Despite the adverse marine weather forecasts, two beautiful sunny days with big waves and breezes of 10-12 knots greeted the fleet over the weekend of May 20-21 off Marina di Carrara in Italy. Six races were completed by the PRO for Club Nautico Marina di Carrara, and the dozen crews […]

Sligo YC in Sligo, Ireland hosted the J/24 Northern Nationals. It was a fantastic weekend for the 19 teams (over 100 sailors), with six great races, nice winds, flat water and amazing location. Thanks to Gary Stafford from Lyon’s Cafe for the meal and Blackwater Jack for the music. IRELANDS […]

Family and friends gathered Sunday, May 15 in Stonington, CT to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the launching of the 24’ sloop RAGTIME – Rod Johnstone’s garage-born, dream boat built by hand over a 17-month period, and launched on May 15, 1976. There were lots of stories shared, as most […]

Great South Bay challenged the J/24 US National Championship teams on Sunday with sustained winds in the mid-20s, gusts in the low 30s and large waves by the day’s third and final race. Fortunately for Will Welles and his team (Chris Morgan, Monica Morgan, Jeff Linton and Todd McGuire), they […]

Team HAWKEYE won the Boatyard J/24 Regatta including crew Colin Symes, Jaime Ward, Eddie Cheeseman, Charles Allen and Annika Povey. Burke’s IMPULSE crew, finishing just one point back, placed second with 8 points. Mayers’ ESPERANZA won the first race and finished in third place with 9 points. How does the […]

The coveted Trofeo Challenger Armatore Costa d’Argento was won overall by the J/24 AVOLTORE sailed by her owner Massimo Mariotti (member of Circolo Nautico and Vela Argentario). They won the IRC Category and also finished second overall in the ORC ranking after a fierce battle with the Grand Soleil 46 […]

Act II of the Italian J/24 National Circuit was organized as part of the City of Livorno Sailing Week, in collaboration with the Sailing Section of the Italian Naval Academy. The regatta took place from April 22-25. Hometown boys from the Italian Naval Academy won: Ignazio Bonanno’s crew on LA […]

‘Stompin’ John Neville rounds ahead of the Black Prince True to recent form, the real regatta results centred around who would come second, sad really, but the Black Prince is supreme, almost untouchable. I say ‘almost’ because he is, ‘Mr J24′ Hugo Ottaway creamed one off him and ‘Stompin’ John […]

All across Italy, the J/24s are sailing their winter series. Here are their latest reports. ROME: It was a special victory for the sailors on board KISMET, the boat owned by the late Antonio Antoneli. Thanks to the determination of his wife Francesca Focardi (and crew of Beppe Olmeti, Marcello […]

This year, the Argentinean J/24 fleet’s famous “Triple Crown” Series included the Argentina Championship in 2015 and the Campeonato Del Oeste in Potrerillos and the Campeonato Del Centro in Cordoba. It is not an easy event to win. After 25 races counted with four discards, the winner overall was Ezequiel […]

The 38th SPI Ouest France regatta sailed on the Bay of Biscay was an experience no one expected just three days before it all began over the Easter holiday weekend. Organized and hosted by Société Nautique de la Trinité-Sur-Mer, the sailors in the 360-boat fleet were expecting a rather benign […]

After becoming the winners of the 2015 Autumn Championship, the MOLLICONA crew consisting of Vincenzo Mercuri, Massimiliano Biagini, Riccardo Marini, Nicholas Marchini and Beba Tognetti have also had a great start to this year’s Spring Championship series and are leading the fleet after the first weekend. “The two races on […]

The Organizing Committee for the 2016 J/24 North American Championship at Port Credit Yacht Club in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (September 8- 11) has extended the early bird registration fee until June 30. They will be providing refunds to those who have now overpaid. The input from the racers was appreciated […]

The J/24 Class in Italy continues to hold winter-long series in a number of locations. Two of the most popular editions are sailed in the middle of the Mediterranean coastline on Italy’s western coast- southern Sardinia and also Anzio-Nettuno just south of Rome. Here are the latest reports. VIGNE SURRAU […]

Host for this year’s Australian J/24 Nationals was Sandringham YC, where 19 teams showed up to compete for class honors. With a variety of conditions, it was not surprising that the local “Black Prince of Sandy” (David Suda) made sure no one vanquished his Pacemaker team on home waters. Here […]