Knowledge of the Chesapeake Bay and its light, shifty winds paid off for local sailors in the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Annapolis from May 3-5. J/22 (15 boats, 10 races): Hot Toddy, USA1464, Jeffrey Todd – 1 -2 -2 -3 -3 -3 -9 -2 -8 -6 ; 39 […] Read More

It took a tiebreaker to determine the winner of the 2024 J/22 Midwinter Championship hosted by Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, LA: Glenn Darden’s Baby Doll of Fort Worth Boat Club in Texas. Eking out the victory at 28 points, including back-to-back bullets in the final two races, the […] Read More

Twenty-eight J/22 teams started Saturday on shore due to blustery conditions at the J/22 Midwinter Championship hosted by Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, LA. The breeze settled down to 16-18 knots and eventually to 8 knots, permitting four races on the day for six total. Factoring in the discard, […] Read More

Light and shifty breeze welcomed 28 J/22 teams to the J/22 Midwinter Championship hosted by Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, LA. Following an onshore postponement while rain squalls passed through, two races were accomplished under clearing skies and spring temperatures. Michael Gemperline’s Defiance from Bristol Yacht Club in Rhode […] Read More

Match racing skipper Ryan Seago from Detroit, MI snared first place in St. Francis Yacht Club’s stop on the California Dreamin’ J/22 Match Race Series. Facing significant flood tide along the challenging Cityfront course, Seago timed his starts to perfection, and there were few chances for the trailing boat to […] Read More

Robert L. Johnstone, lll has been named the 2023 recipient of the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy, US Sailing’s most prestigious annual award, going to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the sport of sailing in this country in any associated activity. Presentation of the Trophy is planned […] Read More