Cleveland Race Week is hosted annually by Edgewater Yacht Club in Cleveland, OH each June. Winning the J/111 fleet was Jeff Davis’ SHAMROCK with 7 points. Another local sailing family, Rob Ruhlman’s SPACEMAN SPIFF, took the silver with 10 points. Then, taking the bronze was Seth & Kevin Young’s BLACK SEAL with 13 points. For more Cleveland Race Week information, visit https://www.clevelandraceweek.com/.

Point Fermin is located just outside Los Angeles Harbor near San Pedro. Since 1905 it has been the location for the Transpac Race start, https://transpacyc.com This iconic ocean race runs from Los Angeles to Hawaii for over 2,000 miles. Under normal sunny conditions for Transpac, this location provides an upwind start on starboard with the west end of Catalina Island as the mark to round before heading southwest out across the Pacific Ocean. For the […]

The new edition of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Detroit was hosted by Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit, MI from May 31-June 2. On the final day, the late afternoon southerly streaked out of the Detroit River and blue skies returned. By all accounts it was a perfect weekend of racing with light to moderate winds + socials hosted by Bayview Yacht Club. In the seven-boat J/111 fleet, Jeffrey Davis’ team on Shamrock […]

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 […]