Evan Petley-Jones and crew from Nova Scotia place 5th at US Nationals

  TOP FIVE OVERALL: 1. Robby Brown, Angel of Harlem, 12, 5, 1 ,2 ,2; 22 2. Tony Parker, Bangor Packet, 3, 2, 3, 3, 12; 23 3. Aidan Glackin, Mental Floss, 10, 3, 16, 9, 4; 42 4. Natalie Harden, Giggles, 1, 30, 6, 4, 13; 54 5. Evan Petley-Jones, Lifted, 16, 13, 28, …

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Ontario Fall Series finishes up with great wind and chilly temperatures

The Ontario Fall Series (Detlor-Coleman-Nicoll Trophy) finished up with great wind (which we didn’t have all summer) and chilly temperatures at Port Credit YC. In total we had 10 boats out (6- J/24s and 4-J/70s) – all starting together but with separate scoring. As has become a tradition, boats were all hauled out on the …

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Winners of the Lake Ontario Racing Council (LORC) for the 2018 season – Ontario Series and World Qualifiers

Congratulations to the winners of the Lake Ontario Racing Council’s 2018 summer series consisting of the ABYC, PCYC and EYC Level and Open Regattas. The Winners were: 1st  – A-Salt (Ed Rees) 2nd  Black Swan (Eli Gershman) 3rd Black Pearl  (Eriks Kalvins) Congrats to all of the winners from 2017 and 2018 2017 Ontario Series …

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Nepean One Design Regatta – June 16-17, 2018 Results

J/24 Class Sailed: 2, Discards: 0, To count: 2, Entries: 9, Scoring system: Appendix A Rank Boat Class SailNo HelmName Club Race 1 Race 2 Total Net 1st Hijack J/24 4019 Fred Deom NSC 0.75 0.75 1.50 1.50 2nd Phantom J/24 2280 Jonathan Boocock NSC 3.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 3rd Tequila J/24 4412 Vince Somoza …

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2018 Canadian Champs at CORK August 18-20 – won by Michael Howarth in Wharf Rat

The 2018 J/24 Canadians were held during CORK week in Kingston.  The hope was for good thermals.  13 boats launched from Kingston Yacht Club.  Unfortunately, the thermals never materialized and the 3 day event was sailed in Northern wind directions on the lighter side and a very light southern wind on the last day.  It …

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2017 driveHG.ca J/24 Worlds awarded Chisholm Trophy for Excellence in Race Management

Ice is now covering the huge snowfall that hit southern Ontario the second weekend in February. Temperatures are expected to rise well above freezing again, which has been the pattern for the entire winter – so even iceboating has come to a halt! The 2017 driveHG.ca J/24 Worlds will be awarded the  Chisholm Trophy for …

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Detlor Coleman Nicoll Fall Series Results

Just like the World Championships, the Fall Series was plagued by light winds and added to that was rain and fog, which made for some challenging days. The boys on Gravelle Woodworking clawed their way up to the top and are to be congratulated on a great series which ended with Dark ‘n Stormies at …

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2018 J/24 U.S. National Championship September 7- 9, 2018

  The annual host of the J/24 Downeast Regatta and host of the 2015 J/24 North American Championships, J/24 Fleet 43 with Portland Yacht Club and Handy Boat Service are again planning an epic sailing regatta for the 2018 J/24 U.S. National Championship to be held September 7th, 8th and 9th 2018 in Falmouth, Maine …

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Three Canadian boats in top ten at driveHG.ca 2017 World Championships

Hurricanes Jose and Maria had done their devastating work in the Caribbean and Florida which creating a wonderful weather high in the Great Lakes region that was to last almost 3 weeks. With that high also came lack of wind, high temperatures and sun filled skies, which are wonderful if you are on a beach …

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Lifted wins Canadian J/24 Nationals in Quebec for second year in a row

  J-24 Canadian Championship Beaconsfield Yacht Club | July 20-23, 2017 [View in Standard Format] J-24 (7 boats) (top) Series Standing – 7 races scored Information is provisional and subject to modification Regatta results last updated: Sunday, July 23, 2017 1:25:12 PM CDT Click on race number to view detailed race information. Pos,Bow/Sail, Boat, Skipper, …

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