The US J/22 Class Association has awarded the second-annual Scholarship Boat to students from Jacksonville University Sailing Team. The enthusiastic crew members—Alfonso Garcia Bringas, Andre Guaragna, Jack Gower and David Hein—will be campaigning the boat in 2017. Their goal is to become the top youth team at the 2018 J/22 […]
Read MoreSt Francis YC Wins San Francisco Cup
The battle for the San Francisco Cup ended in a victory for the St. Francis Yacht Club, winning with a score of 12-6 over San Francisco Yacht Club on Berkeley Circle. After a short delay while the wind settled in on Saturday, the Open division began racing, sailing in IODs. […]
Read MoreKevin Doyle’s Mo’ Money Earns J/22 Midwinter Championship
Kevin Doyle, Vic Snyder and Aaron Snyder’s Mo’ Money mastered the light conditions on Sunday to win their first J/22 Midwinter Championship. The Youngstown, New York-based team tallied a 4,3,1 for 8 points in the three-race series. No racing took place on Friday and Saturday due to high winds and […]
Read MoreShane Young wins California Dreamin’ Series
The third and final stop of the California Dreamin’ Series for match racing finished on March 11-12 under sunny skies and light winds in San Francisco, CA. While local teams Russ Silvestri and Nicole Breault finished first and second, respectively, it was not enough to take the overall title away […]
Read MoreThree Bridge Fiasco
The 362 entries in the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s 2017 edition of the Three Bridge Fiasco in San Francisco, CA had more wind than predicted, except when they had none at all. One of the factors that makes the race a “fiasco” is that the crews, all singlehanded and doublehanded, must […]
Read MoreMatch Race Circuit
The first stop of the three-event California Dreamin’ Match Race Series was held January 7-8 in San Diego, CA in J/22s. Organizers and racers were challenged by light and shifty conditions on the city-front course, managing five flights on Saturday but on Sunday the winds never produced enough for a […]
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