USA’s women’s match racing team Team Baam skippered by Allie Blecher from California (crew Beka Schiff, Rose Edwards and Ali Blumenthal Stokes) won the 2025 Santa Maria Cup June 7, defeating Vela Racing team skippered by Nicole Breault (crew Evan Brown Cahill, McKenzie Wilson, Julie Mitchell) 3-0 in a tense […] Read More

“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 May 3-6. Three days packed with races for 240 teams in 18 classes gave every sailor an opportunity to make […] Read More

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. Darby Smith thought his chances of winning J/22 class were derailed during the […] Read More

It was a family affair at the top of the leaderboard for the 2025 J/22 Midwinter Championship hosted by Rush Creek Yacht Club in Heath, TX. Chris Doyle led The Jug 4 1 team including brother Peter Doyle and son Nick Doyle. They opened the event with a 6, and only improved […] Read More

Host San Diego Yacht Club won the seventh edition of the Women’s J/22 Invitational held February 15-16 in San Diego, CA. Twenty-four teams from across the USA, Canada and Mexico competed in J/22s, with the home club nipping defending champion California Yacht Club by a half-point, with the 2023 winner […] Read More

The proposed Class Rules Changes (CRC) C.2 CREW LIMITATIONS and C.5.2 OPTIONAL PORTABLE EQUIPMENT have been approved by World Sailing and valid as of March 1, 2025. Please see the updated Class Rules on the World Sailing website: Microsoft Word – J22_CR_2025-March-01 This means that the maximum combined crew weight is […] Read More