Chris Doyle on The Jug 4 1 won the 2019 J/22 North American Championship, crushing the competition with a 21-point lead. The eight-race series was hosted by Wayzata Yacht Club on Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota from June 21-23. The three-time North American Champion and his crew Peter Doyle and Nick […] Read More

Chris Doyle on The Jug 4 1 remained in the lead during day two of the J/22 North American Championship hosted by Wayzata Yacht Club in Minnesota. While many teams struggled with the wind shifts and fluctuating wind speeds, Doyle strengthened his first-place advantage during Saturday’s four races. The Jug […] Read More

Thirty-eight teams from throughout the United States battled the wind shifts, and each other, on the inaugural day of the J/22 North American Championship hosted by Wayzata Yacht Club (WYC) in Minnesota. Four races were completed, and the Youngstown Yacht Club team on The Jug 4 1, including Chris Doyle, […] Read More

As part of the three-day Lipton Cup Regatta, teams from 10 yacht clubs competed for the Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge Trophy on June 15. Conditions for the St. Francis Yacht Club J/22s were perfect in the Keller Cove race area, with winds in the 12-15 knot range, and moderate chop. […] Read More

The Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD regatta took place May 3-5. For Matt Schubert (Annapolis, MD) in the 23-boat J/22 fleet, 4 points separated him and former college rival J.R. Maxwell (Annapolis, MD) heading into the final race. In the end, Schubert came out on top. “A bunch of people were […] Read More

The second major event of the Southern California offshore season, the Newport to Ensenada Race, started off quite light, especially overnight, but as the fleet made their way down the coastline, the onshore sea breezes and northerly flows kicked in for a sunny, breezy finish for most boats. The 125nm […] Read More