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 […]

The annual CanAm Challenge took place at Youngstown Yacht Club in Youngstown, NY from July 22-24. Four J/88s participated, and five races were completed. Iris Vogel’s Deviation won four races and ended with just 6 points for the victory. Dave Tufts‘ Gaucho secured the other bullet and came in second […]

The Notice of Race is posted and the website is live for the 2023 J/88 Midwinter Championship at the John Jennings Memorial Spinnaker Regatta at St. Petersburg Yacht Club in St. Petersburg, FL on January 7-8. Go to: https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eid=15422. See you in sunny Florida!

In a race that will be remembered as “one for the books,” the 113th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust is a wrap after staggered starts on July 22 and 23 in Chicago, IL. And while this year’s 289 nm race didn’t break any official records other […]

Save the date for the 2023 J/88 Midwinter Championship at the John Jennings Memorial Regatta at St. Petersburg Yacht Club in St. Petersburg, FL. If six J/88s register, we will have (not two, but) three days of racing from January 5-7. Look for the event website and registration soon!

The annual summer dash across the bottom of Lake Michigan from Chicago, IL to Michigan City, IN was a relatively light affair for the fleet of 80 boats. The Columbia Yacht Club RC/PRO team started the fleet on Friday, July 8 evening, and then it was a 32.0nm dash to […]