Will Welles’ Cougar survived a black flag penalty in Sunday’s opening race to become the 2015 J/24 Pape Chevrolet North American Champion. Heading into the final day of competition at Portland Yacht Club in Maine, Welles held an 11-point advantage, but a BFD in race 8 made for an exciting […]
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Will Welles’ Cougar Leaps to Front of Pack at J/24 Pape Chevrolet North American Championship
Day three of the J/24 Pape Chevrolet North American Championship brought another leader to the top of the board. Will Welles’ Cougar secured a 3,1 on Saturday to move into first place with an 11-point advantage over second-place Nicolas Cubria’s Worknet of Argentina. Now able to drop a 10 from […]
Tony Parker’s Bangor Packet Shoots to Lead on Day 2 of J/24 Pape Chevrolet North American Championship
Four more races went in the books on Friday at the J/24 Pape Chevrolet North American Championship, and a new leader has emerged: Tony Parker’s Bangor Packet. Tallying consistent scores of 5,2,7,7,2, the Maryland-based helmsman holds a two-point lead over Will Welles’ Cougar. Another two points back in third is […]
Christopher Stone’s Velocidad Takes Early Advantage at J/24 Pape Chevrolet North American Championship
Christopher Stone’s Velocidad grabbed the lead on day one of the J/24 Pape Chevrolet North American Championship by winning the day’s only race. The New Jersey-based team topped competitors from Argentina, Canada, Mexico and the USA in the 50-boat fleet. Dan Busch’s Buschwacker, also from New Jersey, placed second, while […]
J/24 North American Championship Kicks Off Thursday, September 10 from Falmouth, Maine
50 J/24 teams are gathering for racing at the J/24 North American Championship in Falmouth, Maine. The competition begins Thursday, September 10 and continues through Sunday, September 13 for the entrants representing Argentina, Canada, Mexico and the USA. Keep up with all the action from Portland Yacht Club at the […]
Ian Southworth is the New J/24 World Champion
Ian Southworth of Great Britain and his crew Andrew McLelland, Julia Scott, David Howlett and Chris McLaughlin kept their cool and sailed home an amazing start-to-finish win in the final race of the J/24 World Championship in Boltenhagen, Germany. American Mike Ingham, who was very close, finally had to let […]
Black Flag Thriller on Day 4 of the J/24 World Championship
Ian Southworth, Mike Ingham, and Ian Southworth again: After a black flag disqualification in the second race, Southworth (GBR 5219) kept his cool and sailed on to stabilize his lead. With just one day to go, it is getting harder for the other crews to push the Englishman off the […]
J/24 World Championships Day 3: Ian Southworth in a Class of His Own
On day three of the J/24 World Championship in Boltenhagen, Germany, the fleet faced winds of up to 20 knots. It was again Ian Southworth (GBR 5219) who sailed two excellent races and kept his lead over second-place Mike Ingham (USA 5443). Travis Odenbach (USA 5432) also entered center stage, […]
Day 2 of J/24 World Championship: Ian Southworth Leads, Mike Ingham in Hot Pursuit
Conditions were challenging on day two of the J/24 World Championship in Boltenhagen, Germany, with winds up to 20 knots and huge 20 to 30 degree shifts causing some big changes on the leaderboard. Ian Southworth (GBR 5219) and his seasoned crew sailed two excellent races and took the lead, […]
Japanese Crew in Lead After Day One of J/24 World Championship in Boltenhagen, Germany
Light winds dominated the first races of the J/24 World Championship. The key to success was to find free winds and to sail the boat as smooth as possible. Fumiya Kato (JPN 4886) showed the greatest skills on the water. He is on top of the leaderboard after two races, […]
Kilcullen Wins Irish J/24 Nationals
The Irish J/24 fleet was out in force for last weekend’s J/24 Nationals. The event, which was held at Lough Derg Yacht Club, saw 13 boats coming from all parts of the country to compete. With 13 J/24s on the start line, it was sure to be an interesting and […]
J/24 World Championship Kicks Off on Monday, August 31 from Boltenhagen, Germany
55 J/24 teams are gathering from across the globe for racing at the J/24 World Championship in Boltenhagen, Germany. The competition begins Monday, August 31 and continues through Friday, September 4 for the entrants representing Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, France, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Peru, Sweden and […]
Chester Race Week
After four days of world class racing on beautiful Mahone Bay, Chester Race Week in Nova Scotia came to a very successful end. More than 120 boats and 1,200 sailors took part in this year’s event that saw some very close, tight racing among the 14 classes. The J/24, Farr […]
J/24 Taittinger Regatta
The Taittinger Regatta (Yarmouth, United Kingdom) bathed competitors in a cool summer sea mist, but it did nothing to dampen the spirits of the regatta’s champagne reception. Thanks to the Race Office for their efforts in getting the J/24s their own start. A well-organized course made the western end of […]
J/24 Argentina Winter Regatta
The crews of J/24s up in the Andean Mountains were sailing their boats in Lago San Roque’s J/24 Winter Championship (Lago San Roque, Cordoba, Argentina). So far, three events have been held on the mountain lake. With a temperature of 4°C (39 F) at 10am in the morning with a […]