John Mollicone from Newport, RI and his Helly Hansen team have successfully defended their J/24 Midwinter Championship title. With Geoff Becker (trimmer), Tim Healy (tactics), Collin Leon (mast) and Gordon Borges (bow), the group was able to spectate the last of the 10-race series to allow the other 26 teams […]
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Consistent Mollicone Reinforces Lead at J/24 Midwinter Championship
John Mollicone strengthened his lead at the J/24 Midwinter Championship during Saturday’s four races. Team Helly Hansen (with crew Geoff Becker, Tim Healy, Collin Leon and Gordon Borges) has now tallied just 12 total points in the eight races so far, dropping a 5 in race two, leaving scores of […]
Read MoreJohn Mollicone Earns Lead at J/24 Midwinter Championship
John Mollicone’s Helly Hansen team has seized the lead after four races on the opening day of the J/24 Midwinter Championship in Miami, FL. Sailing with Geoff Becker, Tim Healy, Collin Leon and Gordon Borges, defending champion Mollicone notched three bullets plus a fifth to total 8 points thus far. […]
Read MoreJ/24 Midwinter Championship Kicks Off on Friday from Miami
26 J/24 teams are gathering from across the United States, Canada and even Japan for racing at the Midwinter Championship this Friday through Sunday in Miami, Florida. Coral Reef Yacht Club is our beautiful host. Keep up with all the action at the regatta website: (click here), and look for […]
Read MoreSt. Pete NOOD
Eleven J/24s competed at the Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD on Tampa Bay from February 14-16. In the five races, David Ogden’s Buckaroo notched three bullets, plus a third and a fourth for 10 total points. Robby Brown’s USA799 placed second with 13 points, followed by Ben Maloney’s Lifted in […]
Read MoreSelection Events Released for 2015 US Pan American Games Team
The US Olympic Sailing Committee has released the list of selection events for the 2015 United States Pan American Games Team, which will compete at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. Events to be held are in the RS:X Men and Women, Sunfish, Laser, Laser Radial, Hobie 16, Lightning, Snipe, […]
Read MoreEaster Regatta
Registration is now open for the Easter Regatta, April 17-20 at Columbia Sailing Club in South Carolina. The Notice of Race, registration and event details are available on the event website: http://www.j24easterregatta.org/.
Read MoreNewport J/24 sailor Charlie Enright sailing Volvo Ocean Race on TEAM ALVIMEDICA
The dream goes back to their first meeting on the set of a Disney sailing movie. Seven years later, J/24 sailor Charlie Enright and Mark Towill’s vision of a round the world race campaign is coming true as the two friends enter the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 with TEAM ALVIMEDICA. […]
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