The J/24 one-design class had a good turn-out at Chester Race Week hosted by the Chester Yacht Club in Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada from August 14-17, with eight boats sailing in a very competitive series. Ultimately, Peter Wickwire onboard Sunnyvale took the J/24 crown, but it was not an easy […]

Skippered by Ian Mayers, the BANKS ESPERANZA J/24 team continued an impressive run of form to completely eclipse the J/24 division of the Harris Paints two-day regatta. It was another show of late-season magic from the Esperanza crew, who also dominated and won the First Citizens Regatta earlier in the […]

The second edition of the Palio di Anzio J/24 Regatta was won by Quartiere Lavinio Mare. The crew, skippered by Gianni Riccobono, wins for the second consecutive year. In second place from Anzio was Marco d’Aloisio sailing DON J, and third was Massimo Noons at the helm of JULIO CAESAR […]

Twenty-five teams from the United Kingdom, Ireland and USA headed to Plymouth to contest the UK Nationals at the start of July. With 10 races scheduled over four days, the race committee wasted no time getting going with three rapid fire courses set on the first day to ensure the […]

As part of their 150th anniversary celebrating the founding of the city of Olivos in Argentina, the YC Olivos held the Copa Olivos Regatta in their fleet of J/24s. The J/24 sailors were blessed with absolutely gorgeous sailing conditions on the Rio de lat Plata off Buenos Aires. The races […]

Kieler Woche is promoted as the greatest sailing event in the world and the largest summer waterfront festival in northern Europe. With a nine-day program packed with over 2,000 events to entertain three million guests from all over the globe, their claim may not be far off the mark. This […]

The IFDS Blind Sailing World and International Championships 2013, organized by Seabournia Yacht Club in Sagawa Bay, Miura Peninsula, Japan has come to a close. Neither the sailors, nor the many volunteers are soon to forget such an exciting event. The Race Committee managed to complete 15 races over five […]

The village of Anzio is a wonderful setting for the J/24 Italian Championships, famous for its micro-climate that often borders on the tropical, with plentiful sunshine, cool breezes blowing onshore and a gentle Mediterranean swell rolling into the golden beaches along the shores. However, this year’s event was nothing like […]

The Barbados J/24 fleet continues to grow by leaps and bounds. This year’s Mt Gay Regatta saw a tremendous, enthusiastic turn-out for the J/24 class with 14 boats participating in the event, essentially all the J/24s in Barbados! Sailing like a pro was Bailey’s team on FULLY COVERED, taking the […]

The major summer regatta in the Netherlands, Delta Lloyd North Sea Week, saw some great competition, nice weather and one of their best turn-outs for participation in recent years. Teams from all over Europe migrated down to the beautiful seashore off the Hague. The half-dozen J/24s sailing saw NED 49 […]

The J/24 Class in Germany continues to have fun sailing competitive regattas across the many inland lakes as well as on the Baltic or North Seas. Recently, their German Open J/24 Regatta was hosted by Flensburger Segel-Club sailed in the Flensburg Fjord on the Baltic Sea, a beautiful and challenging […]

The active, fun and highly competitive J/24 Class in Mexico continue to attract a strong following across their country, particularly at Valle de Bravo and at Puerto Vallarta where they sail on the picturesque Bahia de Banderas. The sailing was close for the first part of the J/24 Mexican National […]

The Trofeo Accademia Navale (TAN) is more and more a sailing festival for everyone, the only sailing event in Italy that unites world-class athletes, thousands of lovers of the sea, the disabled and people in need, together in their passion for the sea and for solidarity with one another. Included […]

The J/24 Class in the United Kingdom and Ireland is preparing for the upcoming J/24 Worlds. This past weekend, Duncan McCarthy and the team of MADELEINE (GBR 4265) got their season off to a great start by claiming the 2013 Fowey Trophy by 3 points from the HITCHHIKER team (GBR […]

Two days of hard competitive racing saw Dave Suda sailing ‘Pacemaker’ regain the Vic States crown – just. For the complete story from Simon Grain in Australia, visit http://www.j24.com.au/.