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 […]

Sailboat racing is a game of skill, but also a game of luck. It takes skill to make a boat go fast for an entire race. It takes skill to pick the best side of the racecourse. But sometimes the “best side” fades away, or the boats ahead conspire to […]

In Caddyshack, Judge Smails asks Ty Webb (Chevy Chase’s golf pro character with a zen vibe) “What did you shoot today?” Ty answers, “Oh Judge, I don’t keep score.” And the Judge asks, “Well, how do you measure yourself with other golfers?” Ty said, “By height.” After the way the […]