Mostly light winds and strong current on Puget Sound provided the backdrop for the Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD Regatta, held May 16-18. One hundred ten boats competed in 17 classes, with the winning team in the 16-boat J/24 division – Chris Snow (helm), Pat Dore (tactician), Melanie Edwards (bow), Ken […]
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Request for Regatta Proposals
The USJCA is accepting proposals to host the 2016 or 2017 J/24 Midwinter Championship and the 2016 or 2017 J/24 National Championship. All proposals shall be submitted to director@j24class.org before September 15, 2014. The final decisions on all proposals will be decided at the USJCA Annual Meeting in December. For […]
Read MoreNew Drone Video from Easter Regatta
Check out the following drone video by Stanton Bost from the Easter Regatta. (Click Here) Additional credits to Nikki Medley, Danille Bost, and Brett Lockwood for driving the boat all day.
Read MoreJ-Daze
The 26th Annual J/24 J-Daze Regatta took place over the first weekend of May at Canandaigua Yacht Club in New York. Twenty-six J/24s (including a Japanese team and two Canadian boats) competed in the seven-race series. Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger won with 20 points, 12 clear of Mike Ingham in second. […]
Read MoreVallejo Race
149 boats showed up to race at the Vallejo Race in Vallejo, CA. After a short postponement on day one and with a fickle, light southwest breeze, the race committee sent the first two divisions off to fight a building ebb for the long 21 miles to Vallejo. Then the […]
Read MoreAnnapolis NOOD
Strong westerly winds on Chesapeake Bay delivered favorable racing conditions for sailors competing in the final day of the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta Annapolis (held May 2-4) where seven area J/24s duked it out in seven races. Local Peter Rich won the J/24 fleet with all top-three finishes (including three […]
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