The J/Fest Southwest Regatta celebrated its 13th anniversary this year with over 70 competitors from around the country. Lakewood Yacht Club hosted from October 22-23 and provided up to seven races for the one-design fleets. Here is the regatta report from Scott Spurlin: The weather was mid 70s and the […]

The Lake George Club rolled out the red carpet for the J/22 Northeast Championship from September 23-25. The regatta is popular for both American sailors as well as Canadian teams—nearly half the fleet came from Canada. However, it was American Kirk Reynolds’ crew on DELICIA that simply dominated in the […]

Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger dominated to secure the title of the 2022 J/22 North American Championship, racing J/22 USA sail #1542. With crew Geoff Becker and Billy Farmer, the Rochester Yacht Club-based team tallied just 14 points in eight races, including one in which they did not start (1-3-2-1-2-1-4-[22/DNS]). Christopher Doyle’s […]

Two days of racing has proven strong for Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger (Rochester Yacht Club), currently at the top with 9 points. In second place with 24 points is James Freedman’s Miss Conduct, joined by crew John Skiles and Angel Shellenberger. With 26 points, Chase Quinn’s Osprey is in third place […]

Twenty-one teams representing 10 states took to the waters of Tawas Bay for the inaugural day of the J/22 North American Championship in Michigan. Light air conditions only permitted two races, the first dominated by Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger (Rochester Yacht Club) and the second dominated by Chase Quinn’s Osprey (Bristol […]

The Charlevoix Yacht Club’s annual Red Fox Regatta went off with nice conditions for the dozens of boats gathered for their Labor Day weekend event sailed off the lakeside resort town of Charlevoix, MI. The half-dozen J/22s enjoyed good racing, especially for Tom Barnes on RECKLESS who walked off with […]