Knowledge of the Chesapeake Bay and its light, shifty winds paid off for local sailors in the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Annapolis from May 3-5. J/88 (7 boats, 7 races): Church Key, USA75, Chris and Liz Chadwick – 1 -1 -2 -5 -5 -2 -6 ; 22 Whirlwind, […]

Charleston: a wonderful place to completely turn off before turning onto some of the nation’s most challenging sailing conditions, to get excited for the upcoming sailing season, see your friends, escape the cold, and simply have a great time, all at Charleston Race Week. And, if you don’t win the […]

The first major regatta of the season on San Francisco Bay for the St. Francis Yacht Club is the annual Spring Fest held after Easter weekend. Fleets were treated to good weather with six races held for the two-day event. For the J/88s, seven enthusiastic teams congregated at the starting […]

The first major offshore event on San Francisco Bay for 2024 was the Big Daddy Regatta hosted by Richmond Yacht Club on the northeastern part of the Bay. The format is enjoyed by many sailors, with one-design and buoy racing on Saturday, followed by a PHRF handicapped pursuit race on […]

Robert L. Johnstone, lll has been named the 2023 recipient of the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy, US Sailing’s most prestigious annual award, going to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the sport of sailing in this country in any associated activity. Presentation of the Trophy is planned […]

The weather was the story over the first days of the four-day J/88 North American Championship hosted by Larchmont Yacht Club September 28-October 1. With the opening day getting in four races in high teen/low 20s wind conditions, with the 4-6-foot sea state compounded by multiple days of easterly winds, […]

Variable sailing conditions hounded this year’s 79-strong Rolex Big Boat Series fleet, but the competition was as fierce as ever for the 59th edition of the West Coast’s premier racing event. The unpredictability influenced the leaderboards daily, with shifts across most of the eight classes competing. From a challenging ebb […]

Over 100 boats competed in the 2023 race across Lake Michigan from Chicago to St Joseph Michigan. This year will be remembered as one of the fastest and most beautiful races. With 10 to 15 kts from the southeast, the fleet sailed a tight reach at the start. The wind […]

The St. Francis Yacht Club hosted their warm-up regatta for the upcoming Rolex Big Boat Series: the Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Regatta. The StFYC Race Committee sets longer courses encompassing the entire city front and including a mini Bay tour each day. The fleet enjoyed champagne sailing conditions. The J/88 teams […]

The Verve Cup Offshore Regatta was held at Chicago Yacht Club in Chicago, IL from August 11-13, including eight J/88s. Winds ranged from sporty on Friday through a beautiful 8-10 knots on Sunday. It can’t get any closer than it did for the J/88s duking it out until the end! […]