The first weekend in June has traditionally been the first major one-design regatta for most offshore keelboat sailors on Long Island Sound. Hosted by the Cedar Point Yacht Club, this year’s event featured one-design fleets for J/88s, J/105s and J/109s. Drew Hall’s NEVERMORE won the J/88 class with five straight […]

Inside Chicago Harbor, the northerly wind blowing through the protected mooring field was deceiving. Conditions appeared benign enough to send the sailors out for the final day of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Chicago, but out beyond the breakwater, whitecaps frothed and the weather stations reported the […]

At the end of the day, a regatta is all about the breeze. And when the wind generously gave its all for the last race of Charleston Race Week 2023, it brought smiles to many faces and success across all 15 fleets racing. PRO Taran Teague commented, “We had some […]

As part of the John Jennings Memorial Spinnaker Regatta, the J/88 Class sailed their 2023 Midwinter Championship on Tampa Bay. Hosting the event was St. Petersburg Yacht Club. The RC ran four races over the two days of light, challenging weather conditions. The regatta ended up in a tiebreaker for […]

The J/88 North American Championship wrapped this weekend at Chicago Yacht Club, with John and Jordan Leahey’s Dutch winning overall honors. Sailing in the Corinthian Division, Dutch also took home the prize for the top Corinthian boat. Dutch won in convincing fashion, scoring four bullets in the 12-race series. The […]

Final exams are stern for a reason and the final day of racing at the 2022 Rolex Big Boat Series, hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, CA, delivered stiff—if not downright nautical—conditions. Crews arrived at dock call to seldom-seen southerly airs, big puffs and scattered rain. While […]

The current version of the J/88 Builders Specifications has been posted at https://j88class.org/home/documents/drawings/.

The Chicago Yacht Club hosted their annual Verve Cup Inshore Regatta from August 26-28, with sailing taking place on Lake Michigan, just off the Chicago waterfront. The 15-boat J/88 fleet enjoyed competitive racing over their five-race, no discard series. The battle for the top three podium spots went to the […]

The St. Francis Yacht Club hosted their annual Aldo Alessio Race and Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Regatta. Sailed from August 19-21 on the western end of San Francisco Bay between Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge, the fleet experienced classic Bay weather with fog, intermittent sun and plenty of breeze. […]

The Ugotta Regatta was hosted by Little Traverse Yacht Club in Harbor Springs, MI on July 29-31. Five J/88s competed in five races. Dave Dennison’s Piranha won four races and finished with 6 points for the victory. Andy Graff’s Exile was the runner-up with 11 points, trailed by Scott Sorbie’s […]