It was a medley of weather conditions for the 33rd Annual Newport Regatta, hosted by Sail Newport on July 7-9 in Newport, RI. Typically the largest regatta of Newport’s summer sailing for one-design sailboats, the 600+ sailors got it all. On Saturday, the sunshine arrived with a moderate southerly which […]

The US J/24 Class Association is now accepting photo submissions for the 2018 J/24 Wall Calendar. Send pictures to the Class Office at director@j24class.org, and they MUST include the photographer name and the regatta where the photo occurred. The contest is limited to two pictures per submission, and we encourage […]

Thanks to Ben Stauber, Fleet 165 Captain, for this report. Day 1: Race 1 – Course 290, wind at start of race 270. Pin was also upwind from boat. Hundo won the pin. Insatiable was to windward of them. Both boats sailed out to the left side of the track. […]

Thanks to Marcus Rogers for this report: Every year, Edgewater Yacht Club in Cleveland, OH does an excellent job running their races and entertaining its guests. This year was even better because Mother Nature helped by providing lots of wind for both days (June 17-18). The J/24s had nine boats […]

This year’s Southern Bay Race Week, hosted at Hampton Yacht Club in Virginia, ranks as one of the largest regattas on the Chesapeake with 100+ entries. The J/24s were determined by a tie-break, won by Mike Veraldi’s QUICKY over Alan Bomar’s ROUNDABOUT. Third, just one point back, was Sam McGuire’s […]

Due to conflicts in scheduling with other local events, the Sayville Yacht Club, Fleet 182 and the J/24 Class have set a new date for the 2017 Northeast Championship. The new dates are July 15-16. You can find the revised NOR and registration on Regattatech.com. You can also get up-to-the-minute […]

For the third consecutive year, Will Welles holds the title of J/24 North American Champion. With crew Jeff Linton, Chris Morgan, Monica Morgan and Erik Rexford, team Bogus bested 28 other J/24s at the Championship hosted by Houston Yacht Club in Texas. Mike Ingham’s Nautalytics entered Sunday with a shot […]

Will Welles’ Bogus went four for four on Saturday at the J/24 North American Championship hosted by Houston Yacht Club. The Newport, RI-based skipper made a strong case in defending his title by winning all four meetings in winds at 12-18 knots. Welles is now able to discard an OCS […]