Spanning three weekends, the Seattle Yacht Club hosted its popular Tri-Island Series. Among 25 entries in the ORC Long Course Division, sailing a consistent two races was Jay Renehan’s J/111 HOOLIGAN. They posted a 3-5 to win with 8 points, five points clear of the next team. For more event details, visit https://www.seattleyachtclub.org/web/pages/regattas.

Larchmont Yacht Club (NY) hosted its classic spring opening race – the 32.0 nm Edlu Distance Race. The course goes from the Larchmont Breakwater to Gong 11B off Eaton’s Neck and back. The non-spinnaker fleet course is approximately 20.0 nm. Sailors saw a mostly light air race with 8-10 knots of breeze. Winning PHRF Spin II was Bill & Jackie Baxter’s J/111 FIREBALL. J/111s also finished fourth and fifth: Pito Chickering’s THE ROOST in fourth […]

The Warsash Sailing Club (England) concluded the Warsash Spring Series for IRC Racing classes. Four more races were held over the Spring Championship weekend. Winning IRC 1 Division with straight bullets was Paul Griffiths’s J/111 JAGERBOMB with just 5 points net after six races. Spring Championship IRC 1 Division: Over the two-weekend series from April 20-21 and 27-28, the WSC RC/PRO team managed to run a total of 12 races to the delight of all […]

As a blustery weather front cleared Sunday morning to reveal clear blue skies and white caps at sea, sailors on the final day of Yachting Cup were excited to get out on the water in some ‘sporty’ conditions. The fresh breeze from the passing front required boats to tune up from their usual “San Diego” trim. In the J/111 fleet, the rivalry between San Diegan Creative and Northern Californian Skeleton Key continued for the second […]

Competitors racing in the 2024 BVI Spring Regatta experienced a week of mixed conditions which put the best to the test; light for Spring Regatta (April 5-7) and typical windy trades for the Sailing Festival (April 2-3), so those who competed in the full week found the full range for the 51st edition. In CSA 3, congratulations to Sam Talbot’s J/111 Spike that took the victory. For complete results, visit, https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=16230.

The first major offshore event on San Francisco Bay for 2024 was the Big Daddy Regatta hosted by Richmond Yacht Club on the northeastern part of the Bay. The format is enjoyed by many sailors, with one-design and buoy racing on Saturday, followed by a PHRF handicapped pursuit race on Sunday. Sixty-nine boats showed up for Sunday’s PHRF pursuit race. Winning was Peter Wagner’s J/111 SKELETON KEY. For more Big Daddy Regatta information, visit http://www.richmondyc.org.

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 during the 2024 US Youth Championship in Bristol, RI June 22-25. The recipient is selected by the Board of Directors from nominations made by US […]

The annual Southern California Yachting Association Midwinters Regatta took place in Los Angeles February 17-18. The J/111 fleet in Southern California continues to strengthen every year. Yumio Dornberg’s REVO won six of seven races with a runaway victory. John Staff’s experienced offshore team on OBSIDIAN took the silver, counting six seconds in the scoreline. Rounding out the podium was Dan McGanty’s J/BOSS counting mostly thirds and fourths. For SCYA Midwinters details, visit https://www.calyachtclub.com/regattas.

Bill and Jackie Baxter’s J/111 team on Fireball notched its third consecutive win in the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta’s ORC division with another impressive performance that included four wins in six races. A pre-start port-starboard incident on the second day of the regatta marred their nearly perfect scoreline with a 12-point disqualification, but they put it behind them on Sunday morning and dominated both races from start to finish to close the series with […]

On a little chain of islands a few hours south of Miami, there’s a town popping with palm trees, humming with live music, and surrounded by shimmering turquoise waters. Forget port/starboard: in Key West, the roosters roaming the streets have the right of way. At the southernmost point of the United States, the Southernmost Regatta presented by Sailing Inc. ran January 15-19. A wide range of conditions ensured the best teams found their way to […]