From the Chairman:
J/24 sailors around the world would wish to know that the IJCA has responded to the invitation to bid for selection for the Womens’ Match Racing event to be held for the first time in Weymouth in the 2012 Olympics. The J/24 has an excellent reputation for match racing and has already provided fleets of identical boats for Nations Cups, Womens Rolex, Pan American Games and other international events. The Class Executive Committee sees this as an opportunity to use our extremely versatile boat for yet another purpose, noting that Olympic selection for match racing will not conflict with our already established fleet racing, all the way up to World Championship standard.

In terms of decision making, ISAF will be refining the Women’s Match Racing details after their mid-year meeting in May this year, and a final decision on the boat to be used will be made at the ISAF Annual Meeting in November. Please note that this allows the IJCA to consider this whole subject at our Annual World Council Meeting in October, a month ahead of the ISAF meeting.