Commenting on hosting the Nation’s Cup Qualifier, President of the J/24 Club of Barbados, Greg Webster said, “such organized events will help to further develop the sport of sailing on the island. Support-funding and events of this nature also allows the J/24 Club to promote Barbados as a sailing destination […]
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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE VICTORIAN J24 ASSOCIATION – Edition 13, April 2013 J24_Summer Newsletter_201213_04 (PDF)
EL FIDELDO Smokes J/24 South Australians
The CN Management South Australian State titles were held at the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia over the weekend of March 9-10 off North Haven, just north of Adelaide sailing in the challenging waters of Gulf St Vincent. A predominantly light wind event saw the local fleet joined by […]
LA SUPERBA Wins J/24 Anzio-Nettuno Winter Champs
This past weekend was the final racing for the Winter J/24 Championship for Anzio-Nettuno for some of the top Italian J/24 teams, including the current J/24 2012 European Champions. After another crazy day of winter sailing when the postponement flag was announced for the imminent arrival of a huge storm, […]
CARRER Takes J/24 Cordoba Championship
As they have for years, the “400 Club” as it’s known amongst the J/24 sailors that go sailing in Argentina’s Andes Mountain range hosted yet another fantastic regatta. Located not far from its famous vineyards for making the delicious red Malbec’s and for snow-skiing in yet another direction (like at […]
Updated Class Rules Posted
The updated Class Rules as of April 1, 2013 are now posted here
CARRER Takes Campeonato Centro de la Republica
With 21 J/24s on the water of Lago San Roque from the provinces of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Mendoza and Neuquen it was sure to be tough competition. With somewhat extreme conditions, the regatta’s PRO managed to run three races overall for the four day event scheduled to sail from February […]
News Update from Mexico J/24 Class
The Mexico J/24 Class Association had a few changes in 2012, starting with a new governing body led by Mr. Elias Fares and his able team. It was also decided to change our format from four quarterly championships to two semester championships. Not all of the regattas in the calendar […]
2013 World Championship Details
The 2013 J/24 World Championship organizers and Howth Yacht Club are planning an amazing event from August 22-30! Find out all the details you’ll need to be there: http://bit.ly/Z4qTF7.
Registration Underway for 2013 J/24 World Championship
Competitors may now submit their entries for the 2013 J/24 World Championship, and Irish luck will be in your favor as credit cards will not be debited until May 31. The Championship will be hosted by Howth Yacht Club in Ireland. As the country’s largest sailing club, they have the […]
St Andrews Wins Primo Cup in Monte Carlo, Monaco
The first weekend of the 29th edition of the Primo Cup–Trophée Credit Suisse has finished in breezy 20-knot conditions which saw six fabulous races over the two days for the 20-boat J/24 fleet. Having searched for wind on Friday further offshore, only to have it filling in with a vengeance […]
J/24 Sailor Finishes Fourth in Vendee Globe
Jean-Pierre Dick finished the Vendée Globe 2012-2013 with no keel, and took fourth place in this amazing event. Several of our fellow J/24 sailors competed against Jean-Pierre at many J/24 events in Europe in the 1990s, and they remember some very competitive tussles particularly at the French Spi Quest Regatta […]
Mendieta Wins J/24 Copa Manolo Regatta in Buenos Aires, Argentina
With the imposing backdrop of the coastline of Mar del Plata and with hundreds of tourists and locals watching from the various points along the coast, the fourth edition of the Manolo Cup Championship was a great success. The event was sponsored by Churros Manolo and was well-managed by the […]
San Juan International Regatta
The winter sailing season in the Caribbean is beginning to wind-up into a higher gear. Starting with the San Juan International Regatta, the racing takes place in San Juan Bay where temperatures reach a comfortable high in the low 80s and winds customarily blow 10-15 knots in February. The event […]
KAOTIC Wins J/24 Australians
Thanks for this contribution from Simon Grain! Sandringham Yacht Club in Melbourne dished up a wide variety of conditions for the 2013 Musto J24 Nationals this week. Starting with 25 knots for the invitation race on Sunday, competitors sailed through the complete wind range from zero to postponement conditions. Handling […]