The annual end-of-summer sailing season classic in northern Michigan has been the Labor Day regatta on Lake Charlevoix called the Red Fox Regatta. Hosted by the Charlevoix Yacht Club, the regatta includes a Friday evening “beer can” race as a warm-up to the main event on Saturday and Sunday. The […]
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Blecher Repeats at US Women’s Match Racing Champs in J/22s
After three days of racing marked by inconsistent breeze, Team BAAM (Allie Blecher, Katja Sertl, Beka Schiff, Ali Blumenthal) overtook Bow Down Racing (Bridget Groble, Maddie Bashaw, Lucy Klempen, Samantha Foulston) with two straight wins in the finals to claim their third U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship title in J/22s. […]
Read MoreMultinational Crew Wins J/22 World Championship at Travemünder Woche
Four decisions were made on the penultimate day of the 134th Travemünde Week: In addition to the ranking regattas of the Kielzugvögel and Korsar, it was the title fights in the J/22 and Olympiajolle that attracted the most attention. The race committee of the Zürcher Yacht-Club (ZYC) started the day […]
Read MoreJ/22 North American Champion: Glenn Darden’s Baby Doll
Glenn Darden’s Baby Doll, sailing with Willem Van Waay, Jackson Benvenutti and Min Min Kelly, have been crowned 2023 J/22 North American Champions. Darden, hailing from Fort Worth Boat Club in Texas, and 21 other teams travelled to CORK in Kingston, Ontario, Canada to battle it out over seven races. […]
Read MoreHelly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Annapolis
The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Annapolis had three days of extremely challenging light winds, strong currents and ultra-competitive fleets from May 5-7. Brad Julian and his team Yard Sail capitalized on a strong Sunday finish. Yard Sail moved into first place in the J/22 fleet after an […]
Read MoreTravis Odenbach’s Honeybadger Takes J/22 Midwinter Championship
Brisk conditions brought the J/22 Midwinter Championship to a close Sunday in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, but Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger got hot to secure the 2023 title. With crew Geoff Becker and Justin Damore, the Rochester, NY-based skipper leapt from third place to first among the 20-boat fleet with 13 […]
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