2009 and the J24 Worlds sees thirty years of J24 competition sailing arrive at the 2009 worlds to be held in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A. There is no doubt that there a many reasons the J24 has thrived and survived so many years in competitive yacht racing. It is certainly an incredibly honest sailing boat. If you sail it well it sails well if you sail it with less skill it … [Read more...]
Sailing Japan J24 race
Sailing Japan in a J24 with 7 other boats is possibly one of the best days you can have on the water whilst yacht racing. There is no doubt that the J24 is a well thought of yacht with more than 5,000 of these wonderful 24 footers built world wide. With 8 J24 yachts all heading to round the Windward mark at the same time it made for some very exciting moments. Here is a … [Read more...]
J24 Point Race KYC Sun. April 19th 2009
For my sailing in Japan today I was lucky enough to be invited to sail with "Black Pearl" and the rest of the J24 fleet out of Kansai Yacht Club , KYC. The weather was warm and the wind tricky all day which really added to the fun of the competition. I found that as we moved around the first 5 leg course that these races are pretty much a competition of minimizing errors. It … [Read more...]