Irish competitors in this year’s BMW European Championship at Howth in September had an 8-race warm-up on Lough Erne over two days (August 13/14) at the Irish J/24 National Championship, sponsored by Waterways Ireland. The defending champion Flor O’Driscoll and his crew on ‘Hard on Port’, retained their Irish title […]
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Howth Is Ready for BMW J/24 Europeans
With only weeks to go before the BMW J/24 European Championship at Howth Yacht Club near Dublin, Ireland, in mid-September, the event planning is shaping up very nicely, with a steady increase in entries (now from five countries) and an anticipated fleet in excess of 30 boats. The host club […]
How to qualify for the 2012 J/24 Worlds – Be a part of History!
The 2012 J/24 World Championship will be the first “Open Worlds” since 1978 and you can be a part of a historic J/24 Class event! If you’ve ever wanted to sail in a J/24 Class World Championship, this is your chance! This is a one-time Open Worlds only. Yes, the […]
Brown Wins 2011 Florida State Championship
The Florida State Championships were held in beautiful Miami, FL the weekend of July 16th and 17th. The regatta was hosted by Flat Earth Sailing and sailed out of the Olympic Sailing Center. Saturday’s racing started on time at 12 pm with a building east southeasterly all day. The wind […]
Milev Wins 2011 Canadian Nationals
Rossi Milev won the 2011 Canadian National Championship held at the Port Credit Yacht Club near Toronto, Ontario. Seven races were completed in very challenging light wind conditions. Second place went to Peter Wickwire followed by Scott Weakley in third.
Mollicone Wins 2011 Newport Regatta
John Mollicone aboard Evil Donut/11th Hour Racing wins the 2011 Newport Regatta. The highly competitive fleet of 15 boats completed 5 races over two days. Newport, Rhode Island will be the site of the 2013 J/24 North American Championship and the 2014 J/24 World Championship. Pl Sail Boat Helm 1 […]
J/24 Hiking Position – 2011 Rule Changes and Looking Forward
In the rule changes implemented this year (2011), the Class chose to eliminate our old rule 8.3 that stated “No member of the crew shall station any part of his/her torso outside the upper lifeline other than temporarily, notwithstanding the provisions of Racing Rules of Sailing 49.” The intention of […]
Batchelor Wins 2011 UK Championship
The 2011 J24 National Championships were held in conjunction with the Henri Lloyd Weymouth Regatta from July 7th to 10th. The fun started at weigh in with Tim Brouards crew on JAM keen to get it over with and down to the local chippy. Tim weighing in at an impressive […]
Charter Boats for 2012 Worlds
The J/24 World Championship is among the most prestigious titles in sailing. The champions list is a who’s-who of the sport. In the past, US based worlds have attracted the best sailors from around the world to battle for the crown. US Watercraft has established a special plan for those […]
J/24 Canadian National Championship Coming Soon!
Welcome! The Port Credit Yacht Club will be hosting the 2011 J/24 Canadian Championships. Boat and sail measurements will take place July 6th and 7th with the first practice race occurring the evening of Thursday July 7th. The first full day of racing will be July 8th and will run […]
2011 World Championship Charter Information
Dear J/24 sailor, Hereby you may find a link to a presentation of our Argentina 2011 J/24 World Championship. http://issuu.com/ycasba/docs/j24wc?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true We feel it will be a wonderful event with the highest level ever available. If you are willing to compete and need boat rental information you will be pleased to […]
Gunnarsson Wins Kieler Woche 2011
Sweden’s Anna Gunnarsson with crew of Max Hölzer, Dan Fredskov, Marianne Schoke and Klaus Walkusch topped the fleet at the 2011 Kieler Woche regatta. 35 boats participated making the J/24 one of the largest keelboat fleets in the annual event. Results can be found here
2011 J/24 World Championship Update
Five months before the beginning of the J/24 World Championship, many selective processes have finished and we have more information about the competitors that will participate in the event. In Argentina, the selective process finished last sunday. In Buenos Aires the crews led by Joaquín Doval, Franciso Campero, Matías Pereira, […]
Invitation to Race – Hungarian National Championship
The Hungarian J/24 Class Association extends an offer to race in their National Championship to be held on July July 27-31, 2011 at the Kenese Marina-Port in Balatonkenese, Hungary. Click here to view the official invitation or click here to view the Notice of Race.
Keel Bolt Maintenance Bulletin
There aren’t many maintenance areas that are more important, or more often overlooked than keel bolts. This is true for every boat, but particularly so for J/22s, J/24s and J/80s, all of which routinely hoist the boats in and out of the water using the bolts. Failure of any keel […]