With eight races scheduled day one started in 7 knots from the NW and a tight dual between Sean Wallis W.A. Ben Lamb N.S.W. and Simon Grain Victoria ensured with Sean Wallis holding a tight finishing fleet. Heat 2 Saw David Suda from Victoria leading but Vladimir Borstnar from Singapore […]
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Santa Cruz Wins 2009 J/24 World Championship
Video of Mauricio Santa Cruz just after winning the 2009 J/24 World Championship.
30th Anniversary J/24 Edition
2008 marks the 30th Anniversary celebration of the J/24. With over 5,400 boats world-wide, the J/24 Class continues to attract the world’s best sailors and the up and comers. Debuting at the 2008 Midwinter Championship will be the 30th Anniversary Edition of the J/24, sailed by Jeff Johnstone and his […]
From the Chairman(2008)
You will know from my comments in the last magazine that to retain our position as the most successful keelboat class with a cabin of all time, we needed to evolve and initiate change where it was clearly needed. I am very happy to report that this process is well […]
2008 European Championship
19 September, 2008 The race has just begun in Tópark J24 EC The race started on 19 September 2008. at 2 p.m. and the J24 European Championship has officially begun in Balatonfüred. The weather was friendly, since the sun finally showed up for the afternoon. For today, almost half of […]
Santa Cruz & Bruschetta Repeat as J/24 World Champion
Story Contributors: Kathy Taylor and Joy Okazaki Brazil’s Mauricio Santa Cruz and his team on Bruschetta are the 2007 J/24 World Champions. The victorious Bruschetta led the boat parade through Nuevo Vallarta Harbour to cheers and horns on the final day of racing in the Mexican resort. The sky […]