The fog was hanging low, but energy was running high at the start of the first day of racing at the 2021 Rolex Big Boat Series serving as the J/88 North American Championship. Fortunately by day’s end, the westerlies characteristic of San Francisco Bay were blowing strong and steady through […]

Chicago Yacht Club rolled out the red carpet again for their end-of-season regatta: Verve Cup Offshore from August 13-15. Friday offered a Northeast breeze, and the next two days offered more of the same, with sunshine and 70 degree temperatures, but a lighter 5-9 knots breeze in the east/southeast quadrants […]

The 17th Annual YRALIS Championship Regatta (PHRF and One-Design) was hosted by a trio of yacht clubs in western Long Island Sound—American YC, Indian Harbor YC, and Riverside YC. Racing took place on three circles, one hosted by each club, from August 7-8. The J/88 one-design class had a nice […]

In its 123rd edition, 140 offshore yachts competed on the weekends of July 10-11 and July 17-18 at Larchmont Race Week on Long Island Sound. In the Sunday Funday Pursuit Race, Justin Scagnelli & Tim Price’s J/88 ALBONDIGAS won. The J/88 fleet saw a runaway winner in the form of […]

The fourth edition of the Swedish Midsummer Solo Challenge was something out of the ordinary for those who want to sail 120.0+ nm solo in one of the world’s most challenging archipelagos. This at a time of year when the nights are warm and the sun barely sets. Again, over […]

“We didn’t get to race last year (because of the pandemic), but this year we got to sail twice as long,” joked one of the 3,000 or more sailors who just completed the Chicago Yacht Club’s 112th Race to Mackinac. The iconic race that covers 289.4 nautical miles from the […]

The weather may not have delivered, but for many of the 7,000 sailors who headed out for the 90th anniversary of the Island Sailing Club’s Round the Island Race, this was a big day out in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. The forecast for overcast skies and light winds were […]

The Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago on June 11-13 was the largest regatta hosted on Lake Michigan since the pandemic began. Twelve J/88s participated in six races, five of which were won by Dave Tufts’ Gaucho who took the victory with 10 points. Andy Graff’s Exile came in second (18 […]

Columbia Yacht Club in Chicago, IL hosted the COLORS Regatta from June 5-6, including 12 J/88s who got in five races. Ben Marden’s Banter earned the victory with 16 points. The next four positions were separated by one point each with Tim Wade’s Windsong snagging second place (21 points), and […]

Five J/88s completed seven races at the Cedar Point One Design Regatta over the first weekend in June. William Purdy’s Whirlwind edged out Justin Scagnelli & Tim Price on Albondigas by just one point (12 points to 13). And there was a tie on points at 16 for third and […]