Story by Adam Keys-Tilley: It was with great expectation that a dozen boats hit the blue waters of Port Phillip Bay, hosted by Sandringham Yacht Club, in what turned out to be “glam” sailing conditions. A barmy 24-28 degrees, the water was flat and the wind was 6-10 from the […]

This edition of the Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week saw four straight days of magnificent weather–10-20 knots tradewinds from the easterly quadrants, warm temperatures and sunny skies. The regatta consisted of a race out to Carriacou Island, two days of festivals and local day sailing, then a race back […]

This past weekend saw the start of the 47th Winter Anzio & Nettuno Championship and the Lozzi Trophy. The fleet of J/24s was treated to sunshine and ideal sailing conditions on both days. On Saturday, the Race Committee Chair Livia Serafini was able to make the most of the sunny […]

Thanks for the contribution from Simon Grain and Adam: The J/24 Class is alive and well in Australia. Under threat of another COVID shutdown that has claimed other Championship regattas at Sandringham Yacht Club, the J/24 Class got away with a successful 12-race National Championship over four predominantly light and […]

Eleven boats pulled together crews to go sailing in the New South Wales State Championship, with sailing taking place on Sydney Harbour and hosted by the Royal Australian Navy Sailing Association. After a six-race series, the entire podium ended up tied on 8 points each. On the rather complex countback […]

As has been the case for the entire 2021 sailing season in Europe, many prestigious regattas in the spring were either postponed or canceled if they could not reschedule later in the fall this season due to the pandemic restrictions by various countries. That was the case for the J/24 […]

After nearly two years off from sailing, the Argentine J/24 fleet assembled 19 teams to sail the Argentine J/24 Championship in Cordoba in the lake next to the Andes Mountains. The sailing club in Villas Carlos Paz ran eight races over the two-day weekend. It’s all short course format, using […]

The J/24 Senate Prize Regatta was recently held in Berlin, Germany on Lake Muggel. A fleet of eight boats participated in this popular annual fall event. After the two-day weekend regatta completed, it was Fabian Damm’s team on GER 5316 that won, scoring four firsts and a second for just […]

Eighteen J/24s descended on Howth Yacht Club for the WaterWipes®️ J/24 Eastern Championship. With plenty of both new and old faces, including a first J/24 event for both Rush Sailing Club and Malahide Yacht Club’s K25 teams, the chance at some practice at the venue of the 2022 J/24 European […]

The dozen-boat J/24 UK Nationals were hosted by Parkstone Yacht Club, sailing off Poole, England. The PYC PRO managed to knock-out a 10-race series in Poole Bay over the three days of competition. Crowned as the UK J/24 National Champion for at least the third time was Nick Phillips’ CHAOTIC […]

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lorne Herbert Chapman of West Vancouver on September 13, 2021after a long battle with Dementia. Lorne was predeceased by his parents, Herbert Chapman and Marjorie (Taylor) Chapman. He is survived by his loving wife Marylou (nee Duffy), and two […]

Almost 3,000 sailors from 23 nations came with more than 900 dinghies and keelboats, sea-going yachts and windsurfing boards to 21 competitions of the nine-day Kieler Woche 2021. The cards were reshuffled in the J/24 fleet with three races to finish, but the prizes were distributed according to Saturday’s standings. […]

Keith Whittemore’s Furio needed only seven of the eight races to secure the title of 2021 Good Samaritan Hospital J/24 North American Champion. With crew Shelby Milne, Mark Rodgers, Brian Thomas and Willem van Waay, Seattle-based skipper Whittemore racked up four bullets and kept all top-four finishes for 13 net […]

Thirty-two J/24s kicked off the 2021 Good Samaritan Hospital J/24 North American Championship hosted by Sayville Yacht Club in Blue Point, New York. Conditions were beautiful on Great South Bay, as winds began around 8 knots and increased into the teens throughout the three races in a light chop. Reigning […]

In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Mexican Navy, there was a gala yachting event held in Acapulco, Mexico for this milestone. The Mexican Navy personnel helped transport many of the J/24s from the lake at Valle de Bravo to Acapulco’s harbor at no cost. The […]