Taranto: The FIVE FOR FIGHTING team continues to lead their winter series in Taranto, led by their crew of Thomas De Bellis Vitti, Elia Masi and skipper Andrea Airò. Thanks to another trio of victories in three races, they have consolidated their position as overall leaders after a total of […]

The 2017 IJCA Class Rules have been approved by World Sailing and are now posted on the Class Rules page at http://www.j24class.org/rules-regulations/class-rules/. The effective date is March 1, 2017. Thank you to Tim Winger and the International Technical Committee!

A remarkable list of sailing’s most accomplished contributors received high honors during the February 15 US Sailing Awards Dinner at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. US Sailing recognized these esteemed award winners for their extraordinary achievements in support of sailing in the United States. The […]

Jorge Ojeda and friends continue to have a great time sailing in their local fleet of J/24s in the Yucatan. The “Regatta of Friends 2017” hosted by the J/24 Yucatan Fleet was a good weekend for sailing with changing winds and unusual wind directions. The fleet started off racing with […]

In the seventh stage of the 42nd Winter Championship, the fleet was able to enjoy two good races in adverse weather and sea conditions. Leading this particular event was the J/24 Raggio Verde di Savastano. “The day started with no wind and an annoying residual air from the Southeast. The […]

The Houston Yacht Club, located in Shoreacres, Texas, invites you to participate in the 2017 J/24 North American Championship. The regatta will be sailed on the waters of Galveston Bay from May 25-28. The Notice of Race is available, and registration is open. Visit www.j24na.com for complete details, including lodging […]

Thank you to Simon Grain for this report: Sean Kirkjian’s Pacific Sailing School team admirably aided by the inimitable ‘AJ’ Tony Reynolds and the school graduates in Sailpac have taken out the 2017 Australian Nationals with a solid and consistent result over Shane Guanaria, helming Class stalwart Arthur Crother’s Kaotic […]

The J/24 Class in Italy continues to enjoy their winter series events around the peninsula, particularly in the more southern fleets in the Mediterranean. MARINA DI CARRARA: The winner for the J/24 trophy for best owner/skipper and crew for 2016 (based on four of the best scores in the circuit) […]

Here are the latest updates on some of the Italian J/24 Class winter series. TARANTO: Three good races marked the second event of the Winter Championship in Taranto. The races were well-organized out in the bay by the Ondabuena Academy Sailing Cub; Molo Sant’Eligio assisted them from the local Italian […]

The result of the 11th race of the South American Championship affirmed the advantage achieved by Carrera led by the Argentines Matias Pereira, Guille Bellinotto, Andres Guerra, J. Bellinotto and E. Losano. The Uruguayan Pedro Garra, assisted by M. Garcia, I. Guichef, M. Leite and A. Carlucio, placed second on […]

The J/24s in Italy continue to enjoy their annual winter series in the various fleets spread across the peninsula. This past weekend, racing continued in Taranto, Anzio & Nettuno and Portoferraio. Here are their updates. TARANTO: It was a good winter series start for Puglian J/24 sailor Nino Soriano as […]

Over the weekend of November 19-20, the Chile J/24 Class held their National Championship and it also served as the qualifying event for the J/24 South American Championship being sailed in December in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The J/24 fleet in Talcahuano hosted the regatta out of the Chilean Navy […]

Over the first two weekends of October, the Buenos Aires fleet in Argentina hosted their friends from Chile, Uruguay and Brazil in their prestigious and traditional Buenos Aires Week hosted by Yacht Club Argentina. Eleven teams participated. The first weekend of racing saw six races conducted over the two days. […]

The 2016 Barbados J/24 National Championship saw spirited competition amongst the fleet of nearly a dozen boats. In the end, it was Ian Mayers’ BANKS ESPERANZA (BAR 4396) that was declared the winner of the 2016 National title. In a great team effort, Charlie Gloumeau led his crew on SCOTIABANK […]