There was no wind on the final day of the J/24 European Open Championship, and the result was that all 32 crews (representing France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Great Britain, Brazil and United States) returned to shore to haul their boats and prepare for the awards ceremony earlier than many expected. […]
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J/24 European Championship Underway in France
32 J/24 teams are racing for the European Championship through June 12 in Le Crouesty, France. Keep up with all the action at the regatta website:http://www.ycca.fr/#!european-championship-j24/c1svd.
LA SUPERBA Commands Italian J/24 National Series
After the first two days of competition in which more than 30 crews completed six races in the waters off Cala Galera/Porto Ercole, LA SUPERBA is now leading the XXXV edition of the J/24 Championship organized by Club Nautico and Argentario Sailing. Ignazio Bonanno’s crew on LA SUPERBA are leading […]
J/24 Spring Cup
The J/24 Spring Cup, hosted by Parkstone Yacht Club (Poole, England), was the first regatta of the season and a great opportunity to catch up with other J/24 sailors, both on and off the water, since the last regatta in October. With two major European regattas over the coming year, […]
Trofeo Accademia Navale
After a slow start on the first day, six races were completed in the final two days to make for another great event on the third act of the J/24 National Circuit: the 32nd Trofeo Accademia Navale & City of Livorno (Italy). Posting their fourth consecutive win in the TAN […]
The what ifs, if onlys and couldabeens of the Victorian State Titles
Thank you to Simon Grain for the following story: Without taking anything away from the excellent Nationals in Adelaide earlier in the year, the Vic States have been warming up to be the real contest of the year. And so it was. The Black Prince of Sandringham took it from […]
Pasquavela Regatta
The phenomenal hosts and race management of the YC Santo Stefano again hosted this year’s XXVIII Pasquavela Regatta (Porto Santo Stefano, Italy). The regatta combines two classes of offshore boats with a J/24 one-design start. It has been a popular regatta for years due to the combination of great regatta […]
INDIGO J/24 Argentina Triple Crown Winner
The Argentinean J/24 fleet just concluded its regatta series called the Campeonato Centro de la Republica. The series starts February in gorgeous Mendoza and ended this past weekend in a red-hot regatta with a huge fleet on the beautiful Andean mountain lake: Lago San Roque and its village called Villa […]
J/24 LA SUPERBA Crowned Trofeo Nettuno Champion
With a stunning performance, the Naples Navy crew on LA SUPERBA, skippered by Ignazio Bonnano and crew of Simone Recivo, Alfredo Branciforte, Picaro Francesco and Luigi Ravioli, won all six races to win the first of seven stages of the Italian J/24 Championship. The event was perfectly organized by Neptune […]
Banderas Bay Regatta
What a day the first day of Banderas Bay Regatta XXIII was in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Winds began okay, then they got light, and for those who stuck it out, it got windy again at the end. The second day of BBR brought more wind, and the PRO decided almost […]
Jennifer Goldsmith Memorial Trophy Regatta
The premier lady skippers race on Port Phillip Bay Melbourne Victoria is the Jennifer Goldsmith Memorial Trophy regatta – this year swept by J/24 teams! In memory of Jennifer, a keen sailor, all the entry fees were donated to Melanoma skin cancer research. In its 24th year, the JGMT attracts […]
Grenada Sailing Week
Grenada Sailing Week lasts for seven days. With teams from the USA, United Kingdom, France, Austria, Barbados, Antigua, St Lucia, Trinidad and Grenada, the sailors had more than their fair share of fun. In addition to the CSA handicap keelboats, seven J/24 one-designs sailed their own course literally right off […]
Mount Gay Rum Round Barbados Race
Despite generally light airs with winds reaching no more than 15 knots, three teams have won their skipper’s weight in rum for breaking records in the 79th Mount Gay Rum Round Barbados Race. Team College Funds skippered by Laser sailor Jason Tindale were noted for their impressive performance. They managed […]
Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Coastal Series
The concluding races of the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Coastal Series took place Monday. Although the conditions were unusually light and fluky, the racing was intense in all classes with most fighting it out for overall honors right to the bitter end. The only exception was the J/24 class, […]
J/24 Australian Nationals
‘When you have got it, flaunt it’ and that’s just what ‘The Black Prince of Sandringham’ in Pacemaker did in the last race of the J/24 Australian Nationals. With the series win in the bag after two wins on the final morning, they were spectators at the last start, watching […]