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 […]

The J/24 North American Championship got underway at St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida for 23 J/24s in perfect conditions. With only a mild chop and winds in the teens, three races were completed with lots of smiling faces as many teams are getting back to the waters following the […]

After six races were held, a familiar team was standing atop the podium—Ignazio Bonanno’s LA SUPERBA from the Italian Navy. Sailing with him for this regatta were Simone Scontrino, Francesco Picaro, Ciccio Linares and Alfredo Branciforte. In the end, they pumped out four firsts and two seconds for the victory. […]

The Roman J/24 Italy Fleet has concluded the 39th Winter Championship. Again, it was Ignazio Bonanno’s LA SUPERBA team of the Italian Navy who won. Luca Sivlerstri’s ENJOY 2 took second, and Gianni Riccobono’s PEELE ROSSA finished in third. A newcomer to the fleet and top woman helm was Michele […]

Robert L. Johnstone, lll has been named the 2023 recipient of the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy, US Sailing’s most prestigious annual award, going to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the sport of sailing in this country in any associated activity. Presentation of the Trophy is planned […]

The J/24 Midwinter Championship saw a variety of conditions from wild winds and waves to beautiful sun and seas to a final day lacking breeze and races. After five races overall (including one discard), Paul Abdullah’s Team Tarheel earned the 2024 title with 7 net points and finishes all in […]