J/Fest Southwest

The J/Fest Southwest Regatta celebrated its 14th anniversary this year from November 2-3. The 10-boat J/22 fleet saw dominance from the first day by Tom Meeh’s MEEHEM. Starting off with triple bullets, they closed with a pair of deuces in their five-race scoreline to win with just 7 points. Tom’s […]
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J/22 World Championship Day Three

A southerly wind of 5-7 knots led to new race winners Friday but not a change to the top of the leaderboard at the 2024 J/22 World Championship hosted by Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis, Maryland. Locals Brad Julian’s Yard Sail and Chase Quinn’s Osprey swapped firsts and seconds to […]
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J/22 World Championship Day Two

The Chesapeake Bay delivered gorgeous conditions Thursday for the 48 teams competing at the 2024 J/22 World Championship. Another three races were run by PRO Mark Foster and the Race Committee, bringing the total to six and now including the discard. Winds started at 16-18 knots, and dropped only slightly […]
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J/22 World Championship Begins in Annapolis

Forty-eight teams representing 15 states and four countries took to the waters of the Chesapeake Bay for the inaugural day of the J/22 World Championship in Annapolis, Maryland. Summer-like conditions greeted racers with blue skies, temperatures in the 70s and winds at 8-10 knots in a light chop. The Race […]
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