The 2011 J/24 World Championship is shaping up to be a great event. Sailors who have qualified to enter from their country should read the Notice of Race now available for download. Dowload the 2011 World Championship Notice of Race Founded in 1884, the Yacht Club Argentino has a long […]
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Charleston Race Week Final Results
Mike Ingham tops the 25-boat J/24 Fleet at the Charleston Race Week. Full results, photos and regatta reports can be found here: http://www.charlestonraceweek.com/
New J/24 Class Rules Effective April 14
The International J/24 Class Association has received approval of its proposed rule changes from the ISAF. The new rules will be in effect as of April 14, 2011. The biggest change, which will affect all J/24s, is the 15 kg reduction in the all-up weight for racing. This will not require […]
Great New Video — South American Championship
If you are thinking that you won’t be going to the 2011 South American Championship in Uruguay, watch this video and see if you don’t change your mind. These folks have done a terrific job of highlighting the excitement that we all know as J/24 racing. J24 Uruguay from la […]
J/24 Texas State Championship
AUSTIN, TX (20 March 2011) – Local Austin sailor Ryan Harden won the 2011 J/24 Texas State Championship with an impressive display of sailing, never crossing the finish line outside of the top two over the six race series. Harden topped a competitive fleet that included 3-time J/24 World Champion, […]
Atlanta Cup Regatta Results
The USA District 8 J/24 Series kicked off its 2011 season at Lake Lanier Sailing Club just north of Atlanta, GA. A group of 14 boats were in attendance made up of a strong local contingency including two teams from Georgia Tech in addition to several out of town traveling […]
2011 South Americans Coming Soon
This should be a great regatta on April 17th – 23rd in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Notice of Race is available here. For further information please contact: Yacht Club Uruguayo Sr. Bernd Knüppel / Sr. Carlos Gómez Puerto del Buceo, Montevideo 11.300 – Uruguay Tel. : (598) 2622 1221 – Fax (598) 26221584 […]
J/24s at Kiel Week – Register Now
Dates: June 23-26, 2011. We expect over 50 J/24s this year. Sign up now and join the fun! http://www.kieler-woche.de This year’s Kieler Woche will be more modern than ever (18 to 26 June 2011). It will include a debut for two skiff classes and a comeback for two catamaran classes […]
T.A.N Regatta Expects Big J/24 Turnout
Those people in the know expect over 40 boats at this years event. Registration information can be found here. The Trofeo Accademia Navale e Città di Livorno, now commonly known as the TAN or the Academy Trophy, has been held annually since it was first organised in 1981 – as […]
Bream Wins Midwinter Championship
After 6 races, Peter Bream and Team Tarheel from Jacksonville, Florida win the J/24 Midwinter Championship. Conditions ranged from 5 to 12 knots with tight mark roundings and aggressive starts. After 3 races on day-one, Bream held a commanding lead in the 27 boat fleet with scores of 1, 4 […]
U.S. Pan Am Games Trials
After 7 races in winds ranging from 5 to 15 knots, John Mollicone and his team of Geoffrey Becker, Daniel Rabin, and Tim Healy have won the gold medal in the U.S. Pan Am Games Trials. The silver medal was won by the team helmed by Flip Wehrheim and the […]
Primo Cup Ends After Only One Race
With 24 boats, the J/24 class boasted the largest fleet at the 2011 Primo Cup. Entries came from 7 countries including Monaco, France, England, Hungary, Italy, Brazil and Sweden. Amongst the entrants were Sweden’s Anna Gunnarson, and three time world champion Maurizio Santa Cruz from Brazil with J/Boats Italy’s Paolo […]
2010 World Council Meeting Minutes and Recap
The following is a recap of the decisions from the 2011 World Council Meeting. For the official wording of the decisions and directives of the World Council, please see the 2011 WCM Minutes available for viewing here. Elections – Jim Farmer (USA) was elected Chairman and Robin Eagleson (IRL) was […]
2011 J/24 Midwinters
The Davis Island Yacht Club offers a great escape from the February temperatures, a famous laid-back social atmosphere, and an an inviting venue for the 2011 Midwinters regatta.
Healy Wins J/24 World Championship in Malmö
Tim Healy is the new champion of the J24 class 2010. This crew mastered the various conditions in Malmo and won convincing. Ian Southworth (GBR) sailed good at the end for the silver medal and Andrea Casale took the bronze. Best Swedish boat was Per-Håkan Persson finishing eight.