His boat’s age—35 years—was nothing but a number as Robby Brown dominated the J/24 class at the 2013 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta and earned overall honors for the first event of the 2013 NOOD Regatta Series
The tactical brainpower behind Mauricio Santa Cruz’s four-time J/24 world championship winning Bruschetta shares his big-fleet management tips.
The new J/70 dove into the one-design racing scene at the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup U.S. Qualifying Series, marking the start of things to come. Starting Line from our November/December 2012 issue.
It’s official: J/Boats’ J/70 claims Sailing World Magazine’s 2013 Boat of the Year Award
J/Boats’ new one-design sensation is lighting the sportboat scene ablaze. Quick, stiff, ramp-launchable, and priced right, the J/70 checked all the BOTY boxes as it sailed its way to the top of the judges’ lists. Behold our 2013 Boat of the Year.
Photos by Walter Cooper Given the immedate success of the J/70, with hundreds of boats sold before the first was built, it was a foregone conclusion that the J/70 would end up among the judges’ favorites. With their latest sensation J/Boats has its first ramp-launchable sportboat and a polished set of class rules in place before the first big regatta (Quantum Key West) in January. The judges all agreed it delivered the excitement of a small sportboat, and the stiffness and handling of a big
For the top 40-footer from San Francisco’s main event, victory has been a comprehensive approach to speed. Winner’s Debrief from our November/December 2012 issue.
Rochester YC (N.Y.) hosted 96 J/24s for the 2012 World Championship on Lake Ontario this September. After the 10-race series, Brazil’s Mauricio Santa Cruz and team on Bruschetta took the championship title, while the U.S. team of John Mollicone and 11th Hour Racing finished second. Photos: Rochester YC
Capri, Italy hosted the J24 Worlds in 1987. Check out the photos from the Sailing World Archives.
Our experts get the most out of a two-boat J/24 tuning session.
The Columbia Yacht Club hosted the COLORS regatta on June 2-3 in Chicago, Illinois. The racing featured several One Design classes, including Farr 40s, J 111s, T-10s and J 105s. There was also a Distance Race and PHRF racing to complete the fun. Photos courtesy of Tom Besore at TomsMedia.SmugMug.com
Jeff Johnstone looks back at the boat that “started it all” for his family’s company. From our April 1997 issue.
His boat’s age—35 years—was nothing but a number as Robby Brown dominated the J/24 class at the 2013 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta and earned overall honors for the first event of the 2013 NOOD Regatta Series
The tactical brainpower behind Mauricio Santa Cruz’s four-time J/24 world championship winning Bruschetta shares his big-fleet management tips.
The new J/70 dove into the one-design racing scene at the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup U.S. Qualifying Series, marking the start of things to come. Starting Line from our November/December 2012 issue.
It’s official: J/Boats’ J/70 claims Sailing World Magazine’s 2013 Boat of the Year Award
J/Boats’ new one-design sensation is lighting the sportboat scene ablaze. Quick, stiff, ramp-launchable, and priced right, the J/70 checked all the BOTY boxes as it sailed its way to the top of the judges’ lists. Behold our 2013 Boat of the Year.
Photos by Walter Cooper Given the immedate success of the J/70, with hundreds of boats sold before the first was built, it was a foregone conclusion that the J/70 would end up among the judges’ favorites. With their latest sensation J/Boats has its first ramp-launchable sportboat and a polished set of class rules in place before the first big regatta (Quantum Key West) in January. The judges all agreed it delivered the excitement of a small sportboat, and the stiffness and handling of a big
For the top 40-footer from San Francisco’s main event, victory has been a comprehensive approach to speed. Winner’s Debrief from our November/December 2012 issue.
Rochester YC (N.Y.) hosted 96 J/24s for the 2012 World Championship on Lake Ontario this September. After the 10-race series, Brazil’s Mauricio Santa Cruz and team on Bruschetta took the championship title, while the U.S. team of John Mollicone and 11th Hour Racing finished second. Photos: Rochester YC
Capri, Italy hosted the J24 Worlds in 1987. Check out the photos from the Sailing World Archives.
Our experts get the most out of a two-boat J/24 tuning session.
The Columbia Yacht Club hosted the COLORS regatta on June 2-3 in Chicago, Illinois. The racing featured several One Design classes, including Farr 40s, J 111s, T-10s and J 105s. There was also a Distance Race and PHRF racing to complete the fun. Photos courtesy of Tom Besore at TomsMedia.SmugMug.com
Jeff Johnstone looks back at the boat that “started it all” for his family’s company. From our April 1997 issue.
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