Forty-seven collegiate teams gathered at Larchmont Yacht Club October 9–11 for the Long Island Sound Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, marking the 25th anniversary of Storm Trysail Club organizing an event built around a generous idea: local boat owners and members sharing their boats, time and knowledge to introduce college sailors to […]

Dave Dennison and his team aboard Piranha captured the 2026 J/88 North American Championship, hosted by American Yacht Club in Rye, New York from September 29–October 4. Racing on Long Island Sound, the 12-boat fleet experienced a full range of conditions, from light and tricky breeze to winds reaching 28 […]

After four days of thrilling sailing on San Francisco Bay, champions were crowned at the 2026 Rolex Big Boat Series on September 20 at St. Francis Yacht Club. The top prizes—two Rolex Submariner Date Timepieces, seven perpetual trophies, and the ORC North American Championship titles in four divisions were awarded […]

The end-of-summer Verve Cup Inshore off the Chicago lakefront took place in late August on Lake Michigan, hosted by the Chicago Yacht Club’s Belmont Station. With gorgeous weather, the fleet of nine J/88s enjoyed great racing and a total of seven races on the choppy waters of Lake Michigan. It […]

The 117th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust once again demonstrated the scale and competitive depth that have established it as the largest annual offshore race in the world. The 333-mile course–spanning the length of Lake Michigan–challenged 250 teams with nearly the full spectrum of offshore sailing […]

The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Chicago was hosted by Chicago Yacht Club June 5-7 for 100+ teams competing in various one-design and offshore handicap racing fleets. The Chicago J/88 fleet fielded a strong eight-boat group, and the results reflected that highly-competitive racing. Sailing a great regatta was Dave Dennison’s […]

Congratulations to all sailors on an outstanding weekend of competitive racing at this year’s Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series – Annapolis May 1-3. Eight J/88s competed, with the top three: \ MI2, Jack McGuire, 2 – 3 – 1 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 3 ; 15\ […]

The 35th annual American Yacht Club Fall Regatta took place for two weekends in succession: September 27-28 and October 4-5 on western Long Island Sound. In PHRF 4 Spin, winning this large 11-boat fleet was Lawrence Cutler & Andrew Weiss’s J/88 ONE TOO MANY with a 2-1 for 3 points. […]

The 2025 J/88 North American Championship, hosted by the Annapolis Yacht Club, concluded on Sunday, September 28, with no additional racing due to light and unstable breeze. After a morning under postponement, the Race Committee officially abandoned racing at 12:45 p.m., confirming the Day 3 standings as final. Four Days […]

With a three-hour-long Bay Tour race as the final test for competitors, the 61st edition of the Rolex Big Boat Series hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club came to a stunning close on Sunday, September 14. Brice Dunwoodie’s Ravenette dominated the J/88 one-design class, posting bullets in all but one […]