Although the drivers who are qualified for Newport have known for a while, I thought people would be interested to know who the 16 drivers are the Canadian fleet will be sending to Newport in September, and how they qualified.  See below.  Also, heads up to the qualified drivers that you will be required to confirm your …

Thanks to all those who attended this years AGM conference call.  It was an effective meeting with good discussion across a number of important issues for our class, including representation from each of our districts.  Apologize for being late in getting this posted, but for those who weren’t able to attend, a couple of key …

You may want to ask them to kill some time at work watching these vids.  From our friends at North Sails and Harken, they have been out on Youtube for a few years now and not taken down, so thinking they are OK with them being up and think of them as advertisement now.  Anyway, …

Effective April 1, 2013, we will be racing under an updated set of class rules.  Nothing that will change how we sail the boats and generally housekeeping to align with common practices, clean-up potential for misinterpretations, or simplify things.  Of note, there are no longer any line diameter limitations.  The updated rulebook can be downloaded from …

With a number of new boat owners in our class, and with the recent confirmation by the IJCA that the Newport 2014 Worlds will not be an open regatta, thought I would provide a little refresher on how a helmsperson qualifies for a closed worlds.  With 25 boats having attended Rochester and at best only …

Thank you to all who attended our recent Annual General Meeting.  One of the items discussed, and actually voted on (thanks to Lee Grant for his guidance on how to actually do that) was that our membership fee structure needs updating.  A full member has been set at $55 for a number of years now …

Congratulations to Pete and his team for a great showing.  Good to see him still racing a J/24 from time to time.  Regatta report below. ISAF Mach Racing: Congratulations to Dustin Durant and his U.S. team from Long Beach Yacht Club for winning the ISAF N.A and Caribbean Regional Qualifier for the Nations Cup Grand …

Welcome to the new website for the Canadian J/24 Class Association. A long time coming, this project was developed throughout 2012 with the support of class volunteers, and we are pleased that it is ready for the start of our 2013 season. The new site is designed to be dynamic and make it easier to …

It is great pleasure that we are able to announce Lorne Chapman’s appointment as an IJCA Councilor of Honor.  IJCA Past Chairman Jim Farmer of the United States announced Lorne’s appointment at the 2012 World Council meeting recently held in Howth, Ireland.  The Council of Honor recognizing select individuals for their extraordinary contributions to the class internationally, …