On Saturday, September 11, the nation commemorated the 20th anniversary of 9/11. For 20 years, Newport sailors have held an annual race around Jamestown to remember the victims, show their patriotism and raise funds for charitable organizations. The 20th Anniversary Sail for Pride event raised donations for three charities in […]

The California Dreamin’ Series (CDS) consists of three match racing events: the St. Francis Yacht Club Stop on August 29-30 in J/22s, the San Diego Yacht Club Stop on October 9-10 in J/22s and the Long Beach Yacht Club Stop on November 13-14 in Catalina 37s. Up to eight skippers […]

Thanks to Chris Princing for this report: On a warm and muggy Saturday afternoon, William Coberly, Paul Nice and Zac Bowdish won the 2021 J/22 Michigan Championship otherwise known as the Tawas Bay of Pigs Regatta. After 2020 when they were tied after four races and lost on a tie […]

With 10 teams competing in J/22s at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship, Nicole Breault (San Francisco, CA) dominated the field, winning all 16 of her matches to claim the Allegra Knapp Mertz Trophy for the fourth time. The championship was hosted by San Diego Yacht Club on August […]

Jeff Progelhof’s Schitzen Giggles went wire to wire to secure the title of 2021 J/22 World Championship, racing J/22 hull #24. With crew Paul Foerster (former J/22 World Champion) and Rod Favela, the Rush Creek Yacht Club-based team tallied just 21 points in nine races, including one discard (1-1-1-6-2-4-[9]-2-4). Travis […]

On the penultimate day of the J/22 World Championship, the discard race came into play but didn’t knock Jeff Progelhof’s Schitzen Giggles from the top of the leaderboard. With crew Paul Foerster and Rod Favela, Progelhof added finishes of 2,4,9 on Thursday, but able to toss the 9, maintained first […]