Year: 2025

(Charleston, SC)- Over the course of nearly three decades, Charleston Race Week has developed a proven reputation that brings sailors back year after year. While the location is an integral piece of the puzzle, well-run races in a unique venue as winter fades doesn’t hurt.
The 29th edition will be held April 10-13 with entries spanning 18 classes across six courses. Charleston Harbor, with its tricky currents, has a well-earned reputation as a challenging race course.
A robust turnout in several one-design classes has 29 boats in J/70, 16 in J/105, 14 in J/24, and 10 in J/22. Meanwhile, there will be offshore racing for the ORC A and B classes and offshore pursuit racing in three divisions (non-Spinnaker, A, and B). Also, a PHRF inshore fleet features five boats that call Charleston their home port.
“Exceptional racing conditions, a strong sense of community, and a unique blend of competition and celebration are what make this a regatta unlike any other!” reports longtime event director Randy Draftz.
For the third straight year, the daily post-race party will be held aboard the historic USS Yorktown, a floating museum berthed at Patriots Point. Participants and guests will have access to the entire ship while enjoying refreshments provided by Regatta Craft Mixers, Mount Gay Rum, and Mount Pleasant-based Westbrook Brewing.
Staying true to their mission of developing better sailors, Charleston Race Week organizers have brought in National Sailing Hall of Fame inductee and two-time America’s Cup winner Ed Baird to deliver the daily debriefs and assist meteorologist Shea Gibson with the morning forecasts. Baird will be joined for the debriefs by Marty Kullman, a seasoned professional with Evolution Sails.
“I’m looking forward to joining the racing activities in Charleston again this year,” Baird said. “It’s always challenging to get the strategy right in the current and with the geographical shifts, but it’s a ton of fun to be with so many sailors who are ready to be done with winter and get back on the water. I’m very excited to be part of the action.”
Additionally, Charleston local Greg Fisher, a longtime professional sailmaker, will be out on the water for practice racing and fine-tuning boats each day. Fisher, a current Evolution Sails pro, who was just announced as a National Sailing Hall of Fame inductee, has won 25 national, North American, and world championships in seven different classes.
J/70 ClassThe 28-boat fleet includes some class veterans looking forward to battling the insane currents on their course near Fort Sumter. Some of those teams include Alec Cutler’s HEDGEHOG, and Bryce Kalow’s. KID’S TABLE, Maggie McKillen’s MAGATRON, Michele Grau’s German crew on PAINT IT BLACK, Peter Duncan’s RELATIVE OBSCURITY, Brian Keane’s SAVASANA, Bruno Pasquinelli’s STAMPEDE, and Dick Kalow’s SUPPER CLUB.
J/88 ClassThe six-boat fleet has several class veterans dueling for the top of the podium. Amongst them are Chris & Liz. Chadwick’s CHURCH KEY, Iris Vogel’s DEVIATION, Andrew Graff’s EXILE, and Bill Purdy’s WHIRLWIND.
J/105 ClassWhat a great turnout for the J/105 fleet, with fifteen boats attending from across America. Leading contenders should include Matt Arno’s BLUE FLASH, Teddy Turner & Bill McKensie’s RUM FRONT, and Rob Ruhlman’s SPACEMAN SPIFF.
J/24 ClassThe fourteen-boat J/24 fleet will always enjoy spirited racing near the Charleston city waterfront. Amongst the potential teams at the top of the leaderboard should be Patricio Sly’s BITCOIN, Jasper Van Vliet’s EVIL TWIN, Mike Palazzo’s JO MAMMA, Tyler Benjamin’s ORANGE CRUSH, and Charlotte Myers’s REFLEX.
J/22 ClassThe ten-boat J/22 fleet should have some tight racing along the Charleton city waterfront, too. Some of the top teams include Pat Mooore’s BETTER JUDGEMENT, Darby Smith’s TASMANIAN DEVIL, and Scott Jensen’s VICTOR.
ORC DivisionThe offshore fleet of eight boats includes a cadre of race-winning J/Teams. There are three J/122 crews, Robin Team’s TEAMWOORK, Matt Schaedler’s BLITZKRIEG, and Constantine Baris’s DIRE WOLF. Joining them is Les Cabiness’s J/111 WIDE LOAD and Willy Schwenzfeier’s J/35 ARROW.
PHRF DivisionThis dozen-boat fleet features a trio of J/120s, Rick Moore’s KEELFORCE, John Keenan’s ILLYRIA, & Bill Hanckel’s EMOCEAN. Also in the mix are Ned Goss’s J/36 SOUL and Bob Musor’s J/130 SCEPTRE.
For more Charleston Race Week sailing informationhttps://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu/16941

(Seattle, WA)- The Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle held its Center Sound Series for a highly competitive fleet of offshore sailing teams over the past three weekends. The event is comprised of three races held on successive Saturdays- the Three Tree Point Race, the Possession Point Race, and the final Blakely Rock Race.
ORC DivisionWinning ORC Overall and their ORC 3 Division was Jay Renehan & Chris Lanziger’s J/111 HOOLIGAN. Their two-race net tally of 2-1 easily led the ORC Overall standings by a wide margin of five points. Then, in ORC 4 Division, David Schutte’s J/109 SPYHOP won with a 3-1 tally for 4 net pts.
PHRF DivisionSimilarly, Yun Lim’s J/80 JOLLY GREEN took the bronze medal with a 6-2 scoreline for 8 pts net.
J/105 ClassHandily winning the J/105 class was John & Jack Aitchison’s MOOSE UNKNOWN with two bullets! Taking the silver medal with a pair of deuces was Allen Hughes & Shauna Walgren’s CREATIVE. Then, the bronze medal went to Mark Prentice’s PANIC with a 6-3 scoreline for 9 pts.
For more CYCS Center Sound Series sailing informationhttps://cycseattle.org/regatta/u2mLr48Vew

Over the past few weeks, global thrills, corinthian skills, and spring sailing have been heating up across the J/World! From the gusty breezes off Cascais, Porugal to the sun-soaked shores of the Caribbean, the J/70 and J/24 classes continue their high-octane march across continents this spring. The debut of the J/70 Corinthian European Championship marked a milestone for amateur racing, while seasoned crews battled boisterous breeze at BVI Spring Regatta and Seattle’s Center Sound Series. Across Miami and Texas, Midwinter titles were hotly contested, with family dynasties and international rivalries shaping the leaderboard. With Charleston Race Week on the horizon, spring sailing is proving to be anything but predictable—except for the fact that J/Teams are everywhere and in the hunt.

Spring is in the Air- New J’s Are Rolling Out!
(Newport, RI)- Spring is right around the corner and that means we are thinking about our 2025 sailing season. There are still summer/fall deliveries available for the J/99, J/7 and J/9. It’s not too late to enjoy the summer months on a new J! Contact your local dealer or info@jboats.com for more info!

Featured photos above are a J/7 with gorgeous hull wrap, a. J/9, and a J/99!
For more J/Boats information—-Read more here.

Spanish Sweep J/70 Corinthian European Championship

(Cascais Portugal)– The International J/70 Class continues to grow and evolve, debuting the Corinthian European Championship this year in Cascais, Portugal. Amateur racing in the J/70 is in high demand, evidenced by the fifty-four teams hosted by Club Naval de Cascais in this year’s event from seventeen nations: AUS, BRA, CHN, ESP, EST, FIN, FRA, GBR, GER, HUN, ITA, MEX, NED, POR, SWE, TUR, and USA.
Conditions were rocking and rolling for the entire weekend in Cascais Bay with a breeze often in the upper teens, plus huge swells, to challenge teams and equipment. In the end, it was a trio of dominating performances from the Spanish teams to swept the podium: Javier Padron’s HSN SAILING TEAM in first, Món Canellas Salas’s HANG TEN secured the silver, and Alejandro Perez Garcia-Duran’s BODEGA CAN MARLES took third place.  Read more here.

J/122 Eclipses BVI Race Week

(Roadtown, Tortola, British Virgin Islands)- It was a wild & woolly several days of racing for this year’s BVI Spring Regatta hosted by the Royal BVI Yacht Club. Reveling in the rough and tumble sailing conditions that saw mid-teens breezes all three days, gusting to 25+ kts at times, were several J/Crews. Here is how it all went down.
Day OneMother Nature threw out another wild day on the water on Mount Gay Rum Race Day, day 1 of racing in the BVI Spring Regatta. Gusts to 30 knots and the occasional squall blasting through the three courses running eleven divisions made for lively racing.  Read more here.

J/111 Crowned ORC Overall Winner in Center Sound Series 
(Seattle, WA)- The Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle held its Center Sound Series for a highly competitive fleet of offshore sailing teams over the past three weekends. The event is comprised of three races held on successive Saturdays- the Three Tree Point Race, the Possession Point Race, and the final Blakely Rock Race.   Read more here.

Duncan Wins J/70 Midwinter Championship
(Miami, FL)- Hosted by Shake-A-Leg Foundation in Coconut Grove, FL, the 2025 J/70 Midwinter Championship on March 28-30 attracted fifty teams for the seven-race series. Posting five top-two scores Peter Duncan’s RELATIVE OBSCURITY (USA) earned the title by seven points over Ralph Vasconcellos-Rosa MINDSET (BRA) in the high-wind event. Garnering the bronze medal was another Brazilian team- Victor Hector-Demaisono’s OCEANPACT. 
Duncan’s team had tactician Victor Diaz de Leon, Jud Smith, and Willem Van Waay, the same crew that won the 2017 J/70 World Championship. “We got the band back together,” said Duncan. “It’s been a lot of fun sailing with this team again. We’re getting stronger every race.” Read more here.

BANGOR PACKET Takes J/24 Midwinter Championship

(Miami, FL)— Class veteran Tony Parker’s BANGOR PACKET stayed consistent through nine races to earn the 2025 J/24 Midwinter Championship in Miami, FL. With a crew including World Champion Will Welles as well as Will Bomar, Emmet Todd, and James Niblock, Parker never finished lower than sixth to win the title.  Read more here.

Doyle Family Crowned J/22 Midwinter Champions

(Heath, TX)- It was a family affair at the top of the leaderboard for the 2025 J/22 Midwinter Championship hosted by Rush Creek Yacht Club in Heath, TX. Chris Doyle led THE JUG 4 1 team including brother Peter Doyle and son Nick Doyle. They opened the event with a 6th, and only improved from there, ending the seven-race one-discard series with 16 net points. Local favorite Jeff Progelhof’s SCHITZEN GIGGLES with wife Erin and Eric Hemker claimed the runner-up position at 22 points. Alex and Mike Schwinn’s TILT took the bronze at 26 points. Read more here.

Charleston Race Week 2025 Preview

(Charleston, SC)- Over the course of nearly three decades, Charleston Race Week has developed a proven reputation that brings sailors back year after year. While the location is an integral piece of the puzzle, well-run races in a unique venue as winter fades doesn’t hurt.
The 29th edition will be held April 10-13 with entries spanning 18 classes across six courses. Charleston Harbor, with its tricky currents, has a well-earned reputation as a challenging race course.
A robust turnout in several one-design classes has 29 boats in J/70, 16 in J/105, 14 in J/24, and 10 in J/22. Meanwhile, there will be offshore racing for the ORC A and B classes and offshore pursuit racing in three divisions (non-Spinnaker, A, and B). Also, a PHRF inshore fleet features five boats that call Charleston their home port.   Read more here.

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Come sailing with us and explore the “J” range!(Hamble, England)- J/UK will again be hosting its “J/Open Days” this spring so that you may learn more about the latest J/Boats and even take them sailing on the Southampton Water and the Solent. Get on the water and enjoy the full-on “J” sailing experience. Find out why J/Sailors are so passionate about the remarkable sailing performance of J/Boats. On hand will be a J/70, J/99, the new J/36, the new J/40, and a J/45.
Mark these dates on your calendar:- Friday- March 28th- Friday- April 25th- Friday to Sunday- May 9th to 11th
Join us on the water and experience what makes J/Boats special! Please sign up now and make an appointment with a J/UK representative today! Go to this link and please fill out the form:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhy5Kb8AfIk3eVNAAik4dwQtWKnSTjDL53_S65jDkGPdN38Q/viewform

(Seattle, WA)- 2024 was a year for the record books in the offshore Pacific Northwest sailing community! It seems like fewer races were called off for a lack of wind than any in recent memory, and a couple of races gave everyone an unforgettable extra helping of breeze (and the chandleries, sailmakers, and riggers a bit of extra springtime work).
Throughout the year, there was ample participation and even more enthusiasm in all kinds of races by all kinds of racers in all kinds of boats. Compiling this list is a fun and impressive exercise (on the back end, it includes every boat that sailed in any of our qualifying races). By our count, 504 different boats participated in the events that we include in our Top 25, and that’s surely only a fraction of the total number of race boats across the Pacific Northwest. How cool is that? As always, consistently great performances helped bring these 25 awesome crews to the top of our list.
How do we select these boats? The qualifying races for our Top 25 offer a good representation of keelboat racing in the Pacific Northwest, and include a mix of distance and around-the-buoy races, single-race events, and multi-race regattas. Our scoring system is on a percentage basis, depending on the size of the class: 0% (did not finish) to 100% (first in class), where the event score = (Finishers – Place) / (Finishers – 1). Overall scores are an average of a boat’s best five finishes. There is no minimum number of races required to qualify. Multi-race events (like the Southern Sound Series) are scored as single events. Ties go to the boat with the larger average fleet size.
This year’s #1 boat, the J/105 MOOSE UNKNOWN, is skippered by John Aitchison and represents the Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle and Sloop Tavern Yacht Club. This savvy crew usually sails in a highly competitive one-design class. It’s never easy to take a win, let alone many of them. But after three straight years in our top five, MOOSE UNKNOWN made it to the top! They took more wins than we can count in our scoring system, a truly remarkable accomplishment! Bravo to the MOOSE crew!! Congratulations!
A tip of our caps to every one of 48° North’s PNW Top 25 racing sailboats! It is a privilege to present this list, and we offer our admiration and appreciation for those in the racing community who live it, love it, and sail so well. After first place, there were many proud and enthusiastic J/Boat owners in the Top 25 (by far the dominant brand with 10 boats total)!
3rd- Ryan Porter’s J/80 JOLLY GREEN- Sloop Tavern YC5th- Sara Billey/ Paul Viola’s J/105 PEER GYNT- Corinthian YC Seattle6th- Jay Renehan’s J/111 HOOLIGAN- Seattle YC9th- Tolga Cezik’s J/111 LODOS- Corinthian YC Seattle10th- David Schutte’s J/109 SPY HOP- Corinthian YC Seattle11th- Gerry Gilbert’s J/80 VELOCE- Port Orchard YC12th- Lenny Rezabek’s J/105 INSUBORDINATION- Corinthian YC Seattle19th- Mike Cain/ Mark Prentice’s J/105 PANIC- Corinthian YC Seattle21st- Dave Miller’s J/99 ONE LIFE- Corinthian YC Seattle
For more 48 North Top 25 Race Boats 2024 informationhttps://48north.com/racing/48-norths-top-25-race-boats-of-2024/

(Seattle, WA)- The Pacific Northwest is feverishly preparing for the first of the dozens of events they enjoy every sailing season from March to October. They’re a hardy bunch up there on Puget Sound and the Straits of Juan de Fuca, nothing seems to faze the sailors, whether it’s “shirts & shades” weather (not too often) to heavy foul weather gear and sou’wester broad-brimmed hats mashed down over your face (the usual fashionable “look”)!
The three-event Center Sound Series is hosted by the Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle. Those races include:- Three Tree Point Race- March 1, 2025 (Saturday)- Possession Point Race- March 8, 2025 (Saturday)- Blakely Rock Race- March 22, 2025 (Saturday)
This year, a fairly significant fleet is ready to “rock and roll” in the awesomely gorgeous, sometimes brutal, Three Tree Point Race! There is both a large PHRF division and a growing ORC division.
ORC DivisionIn this eighteen-boat fleet are some of the usual suspects of top offshore J/Teams in the PNW. Hoping to be factors at the top of the leaderboard are teams like Jay Renehan & Chris Lanziger’s J/111 HOOLIGAN, Richard Knierim/ Stephanie Arnold/ Gary Stuntz’s J/112E MYSTERY, Dave Miller’s J/99 ONE LIFE, John Murkowski’s J/122E JOY RIDE, and David Schutte’s J/109 SPY HOP.
PHRF DivisionThe twenty-one-boat PHRF fleet has a one-design fleet of nine J/105s, a show of force by this venerable offshore one-design keelboat! Some of their top crews include John & Jack Aitchison’s famous MOOSE UNKNOWN, Allen Hughes & Shauna Walgren’s CREATIVE, Erik Kristen’s MORE JUBILEE, and Chris Phoenix’s JADED.
Other competitors in the PHRF Division include Dan Falk’s J/27 LXIII, Chris Johnson’s J/120 WITH GRACE, and Don Leighton’s J/35 TAHLEQUAH.
For PNW 48 North race reports:https://48north.com/category/racing/
For more Corinthian YC Center Sound Series sailing informationhttps://cycseattle.org/regatta/u2mLr48Vew

(Rye, New York)- American YC is excited to announce that registration for the 46th American YC Spring Regatta is now open! The club is building upon the success of the past two years with three days of fantastic racing planned, along with our not-to-be-missed shoreside parties!
The Spring Regatta will kick off with a Friday afternoon Coastal Race on May 2, which will be followed by the AYC Spring Series on Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4. Our Friday afternoon start will allow for traveling entries to get boats delivered in the morning. We will be sharing more details about the Friday and Saturday night events in future announcements.
For more American YC Spring Regatta sailing & registration informationhttps://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu/%2050077

(Nieuwpoort, Belgium)- The J/80 World Championships 2025 are coming to the vibrant coastal city of Nieuwpoort from July 5th to 11th and registrations are officially open. This promises to be a world-class event packed with thrilling competition, camaraderie, and unforgettable moments on and off the water.
The Royal Yacht Club Nieuwpoort (KYCN) and the Flemish Yachthaven Nieuwpoort (VYN) are organizing this event in collaboration with the Belgian J/80 Class, which promises to be a memorable week.
Registration for the J/80 Worlds Nieuwpoort 2025 is officially open at this link:
https://www.j80worldsnieuwpoort2025.com/news-pictures/registrations-are-open-for-the-j80-world-championships-in-nieuwpoort
So far, there are 23 entries from Belgium, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland.
The J/80 Worlds is an “open” regatta! Consequently, anyone who becomes a member of the J/80 class and can charter/ beg/ borrow/ steal a J/80 can participate! You can register by specifying the skipper, your emergency contact, your boat name, and sail number. Your crew information and the documentation related to your crew and boat can be uploaded later. Also, payment can be completed at a later stage (just keep in mind the amount is increased from the 15th of May onwards, as specified in the Notice of Race).
The organizing team of this year’s J/80 World is looking forward to welcoming you to Nieuwpoort!https://www.j80worldsnieuwpoort2025.com/home

J/125 Crushes Overall! J/Crews Clean House and Silver in Various Divisions
(San Francisco, CA)- An annual favorite in the bay, the SSS (Singlehanded Sailing Society) Three Bridge Fiasco is the biggest yacht race in the USA west of the Mississippi River, with 300+ boats every year. The race is a pursuit race (slowest boats start first), starts and finishes on the city front at the Golden Gate Yacht Club, and the course involves the Blackaller Buoy (by the Golden Gate Bridge), Yerba Buena Island/Treasure Island (Bay Bridge), and Red Rock (by the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge). The marks can be rounded in any order and any direction, providing the crazy appeal of this race.
There were 303 keelboat entries for this year’s edition of the 3BF!! And, there are 54 J/Teams entered as mostly doublehanded teams- 18.0% of the fleet! Here’s the shocker, the wind conditions were so light this year that just 40 boats in total finished the race! Amazingly, J/crews nearly cleaned house and silvered in several divisions! Here is how it all went down.
This year’s event lived up to its “Fiasco” name, with sailors making varied – and sometimes opposite – choices and experiencing diverse conditions. This year’s edition was characterized by light winds and a strong ebb tide, particularly at the start. Many sailors struggled with the current, with some boats being “flushed” out of the gate. Weather conditions varied throughout the race, including fog, sun, and even a squall later in the day on their way back to Richmond.
As usual, sailors adopted different strategies, some going clockwise and others counterclockwise. Key decision points included whether to round Blackaller first or head directly to Red Rock. Many participants had to adapt their plans due to changing conditions.
Overall, this year’s event provided a challenging and memorable experience for the participants, with finishing considered a significant achievement given the challenging conditions.
Latitude 38’s publisher/editor- John Arndt- provided his usual entertaining perspective on the proceedings on San Francisco Bay. As he described…
“Plans are useless, but planning is essential.” – quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower.
“This is one of our favorite quotes. We always show up at the already busy docks early on the morning of the Three Bridge Fiasco with a working theory on how we might actually win the race. The plans are usually tossed overboard as we approach the starting line to see the actual conditions and observe the boats starting ahead of us.
This year was no different. It would be ebbing solidly all day. Wind predictions were anywhere from 2 knots to 22 knots, though we never saw that latter figure in our brief pre-race planning searches. Regardless, as we joined hundreds of boats approaching the starting area, there was some breeze from the north and some of the early starters were actually heeling. A little bit.
Naturally, that early morning breeze began to fade as the reverse handicap starts progressed. Most boats were choosing to attempt to cross, reaching from the west against the already well-established ebb and staying close to the pin where there was a bit more breeze than along the shore. It was crowded.
We chose to cross on starboard so we could go with the flow and then button-hook back onto port tack. That left us facing dozens of port tackers trying to head across the line. Somehow we found a path through the phalanx of port tackers. Amid the mess, we lost steerage and almost flopped to port, but were able to rush forward to hold our jib to weather and push our bow back down onto starboard. Phew!
We crossed the line and optimistically joined the 300 other boats, looking for a breeze while the current built toward max ebb at 12:10. While we sailed out to the middle looking for some of the fading flood, a large group of determined port tackers were hugging the shore to the west trying to fight the flood to start. Many never made it.
We felt hopeful as we slowly worked toward Alcatraz while seeing many boats along the Cityfront vainly hoping to start. It all fell apart from there. Occasional ripples, cat’s paws, and zephyrs passed our way. The building northwesterly we’d held in our dreams remained a dream. We were getting sucked and suckered to the north looking for that breeze and closing on the ebbing river out of Raccoon Strait. Forward motion vanished and we began to hear the loud flushing sound while doing unplanned donuts near Horseshoe Cove and the North Tower.
Many boats had already been sucked (pushed?) well outside the Golden Gate. Our race ended abruptly when we fired up the engine as the rocks under the North Tower rapidly approached. Oh, well. We started the long motor against the ebb and passed many skippers determined to persevere. We tied up at the Corinthian Yacht Club, put the boat away, had a sandwich, and were all done by 12:30, pretty sure that nobody would finish. (The good news was we were home in time to get to the 7:30 showing of the Ron Holland film in Mill Valley.) Suddenly, some spinnakers appeared over the breakwater, heading down Raccoon Strait. Could it be? Sure enough, a light westerly was filling in and boats were gaining on the ebb.
We’re not yet sure how they did it, but about 40 boats out of the 300+ that started, or attempted to start, finished before the 7 p.m. cutoff. Congratulations to all of them! Patience, perseverance, and some damn good sailing must have made it happen. Six or eight boats missed the 7 p.m. cutoff by minutes. Well over 200 boats had to withdraw, and we were among those.”
Read more of John Arndt’s Three Bridge Fiasco story on LATITUDE 38 here:https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/drifted-three-bridge-fiasco/
In fact, just thirteen of thirty-five divisions had one or more finishers!
J/105 DoublehandedJust three boats finished in the dozen-boat J/105 doublehanded fleet. Winning was Laurence Bekins & Mike Stephens’s JOSE CUERVO. Taking the silver medal was Bill Woodruff’s ROULETTE, followed by Richard & Graham Deane’s NANTUCKET SLEIGHRIDE garnering the bronze medal.
PHRF Doublehanded Spin Division 13Winning this ten-boat fleet was Andrew Picel & Leland Hubble’s J/125 ARSENAL by over 30 minutes, plus winning the whole enchilada Overall!! Then, Rufus Sjoberg & Dylan Benjamin’s J/125 took fourth place, while Shane Riehl & Irina Potekhina’s J/133 DEFIANT took fifth place.
PHRF Doublehanded Spin Division 16Winning this eight-boat fleet was Dan Brousseau & Tracy Usher’s J/109 TANGAROA.
PHRF Doublehanded Spin Division 19This eleven-boat fleet saw just two finishers. Winning was Tim Roche’s J/92 ZAFF by over 40 minutes elapsed time.
PHRF Doublehanded Sportboat Division 25This thirteen-boat class saw a clean sweep of the podium by J/Teams. Winning was Mark Howe & Laura Parent’s J/88 SPLIT WATER. Taking the silver medal was Peter Cameron & Brett Dewire’s J/80 KANGAROO JOCKEY. Then, rounding out the podium taking the bronze medal was Steve Gordon & Charlie King’s J/88 INCONCEIVABLE.
For more 3-Bridge Fiasco Race sailing informationhttps://www.jibeset.net/JACKY000.php?RG=T006291399

(Key West, FL)- The 2025 J/111 North American Championship was sailed on the gorgeous aquamarine waters off Key West. Sponsored by SAILING Inc. from Cleveland, OH, the regatta was hosted at the Galleon Hotel Tiki Bar, where the sailors enjoyed a fun, easy-going regatta in the rustic atmosphere of Key West.
A strong ten-boat contingent of J/111s experienced a challenging four days of racing with mostly overcast skies and northerly breezes. With shifty, streaky winds, it was a game of “chutes & ladders” for the top five on the leaderboard. In the end, winning was Peter Wagner’s SKELETON KEY team from San Francisco, CA- Seadon Wijsen (tactician), Ryan Kern (spinnaker trimmer), Cory Schillaci (pit), John Collins (bow), John Hayes (mast), Dave Lyons (spinnaker trimmer) and Nicholas Gibbens (headsail trimmer). They climbed to the top of the podium on the last day to be crowned J/111 North American Champion for the fourth time!

The fifth and final day of racing delivered a thrilling conclusion to an incredible week of racing. With the course axis set at 000° and wind velocities holding at 17 knots, gusting to 24 kts, the conditions brought a fittingly dramatic finale to this year’s competition.
Under the direction of Chip Till and his efficient Race Committee, the 10th race was turned around seamlessly, ensuring competitors got the best possible conclusion to the regatta. The tight leaderboard in the J/111 fleet saw just 3 points separating the top three finishers, with SKELETON KEY on top with. 29 pts. They were followed by Bill & Jackie Baxter’s FIREBALL in second place and Jeff Davis’s SHAMROCK in third place.
A special thanks to the Race Committee, organizers, event supporters, and the fantastic teams at Galleon Marina and Tiki Bar for their hospitality and seamless operations.
This event wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible support of sponsors: Mount Gay Rum, The Sailing Inc., Rob & Abby Ruhlman, J/Boats, Evolution Sails NZ, Harken/Harken Derm, EWE Spirit Foundation, Blue Aqua Productions, AA Dive Services and the Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce.
For more J/111 North Americanshttps://www.sailwave.com/results/NYC/j111.htm
Southernmost Regatta sailing informationhttps://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu/16411