Jumpin Jive Time at J/24 Northern Championship in UK
October 7, 2018
The last weekend in September saw the J/24 Northern Championship at Lough Erne Yacht Club in the UK. The event ran over two days consisting of six races in breezy/challenging conditions. Results: 1st Overall Mark Usher from Greystones on Jumpin Jive 2nd Simon McGibney from Foynes Yacht Club on Gala Racing 3rd Flor O’Driscoll from [...]
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Fun Alster Regatta
September 14, 2018
The Hamburg Sailing Club hosted its annual end-of-summer Alster Regatta on the Alster Lake in the middle of Hamburg, Germany. In the octet of J/24s, it was a virtual sweep of the five races by the German GER 5420 team of Emily Kern, Maike Hass Oko, Gesa Goellner, Johanna Richter and Tom Stryi. Two points [...]
Final Race Determines J/24 US National Champion: Robby Brown’s Angel of Harlem
September 10, 2018
By way of a second-place finish in Sunday’s final, and only, race, Robby Brown’s Angel of Harlem clinched his first J/24 US National Championship. The Florida-based helmsman came into Sunday nine points behind Tony Parker’s Bangor Packet, but Brown’s second, paired with Parker’s 12, gave him the Championship by a single point over Parker in [...]
Will Welles’ Kaster Crowned 40th J/24 World Champion
August 31, 2018
Will Welles’ Kaster of the USA has achieved his second J/24 World Championship in five years, this time at the 40th edition of the prestigious Championship in Riva del Garda, Italy. With crew Nick Turney, Rich Bowen, Giuliano Cattarozzi and Andrea Casale, the Newport, RI-based helmsman recorded 47 net points in 10 races. Next best [...]
Will Welles’ Kaster Keeps Hold of J/24 World Championship
August 29, 2018
Lake Garda delivered more of the same champagne conditions on the middle day of the J/24 World Championship in Riva del Garda, Italy. American Will Welles’ Kaster showed the same consistency, posting two second place finishes in Wednesday’s pair of races. Welles now boasts a seven-point advantage over Nobuyuki Imai’s Siesta of Japan, who won [...]
Will Welles’ Kaster Holds Lead at J/24 World Championship
August 28, 2018
The leaderboard tightened up Tuesday at the J/24 World Championship in Riva del Garda, Italy. Lake Garda again produced fantastic conditions as the 89 teams recorded two more races, bringing the total to five, including now one discard. American Will Welles’ Kaster maintained the top spot with 18 net points, but Hungarian Tomai Bala’zs’ J.Bond [...]