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 […]

On day one of the Seattle 2024 J/24 World Championship presented by Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, the much-anticipated rivalry from Rochester took a back seat to another rivalry from a more distant land. In the first race of 10 scheduled in the regatta, Nobuyuki Imai and his team on Siesta from […]

Twenty-five J/24 teams from across Italy enjoyed six races at the Italian J/24 Championship, hosted by the Circolo Nautico Cesenatico. The Italian Navy team on LA SUPERBA, led by Ignazio Bonanno with crew of Alfredo Branciforte, Francesco Picaro, Simone Scontrino and Francesco Linares dominated the regatta with scores of 1-1-4-1-1-DNS […]

The second edition of the J/Cup Ireland took place at the Royal Irish Yacht Club. The regatta included two days of racing, daily prize-givings and shoreside entertainment. In the eight-boat J/24 fleet, Mikey Carroll’s KINSAILOR posted four bullets and a deuce for their six-race scoreline for 6 points net. Taking […]

In Melbourne, the AUS-JCA has begun the work to make the 2026 J/24 World Championship a fabulous, rewarding and memorable experience. A Worlds committee has been formed, promotional stickers and information distributed at this year’s European Championship and will be available from representatives at the World Championship in Seattle. Please […]

Sunday saw the conclusion of the J/24 European Championship organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with the International J/24 Class Association, the Italian J/24 Class Association and the support of title sponsor Range Rover. The Race Committee held three races, with a Mistral wind blowing at 10 to 15 […]

After Friday’s four races in a Mistral wind, on Saturday the fleet sailed a further three races in a Scirocco breeze that built from an initial 12 knots to reach 20-22 knots. Steep waves of over a meter high made for challenging conditions for the fleet, which demonstrated impressive technical […]

Friday was a busy day for the fleet of almost 50 J/24s competing in their European Championship on the waters off Porto Cervo. No less than four races were held, making up for the stop caused by Thursday’s strong Mistral wind, and ticking off the minimum number of races required […]

Thanks for this report by Mark Jardine: With a gentle start, a boisterous middle day and a fresh conclusion, the 2024 International Paint Poole Regatta organizers and competitors alike couldn’t have asked for better weather. The full series was completed for all classes on all courses, with the combination of […]

The second annual J/24 Corinthian US National Championship made its way east to Sayville Yacht Club in Blue Point, NY from May 15-19. The forecast for Sunday’s final two races called for lighter winds, which many teams hoped might be the case. Mother Nature had other plans. The North wind […]

The J/24 North American Championship hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida concluded Sunday with a lack of breeze, leaving the race total at six. Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger took the win with team of Monica Morgan (bow), Dave Hughes (trim), Jay Miles (tactics) and Jeff Sullivan (twings/strategy). Odenbach credited […]

The middle day of the J/24 North American Championship hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida featured three more races. Winds started beautifully at 14-16 knots but decreased throughout the day, resulting in some TLE (time limited expired) in the final contest. Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger earned all top-three placements […]