Thanks to Blane Shea for this report: Incredible conditions set the tone for fierce competition at the 2023 Great Lakes Championship held in Harbor Springs, Michigan during the UGotta Regatta. The J/111 Class had a total of 12 boats racing all three days. The group was fortunate to have Stu Johnstone as the host of the J/Boats party and participating in the regatta sailing with Terrier. Thank you to J/Boats! The Great Lakes Championship was […]

The 2023 Bayview Mackinac Race will go down in history as one of the more difficult races recently. This year, it was a tale of two races: the first half in southerly winds, then dying for some time, before a benign cold front rolled across the course late Sunday to sweep in WNW winds hard on the nose for the Cove Island course teams. Over 200 boats started this year’s Race with teams choosing one […]

Over 50 J/Boats participated in the 2023 edition of Key Yachting’s J/Cup UK, hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club. The 24th edition provided exciting racing and plenty of fun ashore. The J/Cup featured one-design racing for three classes and IRC Racing Classes for mixed fleets. The three-day regatta featured both windward-leeward and round-the-cans racing. Day 1: The regatta kicked off with almost 300 sailors enjoying sunny conditions in the central Solent. With a slow […]

Inside Chicago Harbor, the northerly wind blowing through the protected mooring field was deceiving. Conditions appeared benign enough to send the sailors out for the final day of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Chicago, but out beyond the breakwater, whitecaps frothed and the weather stations reported the truth: it was gnarly out on Lake Michigan, just too much for safe racing. Ahead of the official 0900 morning signals, organizers made the preemptive […]

Bayview Yacht Club in Michigan and its volunteers rolled out the red carpet for the annual Bayview One-Design Regatta. They were rewarded with two great days of sailing and eight races for each of the one-design classes. In the half-dozen J/111 fleet, it was George Edward Kriese’s WILDCAT that won seven of eight races to win with 9 points total. Second went to Seth & Kevin Young’s BLACK SEAL. This family team posted all podium […]

Racing at the Royal Ocean Racing Club Vice Admiral’s Cup concluded on Sunday 21 May after a second superb day of racing in The Solent. The northeasterly breeze wicked up to 20 knots at times, but was once again variable in speed, giving a complexity to the one-design and IRC-rated action. Three races were held for all classes on the final day, completing the six-race series. J/111 Class: Going into the last day, Tony & […]

One of the first major events of the sailing season in the Pacific Northwest is hosted by the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club called the Race to the Straits—a 30.0nm dash from Shilshole Bay in Seattle up to Port Townsend, WA. It is principally a short-handed event, featuring both Single and Double-handed divisions. The full course length is 30.710 nautical miles each day. Saturday’s race is from Shilshole Bay to Point Hudson, and Sunday’s race is […]

Yachting Cup racing was blessed with champagne San Diego sailing conditions on the first day, presenting an average of 13 knots steadily through the day. Visitors from neighboring cities got lucky with blue skies and sunshine. Seven classes sailed on two ocean courses just south of Point Loma, with a special Classics/Navigator course that started in the “near ocean course” and concluded with a Bay tour on the city front. The J/111 REVO, driven by […]

A record number of 84 teams competed in the first regatta of the Royal Southern Yacht Club’s Summer Series. The North Sails May Regatta was held Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday to avoid clashing with King Charles III’s coronation. A light to moderate gradient breeze provided calm conditions, but the competition was as fierce as ever. A southerly breeze gusting over the Isle of Wight made reading the changes in speed and direction the keys […]

After 93 races across the various classes, the 40th Warsash Spring Series and Championship came to an end. The subsequent prize-giving saw 31 trophies distributed to the winners by Warsash Sailing Club, along with sailing jackets and bags presented by event partners Helly Hansen. Most of the prizes were the Warsash glass yachts regularly presented for the event. At a busy clubhouse, Warsash SC Commodore Nigel Rennie thanked everyone concerned for all their efforts, including […]