Thirty J/24s vied in three races in winds of 15-25 knots to open to 2019 J/24 European Championship, hosted by the Sailing Club of Patras in Greece. Three different nations comprise the top three: Stefan Karsunke’s Schwere Jungs of Germany (5 points), Ignazio Bonanno’s La Superba of Italy (8 points) […]

Will Welles’ Bruschetta withstood a charging Tony Parker’s Bangor Packet to return the J/24 North American Championship to Newport, RI. Welles, two-time J/24 World Champion and now four-time J/24 North American Champion, came into Friday’s final two races with a slight two-point advantage over Parker. With boat owner Aroldo de […]

After eight stunning races in Valle de Bravo Mexico, two Americans will battle for the title of 2019 J/24 North American Champion: Will Welles’ Bruschetta and Tony Parker’s Bangor Packet. Welles suffered a UFD penalty in Thursday’s opening contest, which became his discard, leaving him with 15 net points. Parker […]

Another gorgeous day in Valle de Bravo, another day atop the leaderboard for Will Welles’ Bruschetta at the J/24 North American Championship. With boat owner Aroldo de Rienzo aboard as well as Rich Bowen, John McCabe and PJ Schaffer, Bruschetta lodged scores of 1,5,1 on Wednesday. Now able to discard […]

Twenty-seven J/24s reveled in flawless conditions as the J/24 North American Championship kicked off at Club Nautico Valle de Bravo in Mexico. Winds started at 10-12 knots and increased to 12-16, with occasional higher gusts. Current J/24 World Champion Will Welles, racing Bruschetta, of the USA has taken the early […]

The 2019 J/24 Mexican National Championship took place at Club Nautico Valle be Bravo from March 30-31, in advance of the North American Championship kicking off April 2. Local Kenneth Porter was crowned Mexican National Champion, ahead of Ramon Benitez on Decolores and Javier Velasquez on Trinquette. In the overall […]

The Campeonato del Oeste was recently sailed on the Andean mountains lake off Potrerillos in Argentina. The dozen-boat fleet was treated to a wide variety of conditions over the three-day Championship. After 11 races, it was clear the regatta was a battle between CAMBURY, RINA and MORRUCHO. The final standings […]

The Fleet 182 and the Sayville Yacht Club are proud to announce a partnership with Good Samaritan Hospital of West Islip, NY to become the title sponsor of the 2020 J/24 North American Championship. Good Samaritan Hospital is part of the Catholic Health Services family of hospitals in New York. […]

The St. Croix Yacht Club, situated on the beach on Teague Bay in St Croix, USVI, completed its popular St. Croix International Regatta. The event takes place over three days. On Friday March 8 was Captain Nick’s Race, then on Saturday and Sunday, it was the International Regatta—two days of […]

2017 J/24 World Champion Rossi Milev, on Clear Air, hoisted another Class perpetual trophy Sunday, taking the 2019 J/24 Midwinter Championship at Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, FL. With crew Dan Borrer, Gayle Gray, Vince Somoza (boat owner) and Mark Goodyear, the Ontario Canada-based helmsman led the team to […]

In the waters of the Golfo di Poetto, the Windsurfing Club Cagliari hosted the first event of their winter series on the waters off Sardinia for a fleet of 10 boats. Prior to the start of the series, mistral-like conditions buffeted the island with steady 30 knots of winds, gusting […]

Friday 1st February saw the final race day for the seventh edition of the Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week 2019. Once again, the fleet saw spectacular conditions out on the water. The balmy early morning calm fortunately gave way to a good breeze as the trade winds kicked in. […]