It was the calm before the storm on day one of the J/24 World Championship in Wakayama Japan. With a tropical storm heading toward the area, 41 teams representing Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Korea, Peru, Singapore and the USA kicked off the Championship in winds of 4-6 knots over two […]

Steve Tupper, an IJ from Vancouver who was a tremendous help to the J/24 Class, passed away in August. There will be an internment at sea service at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club on October 15 at 1:30 PT. Steve was on the jury for the World Championship held in […]

At the 30th anniversary Downeast Regatta in Portland, Maine, the outcome of the regatta was determined on the final leg of the last race, with Lee Buress’ On The Beach narrowly beating Chis Clancy’s Little Martha at the finish for the overall regatta title. After the first two races on […]

Forty-four J/24 teams are gathering for racing at the J/24 World Championship in Wakayama Japan. The competition begins Monday, September 19 and continues through Friday, September 23 for the entrants representing Australia, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Korea, Peru, Singapore and the USA. Keep up with all the action from Wakayama […]

It couldn’t have been any tighter at the top of the leaderboard at the J/24 driveHG.ca North American Championship at Port Credit Yacht Club in Mississauga, Ontario Canada. After all nine races, Will Welles’ Cougar and Travis Odenbach’s HoneyBadger/Sea Bags Sailing Team were tied at 28 points, with Welles winning […]

Saturday saw building winds and waves over the four races which provided exciting surfing finishes and changes to the leaderboard at the J/24 driveHG.ca North American Championship at Port Credit Yacht Club in Mississauga, Ontario Canada. Travis Odenbach on Honey Badger/Sea Bags Sailing Team (20 points) moved into first place […]

Will Welles’ Cougar bookended two bullets on the opening day of the J/24 driveHG.ca North American Championship at Port Credit Yacht Club in Mississauga, Ontario Canada. Despite an 8 in Friday’s middle contest, Welles’ first-place tallies in races one and three give him 10 points and the early advantage in […]

For about a week, a tropical disturbance called Hermine worked its way toward the northeastern USA shoreline over Labor Day weekend. The New England forecasts ranged from a hurricane to nothing other than a mild tropical disturbance blowing 15-30 kts. Sunday morning ended up with NE winds of 15-25 kts […]