Competitors at Chicago Yacht Club’s Verve Cup Offshore enjoyed three great days of racing on Lake Michigan. It was spirited racing amongst the eight-boat J/88 fleet. Winning was David Dennison’s PIRANHA. His team of Kevin Meier, Alex Smith, Meagan Bryant, Pat Sheehan and Thorn Truner tallied a consistent scoreline of […]

Sailors from across the Great Lakes always look forward to the annual Ugotta Regatta hosted by Little Traverse Yacht Club in Harbor Springs, MI. In PHRF B Division, finding the sailing conditions to their liking were a pair of J/88s. Winning was Lindsey Duda’s SIN DUDA, followed by Andy Graff’s […]

In the 116th edition of the 289.0nm Chicago Mackinac Race had a high-pressure system leading to light and fickle winds over four days. The 2025 race tested sailors’ tactical instincts, patience and mental endurance over the course up Lake Michigan and into Lake Huron for the finish at Mackinac Island, […]

Block Island Race Week’s final tent party was abuzz with anticipation and excitement, as sailors and spectators awaited the announcement of cumulative awards for the regatta’s 60th anniversary. For the first time in recent memory, BIRW featured racing on all five days of the week, featuring fierce competition and extraordinary […]

American Yacht Club hosted its annual Spring Regatta from May 3-5 on Western Long Island Sound. This was a match race between the two J/88 teams entered. Winning was Justin Scagnelli’s ALBONDIGAS over Diego Sacristan’s WILD THANG. For more American YC Spring Regatta information, visit https://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu/16312.

“Race for every point” is a phrase heard often at regattas, and that was certainly the takeaway for many teams at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Annapolis. Three days packed with races for 240 teams in 18 classes gave every sailor an opportunity to make good on […]

The sailors of San Francisco Bay were pleasantly surprised with a weekend of sunny weather and light to moderate wind conditions for St. Francis Yacht Club’s Spring Fest regatta. The winner of the tightly-fought J/88 fleet was determined on a tie-breaker at 8 points net each. Winning on countback was […]

Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point concluded with two races on Sunday with winners crowned in 18 classes. It was an action-packed regatta with the three circles located on Charleston Harbor completing between seven and 10 races. Among the one-design winners was skipper Andrew Graff and Exile, which won three […]

In response to inquiries from competitors, the J/88 Class Technical Committee has issued an interpretation of the rigging specification for a 2:1 main halyard. Racing Documents

Over Columbus Day weekend was the Gearbuster race run annually every fall by Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, CT. It’s a long day race around various government buoys in western Long Island Sound. Taking class honors in PHRF C Division was Nicolas Delcourt’s J/88 OH JEE. In the Eaton’s […]