

The US J/24 Class is proud to announce Todd Fedyszyn as the new District 10 Governor (Florida). Todd and his wife Genoa are both long time sailors and reside in St. Petersburg, FL, where they are both extremely active in all areas of youth sailing. Todd is currently the Race […]

The U.S. J/24 Class is pleased to announce the launch of the Kelly Holmes-Moon J/24 Boat Grant Program. This program is targeted toward sailors in their twenties who would like the chance to put a crew together and campaign a J/24 of their own but do not have the means […]

Thank you to Jim Farmer for the following: We were recently saddened by the news of the death of Linda Tillman on February 28 in Florida. She was a super person and, with her husband, Dick, a huge force behind the success of the J/24 Class in the 1970s and […]