(Les Sables d’Olonne, France)- The NEW J/36 offers the style and comfort of a well-appointed cruiser with the race-winning performance of the J/112E – a design that’s been winning hearts and silverware worldwide since 2016. The new name comes with a new deck, new cockpit, and new styling to provide more cruising appeal and sailing versatility.

 (Dusseldorf, Germany)- What a truly amazing few months since her introduction! The new J/40 performance cruiser has won all of the major 2025 “Boat of the Year” awards!

After winning three awards for Best Boat of the Year from the American Sail Magazine, the French Voile Magazine, and the British Yachting World, the J/40 has now been voted European Yacht of the Year 2025 by a dozen leading European yachting journalists! Here’s the EBOTY 2025 introduction:

“Its timeless aesthetics make it stand out from the crowd. When the sails are up, it’s even more impressive: with awesome performance and an almost inspiring lightness of feel.

J/Boats, which manufactures in the Vendée Globe stronghold of Les Sables-d’Olonne, was an early pioneer. It was one of the first shipyards to use Gurit’s advanced Sprint process for hull construction, in which pre-impregnated fibers are infused under vacuum and then tempered. Read more here.  

(Dusseldorf, Germany)- The world-famous Boot Dusseldorf Boat Show is taking place from January 18th to 26th, 2025 in Dusseldorf, Germany at the sprawling Messe Conference & Exhibit Center.

With over 300 sailboat-related exhibitors, there is no question that the world’s largest sailboat show in the heart of Europe is an exciting place to visit.

Renowned as one of the major “arts” centers in Europe, Dusseldorf is both a cultural attraction along the gorgeous Rhine River as well as an amazing boat show to attend- truly one of those cultural events the entire family can enjoy!

On display in Hall 16/ Booth D21 will be the latest J/99 shorthanded offshore speedster, the world’s largest international sportsboat class- the J/70, and the magnificent new award-winning J/40 performance cruising yacht! For more BOOT Dusseldorf boat show information.  Read more here.  

(Key West, FL)- The 2025 edition of the Southernmost Regatta features the 2025 J/111 North American Championship that is sailing on the gorgeous aquamarine waters off Key West. Sponsored by SAILING Inc. from Cleveland, OH, the regatta is being hosted at the Galleon Hotel Tiki Bar, where the sailors enjoy a fun, quaint, easy-going regatta in the rustic atmosphere of Key West. 

A strong ten-boat contingent of J/111s has been vying for 2025 North American Championship honors. So far, it has been a game of “chutes & ladders” for the top five on the leaderboard.  Read more here.

(Hong Kong, China)- The annual Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Around the Island Race is one of the biggest inshore events in Hong Kong. It is a 26nm race around Hong Kong Island involving Class Keelboats, Dinghies, Beach Cats, and Cruisers.

With an entry list of 200+ boats entered, and more than 1,500+ participants from all major yacht, sailing, and rowing clubs in Hong Kong, the regatta is as much about racing as it is about socializing ashore to catch up with “long-time, no-see” friends from the region.  Read more here.

(Bridgetown, Carlisle Bay, Barbados)- As they have for decades, the Barbados Cruising Club welcomed sailors from near and far across the Caribbean to their gorgeous corner of the Earth. Barbados is the easternmost of the Windward Islands and sailors love the long weekend of “fun in the sun”! The regatta started with the local Coastal Offshore Races, then concluded with the famous Mt. Gay Round Barbados Race.  Read more here.

(San Francisco, CA)- An annual favorite in the bay, the SSS Three Bridge Fiasco is the biggest yacht race in the US 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 are 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!   Read more here.

(Miami, FL)- The seventh edition of the Bacardi J/70 Winter Series Regatta kicked off in December 2024 at Shake-A-Leg Miami. The second event is unfolding this coming weekend from January 25-26th, 2025.

The Bacardi J/70 Winter Series events lead into the season finale at the renowned Bacardi Cup Regatta, March 5-8th, 2025 for the J/70 Class and other one-design classes on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. There are currently thirty-three teams registered to sail in this weekend’s regatta.  Read more here.

(Grand Anse, St. George’s, Grenada, West Indies)- Hosted by the Grenada Sailing Club, the Grenada Sailing Week is an exciting 6-day event for sailors who enjoy and love sailing in the eastern Caribbean in the “Windward Islands”. The format will be Skippers Briefing & Welcome Party in Carriacou, also welcoming the Rum to Spice feeder race from Barbados. Followed by Race Day 1 – Around Carriacou Island. Race Day 2 – Offshore from Carriacou to Grenada. On the official Lay Day the Light Keel Boat class will race around the buoys- e.g. J/80 one-design class. Then, on Race Day 3 and Race Day 4, all classes will race around the cans on the South Coast of Grenada. Thirty teams are entered from all over the Caribbean.  Read more here.