70 Boats Expected for 2013 J/24 European Championship October 5-12 This large fleet is expected for the International J/24 Class European Championship, organized by the Yacht Club de Monaco scheduled from 5 to 12 October 2013; which will be 20 years after the last one held in the Principality. Among […]

The J/24 class in Mexico continues to enjoy vibrant, healthy racing in their three hotspots of activity, namely Valle de Bravo, Acapulco and Puerto Vallarta. This year’s Mexican J/24 Nationals were hosted by the Club Nautico Valle de Bravo. Thirty boats showed up to compete for the honor of being […]

John Mollicone of Newport, RI outlasted 45 other teams to become the J/24 Sea Bags North American Champion. With Tim Healy (tactics), Collin Leon (mast), Geoff Becker (trim) and Gordon Borges (bow), team Helly Hansen totaled 50 points in the 10-race series to narrowly edge out a charging Matias Seguel […]

John Mollicone’s team Helly Hansen continued their consistent performance at the J/24 Sea Bags North American Championship to take an 11-point advantage into the final day of competition. The reigning North American champion has tallied a line of 2,4,1,5,7,8,(9),5 for 32 overall points. Nicolas Cubria’s Elvis of Argentina has amassed […]

Reigning J/24 North American champion John Mollicone made strong headway toward a repeat title on day 2 of the J/24 Sea Bags North American Championship. The Newport, RI-local utilized his hometown advantage to leap into first place with just 12 net points after five races, including one throw-out (a seventh […]

Peter Bream’s Team Tarheel grabbed the lead on day one of the J/24 Sea Bags North American Championship with a third and first in the opening day’s races for 4 points. The Florida-based team topped competitors from Japan, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Canada and the USA in the 46-boat fleet. Reigning […]

Nearly 50 J/24 teams from around the globe have descended on Newport, Rhode Island for the 2013 J/24 North American Championship. Hosted by Sail Newport, competitors from Japan, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Canada join the USA, including reigning North American Champion John Mollicone. Racing begins Thursday afternoon and runs through […]

In a tense and closely fought final day, Tim Healy and his crew from Newport, Rhode Island, on board ‘Helly Hansen’ were impressive winners of the BMW J24 World Championship at Howth Yacht Club (near Dublin, Ireland), with eight top-five results (including three race wins) in the 10-race series. Healy, […]

It was very much a case of North American domination on the fourth day of competition at the BMW J/24 Worlds at Howth Yacht Club (near Dublin, Ireland), with Tim Healy of Newport winning the first and third races of the day while compatriot Travis Odenbach’s win in the second […]

In stark contrast to the previous day, ideal sailing conditions prevailed at Howth Yacht Club (near Dublin, Ireland) on the third day of the BMW J/24 World Championship to allow three races to be completed, resulting in just seven points separating the top five boats after one discard is taken […]

Lack of wind and strong tides played havoc on day two of the BMW J/24 World Championship at Howth Yacht Club (near Dublin, Ireland), leaving Principal Race Officer David Lovegrove with no alternative but to abandon racing. A 6-knot northwesterly breeze allowed the third race of the series to be […]

American crews led the way in both races on the first day of the BMW J/24 World Championship at Howth Yacht Club today (Monday 26th). After a two-hour delay for wind, the 40-boat fleet finally got away for the first race in a light but testing easterly breeze. First blood […]

J Lovers Here is your next edition of J K Macgregor’s continuing saga of intrigue, excitement and a certain amount of truth all rolled up  together in the form of the Vic Association’s newsletter Well done Doug – you are the master and thanks too, to all the contributors in this edition […]

Howth Yacht Club hosted the recent J/24 Irish Championship, an event which was both a warm-up for Irish competitors and a fine tune for the race management team, in advance of the BMW J/24 World Championship. With the top three determined by just one point, it’s indicative of how close […]