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The J/24 fleet had 21 registered and 8 nationalities—England, Greece, Monaco, Germany, Sweden, Italy, USA and Holland
Remember, for ALL J24 racing, the owner(s) and helmsman must be members of the UKJCA and each boat must display a current IJCA transom sticker.
In some circles, it’s cool to trash the J/24 “because it is hard”. Yep, it’s hard all right. It’s supposed to be. With 35 years of tuning guides written by the likes of Dave Curtis, Vince Brun, Kenny Read, Terry Hutchinson and Tim Healy, everyone can get the boat set up right. From there, it just boils down to sailing really, really well.
This years Autumn Cup was hosted by Saltash Sailing Club, with a programme consisting of races in Plymouth Sound on Saturday followed by a Bottle Race up to Saltash Sailing Club and 2 races planned on Sunday on the river Tamar
The BMW J24 World Championship, which has attracted 40 entries form 10 countries, gets underway in earnest at Howth Yacht Club tomorrow (Monday 26th) with the first two races in the week-long event.
The YC Monaco has offered that J/24's may stay in Monaco between the Europeans and the Primo Cup
The summer 2013 J/24 International Pulse newsletter. Keeping up to date with J/24 news from around the globe
25 teams from the UK, Ireland and USA headed to Plymouth to contest the UK Nationals at the start of July.
With a few days to go the J/24 fleet are converging on Plymouth for the UK J/24 Nationals to be run from the 4th to 7th July in association with the Atwell Martin Plymouth Race Week.
All the latest news and updates from the Uk J/24 Class
In order to help reduce costs and encourage as many visiting teams to join in as possible with the J/24 Nationals in Plymouth the UK Class association has agreed to fund the berthing costs of visiting boats
The final weekend of May saw 15 teams converge on Parkstone YC in Poole for the 2nd event of the 2013 UK J/24 Series and the Southern Area Championships.
The first J/24 International Pulse newsletter. This is the first of what we hope will be a quarterly update on International news
The UK J/24 Class has teamed up with SailRacer to use their TackTracker System at the upcoming UK National Championships to be held in Plymouth from the 4-7th July.
An update from the organisers of the J/24 Europeans in Monaco....
Update of all the UK J/24 class news in May
Duncan McCarthy and the team of Madeleine (GBR 4265) got their season off to a great start by claiming the 2013 Fowey Trophy by 3 pts from the Hitchhiker team (GBR 4242)
Eighteen J/24s representing Hungary, Germany and Italy made the migration down to sail the gorgeous and enchanting stretch of sea between Porto Santo Stefano and the offshore islands of Giglio, Talamone and Giannella
This past weekend was the final racing for the Winter J/24 Championship for Anzio-Nettuno for some of the top Italian J/24 teams, including the current J/24 2012 European Champions.
The updated IJCA Class rules have been posted on the International Class Website
The first weekend of the 29th edition of the Primo Cup–Trophée Credit Suisse has finished in breezy 20-knot conditions which saw six fabulous races over the two days for the 20-boat J/24 fleet
John Mollicone’s 11th Hour Racing team emerged victorious at the J/24 North American Championship in Jacksonville, FL. The Newport team credited their consistency and team work during the nine races as the keys to their success.
Peter Bream on Team Tarheel claimed the lead on day 2 of the J/24 North American Championship in Jacksonville, FL. Bream holds the advantage over second place John Mollicone on 11th Hour Racing and Mike Ingham on 11th Hour Racing in third.
John Mollicone’s 11th Hour Racing team emerged victorious at the J/24 North American Championship in Jacksonville, FL. The Newport team credited their consistency and team work during the nine races as the keys to their success.
The International J/24 Class Association held its annual World Council Meeting in Howth, Ireland and elected the following members to the Executive Committee.
Having now completed the final open meeting of the 2012 season (results available through the RWYC website) we have confirmed the list of pre-qualified teams for the 2013 World Championships in Howth.
Mauricio Santa Cruz snatched the lead on day one of the Quantum Loop Solutions J/24 World Championship and never looked back. He is now the reigning J/24 World Champion.
Mauricio Santa Cruz is on the verge of being crowned the 2012 J/24 World Champion. With nine races in the books, Bruschetta holds a 42-point advantage over its closest competitor.
Three days into the week-long J/24 World Championship at Rochester Yacht Club in New York, and Mauricio Santa Cruz of Brazil has taken dominant control of the 96-boat fleet.
Mauricio Santa Cruz on Bruschetta held his spot on the top of the leader board on day 2 of the Quantum Loop Solutions J/24 World Championship at the Rochester Yacht Club in New York.
Mauricio Santa Cruz sailed Bruschetta to the top of the leader board on day 1 of the Quantum Loop Solutions J/24 World Championship at the Rochester Yacht Club in New York.
