The sailors of San Francisco Bay were pleasantly surprised with a weekend of sunny weather and light to moderate wind conditions for St. Francis Yacht Club’s Spring Fest regatta. The half-dozen J/24s had fun, close racing amongst the top of the leaderboard. Winning was Brandon Mercer’s TENACIOUS CUTTLEFISH with a […]

Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point concluded with two races on Sunday with winners crowned in 18 classes. It was an action-packed regatta with the three circles located on Charleston Harbor completing between seven and 10 races. Jasper Van Vliet skippered Evil Twin to a wire-to-wire victory in J/24 class, […]

Class veteran Tony Parker’s Bangor Packet stayed consistent through nine races to earn the 2025 J/24 Midwinter Championship in Miami, FL. With crew including World Champion Will Welles as well as Will Bomar, Emmet Todd and James Niblock, Parker never finished lower than sixth to win the title. In the final […]

As is the usual case, the Youth Grant Committee had a hard time picking one overall recipient for the USJCA Youth Grant Program. For the 2025 season, we decided to pick two winners: Sam Hopper from Portland, Oregon and Sam Parsons from Annapolis, Maryland. Help us welcome our two newest […]

The J/Fest Southwest Regatta celebrated its 14th anniversary this year from November 2-3. The 10-boat J/24 fleet saw a near clean sweep by Chris Holmes’ BAD MOON. Winning four of five races, Holmes’ crew with Sarah Francis, Luke Fricke, David Hayslip and Johanna Holmes totaled only 7 points. Finishing second […]

In the 47th year of the J/24 East Coast Championship at Severn Sailing Association, 20 teams from the northeastern seaboard of the USA gathered to compete in this fall classic on the Chesapeake Bay. Following a six-race series, with one race allowed to be discarded, a long-time J/24 class veteran […]

When Seattle—a city famous for its coffee, rain and salmon—puts on a show, you can bet your last shackle that it’s going to be a great experience, especially when world-class sailboat racing is involved. Such was the case at the 2024 J/24 World Championship presented by Beecher’s Handmade Cheese (September […]

Somewhere behind the curtain that hides the master regatta control panel, there is a wild haired maniac pulling levers and pushing buttons. This is the only logical explanation for the variety of conditions on hand for the Seattle 2024 J/24 World Championship presented by Beecher’s Handmade Cheese. There have been […]