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Welcome to this week\u2019s edition of the J\/Newsletter! We have thrilling updates from across the globe, celebrating the best of what the world\u2019s J\/Boats sailors have to offer. The J\/24 World Championship marked a historic milestone as the 45th anniversary of this iconic class took center stage in Seattle, WA, where HONEYBADGER emerged victorious after a week of fierce competition. In Hong Kong, the J\/99 JUICE is proving to be unstoppable, while in Germany, the J\/70 National Championship crowned Schonebeck as the new champion on the picturesque Lake Starnbergersee. Across Lake Ontario, the Canadian team LIFTED dominated the J\/80 North Americans, showcasing the excellence of sailing north of the border. And, in Newport, RI the New York Yacht Club hosted the ORC World Championship, where several J\/Teams collected silverware!<\/p>\n

This week, we also take you to some of Europe\u2019s most scenic lakes where events like the Interboot Trophy on Lake Constance and the Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League finale on the gorgeous Lake Geneva have captivated sailors and fans alike. Not to be outdone, the American Yacht Club’s Fall Regatta delivered thrilling races on Long Island Sound as the J\/105s, J\/70s, and J\/44s competed in perfect conditions.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, exciting events such as the 2024 J\/Fest Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta and the German J\/24 Championship are on the horizon, promising more incredible sailing action. Finally, we\u2019ll also share a touching story from J\/22 sailors on Lake Dillon, Colorado showing how the camaraderie and passion for sailing can bring people together in remarkable ways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Fall Boat Shows Calendar!<\/h1>\n

(Newport, RI)- Amazingly enough, the summer is coming to a close in the northern hemisphere. This summer seemed to simply fly by! Kids are back in school, family back to work. But, it’s also a time to dream about the future! Fall boat shows are about to begin in both Europe and the USA. Here are the highlights for you to consider in both places.<\/p>\n

USA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Annapolis Sailboat Show- Annapolis. MD – October 10th to 14th, 2024<\/strong>
This show will mark the USA debut of the extraordinary NEW J\/40 performance cruising yacht. An exciting collaboration between J\/Boats design team, J\/Composites in France, and an inspired interior design influenced by French designer Isabelle Racoupeau. In addition, there will be the J\/9 daysailer, and the J\/45 offshore performance cruising yacht.\u00a0<\/p>\n

J\/45 Video by Mike Coe- Experience the Performance & Luxury!<\/strong>
In Annapolis, MD, Mike Coe and 410 Films take us on an\u00a0informative tour of the J\/45 luxury performance offshore cruising yacht. Enjoy and watch it here on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more\u00a0Annapolis Sailboat Show information.<\/a><\/p>\n

EUROPE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Valencia Boat Show- Valencia, Spain- October 23rd to 27th, 2024<\/strong>
At this spectacular marina that was significantly updated for the America’s Cup back in the AC75 days will be the 2024 Valencia Boat Show. On display will be the J\/99 offshore shorthanded speedster that has been the stuff of legend in its short history of sailing across the world’s oceans. Learn more about it at the show!\u00a0 For more\u00a0Valencia Boat Show information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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HONEYBADGER Crowned 45th Anniversary J\/24 World Champion!<\/h1>\n

(Seattle, WA)- The Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle and the Port of Seattle’s Shilshole Bay Marina welcomed J\/24 sailors from around the world to Washington State and the beautiful Puget Sound for the 2024 J\/24 World Championship, presented by Beecher’s Handmade Cheese. The sailors celebrated the 45th anniversary of the J\/24 class!<\/p>\n

The Seattle J\/24 Worlds attracted competitors from Europe, South America, North America, Australia, and Asia in addition to the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n

The four days of racing saw 56 teams participate in nine tough races in the highly competitive fleet. In the end, it was Travis Odenbach’s team on HONEYBADGER (Monica Morgan, Dave Hughes, Jay Miles, & Jeff Sullivan) that was crowned the 2024 J\/24 World Champions with 27 pts net. Here is how it all went down over the four days of racing.<\/p>\n

Day 1<\/strong>
Sailboat racing is a sport that often suffers at Mother Nature\u2019s hand, and everyone knows it. For example, in 2022, the race organizers’ nightmare came true in Monaco when the J\/70 World Championship regatta went four days without any wind before getting just enough on the final day for the minimum three races required. Everyone sitting and waiting those four days had already spent the time, money, and effort to be there. There were no refunds.<\/p>\n

Yesterday in Seattle, after years of effort and hundreds of thousands of dollars invested, Mother Nature smiled and delivered spectacular conditions. Race officers and international judges successfully tested an innovative new GPS starting system using the Vakaros Atlas II devices, and self-propelled race course marks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the first race, Nobuyuki Imai and his team on SIESTA from Osaka, Japan prevailed over his countryman Kohei Ichikawa on GEKKO DIANA from Tokyo!\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cGood crew work and good boat speed were the keys to our winning performance,\u201d said Nobuyuki Imai while also saying that the 12-15 knot breeze was a favorite condition for them. \u00a0\u201cWe were glad the race committee waited for the wind to fill in. \u00a0The conditions were great for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not far behind, Kohei Ichikawa said, \u201cWe followed Jonathan McKee\u2019s advice. We got a good start, sailed to the left for 5 minutes, and tacked.\u201d \u00a0Clearly, they were also fast in the breezy and lumpy conditions.
These two teams from Japan are often pushing each other to be faster and faster. They finished first and second in the last Japan J\/24 National Championship. Getting a two thousand-pound boat from Japan to Seattle is no small project. It turns out that these teams each keep boats in North America so they can more easily attend events on this continent \u2013 and show the Americans what fast is all about.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not to be left out of the story, the rivals from Rochester placed 3rd and 4th, with Mike Ingham leading Travis Odenbach. Mike Goldfarb and his WAR CANOE team placed fifth.<\/p>\n

It was a day when Principal Race Officer- Mark Foster (himself a J\/24 North American Champion from Corpus Christi)- patience paid off with the wind starting as a light southerly and then fading to nothing before filling back in from the north at 10 knots and higher. Racing got underway just after 1400 hrs local time. A handful of spectator boats also waited patiently for the wind to arrive and were rewarded with a great race to watch.<\/p>\n

Day 2<\/strong>
In the movie “Caddyshack”, Judge Smails asks Ty Webb, Chevy Chase\u2019s golf pro character with a zen vibe, \u201cWhat did you shoot today?\u201d Ty answers, \u201cOh Judge, I don\u2019t keep score\u201d. The Judge then asked, \u201cWell, how do you measure yourself with other golfers?\u201d Ty replied, \u201cby my height.\u201d LOL!<\/p>\n

After the way the fleet got jumbled up during the first race today, there were some J\/24 sailors wishing for another way of measuring, too! \u00a0Yesterday, the pecking order was established, and it fell neatly in line with most expectations. The super-polished and experienced teams were all in a row on top.<\/p>\n

Then came the first race today in a slowly filling northerly of 3 to 7 knots. \u00a0It was a difficult test for sure, but the first weather mark rounding was a goat rodeo of epic proportions that created a few winners and a bunch of big losers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When the scores were logged, several of the top teams would have loved a new measuring system and height would be preferred over finishing places. The first-place finisher from race 1 put up an 11th. Second place from race 1 came in with a 28th, and 5th place filled in their scorecard with a 27th. \u00a0Mike Ingham came away the cleanest and now led the regatta after three races with a 3-9-2.<\/p>\n

Sailboat racing is a cerebral sport and getting behind your expectations for your performance can be debilitating. Everyone knows what it feels like to have a bad race, and such a situation can lead to unfortunate decisions. Who doesn\u2019t have that one boat in their mind that they just cannot imagine losing? And, when that boat crosses ahead, clear thinking can simply go out the window.<\/p>\n

Scott, Shelby, and Ryan Milne have more opportunities to experience these emotions because they are all sailing in this event on different boats! Scott is on TREMENDOUS SLOUCH (71), Shelby on HAIR OF THE DOG (54), and Ryan on JESTER (70). In Milne family folklore, we understand there is a reverse contest called the \u201cLast Place Milne\u201d. \u00a0Imagine the household drudgery assigned to that award recipient!<\/p>\n

Scott Milne and his TREMENDOUS SLOUCH team were only 11 points behind in 9th place after winning the second race today. \u00a0When asked what he felt about winning the race, Scott said without hesitation, \u201cWe finally beat Ryan!\u201d \u00a0
Ryan Milne and his Under 25 team had a top 10 finish in the first race today \u2013 finishing 7th in the race everyone else suffered through. \u00a0Unfortunately, a 49th in the second race today weighs heavily on his total. \u00a0<\/p>\n

When asked how they thought son Ryan was doing, parents Shelby and Scott said, \u201cWorking with Ryan to get his J\/24 Worlds program up and running has been one of the most fun sailing experiences we have ever had.\u201d \u00a0After a great comment like that, it is hard to know which Milne to root for!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fortunately, this regatta allows competitors to drop their worst finish once 5 races have been sailed. \u00a0This creates an inverse scoring dynamic on the results page because it benefits those with the worst scores. In the Milne family contest, Shelby\u2019s worst score is a 19th, Scott\u2019s is a 33rd, and Ryan\u2019s is a 49th. \u00a0Once these are thrown out, Scott jumps ahead counting 15 points, Shelby is in second with 18 points, and Ryan is in third with 29 points. These scores are quite close considering the regatta is just getting started and 7 more races will be sailed before the last day on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Day 3<\/strong>
Sailboat racing is a game of skill, but also a game of luck. It takes skill to make a boat go fast for an entire race. It takes skill to pick the best side of the racecourse. But sometimes the \u201cbest side\u201d fades away, or the boats ahead conspire to make sure no clear lane will ever be available. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Other times, the lucky times, a wind shift materializes at just the right moment. Or, the other boats leave your lane wide open. The statistically minded will tell you that random luck is equally distributed\u2013 that everyone gets the same number of lucky breaks. \u00a0<\/p>\n

After Travis Odenbach (bow 28) won races 4 and 5 back-to-back today he was asked how it happened. Travis commented, \u201cWe got really lucky\u201d! He further explained that they were deep at the start of both races, got pushed to the side of the course they didn\u2019t want, and then got \u201clucky\u201d breaks that jumped them back up to the lead. \u00a0
The only way to explain back-to-back first-place finishes that are supposed to be lucky is to accept that some people can make their luck. Sure, luck was involved, but as Travis further said, \u201cWe have a great team that never gives up.\u201d After six races, Travis and his Honeybadger team from Rochester Yacht Club were in first place with 19 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not far behind and also from Rochester, was Mike Ingham\u2019s team with 23 points (bow 43). While the rivals from Rochester fight it out for first and second, four teams are vying for 3rd place. The two Japanese teams that were first and second after day 1, SIESTA and GEKKO DIANA have 42 and 38 points respectively, and Mike Goldfarb\u2019s WAR CANOE team from CYC Seattle (bow \u00a048) has 39 pts and Paul Abdullah\u2019s TEAM TARHEEL have 43 pts. These four teams are essentially tied in pursuit of one remaining podium spot\u2013 unless, of course, luck runs short in Rochester!<\/p>\n

Everyone on these teams had better wear their lucky socks tomorrow. The weather forecast was turning from sunny skies and gentle north winds to a rainy and gusty southerly with blasts into the 20s! On the penultimate day, big things were bound to happen in the big breeze.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Day 4<\/strong>
Somewhere behind the curtain that hides the master regatta control panel, there must’ve been a wild-haired maniac pulling levers and pushing buttons. That is the only logical explanation for the variety of conditions on hand for the 2024 J\/24 Worlds!<\/p>\n

There were crystal blue skies most of the week, but for the penultimate day, it was a nasty rain squall. There has been flat water and steady breeze, but also up-range conditions frisky enough to get some teams to switch to jibs. \u00a0There have been steady even current across the course, but occasionally one-sided current advantages. Any competitor that came to Seattle looking for the full range of conditions\u2013 got that and more.<\/p>\n

Regatta Chair for the event, Jon Anderson explained, \u201cOur title sponsor, is a J\/24 Sailor in our community- Kurt Dammeier, driver and owner of AMUSE BOUCHE. Kurt is the CEO and Founder of Beechers Handmade Cheese. Kurt has such a rich passion for the sport and our fleet and he and his company were so quick to step up to help us deliver our promise of hosting a world-class event. The generosity of Kurt and his entire team has been incredible! We could not have put on this great of an event without him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kurt was essential because he wrote the most significant check. But, he did not stop there. Contestants have been enjoying his Beecher\u2019s Handmade Cheese after racing in many forms ranging from macaroni and cheese to soups. \u00a0Everyone also got a Beecher\u2019s Handmade Cheese T-Shirt.<\/p>\n

Kurt has also been organizing training sessions for boats in the fleet, and traveled to the 2024 J\/24 National Championship in Lake Minnetonka, MN, last month where he finished on the podium in third place.<\/p>\n

In addition to wind and money, a regatta can\u2019t be great without strong competitors. \u00a0In the 56-boat fleet at the 2024 Worlds, there is a full complement of podium finishers from past worlds, six teams of rising youth sailors, and four all-female teams. Four boats came from Japan and three from Italy\u2013 and Seattle sailors have made many trips to regattas in those countries.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Travis Odenbach extended his first-place lead, but it was Ignazio Bonanno’s Italian LA SUPERBA team (Simone Scontrino, Francesco Picaro, and Alfredo Branciforte) from Marina Militare Italiana that won the day with a 3rd and a 1st! Clearly, they LOVED the big breeze! Their stunning performance raised LA SUPERB from 11th to 5th place, putting them in striking distance of 3rd place overall with only 6 more points than SIESTA from Japan. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Day 5<\/strong>
When Seattle, a city famous for its coffee, rain, and salmon, puts on a show, you can bet your last shackle that it\u2019s going to be a great experience, especially when world-class sailboat racing is involved. Such was the case for this year’s J\/24 Worlds, which concluded on the waters of Puget Sound in about 10 knots of northerly breeze and under rippled clouds that were punctuated by pockets of blue and rays of sunshine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After the day started with a postponement that allowed the northerly winds to gather, skipper Travis Odenbach and his HONEYBADGEF crew put on a master class by decisively earning the day\u2019s only bullet and capturing the championship title.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a relief,\u201d exclaimed a jubilant Odenbach moments after winning the regatta! \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to win the J\/24 Worlds for 10 years!\u201d While Odenbach has won the J\/24 U.S. Nationals Championship and has previously finished second and third in the J\/24 Worlds, this regatta represented a massive commitment to high-level racing in the world\u2019s most popular keelboat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made a plan in January,\u201d he said, noting that they carefully stuck with it. \u201cWe\u2019re from the Great Lakes, which is a little bit different because it isn\u2019t tidal.\u201d The solution, he said, was to enlist a top-notch crew, including tactician and former Olympian Dave Hughes. \u201cI had a lot of good people who helped make this happen,\u201d he said of his talented team.<\/p>\n

Odenbach\u2019s HONEYBADGER crew were joined on the winner\u2019s podium by Mike Ingham’s USA 5443 and his crew (Marianne Schoke, Max Holzer, Quinn Schwender, & Justin Coplan), who finished in second place with 40 pts net. Then, skipper Kohei Ichikawa’s Japanese SIESTA team (Taiga Nakagawa, Kosuke Demichi, Yuji Nishihata, & Koki Miwa) took the bronze medal with 61 pts net. \u00a0Additionally, Team SIESTA was declared the 2024 J\/24 Corinthian Division winners, too!<\/p>\n

Rounding out the top five were Kohei Ichikawa and his Japanese GEKKO DIANA team in fourth place with 65 pts net and Ignazio Bonanno’s LA SUPERBA Italian team in fifth place with 67 pts net.<\/p>\n

CORINTHIAN DIVISION<\/strong>
Amongst Corinthians, behind Nobuyuki Imai’s SIESTA team, Jakob Lichtenberg\u2019s HAIR OF THE DOG took the silver, while Daniel Borrer\u2019s JESUS LIZARD took the bronze.\u00a0<\/p>\n

WOMEN’S DIVISION<\/strong>
In the All-Female division, skipper Elisabeth Hudson\u2019s TWO SHOTS (USA 2342) crew was the boat to beat with her team of Julia Brandt, Rhonda Amrhein-Moore, Stephanie Myers, and Rebekah Holmes. She was followed by Chloe Nunn’s British SUPER G team in second place with her crew of Jo Boxall, Ellie Harding, Josephine Coomber, Dani Middleton, \u00a0and Kelly Greener. Rounding out the podium taking the bronze medal was Lee Ann Zaretsky’s LADY MINX with her crew of Yun Lin, Marcy Lake, Linda Bowen, and Kimberly Wentworth.<\/p>\n

UNDER 25 DIVISION<\/strong>
Amongst the Under-25 division, Sam Hopper\u2019s SALTINE (USA 62) topped this division, followed by Ryan Milne\u2019s JESTER (USA 5470) team, and Yuki Sekine\u2019s GYOSYU (JPN 5273).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been awesome,\u201d said Jon Anderson, who served as regatta chair and raced aboard Lichtenberg\u2019s Hair of the Dog. \u201cWe picked this time of year specifically because it tends to have a better breeze than the rest of the summer, so it\u2019s right on the hybrid of the seasons. Seattle isn\u2019t known for a predictable Miami- or Texas-type breeze where the wind comes from the same direction and the same speed every single day, so it puts your tactical and strategic skills to the test.\u201d<\/p>\n

All sailors reported that the 56-boat fleet showcased the best that competitive one-design keelboat racing offers.
\u201cThat theme of, \u2018we get to race against Tiger Woods\u2019 is kind of a big theme this week, because the best in the world was out there,\u201d said Ron Rosenberg, a multi-time world champion sailor who served as tactician aboard Kurt Dammeier\u2019s AMUSE BOUCHE (USA 3379), noting that the fleet saw winds ranging from 5 to 20 knots over the regatta\u2019s nine races. \u201cIt was a strategic regatta, even more than a boatspeed regatta, which made it challenging for many teams. I think everyone appreciated that challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Seattle delivered great on-the-water conditions, all competitors also reported a fantastic onshore scene, which was the result of a lot of hard work from a dedicated cadre of volunteers and sponsors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe race committee has been top-notch, and every day there\u2019s been snacks and things going on in the tent and a few beers if you want them,\u201d Ingham said. \u201cThey put on a great show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Part of this great synergy between the racing and the onshore scene was made possible by title sponsor Beecher\u2019s Handmade Cheese, as the company\u2019s founder\u2014 Kurt Beecher Dammeier \u2014 is a dedicated J\/24 sailor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe competition is fantastic, 56 boats, and there\u2019s probably 35 of them that could win a race at any time,\u201d Dammeier said. This is reflected in the results: While Odenbach and Honeybadger took three bullets, the other wins were scattered across the fleet, with no other team taking more than one bullet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s been perfect for this regatta to have a prominent, local sponsor\u2014 that\u2019s not a bank\u2014 to be here to represent,\u201d Dammeier continued. \u201cI hope that this can be the model going forward, with every new World seeking something endemic to their place as a lead sponsor,\u201d he said, noting that this helps infuse the regatta with a sense of place.<\/p>\n

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Sailworld J\/24 Worlds story: by David Schmidt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Few things are more inspiring than seeing someone accomplish something that they had to fight long and hard to achieve, and that required a massive amount of commitment. I was lucky enough to witness such an event on Saturday afternoon when Travis Odenbach and his HONEYBADGER crew crossed the finishing line in first place in the final race of the J\/24 Worlds. This bullet was one of three that Odenbach and crew earned during five hard-fought days of racing on Puget Sound, and it cinched their efforts to win the title.<\/p>\n

For Odenbach, this World Championship win was the culmination of a decade’s worth of solid campaigning that included multiple bridesmaid (and third place) finishes at various J\/24 Worlds, plus a U.S. North American championship title.<\/p>\n

The whoops and victory cries carried nicely across the water, and our spectator crew aboard Keith Whittemore’s comfortably appointed Hinckley powerboat (it even had an espresso machine, which I greatly appreciated) couldn’t help but join in their smiles and celebrations. Not only was this a great win to witness, but Whittemore – who is a two-time J\/24 world champion skipper – personally sold Odenbach his winning J\/24 following a North American championship regatta with the comment, “You’ll win the J\/24 Worlds in Seattle on this boat”.<\/p>\n

Whittemore wasn’t wrong, and the jubilation aboard HONEYBADGER was proof positive that the time, resources, and commitment needed to accomplish great things are worth it once the final finish guns fall silent.<\/p>\n

For Seattle, a city I called home for more than a decade, this regatta was also a huge success. And, all competitors with whom I spoke talked about the challenging mix of conditions that they experienced over five full days and nine races. Even Saturday’s postponement and single race worked out, as a 10-knot northerly provided a great final challenge for this talent-laden fleet.\u00a0 \u00a0J\/24 Worlds highlight video<\/a>.\u00a0 For more\u00a0J\/24 World Championship sailing information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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J\/99 JUICE Crushing It In Hong Kong<\/h1>\n

(Hong Kong, China)- JUICE, the only J\/99 currently in Hong Kong, continued her winning ways with victory in the IRC 2 category of the Aberdeen Boat Club opening regatta last weekend. Comprising of three races over two days JUICE faced stiff competition from the fleet of seven boats.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Saturday Challenges<\/strong>
Saturday dawned light and somewhat westerly forcing a reverse course into Lamma Island for the first windward leeward. This provided unusual and close racing with JUICE and ZESSt finishing 45 seconds apart after an hour and twenty minutes, having taken differing sides of the track. Thereafter, a thunderstorm and lightning show over Hong Kong Island created a change of wind direction through the southerly quadrant and then back again to an easterly direction where the wind finally settled. After a lengthy delay, the course was relaid, and a more familiar route was taken. As the breeze had come up JUICE had changed to a J2 jib, which proved very costly as the wind faded in the start sequence. Given that now there was a 3-lap race, the team had to change back to the J1 jib on the first run and cope with a stuck kite halyard on the drop. ZESST was gone and INTRIGUE as well, leaving JUICE in 3rd and work to do on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Sunday Island Tour<\/strong>
Islands races are long and, in light breeze, there are plenty of restarts in the wind shadows. Good job as JUICE ran into some plastic and lost a lot of time on the first beat. Going hard into Beaufort Island and finding a familiar breeze line brought JUICE back into the race only to lose ground again rounding Fury Rocks. JUICE stayed very high on the run and squeezed around Po Toi island to find ZESST trapped in a wind hole on the other side of the channel. Meanwhile, veteran yacht GAMBIT was hard on our tail. The three boats finished 40 seconds apart after three and a half hours of racing giving GAMBIT the Islands Race win and JUICE the regatta win!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Schonebeck Crowned German J\/70 National Champion!<\/h1>\n
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(Tutzing, Germany)- The German J\/70 National Championship took place from October 3rd to 6th at the Deutscher Touring Yacht Club (DTYC). Twenty-six top-class boats from Germany, China, Denmark, Austria, and Switzerland enjoy eight races on the gorgeous Lake Starnbergersee.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The opening gambit for the three-day event by Mats Schonebeck’s team would prove prophetic, opening with a 2-1-2 for a comfortable lead at the end of day one. Thereafter, they counted only podium finishes in their results to finish with 12 pts net and a stunning 13 pts margin of victory. Schonebeck’s crew included Moritz Giebelmann, Henrik Peters, and Bjame Stegelmann.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The silver medal was awarded to the Swiss team of Urs Oldani from Lake Zurich. His crew of Gilles Burst, Paco Weiss, and Adrian Iten had a rough start the first day with an 8-17-4 tally to finish mid-fleet. However, over the next two days, they went on a tear with a 2-2-5-3-1 tally to finish with 25 pts net!<\/p>\n

Rounding out the podium with the bronze medal was Max Adami’s crew of Jannis Summchen, Ferdinand Gerz, and Leanderr Baumann. They also had a rough outing on the first day with a 5-18-3. But, thereafter the team settled down to post a 3-3-2-11-9 for 36 pts net. \u00a0For\u00a0German J\/70 Nationals sailing results<\/a>\u00a0 For more\u00a0Germany J\/70 Nationals sailing information.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Canadian LIFTED Dominates J\/80 North Americans<\/h1>\n
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(Toronto, ONT, Canada)- It’s been eight years since the J\/80 North American Championship came to Toronto, and again the National Yacht Club did not disappoint. Thirty teams competed in perfect warm Fall conditions on Lake Ontario from October 1st to. 6th. Tight racing and dynamic shifty winds ensured no one could relax, and every game plan was subject to continuous rewrite.<\/p>\n

The National YC Race Committee got right down to business, and after three races on day one, LIFTED (Chris Hobbs, Samantha Webster, Kris Werner, Tyler Woodworth) topped the leaderboard, while Cristian Bieder’s CHIMICHURRI, returning NAs champion Conor Hayes’s MORE GOSTOSA, and Graham Philpott’s BLACK DOG completed the top 5 on the leaderboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The day two forecast was for a light or dying breeze. That’s exactly what happened partway through the second race. Eight boats completed the race as a thermal flipped the breeze 180 degrees, stranding the rest of the fleet and causing all to score TLE. LIFTED survived and delivered three bullets to consolidate her pole position!<\/p>\n

Sunday brought a bigger SW breeze and choppy conditions, with LIFTED fending off the competition to convincingly win the regatta overall. Second place was Graham Philpott’S BLACK DOG (with a crew of Ben Crosby, Emmet Todd, & Tom Wells), with third place to fellow Winnipesaukee stalwart Conor Hayes’s MORE GOSTOSA (with a crew of Joe Diller, Dan Jolda, & Catherine McLaughlin).\u00a0<\/p>\n

CORINTHIANS DIVISION<\/strong>
The Corinthian (fully amateur) honors went to Philpott’s Team BLACK DOG, with Hayes’s MORE GOSTOSA in second, and Thomas Kopp’s KOPP OUT) and team (Elizabeth Fisher, Ralph Fisher, and CJ Ruffing)from Grosse Point, MI in third.<\/p>\n

Huge credit to all racers for making this a true North American Championship and a banner event. Boats traveled from Lake Winnipesaukee, Massachusetts, Annapolis, Newport, and, most especially, Seattle (Julian Croxall’s RECKLESS). Amazing commitment by teams to the Class – congratulations to all racers!<\/p>\n

Fleet 20 is the fastest-growing J\/80 fleet, now with 33 boats across five individual fleets: Toronto, Oakville, Port Dover, Ottawa\/Nepean, Kingston, and Rochester. Canada also will host the 2026 J\/80 World Championship in the Olympic sailing venue of Kingston, Ontario. \u00a0For more\u00a0J\/80 North American Championship scores and sailing information.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Winkelhausen Eclipses Interboot Trophy- a.k.a. J\/70 Battle of Lake Constance<\/h1>\n
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(Friedrichshafen, Germany)- Ten teams from the nations that surround the gorgeous Lake Constance in central Europe (Germany, Switzerland, & Austria) enjoyed an amazing eleven races run by the Wurtemburger Yacht Club’s expert RC\/ PRO team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the end, it was quite the “schooling” the fleet received at the hands of the host WYC’s champion team led by Christoph Winkelhausen. Counting only bullets after 2 drop races, his crew of. Yannick Hafner, Carlo Schnetz, and. Elias Benz enjoyed a wild celebration with their astonishing performance! They led a sweep of the podium by three WYC teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another WYC team led by Jochen Frik took the silver medal. They went on a tear in races 3 to 5 posting all bullets. His team included Klaus Diesch, Tom Stemmer, and Max Rieger. Rounding out the podium was yet another WYC crew led by Pia Speckle. Their crew included Justin Venger, and Dennis & Kevin Mehlig.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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J\/Teams Garner Silverware @ ORC World Championship<\/h1>\n
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(Newport, RI)- The 2024 ORC World Championship for offshore racing sailboats was hosted for a week by the New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI. The regatta format is unique, as it opens up on the first day with a 200+ mile long-distance race, followed by three days of windward-leeward buoy racing. Then, closing with a short offshore race and a set of more W\/L buoy races on the final day.<\/p>\n

In the end, J\/Teams faired well against the mostly professional crews on competing teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ORC A Division\/ Corinthians<\/strong>
Winning the Corinthians division was Bob Manchester\/s J\/133 VAMOOSE. Then, a sistership took the silver medal- Steve Brownlie’s J\/133 ASSARAIN IV. Finally, taking fourth place was Trevor Roach’s J\/121 TOUCH OF GRAY.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ORC B Division\/ Corinthians<\/strong>
In the ORC B Overall division, Bill and Jackie Baxter’s J\/111 FIREBALL started slowly, but closed the regatta with the best record for the last five races- 2-2-3-2-1 for finishing the regatta in third place! Just behind them in fifth place was a solid performance by Al Minella’s J\/112E THE ROCC.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winning the ORC B Corinthians was the NEKA Sailing team on the J\/105 custom SLEEPER.\u00a0 For more\u00a0ORC World Championship sailing information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Great Sailing for the 2024 American YC Fall Regatta<\/h1>\n
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(Rye, NY)- The American Yacht Club’s annual Fall Regatta marks the close of the summer offshore sailing season on Long Island Sound. It’s always a well-attended event and it attracts dozens of J\/Boats owners up and down the Sound for racing in one-design classes of J\/44s, J\/105s, J\/70s, and a half-dozen PHRF handicap classes. The fleet was treated to great sailing and good breezes for the two-weekend event, enabling racing all four days and the one-design classes to have nine races!\u00a0<\/p>\n

J\/44 Class<\/strong>
The five-boat fleet was yet again treated to a “schooling” by former New York YC Commodore Bill Ketcham’s MAXINE. After a “slow start” of a 2-4-2, Ketcham’s team peeled off six straight bullets to win by a country furlong with just 10 pts net!<\/p>\n

Learning quick and good students of the sport of racing sailboats has been the women duo of June & Amanda Kendrick’s PALANTIR 5. This year they started well with a 1-2-3, then ripped off straight deuces to take the silver medal with 15 pts net. Rounding out the podium on the bronze medal step was Willets Meyer’s BEAGLE with 25 pts net.\u00a0<\/p>\n

J\/105 Class<\/strong>
Getting back to his old form after sailing J\/105s for 30+ years was Damian Emery’s WARLOCK. Emery’s WARLOCK team dominated the J\/105 fleet with five 1sts and four 2nds en route to solid performance for 11 pts net. Not to be outdone, veteran J\/105 skipper Paul Beaudin and his LOULOU team also counted all podium scores to take the silver medal with 13 pts Net. Then, the balance of the podium was David Owen’s ECHO with 30 pts net.\u00a0<\/p>\n

J\/70 Class<\/strong>
Jean Marc Papin\/s PEN SEGAL simply wiped the slate clean with straight bullets for all seven races in this fleet. Caelan McMichael’s USA 1725 took second with 15 pts net, while Lucas Swain’s USA 1747 took the bronze medal.<\/p>\n

Coastal PHRF 1 Division<\/strong>
Loving the conditions and courses for their four days of sailing was Len Sitar’s beautiful blue J\/160 COUGAR. They posted a blistering scoreline of 1-1-1-3 for 6 pts total to handily win their fleet.<\/p>\n

Coastal PHRF 2 Division<\/strong>
It was a clean sweep for J\/crews in this fleet. Winning was Ron Richman’s J\/133 ANTIDOTE with a 2-2-2-1 tally for 7 pts. Second was last year’s division winner, Erik Asgeirsson’s J\/45 ACADIA with a 3-3-1-5 scorecard for 12 pts. Then, taking the bronze medal was Bill Klein’s J\/120 SPECK with a 4-4-3-2 record for 13 pts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Coastal PHRF 3 Division<\/strong>
The top five was dominated by J\/crews. Taking the silver was Steve Landry & Derek Soohoo’s J\/100 SANGUINE. Third was Todd Aven’s J\/99 THIN MAN, fourth went to Ray Warner’s J\/99 AGENT 99, and fifth was Robert Schwarz’s J\/109 NORDLYS.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Coastal PHRF 4 Division<\/strong>
The top two podium steps were determined by a tiebreaker at 7 pts each. Winning the countback was Jason Viseltear’s J\/80 UPSETTER, followed by JC Zucconi & Jim Townsend’s J\/92 EASY RED.\u00a0<\/p>\n

PHRF J\/100 Class<\/strong>
The J\/100s on western Long Island Sound have been enjoying a renaissance in this beautiful 33-foot “eye candy” of a daysailer. Winning again was the trio of Tom Boyle, Bob Clyatt, & Doug McKiege ono BLUEFIN. Second went to William Hennes’s LIBERTY and third was the duo of Drew Fung & Pat Jakobson’s FREEDOM.\u00a0 For more\u00a0American YC Fall Regatta results and sailing information.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Halmstad Sailing Society Wins Swedish J\/70 Sailing League Series<\/h1>\n
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(\u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik, Sweden)- The fourth and final competition in Allsvenskan Sailing was sailed over the weekend in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik, Sweden for eighteen teams from across Sweden. The winds were light and in the mornings it was pale on both Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, which meant that only 10 rounds were completed, against the normal 15.<\/p>\n

Before the weekend, it was KSSS who led the overall result for the Allsvenskan with Halmstads Segels\u00e4llskap in second place, one point behind.<\/p>\n

The light winds in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik were mastered by OXSS (Oxel\u00f6sund’s Sailing Society), with Erik Lind\u00e9n at the helm.<\/p>\n

It was all the more exciting between Halmstad’s Sailing Society and KSSS (Royal Swedish Yacht Club) in the fight for overall victory for the season series. Before the last race in the preliminary round, Halmstad was fourth and KSSS eighth, which meant that Halmstad had overtaken KSSS in the season series! But, the two teams met in the last and decisive race before the final. The conditions were that if KSSS won the race and Halmstad came sixth, then KSSS would pass Halmstad again.<\/p>\n

The race turned out to be a real nail-biter. Just before the starting shot, there was a strong wind shift where KSSS swung over to port and got a perfect start, while Halmstad was then unable to stretch over the lee buoy with a bad start as a result. After the first cross, KSSS was first and Halmstad sixth, and it was an exciting situation for Halmstad.<\/p>\n

“We didn’t have time to think too much about it. We knew we had to stay close to KSSS and focused on that,” said Christoffer Hellekant, helmsman on Halmstad’s team.<\/p>\n

Halmstad managed to sail up the race standings at the same time that Sotefjorden won the race, which meant that Halmstad was clear as the overall winner in the Allsvenskan season series even before the final race.<\/p>\n

“It’s very fun. We have had a very consistent season and reached the final in all sub-competitions. That meant that we were able to take home the victory in the Allsvenskan,” explained Hellekant.<\/p>\n

“There are more than us who sail here in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik who have sailed in Halmstad’s team. And, we have improved our maneuvers, speed, and good tactical decisions in all different constellations,” continues Hellekant.<\/p>\n

In the finale, GKSS – Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club sailed well and won the race, with Oxel\u00f6sund finishing second. This meant that Oxel\u00f6sund’s SS won the competition in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik ahead of GKSS and Ekoln’s sailing club – ESK.<\/p>\n

In the end, the overall Allsvenskan J\/70 Sailing League in Sweden was won by Halmstad Sailing Society. Second went to KSSS Royal Swedish YC, and third to GKSS Royal Gothenburg Sailing Club.\u00a0 For more\u00a0Swedish J\/70 Sailing League results and information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Club Nautique de Versoix Top Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League Finale<\/h1>\n
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(Geneva, Switzerland)- The Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Gen\u00e8ve hosted the Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League finale the past weekend on the picturesque Lake Geneva for the top fourteen sailing club teams across Switzerland. Over the three-day weekend, the fleet enjoyed a total of eleven races in the often challenging Swiss mountain lake conditions.<\/p>\n

In the end, it was the team from Club Nautique de Versoix that was crowned the 2024 SWiss J\/70 Sailing Super League champions! The team was comprised of V. Casas, R. Hauser, B. \u00a0Delaloye, and R. Defferrard. Second went to the Regattaclub Bodensee Team comprised of M. Soriano, T. \u00a0Rtuishauser, \u00a0R. Ott, and S. Zurfluh. Rounding out the podium with the bronze was Regattaclub Oberrhofen with the team of S. Seger, F. Geissbuhlerr, B. Zeltner, and C. Schhenk.\u00a0 For more\u00a0Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League sailing information.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Potts Crowned USA Match Race J\/22 Champion<\/h1>\n
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(San Francisco, CA)- The 2024 US Match Racing Championship was hosted by the St. Francis YC in San Francisco Bay, California, from the 4th\u20136th October. Ten teams competed in J\/22 class keelboats for the Prince of Wales Bowl, each having earned their place through a series of qualifying events held earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

After a round-robin qualifier, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, it was Pearson Potts’s team of Chase Quinn, \u00a0Tim Siemers, and Robert Savoie that was crowned 2024 USA Prince of Wales Match Racing Champion. They battled local World Women Match Racing Champion Nicole Breault from the host St. Francis YC for the title. After the first two races, the two teams had split winning races. Then, in the finale, Potts’s crew demonstrated flawless crew work and strong tactics to take the finale and win with a 2-1 record. Nicole Breault’s team includes Molly Carapiet, Sam Reynolds, and Will Paulsen. For more\u00a0USA Match Race J\/22 Championship sailing information.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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AIOLIA Wins Greece ORC Doublehanded Nationals!<\/h1>\n
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(Athens, Greece)- This past week, the J\/11s AIOLIA sailed the weekend-long Greece ORC Doublehanded National Championship and won their DH 1 Division and the ORC Doublehanded Overall. Sailing was owner\/skipper Spiros Papantoniou and teammate Ermioni Oikoonomopoulou. Their boat is a modified J\/111 with twin rudders, only three were ever made.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 138.0nm race started on Saturday morning and the 20-boat fleet all finished by Sunday afternoon. Spiros and Ermioni were extremely pleased with their performance, winning by over 48 minutes on ORC correct time!\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“J\/Fest” Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta Preview<\/h1>\n
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(Larchmont, \u00a0NY)- Initially established in the early 1970s by The Corinthians, this invitational regatta for college sailors is held annually out of Larchmont Yacht Club and brings together sailboat owners and young sailors for an opportunity to go head-to-head each fall.<\/p>\n

This weekend, October 12th to 13th, the de-facto “J\/Fest” Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (IOR) will take place at Larchmont Yacht Club, co-hosted by Storm Trysail Club. The event will see 42 schools from 19 U.S. states and 3 Canadian provinces come together for a unique offshore sailing experience, designed to give collegiate sailors a new challenge beyond their typical dinghy racing.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s regatta features 30 of 42 teams that are J\/Boats owners- 71.0% of the fleet! J\/Boat owners have been enthusiastic participants in this event as they support their alma maters from across the USA. It’s quite extraordinary to see J\/Teams supported from California to Maine and Minnesota to Texas!<\/p>\n

PHRF Large Division<\/strong>
Five J\/Teams are participating in this eight-boat division. Featured are two J\/44s- US Naval Academy’s MAXINE and Univ. of Rhode Island’s PALANTIR 5. Joining them are Univ. Maryland’s J\/124 TENEBRAE, Mass Maritime’s J\/122 DIRE WOLF, \u00a0and Clemson Univ.’s J\/111 SUMMER STORM. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

PHRF Medium Division<\/strong>
This eight-boat fleet will see two J\/Teams on the starting line. One is Northeastern University’s J\/112E REBELLE and the other is Michigan State’s J\/42 ATALANTA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

PHRF Small Division<\/strong>
This half-dozen boat fleet is predominated by J\/crews. Two J\/100s are sailing- Rochester Univ.’s GALATRONA and Texas A&M’s. AVOCET. Joining them are Webb Institute’s J\/105 SLEEPER, Univ. \u00a0Vermont’s J\/88 ONE TOO MANY, and Syracuse Univ.’s J\/99 THIN MAN.\u00a0<\/p>\n

J\/109 Class<\/strong>
Five teams are sailing this one-design class. They include Brown University’s NORDLYS, and Embry-Riddle College’s AVIATO, Queen’s Univ (Canada) QUICKSILVER, \u00a0SUNY Maritime’s RESOLUTE, and Univ. Wisconsin’s TBD.\u00a0<\/p>\n

J\/105 Class<\/strong>
The largest fleet in the event, the twelve-boat fleet includes top teams like College of Charleston’s KESTREL, Princeton Univ.’s MAGIC, and South Carolina’s ECHO.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For more\u00a0STC Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta sailing results<\/a>\u00a0 For more\u00a0STC Intercollegiate Regatta sailing information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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German J\/24 Championship Preview<\/h1>\n
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(Berlin, Germany)- This weekend, the Berliner Yacht Club in Berlin, Germany will be hosting the 2024 German J\/24 Championship on the gorgeous Lake Wansee southwest of the city in a spectacular park-like setting. Short fast races are on order and the winds can be very shifty and puffy.<\/p>\n

Nineteen teams are participating from Germany, Netherlands, Austria, and Sweden. Some of the leading teams should be Frank Schonfeld, Fritz Meyer, Stefan Karsunke, Lynn Wolgast, and Per-Hakan Persson from Sweden.\u00a0 For more\u00a0German J\/24 Championship sailing information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Swiss J\/70 HEIDI Cup Preview<\/h1>\n
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(Spiez, Switzerland)- This coming weekend, the Yacht Club Spiez will be hosting the famous J\/70 Heidi Cup for all-women’s teams on the spectacular Lake Thunersee in the middle of Switzerland. The incredibly picturesque town, famous for vineyards that border the lake and beautiful vistas of snow-capped Swiss Alps surrounding the lake, will play host to thirteen women’s teams from across Switzerland.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Virtually all of the top sailing clubs in Switzerland are supporting the 100+ women and their sailing teams, including Regattavlub Oberhofen, Cercle de la Voile d’Estavayer, Yachtclub Zug, Yachtclub Zurich, and Seglervereinigung Kreuzlingen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Up to s.ix races per day are planned and will be similar to the Swiss Sailing League format of short, quick, 15-20-minute races. For Swiss\u00a0J\/70 Heidi Cup results and entry list<\/a>\u00a0 For\u00a0Swiss J\/70 Heidi Cup sailing information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Stratford Shoal Gearbuster Race Preview<\/h1>\n
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(Greenwich, CT)- This coming weekend is the infamous “Gearbuster Race” run annually every fall by Indian Harbor YC. It’s a long day race around various government buoys in western Long Island Sound. It’s a popular event as the “grand finale” of fall sailing on the Sound. It is quite popular with J\/sailors. There are 25 J\/Teams sailing of the 51 boats total (50% of the fleet!). The teams are spread throughout the various PHRF divisions.<\/p>\n

PHRF Doublehanded Division<\/strong>
In this fleet of half-dozen boats, virtually all of the participants are J\/teamms. There are three J\/120s (Sara & Josh Reisberg’s ABILYN, Richard Wests’s CHARLOTTE, & Christian Uecker’s HOUND DOG), plus Thomas Sa’s J\/33 GUN DOG, and Stamford YC’s Junior Team on VALIANT.<\/p>\n

PHRF A Division. (<9>
Two J\/teams are sailing this half-dozen boat division. One is Len Sitar’s beautiful navy blue J\/160 COUGAR and the other is the screaming-fast J\/125 GOOD NEWS sailed by Macrae Sykes.\u00a0<\/9><\/strong><\/p>\n

PHRF B Division (10-55)<\/strong>
This ten-boat fleet is packed with hot J\/crews that have all won various events over time. The two J\/111s (Bill & Jackie Baxter’s FIREBALL & Pito Chickering’s THE ROOST) will always be tough competitors. Joining them are two J\/120s (John Sartorius’s ALIBI & Bill Klein’s SPECK), Steve Losik’s J\/121 HABIRU, and two J\/112e’s (Brian Nelson’s HONEYBADGER and Eric & Maggie Deichmann’s MISCHIEF).\u00a0<\/p>\n

PHRF C Division (56-91)<\/strong>
Four J\/crews are sailing this nine-boat fleet. It includes two J\/88s (Ken & Drew Hall’s NEVERMORE and Nicolas Delcourt’s OH JEE!!), Steve Landy & Derek Soohoo’s J\/100 SANGUINE, and Randy Bourne’s J\/105 STRANGE BREW.<\/p>\n

PHRF D Division (>92)<\/strong>
Sailing this seven-boat fleet is JC Zucconi & Jim Townsend’s J\/92 EASY RED.\u00a0<\/p>\n

EATON’S NECK SHORT COURSE RACE<\/strong>
PHRF Spinnakers Division<\/strong>
Sailing in this fleet of eleven boats is Bill Lewis’s J\/37 CALIENT, Keith Lescale’s J\/100 DAUPHINE, Ines Purcell’s J\/105 PEREGRINA, and Ray Gustin & Dave Kaplan’s J\/88 REDLINE.\u00a0<\/p>\n

PHRF Non-spin Division<\/strong>
This eleven-boat fleet includes Mike Kahn’s J\/40 KAHNCORDE and Jim Reichel’s J\/105 SCAPEGOAT.\u00a0 For more\u00a0Stratford Shoals Race sailing information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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J\/22 Fleet @ Lake Dillon- Robert Kline’s story<\/h1>\n
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(Lake Dillon, CO)- We got a very sweet note from an avid J\/22 sailor on Lake Dillon, her name is Colleen from the Colorado Sail and Yacht Club in Littleton, CO. A good friend of hers just got committed to hospice to take care of him. We wanted to share with you her sweet, heartening story.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“A friend of mine and huge supporter of the J\/22 community here in Colorado for the last 30 years, Robert Kline, has sadly just been put in hospice care.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Robert had been racing this year\u2019s 2024 spring, summer, & fall series on his J\/22. The J\/22 is a boat that he loves so, so dearly! So, this news was a bit of a shocker for all of us in the J\/22 fleet here in Colorado!<\/p>\n

Robert has provided our sailing community & J\/22 community with so much support, racing meet-ups, and education for decades. He’s truly a sailing legend, a saint, and an “angel” here locally, everyone loves him for his good nature and good spirits.<\/p>\n

For example, when one J\/22 was hit and almost totaled, he stepped in and helped a boat owner\/ sailor purchase it and fix it instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He always has J\/22 parts to share! Robert often loans out his J\/22. Plus, he’s made many J\/22 instructional racing videos. And, he proudly drives around with his J\/22 International class sticker on his car.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If anyone would like to wish Robert well, please send him a message! He LOVES to hear from fellow sailors and trade a few “sea stories\/ war stories” along the way!”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mobile# 303-794-1411. \u00a0Email- robertjkline@comcast.net.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Enjoy your chat\/ conversation with him… good spirits, good man!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to this week\u2019s edition of the J\/Newsletter! We have thrilling updates from across the globe, celebrating the best of what the world\u2019s J\/Boats sailors have to offer. The J\/24 World Championship marked a historic milestone as the 45th anniversary of this iconic class took center stage in Seattle, WA, where HONEYBADGER emerged victorious after a week of fierce competition. In Hong Kong, the J\/99 JUICE is proving to be unstoppable, while in Germany, the J\/70 National Championship crowned Schonebeck as the new champion on the picturesque Lake Starnbergersee. Across Lake Ontario, the Canadian team LIFTED dominated the J\/80 North Americans, showcasing the excellence of sailing north of the border. And, in Newport, RI the New York Yacht Club hosted the ORC World Championship, where several J\/Teams collected silverware!
\nThis week, we also take you to some of Europe\u2019s most scenic lakes where events like the Interboot Trophy on Lake Constance and the Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League finale on the gorgeous Lake Geneva have captivated sailors and fans alike. Not to be outdone, the American Yacht Club’s Fall Regatta delivered thrilling races on Long Island Sound as the J\/105s, J\/70s, and J\/44s competed in perfect conditions.
\nLooking ahead, exciting events such as the 2024 J\/Fest Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta and the German J\/24 Championship are on the horizon, promising more incredible sailing action. Finally, we\u2019ll also share a touching story from J\/22 sailors on Lake Dillon, Colorado showing how the camaraderie and passion for sailing can bring people together in remarkable ways.<\/p>\n

Fall Boat Shows Calendar!
\n(Newport, RI)- Amazingly enough, the summer is coming to a close in the northern hemisphere. This summer seemed to simply fly by! Kids are back in school, family back to work. But, it’s also a time to dream about the future! Fall boat shows are about to begin in both Europe and the USA. Here are the highlights for you to consider in both places.
\nUSA
\nAnnapolis Sailboat Show- Annapolis. MD – October 10th to 14th, 2024This show will mark the USA debut of the extraordinary NEW J\/40 performance cruising yacht. An exciting collaboration between J\/Boats design team, J\/Composites in France, and an inspired interior design influenced by French designer Isabelle Racoupeau. In addition, there will be the J\/9 daysailer, and the J\/45 offshore performance cruising yacht.\u00a0
\nJ\/45 Video by Mike Coe- Experience the Performance & Luxury!In Annapolis, MD, Mike Coe and 410 Films take us on an\u00a0informative tour of the J\/45 luxury performance offshore cruising yacht. Enjoy and watch it here on YouTube.
\nFor more\u00a0Annapolis Sailboat Show information.
\nEUROPE
\nValencia Boat Show- Valencia, Spain- October 23rd to 27th, 2024At this spectacular marina that was significantly updated for the America’s Cup back in the AC75 days will be the 2024 Valencia Boat Show. On display will be the J\/99 offshore shorthanded speedster that has been the stuff of legend in its short history of sailing across the world’s oceans. Learn more about it at the show!\u00a0 For more\u00a0Valencia Boat Show information<\/p>\n

HONEYBADGER Crowned 45th Anniversary J\/24 World Champion!
\n(Seattle, WA)- The Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle and the Port of Seattle’s Shilshole Bay Marina welcomed J\/24 sailors from around the world to Washington State and the beautiful Puget Sound for the 2024 J\/24 World Championship, presented by Beecher’s Handmade Cheese. The sailors celebrated the 45th anniversary of the J\/24 class!
\nThe Seattle J\/24 Worlds attracted competitors from Europe, South America, North America, Australia, and Asia in addition to the United States and Canada.
\nThe four days of racing saw 56 teams participate in nine tough races in the highly competitive fleet. In the end, it was Travis Odenbach’s team on HONEYBADGER (Monica Morgan, Dave Hughes, Jay Miles, & Jeff Sullivan) that was crowned the 2024 J\/24 World Champions with 27 pts net. Here is how it all went down over the four days of racing.
\nDay 1Sailboat racing is a sport that often suffers at Mother Nature\u2019s hand, and everyone knows it. For example, in 2022, the race organizers’ nightmare came true in Monaco when the J\/70 World Championship regatta went four days without any wind before getting just enough on the final day for the minimum three races required. Everyone sitting and waiting those four days had already spent the time, money, and effort to be there. There were no refunds.
\nYesterday in Seattle, after years of effort and hundreds of thousands of dollars invested, Mother Nature smiled and delivered spectacular conditions. Race officers and international judges successfully tested an innovative new GPS starting system using the Vakaros Atlas II devices, and self-propelled race course marks.\u00a0
\nIn the first race, Nobuyuki Imai and his team on SIESTA from Osaka, Japan prevailed over his countryman Kohei Ichikawa on GEKKO DIANA from Tokyo!\u00a0
\n\u201cGood crew work and good boat speed were the keys to our winning performance,\u201d said Nobuyuki Imai while also saying that the 12-15 knot breeze was a favorite condition for them. \u00a0\u201cWe were glad the race committee waited for the wind to fill in. \u00a0The conditions were great for us.\u201d
\nNot far behind, Kohei Ichikawa said, \u201cWe followed Jonathan McKee\u2019s advice. We got a good start, sailed to the left for 5 minutes, and tacked.\u201d \u00a0Clearly, they were also fast in the breezy and lumpy conditions.These two teams from Japan are often pushing each other to be faster and faster. They finished first and second in the last Japan J\/24 National Championship. Getting a two thousand-pound boat from Japan to Seattle is no small project. It turns out that these teams each keep boats in North America so they can more easily attend events on this continent \u2013 and show the Americans what fast is all about.\u00a0
\nNot to be left out of the story, the rivals from Rochester placed 3rd and 4th, with Mike Ingham leading Travis Odenbach. Mike Goldfarb and his WAR CANOE team placed fifth.
\nIt was a day when Principal Race Officer- Mark Foster (himself a J\/24 North American Champion from Corpus Christi)- patience paid off with the wind starting as a light southerly and then fading to nothing before filling back in from the north at 10 knots and higher. Racing got underway just after 1400 hrs local time. A handful of spectator boats also waited patiently for the wind to arrive and were rewarded with a great race to watch.
\nDay 2In the movie “Caddyshack”, Judge Smails asks Ty Webb, Chevy Chase\u2019s golf pro character with a zen vibe, \u201cWhat did you shoot today?\u201d Ty answers, \u201cOh Judge, I don\u2019t keep score\u201d. The Judge then asked, \u201cWell, how do you measure yourself with other golfers?\u201d Ty replied, \u201cby my height.\u201d LOL!
\nAfter the way the fleet got jumbled up during the first race today, there were some J\/24 sailors wishing for another way of measuring, too! \u00a0Yesterday, the pecking order was established, and it fell neatly in line with most expectations. The super-polished and experienced teams were all in a row on top.
\nThen came the first race today in a slowly filling northerly of 3 to 7 knots. \u00a0It was a difficult test for sure, but the first weather mark rounding was a goat rodeo of epic proportions that created a few winners and a bunch of big losers.\u00a0
\nWhen the scores were logged, several of the top teams would have loved a new measuring system and height would be preferred over finishing places. The first-place finisher from race 1 put up an 11th. Second place from race 1 came in with a 28th, and 5th place filled in their scorecard with a 27th. \u00a0Mike Ingham came away the cleanest and now led the regatta after three races with a 3-9-2.
\nSailboat racing is a cerebral sport and getting behind your expectations for your performance can be debilitating. Everyone knows what it feels like to have a bad race, and such a situation can lead to unfortunate decisions. Who doesn\u2019t have that one boat in their mind that they just cannot imagine losing? And, when that boat crosses ahead, clear thinking can simply go out the window.
\nScott, Shelby, and Ryan Milne have more opportunities to experience these emotions because they are all sailing in this event on different boats! Scott is on TREMENDOUS SLOUCH (71), Shelby on HAIR OF THE DOG (54), and Ryan on JESTER (70). In Milne family folklore, we understand there is a reverse contest called the \u201cLast Place Milne\u201d. \u00a0Imagine the household drudgery assigned to that award recipient!
\nScott Milne and his TREMENDOUS SLOUCH team were only 11 points behind in 9th place after winning the second race today. \u00a0When asked what he felt about winning the race, Scott said without hesitation, \u201cWe finally beat Ryan!\u201d \u00a0Ryan Milne and his Under 25 team had a top 10 finish in the first race today \u2013 finishing 7th in the race everyone else suffered through. \u00a0Unfortunately, a 49th in the second race today weighs heavily on his total. \u00a0
\nWhen asked how they thought son Ryan was doing, parents Shelby and Scott said, \u201cWorking with Ryan to get his J\/24 Worlds program up and running has been one of the most fun sailing experiences we have ever had.\u201d \u00a0After a great comment like that, it is hard to know which Milne to root for!\u00a0
\nFortunately, this regatta allows competitors to drop their worst finish once 5 races have been sailed. \u00a0This creates an inverse scoring dynamic on the results page because it benefits those with the worst scores. In the Milne family contest, Shelby\u2019s worst score is a 19th, Scott\u2019s is a 33rd, and Ryan\u2019s is a 49th. \u00a0Once these are thrown out, Scott jumps ahead counting 15 points, Shelby is in second with 18 points, and Ryan is in third with 29 points. These scores are quite close considering the regatta is just getting started and 7 more races will be sailed before the last day on Saturday.\u00a0
\nDay 3Sailboat racing is a game of skill, but also a game of luck. It takes skill to make a boat go fast for an entire race. It takes skill to pick the best side of the racecourse. But sometimes the \u201cbest side\u201d fades away, or the boats ahead conspire to make sure no clear lane will ever be available. \u00a0
\nOther times, the lucky times, a wind shift materializes at just the right moment. Or, the other boats leave your lane wide open. The statistically minded will tell you that random luck is equally distributed\u2013 that everyone gets the same number of lucky breaks. \u00a0
\nAfter Travis Odenbach (bow 28) won races 4 and 5 back-to-back today he was asked how it happened. Travis commented, \u201cWe got really lucky\u201d! He further explained that they were deep at the start of both races, got pushed to the side of the course they didn\u2019t want, and then got \u201clucky\u201d breaks that jumped them back up to the lead. \u00a0The only way to explain back-to-back first-place finishes that are supposed to be lucky is to accept that some people can make their luck. Sure, luck was involved, but as Travis further said, \u201cWe have a great team that never gives up.\u201d After six races, Travis and his Honeybadger team from Rochester Yacht Club were in first place with 19 points.\u00a0
\nNot far behind and also from Rochester, was Mike Ingham\u2019s team with 23 points (bow 43). While the rivals from Rochester fight it out for first and second, four teams are vying for 3rd place. The two Japanese teams that were first and second after day 1, SIESTA and GEKKO DIANA have 42 and 38 points respectively, and Mike Goldfarb\u2019s WAR CANOE team from CYC Seattle (bow \u00a048) has 39 pts and Paul Abdullah\u2019s TEAM TARHEEL have 43 pts. These four teams are essentially tied in pursuit of one remaining podium spot\u2013 unless, of course, luck runs short in Rochester!
\nEveryone on these teams had better wear their lucky socks tomorrow. The weather forecast was turning from sunny skies and gentle north winds to a rainy and gusty southerly with blasts into the 20s! On the penultimate day, big things were bound to happen in the big breeze.\u00a0
\nDay 4Somewhere behind the curtain that hides the master regatta control panel, there must’ve been a wild-haired maniac pulling levers and pushing buttons. That is the only logical explanation for the variety of conditions on hand for the 2024 J\/24 Worlds!
\nThere were crystal blue skies most of the week, but for the penultimate day, it was a nasty rain squall. There has been flat water and steady breeze, but also up-range conditions frisky enough to get some teams to switch to jibs. \u00a0There have been steady even current across the course, but occasionally one-sided current advantages. Any competitor that came to Seattle looking for the full range of conditions\u2013 got that and more.
\nRegatta Chair for the event, Jon Anderson explained, \u201cOur title sponsor, is a J\/24 Sailor in our community- Kurt Dammeier, driver and owner of AMUSE BOUCHE. Kurt is the CEO and Founder of Beechers Handmade Cheese. Kurt has such a rich passion for the sport and our fleet and he and his company were so quick to step up to help us deliver our promise of hosting a world-class event. The generosity of Kurt and his entire team has been incredible! We could not have put on this great of an event without him.\u201d
\nKurt was essential because he wrote the most significant check. But, he did not stop there. Contestants have been enjoying his Beecher\u2019s Handmade Cheese after racing in many forms ranging from macaroni and cheese to soups. \u00a0Everyone also got a Beecher\u2019s Handmade Cheese T-Shirt.
\nKurt has also been organizing training sessions for boats in the fleet, and traveled to the 2024 J\/24 National Championship in Lake Minnetonka, MN, last month where he finished on the podium in third place.
\nIn addition to wind and money, a regatta can\u2019t be great without strong competitors. \u00a0In the 56-boat fleet at the 2024 Worlds, there is a full complement of podium finishers from past worlds, six teams of rising youth sailors, and four all-female teams. Four boats came from Japan and three from Italy\u2013 and Seattle sailors have made many trips to regattas in those countries.
\nOn Friday, Travis Odenbach extended his first-place lead, but it was Ignazio Bonanno’s Italian LA SUPERBA team (Simone Scontrino, Francesco Picaro, and Alfredo Branciforte) from Marina Militare Italiana that won the day with a 3rd and a 1st! Clearly, they LOVED the big breeze! Their stunning performance raised LA SUPERB from 11th to 5th place, putting them in striking distance of 3rd place overall with only 6 more points than SIESTA from Japan. \u00a0
\nDay 5When Seattle, a city famous for its coffee, rain, and salmon, puts on a show, you can bet your last shackle that it\u2019s going to be a great experience, especially when world-class sailboat racing is involved. Such was the case for this year’s J\/24 Worlds, which concluded on the waters of Puget Sound in about 10 knots of northerly breeze and under rippled clouds that were punctuated by pockets of blue and rays of sunshine.\u00a0
\nAfter the day started with a postponement that allowed the northerly winds to gather, skipper Travis Odenbach and his HONEYBADGEF crew put on a master class by decisively earning the day\u2019s only bullet and capturing the championship title.
\n\u201cThat\u2019s a relief,\u201d exclaimed a jubilant Odenbach moments after winning the regatta! \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to win the J\/24 Worlds for 10 years!\u201d While Odenbach has won the J\/24 U.S. Nationals Championship and has previously finished second and third in the J\/24 Worlds, this regatta represented a massive commitment to high-level racing in the world\u2019s most popular keelboat.\u00a0
\n\u201cWe made a plan in January,\u201d he said, noting that they carefully stuck with it. \u201cWe\u2019re from the Great Lakes, which is a little bit different because it isn\u2019t tidal.\u201d The solution, he said, was to enlist a top-notch crew, including tactician and former Olympian Dave Hughes. \u201cI had a lot of good people who helped make this happen,\u201d he said of his talented team.
\nOdenbach\u2019s HONEYBADGER crew were joined on the winner\u2019s podium by Mike Ingham’s USA 5443 and his crew (Marianne Schoke, Max Holzer, Quinn Schwender, & Justin Coplan), who finished in second place with 40 pts net. Then, skipper Kohei Ichikawa’s Japanese SIESTA team (Taiga Nakagawa, Kosuke Demichi, Yuji Nishihata, & Koki Miwa) took the bronze medal with 61 pts net. \u00a0Additionally, Team SIESTA was declared the 2024 J\/24 Corinthian Division winners, too!
\nRounding out the top five were Kohei Ichikawa and his Japanese GEKKO DIANA team in fourth place with 65 pts net and Ignazio Bonanno’s LA SUPERBA Italian team in fifth place with 67 pts net.
\nCORINTHIAN DIVISIONAmongst Corinthians, behind Nobuyuki Imai’s SIESTA team, Jakob Lichtenberg\u2019s HAIR OF THE DOG took the silver, while Daniel Borrer\u2019s JESUS LIZARD took the bronze.\u00a0
\nWOMEN’S DIVISIONIn the All-Female division, skipper Elisabeth Hudson\u2019s TWO SHOTS (USA 2342) crew was the boat to beat with her team of Julia Brandt, Rhonda Amrhein-Moore, Stephanie Myers, and Rebekah Holmes. She was followed by Chloe Nunn’s British SUPER G team in second place with her crew of Jo Boxall, Ellie Harding, Josephine Coomber, Dani Middleton, \u00a0and Kelly Greener. Rounding out the podium taking the bronze medal was Lee Ann Zaretsky’s LADY MINX with her crew of Yun Lin, Marcy Lake, Linda Bowen, and Kimberly Wentworth.
\nUNDER 25 DIVISIONAmongst the Under-25 division, Sam Hopper\u2019s SALTINE (USA 62) topped this division, followed by Ryan Milne\u2019s JESTER (USA 5470) team, and Yuki Sekine\u2019s GYOSYU (JPN 5273).
\n\u201cIt\u2019s been awesome,\u201d said Jon Anderson, who served as regatta chair and raced aboard Lichtenberg\u2019s Hair of the Dog. \u201cWe picked this time of year specifically because it tends to have a better breeze than the rest of the summer, so it\u2019s right on the hybrid of the seasons. Seattle isn\u2019t known for a predictable Miami- or Texas-type breeze where the wind comes from the same direction and the same speed every single day, so it puts your tactical and strategic skills to the test.\u201d
\nAll sailors reported that the 56-boat fleet showcased the best that competitive one-design keelboat racing offers.\u201cThat theme of, \u2018we get to race against Tiger Woods\u2019 is kind of a big theme this week, because the best in the world was out there,\u201d said Ron Rosenberg, a multi-time world champion sailor who served as tactician aboard Kurt Dammeier\u2019s AMUSE BOUCHE (USA 3379), noting that the fleet saw winds ranging from 5 to 20 knots over the regatta\u2019s nine races. \u201cIt was a strategic regatta, even more than a boatspeed regatta, which made it challenging for many teams. I think everyone appreciated that challenge.\u201d
\nWhile Seattle delivered great on-the-water conditions, all competitors also reported a fantastic onshore scene, which was the result of a lot of hard work from a dedicated cadre of volunteers and sponsors.
\n\u201cThe race committee has been top-notch, and every day there\u2019s been snacks and things going on in the tent and a few beers if you want them,\u201d Ingham said. \u201cThey put on a great show.\u201d
\nPart of this great synergy between the racing and the onshore scene was made possible by title sponsor Beecher\u2019s Handmade Cheese, as the company\u2019s founder\u2014 Kurt Beecher Dammeier \u2014 is a dedicated J\/24 sailor.
\n\u201cThe competition is fantastic, 56 boats, and there\u2019s probably 35 of them that could win a race at any time,\u201d Dammeier said. This is reflected in the results: While Odenbach and Honeybadger took three bullets, the other wins were scattered across the fleet, with no other team taking more than one bullet.
\n\u201cI think it\u2019s been perfect for this regatta to have a prominent, local sponsor\u2014 that\u2019s not a bank\u2014 to be here to represent,\u201d Dammeier continued. \u201cI hope that this can be the model going forward, with every new World seeking something endemic to their place as a lead sponsor,\u201d he said, noting that this helps infuse the regatta with a sense of place.
\n—–Sailworld J\/24 Worlds story: by David Schmidt
\nFew things are more inspiring than seeing someone accomplish something that they had to fight long and hard to achieve, and that required a massive amount of commitment. I was lucky enough to witness such an event on Saturday afternoon when Travis Odenbach and his HONEYBADGER crew crossed the finishing line in first place in the final race of the J\/24 Worlds. This bullet was one of three that Odenbach and crew earned during five hard-fought days of racing on Puget Sound, and it cinched their efforts to win the title.
\nFor Odenbach, this World Championship win was the culmination of a decade’s worth of solid campaigning that included multiple bridesmaid (and third place) finishes at various J\/24 Worlds, plus a U.S. North American championship title.
\nThe whoops and victory cries carried nicely across the water, and our spectator crew aboard Keith Whittemore’s comfortably appointed Hinckley powerboat (it even had an espresso machine, which I greatly appreciated) couldn’t help but join in their smiles and celebrations. Not only was this a great win to witness, but Whittemore – who is a two-time J\/24 world champion skipper – personally sold Odenbach his winning J\/24 following a North American championship regatta with the comment, “You’ll win the J\/24 Worlds in Seattle on this boat”.
\nWhittemore wasn’t wrong, and the jubilation aboard HONEYBADGER was proof positive that the time, resources, and commitment needed to accomplish great things are worth it once the final finish guns fall silent.
\nFor Seattle, a city I called home for more than a decade, this regatta was also a huge success. And, all competitors with whom I spoke talked about the challenging mix of conditions that they experienced over five full days and nine races. Even Saturday’s postponement and single race worked out, as a 10-knot northerly provided a great final challenge for this talent-laden fleet.\u00a0 \u00a0J\/24 Worlds highlight video.\u00a0 For more\u00a0J\/24 World Championship sailing information<\/p>\n

J\/99 JUICE Crushing It In Hong Kong
\n(Hong Kong, China)- JUICE, the only J\/99 currently in Hong Kong, continued her winning ways with victory in the IRC 2 category of the Aberdeen Boat Club opening regatta last weekend. Comprising of three races over two days JUICE faced stiff competition from the fleet of seven boats.\u00a0
\nSaturday ChallengesSaturday dawned light and somewhat westerly forcing a reverse course into Lamma Island for the first windward leeward. This provided unusual and close racing with JUICE and ZESSt finishing 45 seconds apart after an hour and twenty minutes, having taken differing sides of the track. Thereafter, a thunderstorm and lightning show over Hong Kong Island created a change of wind direction through the southerly quadrant and then back again to an easterly direction where the wind finally settled. After a lengthy delay, the course was relaid, and a more familiar route was taken. As the breeze had come up JUICE had changed to a J2 jib, which proved very costly as the wind faded in the start sequence. Given that now there was a 3-lap race, the team had to change back to the J1 jib on the first run and cope with a stuck kite halyard on the drop. ZESST was gone and INTRIGUE as well, leaving JUICE in 3rd and work to do on Sunday.
\nSunday Island TourIslands races are long and, in light breeze, there are plenty of restarts in the wind shadows. Good job as JUICE ran into some plastic and lost a lot of time on the first beat. Going hard into Beaufort Island and finding a familiar breeze line brought JUICE back into the race only to lose ground again rounding Fury Rocks. JUICE stayed very high on the run and squeezed around Po Toi island to find ZESST trapped in a wind hole on the other side of the channel. Meanwhile, veteran yacht GAMBIT was hard on our tail. The three boats finished 40 seconds apart after three and a half hours of racing giving GAMBIT the Islands Race win and JUICE the regatta win!<\/p>\n

Schonebeck Crowned German J\/70 National Champion!<\/p>\n

(Tutzing, Germany)- The German J\/70 National Championship took place from October 3rd to 6th at the Deutscher Touring Yacht Club (DTYC). Twenty-six top-class boats from Germany, China, Denmark, Austria, and Switzerland enjoy eight races on the gorgeous Lake Starnbergersee.\u00a0
\nThe opening gambit for the three-day event by Mats Schonebeck’s team would prove prophetic, opening with a 2-1-2 for a comfortable lead at the end of day one. Thereafter, they counted only podium finishes in their results to finish with 12 pts net and a stunning 13 pts margin of victory. Schonebeck’s crew included Moritz Giebelmann, Henrik Peters, and Bjame Stegelmann.\u00a0
\nThe silver medal was awarded to the Swiss team of Urs Oldani from Lake Zurich. His crew of Gilles Burst, Paco Weiss, and Adrian Iten had a rough start the first day with an 8-17-4 tally to finish mid-fleet. However, over the next two days, they went on a tear with a 2-2-5-3-1 tally to finish with 25 pts net!
\nRounding out the podium with the bronze medal was Max Adami’s crew of Jannis Summchen, Ferdinand Gerz, and Leanderr Baumann. They also had a rough outing on the first day with a 5-18-3. But, thereafter the team settled down to post a 3-3-2-11-9 for 36 pts net. \u00a0For\u00a0German J\/70 Nationals sailing results\u00a0 For more\u00a0Germany J\/70 Nationals sailing information.<\/p>\n

Canadian LIFTED Dominates J\/80 North Americans<\/p>\n

(Toronto, ONT, Canada)- It’s been eight years since the J\/80 North American Championship came to Toronto, and again the National Yacht Club did not disappoint. Thirty teams competed in perfect warm Fall conditions on Lake Ontario from October 1st to. 6th. Tight racing and dynamic shifty winds ensured no one could relax, and every game plan was subject to continuous rewrite.
\nThe National YC Race Committee got right down to business, and after three races on day one, LIFTED (Chris Hobbs, Samantha Webster, Kris Werner, Tyler Woodworth) topped the leaderboard, while Cristian Bieder’s CHIMICHURRI, returning NAs champion Conor Hayes’s MORE GOSTOSA, and Graham Philpott’s BLACK DOG completed the top 5 on the leaderboard.\u00a0
\nThe day two forecast was for a light or dying breeze. That’s exactly what happened partway through the second race. Eight boats completed the race as a thermal flipped the breeze 180 degrees, stranding the rest of the fleet and causing all to score TLE. LIFTED survived and delivered three bullets to consolidate her pole position!
\nSunday brought a bigger SW breeze and choppy conditions, with LIFTED fending off the competition to convincingly win the regatta overall. Second place was Graham Philpott’S BLACK DOG (with a crew of Ben Crosby, Emmet Todd, & Tom Wells), with third place to fellow Winnipesaukee stalwart Conor Hayes’s MORE GOSTOSA (with a crew of Joe Diller, Dan Jolda, & Catherine McLaughlin).\u00a0
\nCORINTHIANS DIVISIONThe Corinthian (fully amateur) honors went to Philpott’s Team BLACK DOG, with Hayes’s MORE GOSTOSA in second, and Thomas Kopp’s KOPP OUT) and team (Elizabeth Fisher, Ralph Fisher, and CJ Ruffing)from Grosse Point, MI in third.
\nHuge credit to all racers for making this a true North American Championship and a banner event. Boats traveled from Lake Winnipesaukee, Massachusetts, Annapolis, Newport, and, most especially, Seattle (Julian Croxall’s RECKLESS). Amazing commitment by teams to the Class – congratulations to all racers!
\nFleet 20 is the fastest-growing J\/80 fleet, now with 33 boats across five individual fleets: Toronto, Oakville, Port Dover, Ottawa\/Nepean, Kingston, and Rochester. Canada also will host the 2026 J\/80 World Championship in the Olympic sailing venue of Kingston, Ontario. \u00a0For more\u00a0J\/80 North American Championship scores and sailing information.<\/p>\n

Winkelhausen Eclipses Interboot Trophy- a.k.a. J\/70 Battle of Lake Constance<\/p>\n

(Friedrichshafen, Germany)- Ten teams from the nations that surround the gorgeous Lake Constance in central Europe (Germany, Switzerland, & Austria) enjoyed an amazing eleven races run by the Wurtemburger Yacht Club’s expert RC\/ PRO team.\u00a0
\nIn the end, it was quite the “schooling” the fleet received at the hands of the host WYC’s champion team led by Christoph Winkelhausen. Counting only bullets after 2 drop races, his crew of. Yannick Hafner, Carlo Schnetz, and. Elias Benz enjoyed a wild celebration with their astonishing performance! They led a sweep of the podium by three WYC teams.\u00a0
\nAnother WYC team led by Jochen Frik took the silver medal. They went on a tear in races 3 to 5 posting all bullets. His team included Klaus Diesch, Tom Stemmer, and Max Rieger. Rounding out the podium was yet another WYC crew led by Pia Speckle. Their crew included Justin Venger, and Dennis & Kevin Mehlig.\u00a0
\nFor more\u00a0J\/70 Interboot Trophy\/ Battle of Lake Constance sailing information & results.<\/p>\n

J\/Teams Garner Silverware @ ORC World Championship<\/p>\n

(Newport, RI)- The 2024 ORC World Championship for offshore racing sailboats was hosted for a week by the New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI. The regatta format is unique, as it opens up on the first day with a 200+ mile long-distance race, followed by three days of windward-leeward buoy racing. Then, closing with a short offshore race and a set of more W\/L buoy races on the final day.
\nIn the end, J\/Teams faired well against the mostly professional crews on competing teams.\u00a0
\nORC A Division\/ CorinthiansWinning the Corinthians division was Bob Manchester\/s J\/133 VAMOOSE. Then, a sistership took the silver medal- Steve Brownlie’s J\/133 ASSARAIN IV. Finally, taking fourth place was Trevor Roach’s J\/121 TOUCH OF GRAY.\u00a0
\nORC B Division\/ CorinthiansIn the ORC B Overall division, Bill and Jackie Baxter’s J\/111 FIREBALL started slowly, but closed the regatta with the best record for the last five races- 2-2-3-2-1 for finishing the regatta in third place! Just behind them in fifth place was a solid performance by Al Minella’s J\/112E THE ROCC.\u00a0
\nWinning the ORC B Corinthians was the NEKA Sailing team on the J\/105 custom SLEEPER.\u00a0 For more\u00a0ORC World Championship sailing information<\/p>\n

Great Sailing for the 2024 American YC Fall Regatta<\/p>\n

(Rye, NY)- The American Yacht Club’s annual Fall Regatta marks the close of the summer offshore sailing season on Long Island Sound. It’s always a well-attended event and it attracts dozens of J\/Boats owners up and down the Sound for racing in one-design classes of J\/44s, J\/105s, J\/70s, and a half-dozen PHRF handicap classes. The fleet was treated to great sailing and good breezes for the two-weekend event, enabling racing all four days and the one-design classes to have nine races!\u00a0
\nJ\/44 ClassThe five-boat fleet was yet again treated to a “schooling” by former New York YC Commodore Bill Ketcham’s MAXINE. After a “slow start” of a 2-4-2, Ketcham’s team peeled off six straight bullets to win by a country furlong with just 10 pts net!
\nLearning quick and good students of the sport of racing sailboats has been the women duo of June & Amanda Kendrick’s PALANTIR 5. This year they started well with a 1-2-3, then ripped off straight deuces to take the silver medal with 15 pts net. Rounding out the podium on the bronze medal step was Willets Meyer’s BEAGLE with 25 pts net.\u00a0
\nJ\/105 ClassGetting back to his old form after sailing J\/105s for 30+ years was Damian Emery’s WARLOCK. Emery’s WARLOCK team dominated the J\/105 fleet with five 1sts and four 2nds en route to solid performance for 11 pts net. Not to be outdone, veteran J\/105 skipper Paul Beaudin and his LOULOU team also counted all podium scores to take the silver medal with 13 pts Net. Then, the balance of the podium was David Owen’s ECHO with 30 pts net.\u00a0
\nJ\/70 ClassJean Marc Papin\/s PEN SEGAL simply wiped the slate clean with straight bullets for all seven races in this fleet. Caelan McMichael’s USA 1725 took second with 15 pts net, while Lucas Swain’s USA 1747 took the bronze medal.
\nCoastal PHRF 1 DivisionLoving the conditions and courses for their four days of sailing was Len Sitar’s beautiful blue J\/160 COUGAR. They posted a blistering scoreline of 1-1-1-3 for 6 pts total to handily win their fleet.
\nCoastal PHRF 2 DivisionIt was a clean sweep for J\/crews in this fleet. Winning was Ron Richman’s J\/133 ANTIDOTE with a 2-2-2-1 tally for 7 pts. Second was last year’s division winner, Erik Asgeirsson’s J\/45 ACADIA with a 3-3-1-5 scorecard for 12 pts. Then, taking the bronze medal was Bill Klein’s J\/120 SPECK with a 4-4-3-2 record for 13 pts.\u00a0
\nCoastal PHRF 3 DivisionThe top five was dominated by J\/crews. Taking the silver was Steve Landry & Derek Soohoo’s J\/100 SANGUINE. Third was Todd Aven’s J\/99 THIN MAN, fourth went to Ray Warner’s J\/99 AGENT 99, and fifth was Robert Schwarz’s J\/109 NORDLYS.\u00a0
\nCoastal PHRF 4 DivisionThe top two podium steps were determined by a tiebreaker at 7 pts each. Winning the countback was Jason Viseltear’s J\/80 UPSETTER, followed by JC Zucconi & Jim Townsend’s J\/92 EASY RED.\u00a0
\nPHRF J\/100 ClassThe J\/100s on western Long Island Sound have been enjoying a renaissance in this beautiful 33-foot “eye candy” of a daysailer. Winning again was the trio of Tom Boyle, Bob Clyatt, & Doug McKiege ono BLUEFIN. Second went to William Hennes’s LIBERTY and third was the duo of Drew Fung & Pat Jakobson’s FREEDOM.\u00a0 For more\u00a0American YC Fall Regatta results and sailing information.<\/p>\n

Halmstad Sailing Society Wins Swedish J\/70 Sailing League Series<\/p>\n

(\u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik, Sweden)- The fourth and final competition in Allsvenskan Sailing was sailed over the weekend in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik, Sweden for eighteen teams from across Sweden. The winds were light and in the mornings it was pale on both Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, which meant that only 10 rounds were completed, against the normal 15.
\nBefore the weekend, it was KSSS who led the overall result for the Allsvenskan with Halmstads Segels\u00e4llskap in second place, one point behind.
\nThe light winds in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik were mastered by OXSS (Oxel\u00f6sund’s Sailing Society), with Erik Lind\u00e9n at the helm.
\nIt was all the more exciting between Halmstad’s Sailing Society and KSSS (Royal Swedish Yacht Club) in the fight for overall victory for the season series. Before the last race in the preliminary round, Halmstad was fourth and KSSS eighth, which meant that Halmstad had overtaken KSSS in the season series! But, the two teams met in the last and decisive race before the final. The conditions were that if KSSS won the race and Halmstad came sixth, then KSSS would pass Halmstad again.
\nThe race turned out to be a real nail-biter. Just before the starting shot, there was a strong wind shift where KSSS swung over to port and got a perfect start, while Halmstad was then unable to stretch over the lee buoy with a bad start as a result. After the first cross, KSSS was first and Halmstad sixth, and it was an exciting situation for Halmstad.
\n“We didn’t have time to think too much about it. We knew we had to stay close to KSSS and focused on that,” said Christoffer Hellekant, helmsman on Halmstad’s team.
\nHalmstad managed to sail up the race standings at the same time that Sotefjorden won the race, which meant that Halmstad was clear as the overall winner in the Allsvenskan season series even before the final race.
\n“It’s very fun. We have had a very consistent season and reached the final in all sub-competitions. That meant that we were able to take home the victory in the Allsvenskan,” explained Hellekant.
\n“There are more than us who sail here in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik who have sailed in Halmstad’s team. And, we have improved our maneuvers, speed, and good tactical decisions in all different constellations,” continues Hellekant.
\nIn the finale, GKSS – Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club sailed well and won the race, with Oxel\u00f6sund finishing second. This meant that Oxel\u00f6sund’s SS won the competition in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik ahead of GKSS and Ekoln’s sailing club – ESK.
\nIn the end, the overall Allsvenskan J\/70 Sailing League in Sweden was won by Halmstad Sailing Society. Second went to KSSS Royal Swedish YC, and third to GKSS Royal Gothenburg Sailing Club.\u00a0 For more\u00a0Swedish J\/70 Sailing League results and information<\/p>\n

Club Nautique de Versoix Top Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League Finale<\/p>\n

(Geneva, Switzerland)- The Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Gen\u00e8ve hosted the Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League finale the past weekend on the picturesque Lake Geneva for the top fourteen sailing club teams across Switzerland. Over the three-day weekend, the fleet enjoyed a total of eleven races in the often challenging Swiss mountain lake conditions.
\nIn the end, it was the team from Club Nautique de Versoix that was crowned the 2024 SWiss J\/70 Sailing Super League champions! The team was comprised of V. Casas, R. Hauser, B. \u00a0Delaloye, and R. Defferrard. Second went to the Regattaclub Bodensee Team comprised of M. Soriano, T. \u00a0Rtuishauser, \u00a0R. Ott, and S. Zurfluh. Rounding out the podium with the bronze was Regattaclub Oberrhofen with the team of S. Seger, F. Geissbuhlerr, B. Zeltner, and C. Schhenk.\u00a0 For more\u00a0Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League sailing information.<\/p>\n

Potts Crowned USA Match Race J\/22 Champion<\/p>\n

(San Francisco, CA)- The 2024 US Match Racing Championship was hosted by the St. Francis YC in San Francisco Bay, California, from the 4th\u20136th October. Ten teams competed in J\/22 class keelboats for the Prince of Wales Bowl, each having earned their place through a series of qualifying events held earlier in the year.
\nAfter a round-robin qualifier, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, it was Pearson Potts’s team of Chase Quinn, \u00a0Tim Siemers, and Robert Savoie that was crowned 2024 USA Prince of Wales Match Racing Champion. They battled local World Women Match Racing Champion Nicole Breault from the host St. Francis YC for the title. After the first two races, the two teams had split winning races. Then, in the finale, Potts’s crew demonstrated flawless crew work and strong tactics to take the finale and win with a 2-1 record. Nicole Breault’s team includes Molly Carapiet, Sam Reynolds, and Will Paulsen. For more\u00a0USA Match Race J\/22 Championship sailing information.<\/p>\n

AIOLIA Wins Greece ORC Doublehanded Nationals!<\/p>\n

(Athens, Greece)- This past week, the J\/11s AIOLIA sailed the weekend-long Greece ORC Doublehanded National Championship and won their DH 1 Division and the ORC Doublehanded Overall. Sailing was owner\/skipper Spiros Papantoniou and teammate Ermioni Oikoonomopoulou. Their boat is a modified J\/111 with twin rudders, only three were ever made.\u00a0
\nThe 138.0nm race started on Saturday morning and the 20-boat fleet all finished by Sunday afternoon. Spiros and Ermioni were extremely pleased with their performance, winning by over 48 minutes on ORC correct time!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Events<\/p>\n

“J\/Fest” Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta Preview<\/p>\n

(Larchmont, \u00a0NY)- Initially established in the early 1970s by The Corinthians, this invitational regatta for college sailors is held annually out of Larchmont Yacht Club and brings together sailboat owners and young sailors for an opportunity to go head-to-head each fall.
\nThis weekend, October 12th to 13th, the de-facto “J\/Fest” Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (IOR) will take place at Larchmont Yacht Club, co-hosted by Storm Trysail Club. The event will see 42 schools from 19 U.S. states and 3 Canadian provinces come together for a unique offshore sailing experience, designed to give collegiate sailors a new challenge beyond their typical dinghy racing.
\nThis year\u2019s regatta features 30 of 42 teams that are J\/Boats owners- 71.0% of the fleet! J\/Boat owners have been enthusiastic participants in this event as they support their alma maters from across the USA. It’s quite extraordinary to see J\/Teams supported from California to Maine and Minnesota to Texas!
\nPHRF Large DivisionFive J\/Teams are participating in this eight-boat division. Featured are two J\/44s- US Naval Academy’s MAXINE and Univ. of Rhode Island’s PALANTIR 5. Joining them are Univ. Maryland’s J\/124 TENEBRAE, Mass Maritime’s J\/122 DIRE WOLF, \u00a0and Clemson Univ.’s J\/111 SUMMER STORM. \u00a0\u00a0
\nPHRF Medium DivisionThis eight-boat fleet will see two J\/Teams on the starting line. One is Northeastern University’s J\/112E REBELLE and the other is Michigan State’s J\/42 ATALANTA.\u00a0
\nPHRF Small DivisionThis half-dozen boat fleet is predominated by J\/crews. Two J\/100s are sailing- Rochester Univ.’s GALATRONA and Texas A&M’s. AVOCET. Joining them are Webb Institute’s J\/105 SLEEPER, Univ. \u00a0Vermont’s J\/88 ONE TOO MANY, and Syracuse Univ.’s J\/99 THIN MAN.\u00a0
\nJ\/109 ClassFive teams are sailing this one-design class. They include Brown University’s NORDLYS, and Embry-Riddle College’s AVIATO, Queen’s Univ (Canada) QUICKSILVER, \u00a0SUNY Maritime’s RESOLUTE, and Univ. Wisconsin’s TBD.\u00a0
\nJ\/105 ClassThe largest fleet in the event, the twelve-boat fleet includes top teams like College of Charleston’s KESTREL, Princeton Univ.’s MAGIC, and South Carolina’s ECHO.\u00a0
\nFor more\u00a0STC Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta sailing results\u00a0 For more\u00a0STC Intercollegiate Regatta sailing information<\/p>\n

German J\/24 Championship Preview<\/p>\n

(Berlin, Germany)- This weekend, the Berliner Yacht Club in Berlin, Germany will be hosting the 2024 German J\/24 Championship on the gorgeous Lake Wansee southwest of the city in a spectacular park-like setting. Short fast races are on order and the winds can be very shifty and puffy.
\nNineteen teams are participating from Germany, Netherlands, Austria, and Sweden. Some of the leading teams should be Frank Schonfeld, Fritz Meyer, Stefan Karsunke, Lynn Wolgast, and Per-Hakan Persson from Sweden.\u00a0 For more\u00a0German J\/24 Championship sailing information<\/p>\n

Swiss J\/70 HEIDI Cup Preview<\/p>\n

(Spiez, Switzerland)- This coming weekend, the Yacht Club Spiez will be hosting the famous J\/70 Heidi Cup for all-women’s teams on the spectacular Lake Thunersee in the middle of Switzerland. The incredibly picturesque town, famous for vineyards that border the lake and beautiful vistas of snow-capped Swiss Alps surrounding the lake, will play host to thirteen women’s teams from across Switzerland.\u00a0
\nVirtually all of the top sailing clubs in Switzerland are supporting the 100+ women and their sailing teams, including Regattavlub Oberhofen, Cercle de la Voile d’Estavayer, Yachtclub Zug, Yachtclub Zurich, and Seglervereinigung Kreuzlingen.\u00a0
\nUp to s.ix races per day are planned and will be similar to the Swiss Sailing League format of short, quick, 15-20-minute races. For Swiss\u00a0J\/70 Heidi Cup results and entry list\u00a0 For\u00a0Swiss J\/70 Heidi Cup sailing information<\/p>\n

Stratford Shoal Gearbuster Race Preview<\/p>\n

(Greenwich, CT)- This coming weekend is the infamous “Gearbuster Race” run annually every fall by Indian Harbor YC. It’s a long day race around various government buoys in western Long Island Sound. It’s a popular event as the “grand finale” of fall sailing on the Sound. It is quite popular with J\/sailors. There are 25 J\/Teams sailing of the 51 boats total (50% of the fleet!). The teams are spread throughout the various PHRF divisions.
\nPHRF Doublehanded DivisionIn this fleet of half-dozen boats, virtually all of the participants are J\/teamms. There are three J\/120s (Sara & Josh Reisberg’s ABILYN, Richard Wests’s CHARLOTTE, & Christian Uecker’s HOUND DOG), plus Thomas Sa’s J\/33 GUN DOG, and Stamford YC’s Junior Team on VALIANT.
\nPHRF A Division. 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We have thrilling updates from across the globe, celebrating the best of what the world\u2019s J\/Boats sailors have to offer. The J\/24 World Championship marked a historic milestone as the 45th anniversary of this iconic class took center stage in Seattle, WA, where HONEYBADGER emerged victorious after a week of fierce competition. In Hong Kong, the J\/99 JUICE is proving to be unstoppable, while in Germany, the J\/70 National Championship crowned Schonebeck as the new champion on the picturesque Lake Starnbergersee. Across Lake Ontario, the Canadian team LIFTED dominated the J\/80 North Americans, showcasing the excellence of sailing north of the border. And, in Newport, RI the New York Yacht Club hosted the ORC World Championship, where several J\/Teams collected silverware! This week, we also take you to some of Europe\u2019s most scenic lakes where events like the Interboot Trophy on Lake Constance and the Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League finale on the gorgeous Lake Geneva have captivated sailors and fans alike. Not to be outdone, the American Yacht Club's Fall Regatta delivered thrilling races on Long Island Sound as the J\/105s, J\/70s, and J\/44s competed in perfect conditions. Looking ahead, exciting events such as the 2024 J\/Fest Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta and the German J\/24 Championship are on the horizon, promising more incredible sailing action. Finally, we\u2019ll also share a touching story from J\/22 sailors on Lake Dillon, Colorado showing how the camaraderie and passion for sailing can bring people together in remarkable ways. Fall Boat Shows Calendar! (Newport, RI)- Amazingly enough, the summer is coming to a close in the northern hemisphere. This summer seemed to simply fly by! Kids are back in school, family back to work. But, it's also a time to dream about the future! Fall boat shows are about to begin in both Europe and the USA. Here are the highlights for you to consider in both places. USA Annapolis Sailboat Show- Annapolis. MD - October 10th to 14th, 2024This show will mark the USA debut of the extraordinary NEW J\/40 performance cruising yacht. An exciting collaboration between J\/Boats design team, J\/Composites in France, and an inspired interior design influenced by French designer Isabelle Racoupeau. In addition, there will be the J\/9 daysailer, and the J\/45 offshore performance cruising yacht.\u00a0 J\/45 Video by Mike Coe- Experience the Performance & Luxury!In Annapolis, MD, Mike Coe and 410 Films take us on an\u00a0informative tour of the J\/45 luxury performance offshore cruising yacht. Enjoy and watch it here on YouTube. For more\u00a0Annapolis Sailboat Show information. EUROPE Valencia Boat Show- Valencia, Spain- October 23rd to 27th, 2024At this spectacular marina that was significantly updated for the America's Cup back in the AC75 days will be the 2024 Valencia Boat Show. On display will be the J\/99 offshore shorthanded speedster that has been the stuff of legend in its short history of sailing across the world's oceans. Learn more about it at the show!\u00a0 For more\u00a0Valencia Boat Show information HONEYBADGER Crowned 45th Anniversary J\/24 World Champion! (Seattle, WA)- The Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle and the Port of Seattle's Shilshole Bay Marina welcomed J\/24 sailors from around the world to Washington State and the beautiful Puget Sound for the 2024 J\/24 World Championship, presented by Beecher's Handmade Cheese. The sailors celebrated the 45th anniversary of the J\/24 class! The Seattle J\/24 Worlds attracted competitors from Europe, South America, North America, Australia, and Asia in addition to the United States and Canada. The four days of racing saw 56 teams participate in nine tough races in the highly competitive fleet. In the end, it was Travis Odenbach's team on HONEYBADGER (Monica Morgan, Dave Hughes, Jay Miles, & Jeff Sullivan) that was crowned the 2024 J\/24 World Champions with 27 pts net. Here is how it all went down over the four days of racing. Day 1Sailboat racing is a sport that often suffers at Mother Nature\u2019s hand, and everyone knows it. For example, in 2022, the race organizers' nightmare came true in Monaco when the J\/70 World Championship regatta went four days without any wind before getting just enough on the final day for the minimum three races required. Everyone sitting and waiting those four days had already spent the time, money, and effort to be there. There were no refunds. Yesterday in Seattle, after years of effort and hundreds of thousands of dollars invested, Mother Nature smiled and delivered spectacular conditions. Race officers and international judges successfully tested an innovative new GPS starting system using the Vakaros Atlas II devices, and self-propelled race course marks.\u00a0 In the first race, Nobuyuki Imai and his team on SIESTA from Osaka, Japan prevailed over his countryman Kohei Ichikawa on GEKKO DIANA from Tokyo!\u00a0 \u201cGood crew work and good boat speed were the keys to our winning performance,\u201d said Nobuyuki Imai while also saying that the 12-15 knot breeze was a favorite condition for them. \u00a0\u201cWe were glad the race committee waited for the wind to fill in. \u00a0The conditions were great for us.\u201d Not far behind, Kohei Ichikawa said, \u201cWe followed Jonathan McKee\u2019s advice. We got a good start, sailed to the left for 5 minutes, and tacked.\u201d \u00a0Clearly, they were also fast in the breezy and lumpy conditions.These two teams from Japan are often pushing each other to be faster and faster. They finished first and second in the last Japan J\/24 National Championship. Getting a two thousand-pound boat from Japan to Seattle is no small project. It turns out that these teams each keep boats in North America so they can more easily attend events on this continent \u2013 and show the Americans what fast is all about.\u00a0 Not to be left out of the story, the rivals from Rochester placed 3rd and 4th, with Mike Ingham leading Travis Odenbach. Mike Goldfarb and his WAR CANOE team placed fifth. It was a day when Principal Race Officer- Mark Foster (himself a J\/24 North American Champion from Corpus Christi)- patience paid off with the wind starting as a light southerly and then fading to nothing before filling back in from the north at 10 knots and higher. Racing got underway just after 1400 hrs local time. A handful of spectator boats also waited patiently for the wind to arrive and were rewarded with a great race to watch. Day 2In the movie "Caddyshack", Judge Smails asks Ty Webb, Chevy Chase\u2019s golf pro character with a zen vibe, \u201cWhat did you shoot today?\u201d Ty answers, \u201cOh Judge, I don\u2019t keep score\u201d. The Judge then asked, \u201cWell, how do you measure yourself with other golfers?\u201d Ty replied, \u201cby my height.\u201d LOL! After the way the fleet got jumbled up during the first race today, there were some J\/24 sailors wishing for another way of measuring, too! \u00a0Yesterday, the pecking order was established, and it fell neatly in line with most expectations. The super-polished and experienced teams were all in a row on top. Then came the first race today in a slowly filling northerly of 3 to 7 knots. \u00a0It was a difficult test for sure, but the first weather mark rounding was a goat rodeo of epic proportions that created a few winners and a bunch of big losers.\u00a0 When the scores were logged, several of the top teams would have loved a new measuring system and height would be preferred over finishing places. The first-place finisher from race 1 put up an 11th. Second place from race 1 came in with a 28th, and 5th place filled in their scorecard with a 27th. \u00a0Mike Ingham came away the cleanest and now led the regatta after three races with a 3-9-2. Sailboat racing is a cerebral sport and getting behind your expectations for your performance can be debilitating. Everyone knows what it feels like to have a bad race, and such a situation can lead to unfortunate decisions. Who doesn\u2019t have that one boat in their mind that they just cannot imagine losing? And, when that boat crosses ahead, clear thinking can simply go out the window. Scott, Shelby, and Ryan Milne have more opportunities to experience these emotions because they are all sailing in this event on different boats! Scott is on TREMENDOUS SLOUCH (71), Shelby on HAIR OF THE DOG (54), and Ryan on JESTER (70). In Milne family folklore, we understand there is a reverse contest called the \u201cLast Place Milne\u201d. \u00a0Imagine the household drudgery assigned to that award recipient! Scott Milne and his TREMENDOUS SLOUCH team were only 11 points behind in 9th place after winning the second race today. \u00a0When asked what he felt about winning the race, Scott said without hesitation, \u201cWe finally beat Ryan!\u201d \u00a0Ryan Milne and his Under 25 team had a top 10 finish in the first race today \u2013 finishing 7th in the race everyone else suffered through. \u00a0Unfortunately, a 49th in the second race today weighs heavily on his total. \u00a0 When asked how they thought son Ryan was doing, parents Shelby and Scott said, \u201cWorking with Ryan to get his J\/24 Worlds program up and running has been one of the most fun sailing experiences we have ever had.\u201d \u00a0After a great comment like that, it is hard to know which Milne to root for!\u00a0 Fortunately, this regatta allows competitors to drop their worst finish once 5 races have been sailed. \u00a0This creates an inverse scoring dynamic on the results page because it benefits those with the worst scores. In the Milne family contest, Shelby\u2019s worst score is a 19th, Scott\u2019s is a 33rd, and Ryan\u2019s is a 49th. \u00a0Once these are thrown out, Scott jumps ahead counting 15 points, Shelby is in second with 18 points, and Ryan is in third with 29 points. These scores are quite close considering the regatta is just getting started and 7 more races will be sailed before the last day on Saturday.\u00a0 Day 3Sailboat racing is a game of skill, but also a game of luck. It takes skill to make a boat go fast for an entire race. It takes skill to pick the best side of the racecourse. But sometimes the \u201cbest side\u201d fades away, or the boats ahead conspire to make sure no clear lane will ever be available. \u00a0 Other times, the lucky times, a wind shift materializes at just the right moment. Or, the other boats leave your lane wide open. The statistically minded will tell you that random luck is equally distributed\u2013 that everyone gets the same number of lucky breaks. \u00a0 After Travis Odenbach (bow 28) won races 4 and 5 back-to-back today he was asked how it happened. Travis commented, \u201cWe got really lucky\u201d! He further explained that they were deep at the start of both races, got pushed to the side of the course they didn\u2019t want, and then got \u201clucky\u201d breaks that jumped them back up to the lead. \u00a0The only way to explain back-to-back first-place finishes that are supposed to be lucky is to accept that some people can make their luck. Sure, luck was involved, but as Travis further said, \u201cWe have a great team that never gives up.\u201d After six races, Travis and his Honeybadger team from Rochester Yacht Club were in first place with 19 points.\u00a0 Not far behind and also from Rochester, was Mike Ingham\u2019s team with 23 points (bow 43). While the rivals from Rochester fight it out for first and second, four teams are vying for 3rd place. The two Japanese teams that were first and second after day 1, SIESTA and GEKKO DIANA have 42 and 38 points respectively, and Mike Goldfarb\u2019s WAR CANOE team from CYC Seattle (bow \u00a048) has 39 pts and Paul Abdullah\u2019s TEAM TARHEEL have 43 pts. These four teams are essentially tied in pursuit of one remaining podium spot\u2013 unless, of course, luck runs short in Rochester! Everyone on these teams had better wear their lucky socks tomorrow. The weather forecast was turning from sunny skies and gentle north winds to a rainy and gusty southerly with blasts into the 20s! On the penultimate day, big things were bound to happen in the big breeze.\u00a0 Day 4Somewhere behind the curtain that hides the master regatta control panel, there must've been a wild-haired maniac pulling levers and pushing buttons. That is the only logical explanation for the variety of conditions on hand for the 2024 J\/24 Worlds! There were crystal blue skies most of the week, but for the penultimate day, it was a nasty rain squall. There has been flat water and steady breeze, but also up-range conditions frisky enough to get some teams to switch to jibs. \u00a0There have been steady even current across the course, but occasionally one-sided current advantages. Any competitor that came to Seattle looking for the full range of conditions\u2013 got that and more. Regatta Chair for the event, Jon Anderson explained, \u201cOur title sponsor, is a J\/24 Sailor in our community- Kurt Dammeier, driver and owner of AMUSE BOUCHE. Kurt is the CEO and Founder of Beechers Handmade Cheese. Kurt has such a rich passion for the sport and our fleet and he and his company were so quick to step up to help us deliver our promise of hosting a world-class event. The generosity of Kurt and his entire team has been incredible! We could not have put on this great of an event without him.\u201d Kurt was essential because he wrote the most significant check. But, he did not stop there. Contestants have been enjoying his Beecher\u2019s Handmade Cheese after racing in many forms ranging from macaroni and cheese to soups. \u00a0Everyone also got a Beecher\u2019s Handmade Cheese T-Shirt. Kurt has also been organizing training sessions for boats in the fleet, and traveled to the 2024 J\/24 National Championship in Lake Minnetonka, MN, last month where he finished on the podium in third place. In addition to wind and money, a regatta can\u2019t be great without strong competitors. \u00a0In the 56-boat fleet at the 2024 Worlds, there is a full complement of podium finishers from past worlds, six teams of rising youth sailors, and four all-female teams. Four boats came from Japan and three from Italy\u2013 and Seattle sailors have made many trips to regattas in those countries. On Friday, Travis Odenbach extended his first-place lead, but it was Ignazio Bonanno's Italian LA SUPERBA team (Simone Scontrino, Francesco Picaro, and Alfredo Branciforte) from Marina Militare Italiana that won the day with a 3rd and a 1st! Clearly, they LOVED the big breeze! Their stunning performance raised LA SUPERB from 11th to 5th place, putting them in striking distance of 3rd place overall with only 6 more points than SIESTA from Japan. \u00a0 Day 5When Seattle, a city famous for its coffee, rain, and salmon, puts on a show, you can bet your last shackle that it\u2019s going to be a great experience, especially when world-class sailboat racing is involved. Such was the case for this year's J\/24 Worlds, which concluded on the waters of Puget Sound in about 10 knots of northerly breeze and under rippled clouds that were punctuated by pockets of blue and rays of sunshine.\u00a0 After the day started with a postponement that allowed the northerly winds to gather, skipper Travis Odenbach and his HONEYBADGEF crew put on a master class by decisively earning the day\u2019s only bullet and capturing the championship title. \u201cThat\u2019s a relief,\u201d exclaimed a jubilant Odenbach moments after winning the regatta! \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to win the J\/24 Worlds for 10 years!\u201d While Odenbach has won the J\/24 U.S. Nationals Championship and has previously finished second and third in the J\/24 Worlds, this regatta represented a massive commitment to high-level racing in the world\u2019s most popular keelboat.\u00a0 \u201cWe made a plan in January,\u201d he said, noting that they carefully stuck with it. \u201cWe\u2019re from the Great Lakes, which is a little bit different because it isn\u2019t tidal.\u201d The solution, he said, was to enlist a top-notch crew, including tactician and former Olympian Dave Hughes. \u201cI had a lot of good people who helped make this happen,\u201d he said of his talented team. Odenbach\u2019s HONEYBADGER crew were joined on the winner\u2019s podium by Mike Ingham's USA 5443 and his crew (Marianne Schoke, Max Holzer, Quinn Schwender, & Justin Coplan), who finished in second place with 40 pts net. Then, skipper Kohei Ichikawa's Japanese SIESTA team (Taiga Nakagawa, Kosuke Demichi, Yuji Nishihata, & Koki Miwa) took the bronze medal with 61 pts net. \u00a0Additionally, Team SIESTA was declared the 2024 J\/24 Corinthian Division winners, too! Rounding out the top five were Kohei Ichikawa and his Japanese GEKKO DIANA team in fourth place with 65 pts net and Ignazio Bonanno's LA SUPERBA Italian team in fifth place with 67 pts net. CORINTHIAN DIVISIONAmongst Corinthians, behind Nobuyuki Imai's SIESTA team, Jakob Lichtenberg\u2019s HAIR OF THE DOG took the silver, while Daniel Borrer\u2019s JESUS LIZARD took the bronze.\u00a0 WOMEN'S DIVISIONIn the All-Female division, skipper Elisabeth Hudson\u2019s TWO SHOTS (USA 2342) crew was the boat to beat with her team of Julia Brandt, Rhonda Amrhein-Moore, Stephanie Myers, and Rebekah Holmes. She was followed by Chloe Nunn's British SUPER G team in second place with her crew of Jo Boxall, Ellie Harding, Josephine Coomber, Dani Middleton, \u00a0and Kelly Greener. Rounding out the podium taking the bronze medal was Lee Ann Zaretsky's LADY MINX with her crew of Yun Lin, Marcy Lake, Linda Bowen, and Kimberly Wentworth. UNDER 25 DIVISIONAmongst the Under-25 division, Sam Hopper\u2019s SALTINE (USA 62) topped this division, followed by Ryan Milne\u2019s JESTER (USA 5470) team, and Yuki Sekine\u2019s GYOSYU (JPN 5273). \u201cIt\u2019s been awesome,\u201d said Jon Anderson, who served as regatta chair and raced aboard Lichtenberg\u2019s Hair of the Dog. \u201cWe picked this time of year specifically because it tends to have a better breeze than the rest of the summer, so it\u2019s right on the hybrid of the seasons. Seattle isn\u2019t known for a predictable Miami- or Texas-type breeze where the wind comes from the same direction and the same speed every single day, so it puts your tactical and strategic skills to the test.\u201d All sailors reported that the 56-boat fleet showcased the best that competitive one-design keelboat racing offers.\u201cThat theme of, \u2018we get to race against Tiger Woods\u2019 is kind of a big theme this week, because the best in the world was out there,\u201d said Ron Rosenberg, a multi-time world champion sailor who served as tactician aboard Kurt Dammeier\u2019s AMUSE BOUCHE (USA 3379), noting that the fleet saw winds ranging from 5 to 20 knots over the regatta\u2019s nine races. \u201cIt was a strategic regatta, even more than a boatspeed regatta, which made it challenging for many teams. I think everyone appreciated that challenge.\u201d While Seattle delivered great on-the-water conditions, all competitors also reported a fantastic onshore scene, which was the result of a lot of hard work from a dedicated cadre of volunteers and sponsors. \u201cThe race committee has been top-notch, and every day there\u2019s been snacks and things going on in the tent and a few beers if you want them,\u201d Ingham said. \u201cThey put on a great show.\u201d Part of this great synergy between the racing and the onshore scene was made possible by title sponsor Beecher\u2019s Handmade Cheese, as the company\u2019s founder\u2014 Kurt Beecher Dammeier \u2014 is a dedicated J\/24 sailor. \u201cThe competition is fantastic, 56 boats, and there\u2019s probably 35 of them that could win a race at any time,\u201d Dammeier said. This is reflected in the results: While Odenbach and Honeybadger took three bullets, the other wins were scattered across the fleet, with no other team taking more than one bullet. \u201cI think it\u2019s been perfect for this regatta to have a prominent, local sponsor\u2014 that\u2019s not a bank\u2014 to be here to represent,\u201d Dammeier continued. \u201cI hope that this can be the model going forward, with every new World seeking something endemic to their place as a lead sponsor,\u201d he said, noting that this helps infuse the regatta with a sense of place. -----Sailworld J\/24 Worlds story: by David Schmidt Few things are more inspiring than seeing someone accomplish something that they had to fight long and hard to achieve, and that required a massive amount of commitment. I was lucky enough to witness such an event on Saturday afternoon when Travis Odenbach and his HONEYBADGER crew crossed the finishing line in first place in the final race of the J\/24 Worlds. This bullet was one of three that Odenbach and crew earned during five hard-fought days of racing on Puget Sound, and it cinched their efforts to win the title. For Odenbach, this World Championship win was the culmination of a decade's worth of solid campaigning that included multiple bridesmaid (and third place) finishes at various J\/24 Worlds, plus a U.S. North American championship title. The whoops and victory cries carried nicely across the water, and our spectator crew aboard Keith Whittemore's comfortably appointed Hinckley powerboat (it even had an espresso machine, which I greatly appreciated) couldn't help but join in their smiles and celebrations. Not only was this a great win to witness, but Whittemore - who is a two-time J\/24 world champion skipper - personally sold Odenbach his winning J\/24 following a North American championship regatta with the comment, "You'll win the J\/24 Worlds in Seattle on this boat". Whittemore wasn't wrong, and the jubilation aboard HONEYBADGER was proof positive that the time, resources, and commitment needed to accomplish great things are worth it once the final finish guns fall silent. For Seattle, a city I called home for more than a decade, this regatta was also a huge success. And, all competitors with whom I spoke talked about the challenging mix of conditions that they experienced over five full days and nine races. Even Saturday's postponement and single race worked out, as a 10-knot northerly provided a great final challenge for this talent-laden fleet.\u00a0 \u00a0J\/24 Worlds highlight video.\u00a0 For more\u00a0J\/24 World Championship sailing information J\/99 JUICE Crushing It In Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)- JUICE, the only J\/99 currently in Hong Kong, continued her winning ways with victory in the IRC 2 category of the Aberdeen Boat Club opening regatta last weekend. Comprising of three races over two days JUICE faced stiff competition from the fleet of seven boats.\u00a0 Saturday ChallengesSaturday dawned light and somewhat westerly forcing a reverse course into Lamma Island for the first windward leeward. This provided unusual and close racing with JUICE and ZESSt finishing 45 seconds apart after an hour and twenty minutes, having taken differing sides of the track. Thereafter, a thunderstorm and lightning show over Hong Kong Island created a change of wind direction through the southerly quadrant and then back again to an easterly direction where the wind finally settled. After a lengthy delay, the course was relaid, and a more familiar route was taken. As the breeze had come up JUICE had changed to a J2 jib, which proved very costly as the wind faded in the start sequence. Given that now there was a 3-lap race, the team had to change back to the J1 jib on the first run and cope with a stuck kite halyard on the drop. ZESST was gone and INTRIGUE as well, leaving JUICE in 3rd and work to do on Sunday. Sunday Island TourIslands races are long and, in light breeze, there are plenty of restarts in the wind shadows. Good job as JUICE ran into some plastic and lost a lot of time on the first beat. Going hard into Beaufort Island and finding a familiar breeze line brought JUICE back into the race only to lose ground again rounding Fury Rocks. JUICE stayed very high on the run and squeezed around Po Toi island to find ZESST trapped in a wind hole on the other side of the channel. Meanwhile, veteran yacht GAMBIT was hard on our tail. The three boats finished 40 seconds apart after three and a half hours of racing giving GAMBIT the Islands Race win and JUICE the regatta win! Schonebeck Crowned German J\/70 National Champion! (Tutzing, Germany)- The German J\/70 National Championship took place from October 3rd to 6th at the Deutscher Touring Yacht Club (DTYC). Twenty-six top-class boats from Germany, China, Denmark, Austria, and Switzerland enjoy eight races on the gorgeous Lake Starnbergersee.\u00a0 The opening gambit for the three-day event by Mats Schonebeck's team would prove prophetic, opening with a 2-1-2 for a comfortable lead at the end of day one. Thereafter, they counted only podium finishes in their results to finish with 12 pts net and a stunning 13 pts margin of victory. Schonebeck's crew included Moritz Giebelmann, Henrik Peters, and Bjame Stegelmann.\u00a0 The silver medal was awarded to the Swiss team of Urs Oldani from Lake Zurich. His crew of Gilles Burst, Paco Weiss, and Adrian Iten had a rough start the first day with an 8-17-4 tally to finish mid-fleet. However, over the next two days, they went on a tear with a 2-2-5-3-1 tally to finish with 25 pts net! Rounding out the podium with the bronze medal was Max Adami's crew of Jannis Summchen, Ferdinand Gerz, and Leanderr Baumann. They also had a rough outing on the first day with a 5-18-3. But, thereafter the team settled down to post a 3-3-2-11-9 for 36 pts net. \u00a0For\u00a0German J\/70 Nationals sailing results\u00a0 For more\u00a0Germany J\/70 Nationals sailing information. Canadian LIFTED Dominates J\/80 North Americans (Toronto, ONT, Canada)- It's been eight years since the J\/80 North American Championship came to Toronto, and again the National Yacht Club did not disappoint. Thirty teams competed in perfect warm Fall conditions on Lake Ontario from October 1st to. 6th. Tight racing and dynamic shifty winds ensured no one could relax, and every game plan was subject to continuous rewrite. The National YC Race Committee got right down to business, and after three races on day one, LIFTED (Chris Hobbs, Samantha Webster, Kris Werner, Tyler Woodworth) topped the leaderboard, while Cristian Bieder's CHIMICHURRI, returning NAs champion Conor Hayes's MORE GOSTOSA, and Graham Philpott's BLACK DOG completed the top 5 on the leaderboard.\u00a0 The day two forecast was for a light or dying breeze. That's exactly what happened partway through the second race. Eight boats completed the race as a thermal flipped the breeze 180 degrees, stranding the rest of the fleet and causing all to score TLE. LIFTED survived and delivered three bullets to consolidate her pole position! Sunday brought a bigger SW breeze and choppy conditions, with LIFTED fending off the competition to convincingly win the regatta overall. Second place was Graham Philpott'S BLACK DOG (with a crew of Ben Crosby, Emmet Todd, & Tom Wells), with third place to fellow Winnipesaukee stalwart Conor Hayes's MORE GOSTOSA (with a crew of Joe Diller, Dan Jolda, & Catherine McLaughlin).\u00a0 CORINTHIANS DIVISIONThe Corinthian (fully amateur) honors went to Philpott's Team BLACK DOG, with Hayes's MORE GOSTOSA in second, and Thomas Kopp's KOPP OUT) and team (Elizabeth Fisher, Ralph Fisher, and CJ Ruffing)from Grosse Point, MI in third. Huge credit to all racers for making this a true North American Championship and a banner event. Boats traveled from Lake Winnipesaukee, Massachusetts, Annapolis, Newport, and, most especially, Seattle (Julian Croxall's RECKLESS). Amazing commitment by teams to the Class - congratulations to all racers! Fleet 20 is the fastest-growing J\/80 fleet, now with 33 boats across five individual fleets: Toronto, Oakville, Port Dover, Ottawa\/Nepean, Kingston, and Rochester. Canada also will host the 2026 J\/80 World Championship in the Olympic sailing venue of Kingston, Ontario. \u00a0For more\u00a0J\/80 North American Championship scores and sailing information. Winkelhausen Eclipses Interboot Trophy- a.k.a. J\/70 Battle of Lake Constance (Friedrichshafen, Germany)- Ten teams from the nations that surround the gorgeous Lake Constance in central Europe (Germany, Switzerland, & Austria) enjoyed an amazing eleven races run by the Wurtemburger Yacht Club's expert RC\/ PRO team.\u00a0 In the end, it was quite the "schooling" the fleet received at the hands of the host WYC's champion team led by Christoph Winkelhausen. Counting only bullets after 2 drop races, his crew of. Yannick Hafner, Carlo Schnetz, and. Elias Benz enjoyed a wild celebration with their astonishing performance! They led a sweep of the podium by three WYC teams.\u00a0 Another WYC team led by Jochen Frik took the silver medal. They went on a tear in races 3 to 5 posting all bullets. His team included Klaus Diesch, Tom Stemmer, and Max Rieger. Rounding out the podium was yet another WYC crew led by Pia Speckle. Their crew included Justin Venger, and Dennis & Kevin Mehlig.\u00a0 For more\u00a0J\/70 Interboot Trophy\/ Battle of Lake Constance sailing information & results. J\/Teams Garner Silverware @ ORC World Championship (Newport, RI)- The 2024 ORC World Championship for offshore racing sailboats was hosted for a week by the New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI. The regatta format is unique, as it opens up on the first day with a 200+ mile long-distance race, followed by three days of windward-leeward buoy racing. Then, closing with a short offshore race and a set of more W\/L buoy races on the final day. In the end, J\/Teams faired well against the mostly professional crews on competing teams.\u00a0 ORC A Division\/ CorinthiansWinning the Corinthians division was Bob Manchester\/s J\/133 VAMOOSE. Then, a sistership took the silver medal- Steve Brownlie's J\/133 ASSARAIN IV. Finally, taking fourth place was Trevor Roach's J\/121 TOUCH OF GRAY.\u00a0 ORC B Division\/ CorinthiansIn the ORC B Overall division, Bill and Jackie Baxter's J\/111 FIREBALL started slowly, but closed the regatta with the best record for the last five races- 2-2-3-2-1 for finishing the regatta in third place! Just behind them in fifth place was a solid performance by Al Minella's J\/112E THE ROCC.\u00a0 Winning the ORC B Corinthians was the NEKA Sailing team on the J\/105 custom SLEEPER.\u00a0 For more\u00a0ORC World Championship sailing information Great Sailing for the 2024 American YC Fall Regatta (Rye, NY)- The American Yacht Club's annual Fall Regatta marks the close of the summer offshore sailing season on Long Island Sound. It's always a well-attended event and it attracts dozens of J\/Boats owners up and down the Sound for racing in one-design classes of J\/44s, J\/105s, J\/70s, and a half-dozen PHRF handicap classes. The fleet was treated to great sailing and good breezes for the two-weekend event, enabling racing all four days and the one-design classes to have nine races!\u00a0 J\/44 ClassThe five-boat fleet was yet again treated to a "schooling" by former New York YC Commodore Bill Ketcham's MAXINE. After a "slow start" of a 2-4-2, Ketcham's team peeled off six straight bullets to win by a country furlong with just 10 pts net! Learning quick and good students of the sport of racing sailboats has been the women duo of June & Amanda Kendrick's PALANTIR 5. This year they started well with a 1-2-3, then ripped off straight deuces to take the silver medal with 15 pts net. Rounding out the podium on the bronze medal step was Willets Meyer's BEAGLE with 25 pts net.\u00a0 J\/105 ClassGetting back to his old form after sailing J\/105s for 30+ years was Damian Emery's WARLOCK. Emery's WARLOCK team dominated the J\/105 fleet with five 1sts and four 2nds en route to solid performance for 11 pts net. Not to be outdone, veteran J\/105 skipper Paul Beaudin and his LOULOU team also counted all podium scores to take the silver medal with 13 pts Net. Then, the balance of the podium was David Owen's ECHO with 30 pts net.\u00a0 J\/70 ClassJean Marc Papin\/s PEN SEGAL simply wiped the slate clean with straight bullets for all seven races in this fleet. Caelan McMichael's USA 1725 took second with 15 pts net, while Lucas Swain's USA 1747 took the bronze medal. Coastal PHRF 1 DivisionLoving the conditions and courses for their four days of sailing was Len Sitar's beautiful blue J\/160 COUGAR. They posted a blistering scoreline of 1-1-1-3 for 6 pts total to handily win their fleet. Coastal PHRF 2 DivisionIt was a clean sweep for J\/crews in this fleet. Winning was Ron Richman's J\/133 ANTIDOTE with a 2-2-2-1 tally for 7 pts. Second was last year's division winner, Erik Asgeirsson's J\/45 ACADIA with a 3-3-1-5 scorecard for 12 pts. Then, taking the bronze medal was Bill Klein's J\/120 SPECK with a 4-4-3-2 record for 13 pts.\u00a0 Coastal PHRF 3 DivisionThe top five was dominated by J\/crews. Taking the silver was Steve Landry & Derek Soohoo's J\/100 SANGUINE. Third was Todd Aven's J\/99 THIN MAN, fourth went to Ray Warner's J\/99 AGENT 99, and fifth was Robert Schwarz's J\/109 NORDLYS.\u00a0 Coastal PHRF 4 DivisionThe top two podium steps were determined by a tiebreaker at 7 pts each. Winning the countback was Jason Viseltear's J\/80 UPSETTER, followed by JC Zucconi & Jim Townsend's J\/92 EASY RED.\u00a0 PHRF J\/100 ClassThe J\/100s on western Long Island Sound have been enjoying a renaissance in this beautiful 33-foot "eye candy" of a daysailer. Winning again was the trio of Tom Boyle, Bob Clyatt, & Doug McKiege ono BLUEFIN. Second went to William Hennes's LIBERTY and third was the duo of Drew Fung & Pat Jakobson's FREEDOM.\u00a0 For more\u00a0American YC Fall Regatta results and sailing information. Halmstad Sailing Society Wins Swedish J\/70 Sailing League Series (\u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik, Sweden)- The fourth and final competition in Allsvenskan Sailing was sailed over the weekend in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik, Sweden for eighteen teams from across Sweden. The winds were light and in the mornings it was pale on both Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, which meant that only 10 rounds were completed, against the normal 15. Before the weekend, it was KSSS who led the overall result for the Allsvenskan with Halmstads Segels\u00e4llskap in second place, one point behind. The light winds in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik were mastered by OXSS (Oxel\u00f6sund's Sailing Society), with Erik Lind\u00e9n at the helm. It was all the more exciting between Halmstad's Sailing Society and KSSS (Royal Swedish Yacht Club) in the fight for overall victory for the season series. Before the last race in the preliminary round, Halmstad was fourth and KSSS eighth, which meant that Halmstad had overtaken KSSS in the season series! But, the two teams met in the last and decisive race before the final. The conditions were that if KSSS won the race and Halmstad came sixth, then KSSS would pass Halmstad again. The race turned out to be a real nail-biter. Just before the starting shot, there was a strong wind shift where KSSS swung over to port and got a perfect start, while Halmstad was then unable to stretch over the lee buoy with a bad start as a result. After the first cross, KSSS was first and Halmstad sixth, and it was an exciting situation for Halmstad. "We didn't have time to think too much about it. We knew we had to stay close to KSSS and focused on that," said Christoffer Hellekant, helmsman on Halmstad's team. Halmstad managed to sail up the race standings at the same time that Sotefjorden won the race, which meant that Halmstad was clear as the overall winner in the Allsvenskan season series even before the final race. "It's very fun. We have had a very consistent season and reached the final in all sub-competitions. That meant that we were able to take home the victory in the Allsvenskan," explained Hellekant. "There are more than us who sail here in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik who have sailed in Halmstad's team. And, we have improved our maneuvers, speed, and good tactical decisions in all different constellations," continues Hellekant. In the finale, GKSS - Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club sailed well and won the race, with Oxel\u00f6sund finishing second. This meant that Oxel\u00f6sund's SS won the competition in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik ahead of GKSS and Ekoln's sailing club - ESK. In the end, the overall Allsvenskan J\/70 Sailing League in Sweden was won by Halmstad Sailing Society. Second went to KSSS Royal Swedish YC, and third to GKSS Royal Gothenburg Sailing Club.\u00a0 For more\u00a0Swedish J\/70 Sailing League results and information Club Nautique de Versoix Top Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League Finale (Geneva, Switzerland)- The Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Gen\u00e8ve hosted the Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League finale the past weekend on the picturesque Lake Geneva for the top fourteen sailing club teams across Switzerland. Over the three-day weekend, the fleet enjoyed a total of eleven races in the often challenging Swiss mountain lake conditions. In the end, it was the team from Club Nautique de Versoix that was crowned the 2024 SWiss J\/70 Sailing Super League champions! The team was comprised of V. Casas, R. Hauser, B. \u00a0Delaloye, and R. Defferrard. Second went to the Regattaclub Bodensee Team comprised of M. Soriano, T. \u00a0Rtuishauser, \u00a0R. Ott, and S. Zurfluh. Rounding out the podium with the bronze was Regattaclub Oberrhofen with the team of S. Seger, F. Geissbuhlerr, B. Zeltner, and C. Schhenk.\u00a0 For more\u00a0Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League sailing information. Potts Crowned USA Match Race J\/22 Champion (San Francisco, CA)- The 2024 US Match Racing Championship was hosted by the St. Francis YC in San Francisco Bay, California, from the 4th\u20136th October. Ten teams competed in J\/22 class keelboats for the Prince of Wales Bowl, each having earned their place through a series of qualifying events held earlier in the year. After a round-robin qualifier, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, it was Pearson Potts's team of Chase Quinn, \u00a0Tim Siemers, and Robert Savoie that was crowned 2024 USA Prince of Wales Match Racing Champion. They battled local World Women Match Racing Champion Nicole Breault from the host St. Francis YC for the title. After the first two races, the two teams had split winning races. Then, in the finale, Potts's crew demonstrated flawless crew work and strong tactics to take the finale and win with a 2-1 record. Nicole Breault's team includes Molly Carapiet, Sam Reynolds, and Will Paulsen. For more\u00a0USA Match Race J\/22 Championship sailing information. AIOLIA Wins Greece ORC Doublehanded Nationals! (Athens, Greece)- This past week, the J\/11s AIOLIA sailed the weekend-long Greece ORC Doublehanded National Championship and won their DH 1 Division and the ORC Doublehanded Overall. Sailing was owner\/skipper Spiros Papantoniou and teammate Ermioni Oikoonomopoulou. Their boat is a modified J\/111 with twin rudders, only three were ever made.\u00a0 The 138.0nm race started on Saturday morning and the 20-boat fleet all finished by Sunday afternoon. Spiros and Ermioni were extremely pleased with their performance, winning by over 48 minutes on ORC correct time!\u00a0 \u00a0 Upcoming Events "J\/Fest" Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta Preview (Larchmont, \u00a0NY)- Initially established in the early 1970s by The Corinthians, this invitational regatta for college sailors is held annually out of Larchmont Yacht Club and brings together sailboat owners and young sailors for an opportunity to go head-to-head each fall. This weekend, October 12th to 13th, the de-facto "J\/Fest" Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (IOR) will take place at Larchmont Yacht Club, co-hosted by Storm Trysail Club. The event will see 42 schools from 19 U.S. states and 3 Canadian provinces come together for a unique offshore sailing experience, designed to give collegiate sailors a new challenge beyond their typical dinghy racing. This year\u2019s regatta features 30 of 42 teams that are J\/Boats owners- 71.0% of the fleet! J\/Boat owners have been enthusiastic participants in this event as they support their alma maters from across the USA. It's quite extraordinary to see J\/Teams supported from California to Maine and Minnesota to Texas! PHRF Large DivisionFive J\/Teams are participating in this eight-boat division. Featured are two J\/44s- US Naval Academy's MAXINE and Univ. of Rhode Island's PALANTIR 5. Joining them are Univ. Maryland's J\/124 TENEBRAE, Mass Maritime's J\/122 DIRE WOLF, \u00a0and Clemson Univ.'s J\/111 SUMMER STORM. \u00a0\u00a0 PHRF Medium DivisionThis eight-boat fleet will see two J\/Teams on the starting line. One is Northeastern University's J\/112E REBELLE and the other is Michigan State's J\/42 ATALANTA.\u00a0 PHRF Small DivisionThis half-dozen boat fleet is predominated by J\/crews. Two J\/100s are sailing- Rochester Univ.'s GALATRONA and Texas A&M's. AVOCET. Joining them are Webb Institute's J\/105 SLEEPER, Univ. \u00a0Vermont's J\/88 ONE TOO MANY, and Syracuse Univ.'s J\/99 THIN MAN.\u00a0 J\/109 ClassFive teams are sailing this one-design class. They include Brown University's NORDLYS, and Embry-Riddle College's AVIATO, Queen's Univ (Canada) QUICKSILVER, \u00a0SUNY Maritime's RESOLUTE, and Univ. Wisconsin's TBD.\u00a0 J\/105 ClassThe largest fleet in the event, the twelve-boat fleet includes top teams like College of Charleston's KESTREL, Princeton Univ.'s MAGIC, and South Carolina's ECHO.\u00a0 For more\u00a0STC Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta sailing results\u00a0 For more\u00a0STC Intercollegiate Regatta sailing information German J\/24 Championship Preview (Berlin, Germany)- This weekend, the Berliner Yacht Club in Berlin, Germany will be hosting the 2024 German J\/24 Championship on the gorgeous Lake Wansee southwest of the city in a spectacular park-like setting. Short fast races are on order and the winds can be very shifty and puffy. Nineteen teams are participating from Germany, Netherlands, Austria, and Sweden. Some of the leading teams should be Frank Schonfeld, Fritz Meyer, Stefan Karsunke, Lynn Wolgast, and Per-Hakan Persson from Sweden.\u00a0 For more\u00a0German J\/24 Championship sailing information Swiss J\/70 HEIDI Cup Preview (Spiez, Switzerland)- This coming weekend, the Yacht Club Spiez will be hosting the famous J\/70 Heidi Cup for all-women's teams on the spectacular Lake Thunersee in the middle of Switzerland. The incredibly picturesque town, famous for vineyards that border the lake and beautiful vistas of snow-capped Swiss Alps surrounding the lake, will play host to thirteen women's teams from across Switzerland.\u00a0 Virtually all of the top sailing clubs in Switzerland are supporting the 100+ women and their sailing teams, including Regattavlub Oberhofen, Cercle de la Voile d'Estavayer, Yachtclub Zug, Yachtclub Zurich, and Seglervereinigung Kreuzlingen.\u00a0 Up to s.ix races per day are planned and will be similar to the Swiss Sailing League format of short, quick, 15-20-minute races. For Swiss\u00a0J\/70 Heidi Cup results and entry list\u00a0 For\u00a0Swiss J\/70 Heidi Cup sailing information Stratford Shoal Gearbuster Race Preview (Greenwich, CT)- This coming weekend is the infamous "Gearbuster Race" run annually every fall by Indian Harbor YC. It's a long day race around various government buoys in western Long Island Sound. It's a popular event as the "grand finale" of fall sailing on the Sound. It is quite popular with J\/sailors. There are 25 J\/Teams sailing of the 51 boats total (50% of the fleet!). The teams are spread throughout the various PHRF divisions. PHRF Doublehanded DivisionIn this fleet of half-dozen boats, virtually all of the participants are J\/teamms. There are three J\/120s (Sara & Josh Reisberg's ABILYN, Richard Wests's CHARLOTTE, & Christian Uecker's HOUND DOG), plus Thomas Sa's J\/33 GUN DOG, and Stamford YC's Junior Team on VALIANT. PHRF A Division. 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We have thrilling updates from across the globe, celebrating the best of what the world\u2019s J\/Boats sailors have to offer. The J\/24 World Championship marked a historic milestone as the 45th anniversary of this iconic class took center stage in Seattle, WA, where HONEYBADGER emerged victorious after a week of fierce competition. In Hong Kong, the J\/99 JUICE is proving to be unstoppable, while in Germany, the J\/70 National Championship crowned Schonebeck as the new champion on the picturesque Lake Starnbergersee. Across Lake Ontario, the Canadian team LIFTED dominated the J\/80 North Americans, showcasing the excellence of sailing north of the border. And, in Newport, RI the New York Yacht Club hosted the ORC World Championship, where several J\/Teams collected silverware! This week, we also take you to some of Europe\u2019s most scenic lakes where events like the Interboot Trophy on Lake Constance and the Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League finale on the gorgeous Lake Geneva have captivated sailors and fans alike. Not to be outdone, the American Yacht Club's Fall Regatta delivered thrilling races on Long Island Sound as the J\/105s, J\/70s, and J\/44s competed in perfect conditions. Looking ahead, exciting events such as the 2024 J\/Fest Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta and the German J\/24 Championship are on the horizon, promising more incredible sailing action. Finally, we\u2019ll also share a touching story from J\/22 sailors on Lake Dillon, Colorado showing how the camaraderie and passion for sailing can bring people together in remarkable ways. Fall Boat Shows Calendar! (Newport, RI)- Amazingly enough, the summer is coming to a close in the northern hemisphere. This summer seemed to simply fly by! Kids are back in school, family back to work. But, it's also a time to dream about the future! Fall boat shows are about to begin in both Europe and the USA. Here are the highlights for you to consider in both places. USA Annapolis Sailboat Show- Annapolis. MD - October 10th to 14th, 2024This show will mark the USA debut of the extraordinary NEW J\/40 performance cruising yacht. An exciting collaboration between J\/Boats design team, J\/Composites in France, and an inspired interior design influenced by French designer Isabelle Racoupeau. In addition, there will be the J\/9 daysailer, and the J\/45 offshore performance cruising yacht.\u00a0 J\/45 Video by Mike Coe- Experience the Performance & Luxury!In Annapolis, MD, Mike Coe and 410 Films take us on an\u00a0informative tour of the J\/45 luxury performance offshore cruising yacht. Enjoy and watch it here on YouTube. For more\u00a0Annapolis Sailboat Show information. EUROPE Valencia Boat Show- Valencia, Spain- October 23rd to 27th, 2024At this spectacular marina that was significantly updated for the America's Cup back in the AC75 days will be the 2024 Valencia Boat Show. On display will be the J\/99 offshore shorthanded speedster that has been the stuff of legend in its short history of sailing across the world's oceans. Learn more about it at the show!\u00a0 For more\u00a0Valencia Boat Show information HONEYBADGER Crowned 45th Anniversary J\/24 World Champion! (Seattle, WA)- The Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle and the Port of Seattle's Shilshole Bay Marina welcomed J\/24 sailors from around the world to Washington State and the beautiful Puget Sound for the 2024 J\/24 World Championship, presented by Beecher's Handmade Cheese. The sailors celebrated the 45th anniversary of the J\/24 class! The Seattle J\/24 Worlds attracted competitors from Europe, South America, North America, Australia, and Asia in addition to the United States and Canada. The four days of racing saw 56 teams participate in nine tough races in the highly competitive fleet. In the end, it was Travis Odenbach's team on HONEYBADGER (Monica Morgan, Dave Hughes, Jay Miles, & Jeff Sullivan) that was crowned the 2024 J\/24 World Champions with 27 pts net. Here is how it all went down over the four days of racing. Day 1Sailboat racing is a sport that often suffers at Mother Nature\u2019s hand, and everyone knows it. For example, in 2022, the race organizers' nightmare came true in Monaco when the J\/70 World Championship regatta went four days without any wind before getting just enough on the final day for the minimum three races required. Everyone sitting and waiting those four days had already spent the time, money, and effort to be there. There were no refunds. Yesterday in Seattle, after years of effort and hundreds of thousands of dollars invested, Mother Nature smiled and delivered spectacular conditions. Race officers and international judges successfully tested an innovative new GPS starting system using the Vakaros Atlas II devices, and self-propelled race course marks.\u00a0 In the first race, Nobuyuki Imai and his team on SIESTA from Osaka, Japan prevailed over his countryman Kohei Ichikawa on GEKKO DIANA from Tokyo!\u00a0 \u201cGood crew work and good boat speed were the keys to our winning performance,\u201d said Nobuyuki Imai while also saying that the 12-15 knot breeze was a favorite condition for them. \u00a0\u201cWe were glad the race committee waited for the wind to fill in. \u00a0The conditions were great for us.\u201d Not far behind, Kohei Ichikawa said, \u201cWe followed Jonathan McKee\u2019s advice. We got a good start, sailed to the left for 5 minutes, and tacked.\u201d \u00a0Clearly, they were also fast in the breezy and lumpy conditions.These two teams from Japan are often pushing each other to be faster and faster. They finished first and second in the last Japan J\/24 National Championship. Getting a two thousand-pound boat from Japan to Seattle is no small project. It turns out that these teams each keep boats in North America so they can more easily attend events on this continent \u2013 and show the Americans what fast is all about.\u00a0 Not to be left out of the story, the rivals from Rochester placed 3rd and 4th, with Mike Ingham leading Travis Odenbach. Mike Goldfarb and his WAR CANOE team placed fifth. It was a day when Principal Race Officer- Mark Foster (himself a J\/24 North American Champion from Corpus Christi)- patience paid off with the wind starting as a light southerly and then fading to nothing before filling back in from the north at 10 knots and higher. Racing got underway just after 1400 hrs local time. A handful of spectator boats also waited patiently for the wind to arrive and were rewarded with a great race to watch. Day 2In the movie \"Caddyshack\", Judge Smails asks Ty Webb, Chevy Chase\u2019s golf pro character with a zen vibe, \u201cWhat did you shoot today?\u201d Ty answers, \u201cOh Judge, I don\u2019t keep score\u201d. The Judge then asked, \u201cWell, how do you measure yourself with other golfers?\u201d Ty replied, \u201cby my height.\u201d LOL! After the way the fleet got jumbled up during the first race today, there were some J\/24 sailors wishing for another way of measuring, too! \u00a0Yesterday, the pecking order was established, and it fell neatly in line with most expectations. The super-polished and experienced teams were all in a row on top. Then came the first race today in a slowly filling northerly of 3 to 7 knots. \u00a0It was a difficult test for sure, but the first weather mark rounding was a goat rodeo of epic proportions that created a few winners and a bunch of big losers.\u00a0 When the scores were logged, several of the top teams would have loved a new measuring system and height would be preferred over finishing places. The first-place finisher from race 1 put up an 11th. Second place from race 1 came in with a 28th, and 5th place filled in their scorecard with a 27th. \u00a0Mike Ingham came away the cleanest and now led the regatta after three races with a 3-9-2. Sailboat racing is a cerebral sport and getting behind your expectations for your performance can be debilitating. Everyone knows what it feels like to have a bad race, and such a situation can lead to unfortunate decisions. Who doesn\u2019t have that one boat in their mind that they just cannot imagine losing? And, when that boat crosses ahead, clear thinking can simply go out the window. Scott, Shelby, and Ryan Milne have more opportunities to experience these emotions because they are all sailing in this event on different boats! Scott is on TREMENDOUS SLOUCH (71), Shelby on HAIR OF THE DOG (54), and Ryan on JESTER (70). In Milne family folklore, we understand there is a reverse contest called the \u201cLast Place Milne\u201d. \u00a0Imagine the household drudgery assigned to that award recipient! Scott Milne and his TREMENDOUS SLOUCH team were only 11 points behind in 9th place after winning the second race today. \u00a0When asked what he felt about winning the race, Scott said without hesitation, \u201cWe finally beat Ryan!\u201d \u00a0Ryan Milne and his Under 25 team had a top 10 finish in the first race today \u2013 finishing 7th in the race everyone else suffered through. \u00a0Unfortunately, a 49th in the second race today weighs heavily on his total. \u00a0 When asked how they thought son Ryan was doing, parents Shelby and Scott said, \u201cWorking with Ryan to get his J\/24 Worlds program up and running has been one of the most fun sailing experiences we have ever had.\u201d \u00a0After a great comment like that, it is hard to know which Milne to root for!\u00a0 Fortunately, this regatta allows competitors to drop their worst finish once 5 races have been sailed. \u00a0This creates an inverse scoring dynamic on the results page because it benefits those with the worst scores. In the Milne family contest, Shelby\u2019s worst score is a 19th, Scott\u2019s is a 33rd, and Ryan\u2019s is a 49th. \u00a0Once these are thrown out, Scott jumps ahead counting 15 points, Shelby is in second with 18 points, and Ryan is in third with 29 points. These scores are quite close considering the regatta is just getting started and 7 more races will be sailed before the last day on Saturday.\u00a0 Day 3Sailboat racing is a game of skill, but also a game of luck. It takes skill to make a boat go fast for an entire race. It takes skill to pick the best side of the racecourse. But sometimes the \u201cbest side\u201d fades away, or the boats ahead conspire to make sure no clear lane will ever be available. \u00a0 Other times, the lucky times, a wind shift materializes at just the right moment. Or, the other boats leave your lane wide open. The statistically minded will tell you that random luck is equally distributed\u2013 that everyone gets the same number of lucky breaks. \u00a0 After Travis Odenbach (bow 28) won races 4 and 5 back-to-back today he was asked how it happened. Travis commented, \u201cWe got really lucky\u201d! He further explained that they were deep at the start of both races, got pushed to the side of the course they didn\u2019t want, and then got \u201clucky\u201d breaks that jumped them back up to the lead. \u00a0The only way to explain back-to-back first-place finishes that are supposed to be lucky is to accept that some people can make their luck. Sure, luck was involved, but as Travis further said, \u201cWe have a great team that never gives up.\u201d After six races, Travis and his Honeybadger team from Rochester Yacht Club were in first place with 19 points.\u00a0 Not far behind and also from Rochester, was Mike Ingham\u2019s team with 23 points (bow 43). While the rivals from Rochester fight it out for first and second, four teams are vying for 3rd place. The two Japanese teams that were first and second after day 1, SIESTA and GEKKO DIANA have 42 and 38 points respectively, and Mike Goldfarb\u2019s WAR CANOE team from CYC Seattle (bow \u00a048) has 39 pts and Paul Abdullah\u2019s TEAM TARHEEL have 43 pts. These four teams are essentially tied in pursuit of one remaining podium spot\u2013 unless, of course, luck runs short in Rochester! Everyone on these teams had better wear their lucky socks tomorrow. The weather forecast was turning from sunny skies and gentle north winds to a rainy and gusty southerly with blasts into the 20s! On the penultimate day, big things were bound to happen in the big breeze.\u00a0 Day 4Somewhere behind the curtain that hides the master regatta control panel, there must've been a wild-haired maniac pulling levers and pushing buttons. That is the only logical explanation for the variety of conditions on hand for the 2024 J\/24 Worlds! There were crystal blue skies most of the week, but for the penultimate day, it was a nasty rain squall. There has been flat water and steady breeze, but also up-range conditions frisky enough to get some teams to switch to jibs. \u00a0There have been steady even current across the course, but occasionally one-sided current advantages. Any competitor that came to Seattle looking for the full range of conditions\u2013 got that and more. Regatta Chair for the event, Jon Anderson explained, \u201cOur title sponsor, is a J\/24 Sailor in our community- Kurt Dammeier, driver and owner of AMUSE BOUCHE. Kurt is the CEO and Founder of Beechers Handmade Cheese. Kurt has such a rich passion for the sport and our fleet and he and his company were so quick to step up to help us deliver our promise of hosting a world-class event. The generosity of Kurt and his entire team has been incredible! We could not have put on this great of an event without him.\u201d Kurt was essential because he wrote the most significant check. But, he did not stop there. Contestants have been enjoying his Beecher\u2019s Handmade Cheese after racing in many forms ranging from macaroni and cheese to soups. \u00a0Everyone also got a Beecher\u2019s Handmade Cheese T-Shirt. Kurt has also been organizing training sessions for boats in the fleet, and traveled to the 2024 J\/24 National Championship in Lake Minnetonka, MN, last month where he finished on the podium in third place. In addition to wind and money, a regatta can\u2019t be great without strong competitors. \u00a0In the 56-boat fleet at the 2024 Worlds, there is a full complement of podium finishers from past worlds, six teams of rising youth sailors, and four all-female teams. Four boats came from Japan and three from Italy\u2013 and Seattle sailors have made many trips to regattas in those countries. On Friday, Travis Odenbach extended his first-place lead, but it was Ignazio Bonanno's Italian LA SUPERBA team (Simone Scontrino, Francesco Picaro, and Alfredo Branciforte) from Marina Militare Italiana that won the day with a 3rd and a 1st! Clearly, they LOVED the big breeze! Their stunning performance raised LA SUPERB from 11th to 5th place, putting them in striking distance of 3rd place overall with only 6 more points than SIESTA from Japan. \u00a0 Day 5When Seattle, a city famous for its coffee, rain, and salmon, puts on a show, you can bet your last shackle that it\u2019s going to be a great experience, especially when world-class sailboat racing is involved. Such was the case for this year's J\/24 Worlds, which concluded on the waters of Puget Sound in about 10 knots of northerly breeze and under rippled clouds that were punctuated by pockets of blue and rays of sunshine.\u00a0 After the day started with a postponement that allowed the northerly winds to gather, skipper Travis Odenbach and his HONEYBADGEF crew put on a master class by decisively earning the day\u2019s only bullet and capturing the championship title. \u201cThat\u2019s a relief,\u201d exclaimed a jubilant Odenbach moments after winning the regatta! \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to win the J\/24 Worlds for 10 years!\u201d While Odenbach has won the J\/24 U.S. Nationals Championship and has previously finished second and third in the J\/24 Worlds, this regatta represented a massive commitment to high-level racing in the world\u2019s most popular keelboat.\u00a0 \u201cWe made a plan in January,\u201d he said, noting that they carefully stuck with it. \u201cWe\u2019re from the Great Lakes, which is a little bit different because it isn\u2019t tidal.\u201d The solution, he said, was to enlist a top-notch crew, including tactician and former Olympian Dave Hughes. \u201cI had a lot of good people who helped make this happen,\u201d he said of his talented team. Odenbach\u2019s HONEYBADGER crew were joined on the winner\u2019s podium by Mike Ingham's USA 5443 and his crew (Marianne Schoke, Max Holzer, Quinn Schwender, & Justin Coplan), who finished in second place with 40 pts net. Then, skipper Kohei Ichikawa's Japanese SIESTA team (Taiga Nakagawa, Kosuke Demichi, Yuji Nishihata, & Koki Miwa) took the bronze medal with 61 pts net. \u00a0Additionally, Team SIESTA was declared the 2024 J\/24 Corinthian Division winners, too! Rounding out the top five were Kohei Ichikawa and his Japanese GEKKO DIANA team in fourth place with 65 pts net and Ignazio Bonanno's LA SUPERBA Italian team in fifth place with 67 pts net. CORINTHIAN DIVISIONAmongst Corinthians, behind Nobuyuki Imai's SIESTA team, Jakob Lichtenberg\u2019s HAIR OF THE DOG took the silver, while Daniel Borrer\u2019s JESUS LIZARD took the bronze.\u00a0 WOMEN'S DIVISIONIn the All-Female division, skipper Elisabeth Hudson\u2019s TWO SHOTS (USA 2342) crew was the boat to beat with her team of Julia Brandt, Rhonda Amrhein-Moore, Stephanie Myers, and Rebekah Holmes. She was followed by Chloe Nunn's British SUPER G team in second place with her crew of Jo Boxall, Ellie Harding, Josephine Coomber, Dani Middleton, \u00a0and Kelly Greener. Rounding out the podium taking the bronze medal was Lee Ann Zaretsky's LADY MINX with her crew of Yun Lin, Marcy Lake, Linda Bowen, and Kimberly Wentworth. UNDER 25 DIVISIONAmongst the Under-25 division, Sam Hopper\u2019s SALTINE (USA 62) topped this division, followed by Ryan Milne\u2019s JESTER (USA 5470) team, and Yuki Sekine\u2019s GYOSYU (JPN 5273). \u201cIt\u2019s been awesome,\u201d said Jon Anderson, who served as regatta chair and raced aboard Lichtenberg\u2019s Hair of the Dog. \u201cWe picked this time of year specifically because it tends to have a better breeze than the rest of the summer, so it\u2019s right on the hybrid of the seasons. Seattle isn\u2019t known for a predictable Miami- or Texas-type breeze where the wind comes from the same direction and the same speed every single day, so it puts your tactical and strategic skills to the test.\u201d All sailors reported that the 56-boat fleet showcased the best that competitive one-design keelboat racing offers.\u201cThat theme of, \u2018we get to race against Tiger Woods\u2019 is kind of a big theme this week, because the best in the world was out there,\u201d said Ron Rosenberg, a multi-time world champion sailor who served as tactician aboard Kurt Dammeier\u2019s AMUSE BOUCHE (USA 3379), noting that the fleet saw winds ranging from 5 to 20 knots over the regatta\u2019s nine races. \u201cIt was a strategic regatta, even more than a boatspeed regatta, which made it challenging for many teams. I think everyone appreciated that challenge.\u201d While Seattle delivered great on-the-water conditions, all competitors also reported a fantastic onshore scene, which was the result of a lot of hard work from a dedicated cadre of volunteers and sponsors. \u201cThe race committee has been top-notch, and every day there\u2019s been snacks and things going on in the tent and a few beers if you want them,\u201d Ingham said. \u201cThey put on a great show.\u201d Part of this great synergy between the racing and the onshore scene was made possible by title sponsor Beecher\u2019s Handmade Cheese, as the company\u2019s founder\u2014 Kurt Beecher Dammeier \u2014 is a dedicated J\/24 sailor. \u201cThe competition is fantastic, 56 boats, and there\u2019s probably 35 of them that could win a race at any time,\u201d Dammeier said. This is reflected in the results: While Odenbach and Honeybadger took three bullets, the other wins were scattered across the fleet, with no other team taking more than one bullet. \u201cI think it\u2019s been perfect for this regatta to have a prominent, local sponsor\u2014 that\u2019s not a bank\u2014 to be here to represent,\u201d Dammeier continued. \u201cI hope that this can be the model going forward, with every new World seeking something endemic to their place as a lead sponsor,\u201d he said, noting that this helps infuse the regatta with a sense of place. -----Sailworld J\/24 Worlds story: by David Schmidt Few things are more inspiring than seeing someone accomplish something that they had to fight long and hard to achieve, and that required a massive amount of commitment. I was lucky enough to witness such an event on Saturday afternoon when Travis Odenbach and his HONEYBADGER crew crossed the finishing line in first place in the final race of the J\/24 Worlds. This bullet was one of three that Odenbach and crew earned during five hard-fought days of racing on Puget Sound, and it cinched their efforts to win the title. For Odenbach, this World Championship win was the culmination of a decade's worth of solid campaigning that included multiple bridesmaid (and third place) finishes at various J\/24 Worlds, plus a U.S. North American championship title. The whoops and victory cries carried nicely across the water, and our spectator crew aboard Keith Whittemore's comfortably appointed Hinckley powerboat (it even had an espresso machine, which I greatly appreciated) couldn't help but join in their smiles and celebrations. Not only was this a great win to witness, but Whittemore - who is a two-time J\/24 world champion skipper - personally sold Odenbach his winning J\/24 following a North American championship regatta with the comment, \"You'll win the J\/24 Worlds in Seattle on this boat\". Whittemore wasn't wrong, and the jubilation aboard HONEYBADGER was proof positive that the time, resources, and commitment needed to accomplish great things are worth it once the final finish guns fall silent. For Seattle, a city I called home for more than a decade, this regatta was also a huge success. And, all competitors with whom I spoke talked about the challenging mix of conditions that they experienced over five full days and nine races. Even Saturday's postponement and single race worked out, as a 10-knot northerly provided a great final challenge for this talent-laden fleet.\u00a0 \u00a0J\/24 Worlds highlight video.\u00a0 For more\u00a0J\/24 World Championship sailing information J\/99 JUICE Crushing It In Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)- JUICE, the only J\/99 currently in Hong Kong, continued her winning ways with victory in the IRC 2 category of the Aberdeen Boat Club opening regatta last weekend. Comprising of three races over two days JUICE faced stiff competition from the fleet of seven boats.\u00a0 Saturday ChallengesSaturday dawned light and somewhat westerly forcing a reverse course into Lamma Island for the first windward leeward. This provided unusual and close racing with JUICE and ZESSt finishing 45 seconds apart after an hour and twenty minutes, having taken differing sides of the track. Thereafter, a thunderstorm and lightning show over Hong Kong Island created a change of wind direction through the southerly quadrant and then back again to an easterly direction where the wind finally settled. After a lengthy delay, the course was relaid, and a more familiar route was taken. As the breeze had come up JUICE had changed to a J2 jib, which proved very costly as the wind faded in the start sequence. Given that now there was a 3-lap race, the team had to change back to the J1 jib on the first run and cope with a stuck kite halyard on the drop. ZESST was gone and INTRIGUE as well, leaving JUICE in 3rd and work to do on Sunday. Sunday Island TourIslands races are long and, in light breeze, there are plenty of restarts in the wind shadows. Good job as JUICE ran into some plastic and lost a lot of time on the first beat. Going hard into Beaufort Island and finding a familiar breeze line brought JUICE back into the race only to lose ground again rounding Fury Rocks. JUICE stayed very high on the run and squeezed around Po Toi island to find ZESST trapped in a wind hole on the other side of the channel. Meanwhile, veteran yacht GAMBIT was hard on our tail. The three boats finished 40 seconds apart after three and a half hours of racing giving GAMBIT the Islands Race win and JUICE the regatta win! Schonebeck Crowned German J\/70 National Champion! (Tutzing, Germany)- The German J\/70 National Championship took place from October 3rd to 6th at the Deutscher Touring Yacht Club (DTYC). Twenty-six top-class boats from Germany, China, Denmark, Austria, and Switzerland enjoy eight races on the gorgeous Lake Starnbergersee.\u00a0 The opening gambit for the three-day event by Mats Schonebeck's team would prove prophetic, opening with a 2-1-2 for a comfortable lead at the end of day one. Thereafter, they counted only podium finishes in their results to finish with 12 pts net and a stunning 13 pts margin of victory. Schonebeck's crew included Moritz Giebelmann, Henrik Peters, and Bjame Stegelmann.\u00a0 The silver medal was awarded to the Swiss team of Urs Oldani from Lake Zurich. His crew of Gilles Burst, Paco Weiss, and Adrian Iten had a rough start the first day with an 8-17-4 tally to finish mid-fleet. However, over the next two days, they went on a tear with a 2-2-5-3-1 tally to finish with 25 pts net! Rounding out the podium with the bronze medal was Max Adami's crew of Jannis Summchen, Ferdinand Gerz, and Leanderr Baumann. They also had a rough outing on the first day with a 5-18-3. But, thereafter the team settled down to post a 3-3-2-11-9 for 36 pts net. \u00a0For\u00a0German J\/70 Nationals sailing results\u00a0 For more\u00a0Germany J\/70 Nationals sailing information. Canadian LIFTED Dominates J\/80 North Americans (Toronto, ONT, Canada)- It's been eight years since the J\/80 North American Championship came to Toronto, and again the National Yacht Club did not disappoint. Thirty teams competed in perfect warm Fall conditions on Lake Ontario from October 1st to. 6th. Tight racing and dynamic shifty winds ensured no one could relax, and every game plan was subject to continuous rewrite. The National YC Race Committee got right down to business, and after three races on day one, LIFTED (Chris Hobbs, Samantha Webster, Kris Werner, Tyler Woodworth) topped the leaderboard, while Cristian Bieder's CHIMICHURRI, returning NAs champion Conor Hayes's MORE GOSTOSA, and Graham Philpott's BLACK DOG completed the top 5 on the leaderboard.\u00a0 The day two forecast was for a light or dying breeze. That's exactly what happened partway through the second race. Eight boats completed the race as a thermal flipped the breeze 180 degrees, stranding the rest of the fleet and causing all to score TLE. LIFTED survived and delivered three bullets to consolidate her pole position! Sunday brought a bigger SW breeze and choppy conditions, with LIFTED fending off the competition to convincingly win the regatta overall. Second place was Graham Philpott'S BLACK DOG (with a crew of Ben Crosby, Emmet Todd, & Tom Wells), with third place to fellow Winnipesaukee stalwart Conor Hayes's MORE GOSTOSA (with a crew of Joe Diller, Dan Jolda, & Catherine McLaughlin).\u00a0 CORINTHIANS DIVISIONThe Corinthian (fully amateur) honors went to Philpott's Team BLACK DOG, with Hayes's MORE GOSTOSA in second, and Thomas Kopp's KOPP OUT) and team (Elizabeth Fisher, Ralph Fisher, and CJ Ruffing)from Grosse Point, MI in third. Huge credit to all racers for making this a true North American Championship and a banner event. Boats traveled from Lake Winnipesaukee, Massachusetts, Annapolis, Newport, and, most especially, Seattle (Julian Croxall's RECKLESS). Amazing commitment by teams to the Class - congratulations to all racers! Fleet 20 is the fastest-growing J\/80 fleet, now with 33 boats across five individual fleets: Toronto, Oakville, Port Dover, Ottawa\/Nepean, Kingston, and Rochester. Canada also will host the 2026 J\/80 World Championship in the Olympic sailing venue of Kingston, Ontario. \u00a0For more\u00a0J\/80 North American Championship scores and sailing information. Winkelhausen Eclipses Interboot Trophy- a.k.a. J\/70 Battle of Lake Constance (Friedrichshafen, Germany)- Ten teams from the nations that surround the gorgeous Lake Constance in central Europe (Germany, Switzerland, & Austria) enjoyed an amazing eleven races run by the Wurtemburger Yacht Club's expert RC\/ PRO team.\u00a0 In the end, it was quite the \"schooling\" the fleet received at the hands of the host WYC's champion team led by Christoph Winkelhausen. Counting only bullets after 2 drop races, his crew of. Yannick Hafner, Carlo Schnetz, and. Elias Benz enjoyed a wild celebration with their astonishing performance! They led a sweep of the podium by three WYC teams.\u00a0 Another WYC team led by Jochen Frik took the silver medal. They went on a tear in races 3 to 5 posting all bullets. His team included Klaus Diesch, Tom Stemmer, and Max Rieger. Rounding out the podium was yet another WYC crew led by Pia Speckle. Their crew included Justin Venger, and Dennis & Kevin Mehlig.\u00a0 For more\u00a0J\/70 Interboot Trophy\/ Battle of Lake Constance sailing information & results. J\/Teams Garner Silverware @ ORC World Championship (Newport, RI)- The 2024 ORC World Championship for offshore racing sailboats was hosted for a week by the New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI. The regatta format is unique, as it opens up on the first day with a 200+ mile long-distance race, followed by three days of windward-leeward buoy racing. Then, closing with a short offshore race and a set of more W\/L buoy races on the final day. In the end, J\/Teams faired well against the mostly professional crews on competing teams.\u00a0 ORC A Division\/ CorinthiansWinning the Corinthians division was Bob Manchester\/s J\/133 VAMOOSE. Then, a sistership took the silver medal- Steve Brownlie's J\/133 ASSARAIN IV. Finally, taking fourth place was Trevor Roach's J\/121 TOUCH OF GRAY.\u00a0 ORC B Division\/ CorinthiansIn the ORC B Overall division, Bill and Jackie Baxter's J\/111 FIREBALL started slowly, but closed the regatta with the best record for the last five races- 2-2-3-2-1 for finishing the regatta in third place! Just behind them in fifth place was a solid performance by Al Minella's J\/112E THE ROCC.\u00a0 Winning the ORC B Corinthians was the NEKA Sailing team on the J\/105 custom SLEEPER.\u00a0 For more\u00a0ORC World Championship sailing information Great Sailing for the 2024 American YC Fall Regatta (Rye, NY)- The American Yacht Club's annual Fall Regatta marks the close of the summer offshore sailing season on Long Island Sound. It's always a well-attended event and it attracts dozens of J\/Boats owners up and down the Sound for racing in one-design classes of J\/44s, J\/105s, J\/70s, and a half-dozen PHRF handicap classes. The fleet was treated to great sailing and good breezes for the two-weekend event, enabling racing all four days and the one-design classes to have nine races!\u00a0 J\/44 ClassThe five-boat fleet was yet again treated to a \"schooling\" by former New York YC Commodore Bill Ketcham's MAXINE. After a \"slow start\" of a 2-4-2, Ketcham's team peeled off six straight bullets to win by a country furlong with just 10 pts net! Learning quick and good students of the sport of racing sailboats has been the women duo of June & Amanda Kendrick's PALANTIR 5. This year they started well with a 1-2-3, then ripped off straight deuces to take the silver medal with 15 pts net. Rounding out the podium on the bronze medal step was Willets Meyer's BEAGLE with 25 pts net.\u00a0 J\/105 ClassGetting back to his old form after sailing J\/105s for 30+ years was Damian Emery's WARLOCK. Emery's WARLOCK team dominated the J\/105 fleet with five 1sts and four 2nds en route to solid performance for 11 pts net. Not to be outdone, veteran J\/105 skipper Paul Beaudin and his LOULOU team also counted all podium scores to take the silver medal with 13 pts Net. Then, the balance of the podium was David Owen's ECHO with 30 pts net.\u00a0 J\/70 ClassJean Marc Papin\/s PEN SEGAL simply wiped the slate clean with straight bullets for all seven races in this fleet. Caelan McMichael's USA 1725 took second with 15 pts net, while Lucas Swain's USA 1747 took the bronze medal. Coastal PHRF 1 DivisionLoving the conditions and courses for their four days of sailing was Len Sitar's beautiful blue J\/160 COUGAR. They posted a blistering scoreline of 1-1-1-3 for 6 pts total to handily win their fleet. Coastal PHRF 2 DivisionIt was a clean sweep for J\/crews in this fleet. Winning was Ron Richman's J\/133 ANTIDOTE with a 2-2-2-1 tally for 7 pts. Second was last year's division winner, Erik Asgeirsson's J\/45 ACADIA with a 3-3-1-5 scorecard for 12 pts. Then, taking the bronze medal was Bill Klein's J\/120 SPECK with a 4-4-3-2 record for 13 pts.\u00a0 Coastal PHRF 3 DivisionThe top five was dominated by J\/crews. Taking the silver was Steve Landry & Derek Soohoo's J\/100 SANGUINE. Third was Todd Aven's J\/99 THIN MAN, fourth went to Ray Warner's J\/99 AGENT 99, and fifth was Robert Schwarz's J\/109 NORDLYS.\u00a0 Coastal PHRF 4 DivisionThe top two podium steps were determined by a tiebreaker at 7 pts each. Winning the countback was Jason Viseltear's J\/80 UPSETTER, followed by JC Zucconi & Jim Townsend's J\/92 EASY RED.\u00a0 PHRF J\/100 ClassThe J\/100s on western Long Island Sound have been enjoying a renaissance in this beautiful 33-foot \"eye candy\" of a daysailer. Winning again was the trio of Tom Boyle, Bob Clyatt, & Doug McKiege ono BLUEFIN. Second went to William Hennes's LIBERTY and third was the duo of Drew Fung & Pat Jakobson's FREEDOM.\u00a0 For more\u00a0American YC Fall Regatta results and sailing information. Halmstad Sailing Society Wins Swedish J\/70 Sailing League Series (\u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik, Sweden)- The fourth and final competition in Allsvenskan Sailing was sailed over the weekend in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik, Sweden for eighteen teams from across Sweden. The winds were light and in the mornings it was pale on both Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, which meant that only 10 rounds were completed, against the normal 15. Before the weekend, it was KSSS who led the overall result for the Allsvenskan with Halmstads Segels\u00e4llskap in second place, one point behind. The light winds in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik were mastered by OXSS (Oxel\u00f6sund's Sailing Society), with Erik Lind\u00e9n at the helm. It was all the more exciting between Halmstad's Sailing Society and KSSS (Royal Swedish Yacht Club) in the fight for overall victory for the season series. Before the last race in the preliminary round, Halmstad was fourth and KSSS eighth, which meant that Halmstad had overtaken KSSS in the season series! But, the two teams met in the last and decisive race before the final. The conditions were that if KSSS won the race and Halmstad came sixth, then KSSS would pass Halmstad again. The race turned out to be a real nail-biter. Just before the starting shot, there was a strong wind shift where KSSS swung over to port and got a perfect start, while Halmstad was then unable to stretch over the lee buoy with a bad start as a result. After the first cross, KSSS was first and Halmstad sixth, and it was an exciting situation for Halmstad. \"We didn't have time to think too much about it. We knew we had to stay close to KSSS and focused on that,\" said Christoffer Hellekant, helmsman on Halmstad's team. Halmstad managed to sail up the race standings at the same time that Sotefjorden won the race, which meant that Halmstad was clear as the overall winner in the Allsvenskan season series even before the final race. \"It's very fun. We have had a very consistent season and reached the final in all sub-competitions. That meant that we were able to take home the victory in the Allsvenskan,\" explained Hellekant. \"There are more than us who sail here in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik who have sailed in Halmstad's team. And, we have improved our maneuvers, speed, and good tactical decisions in all different constellations,\" continues Hellekant. In the finale, GKSS - Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club sailed well and won the race, with Oxel\u00f6sund finishing second. This meant that Oxel\u00f6sund's SS won the competition in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik ahead of GKSS and Ekoln's sailing club - ESK. In the end, the overall Allsvenskan J\/70 Sailing League in Sweden was won by Halmstad Sailing Society. Second went to KSSS Royal Swedish YC, and third to GKSS Royal Gothenburg Sailing Club.\u00a0 For more\u00a0Swedish J\/70 Sailing League results and information Club Nautique de Versoix Top Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League Finale (Geneva, Switzerland)- The Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Gen\u00e8ve hosted the Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League finale the past weekend on the picturesque Lake Geneva for the top fourteen sailing club teams across Switzerland. Over the three-day weekend, the fleet enjoyed a total of eleven races in the often challenging Swiss mountain lake conditions. In the end, it was the team from Club Nautique de Versoix that was crowned the 2024 SWiss J\/70 Sailing Super League champions! The team was comprised of V. Casas, R. Hauser, B. \u00a0Delaloye, and R. Defferrard. Second went to the Regattaclub Bodensee Team comprised of M. Soriano, T. \u00a0Rtuishauser, \u00a0R. Ott, and S. Zurfluh. Rounding out the podium with the bronze was Regattaclub Oberrhofen with the team of S. Seger, F. Geissbuhlerr, B. Zeltner, and C. Schhenk.\u00a0 For more\u00a0Swiss J\/70 Sailing Super League sailing information. Potts Crowned USA Match Race J\/22 Champion (San Francisco, CA)- The 2024 US Match Racing Championship was hosted by the St. Francis YC in San Francisco Bay, California, from the 4th\u20136th October. Ten teams competed in J\/22 class keelboats for the Prince of Wales Bowl, each having earned their place through a series of qualifying events held earlier in the year. After a round-robin qualifier, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, it was Pearson Potts's team of Chase Quinn, \u00a0Tim Siemers, and Robert Savoie that was crowned 2024 USA Prince of Wales Match Racing Champion. They battled local World Women Match Racing Champion Nicole Breault from the host St. Francis YC for the title. After the first two races, the two teams had split winning races. Then, in the finale, Potts's crew demonstrated flawless crew work and strong tactics to take the finale and win with a 2-1 record. Nicole Breault's team includes Molly Carapiet, Sam Reynolds, and Will Paulsen. For more\u00a0USA Match Race J\/22 Championship sailing information. AIOLIA Wins Greece ORC Doublehanded Nationals! (Athens, Greece)- This past week, the J\/11s AIOLIA sailed the weekend-long Greece ORC Doublehanded National Championship and won their DH 1 Division and the ORC Doublehanded Overall. Sailing was owner\/skipper Spiros Papantoniou and teammate Ermioni Oikoonomopoulou. Their boat is a modified J\/111 with twin rudders, only three were ever made.\u00a0 The 138.0nm race started on Saturday morning and the 20-boat fleet all finished by Sunday afternoon. Spiros and Ermioni were extremely pleased with their performance, winning by over 48 minutes on ORC correct time!\u00a0 \u00a0 Upcoming Events \"J\/Fest\" Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta Preview (Larchmont, \u00a0NY)- Initially established in the early 1970s by The Corinthians, this invitational regatta for college sailors is held annually out of Larchmont Yacht Club and brings together sailboat owners and young sailors for an opportunity to go head-to-head each fall. This weekend, October 12th to 13th, the de-facto \"J\/Fest\" Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (IOR) will take place at Larchmont Yacht Club, co-hosted by Storm Trysail Club. The event will see 42 schools from 19 U.S. states and 3 Canadian provinces come together for a unique offshore sailing experience, designed to give collegiate sailors a new challenge beyond their typical dinghy racing. This year\u2019s regatta features 30 of 42 teams that are J\/Boats owners- 71.0% of the fleet! J\/Boat owners have been enthusiastic participants in this event as they support their alma maters from across the USA. It's quite extraordinary to see J\/Teams supported from California to Maine and Minnesota to Texas! PHRF Large DivisionFive J\/Teams are participating in this eight-boat division. Featured are two J\/44s- US Naval Academy's MAXINE and Univ. of Rhode Island's PALANTIR 5. Joining them are Univ. Maryland's J\/124 TENEBRAE, Mass Maritime's J\/122 DIRE WOLF, \u00a0and Clemson Univ.'s J\/111 SUMMER STORM. \u00a0\u00a0 PHRF Medium DivisionThis eight-boat fleet will see two J\/Teams on the starting line. One is Northeastern University's J\/112E REBELLE and the other is Michigan State's J\/42 ATALANTA.\u00a0 PHRF Small DivisionThis half-dozen boat fleet is predominated by J\/crews. Two J\/100s are sailing- Rochester Univ.'s GALATRONA and Texas A&M's. AVOCET. Joining them are Webb Institute's J\/105 SLEEPER, Univ. \u00a0Vermont's J\/88 ONE TOO MANY, and Syracuse Univ.'s J\/99 THIN MAN.\u00a0 J\/109 ClassFive teams are sailing this one-design class. They include Brown University's NORDLYS, and Embry-Riddle College's AVIATO, Queen's Univ (Canada) QUICKSILVER, \u00a0SUNY Maritime's RESOLUTE, and Univ. Wisconsin's TBD.\u00a0 J\/105 ClassThe largest fleet in the event, the twelve-boat fleet includes top teams like College of Charleston's KESTREL, Princeton Univ.'s MAGIC, and South Carolina's ECHO.\u00a0 For more\u00a0STC Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta sailing results\u00a0 For more\u00a0STC Intercollegiate Regatta sailing information German J\/24 Championship Preview (Berlin, Germany)- This weekend, the Berliner Yacht Club in Berlin, Germany will be hosting the 2024 German J\/24 Championship on the gorgeous Lake Wansee southwest of the city in a spectacular park-like setting. Short fast races are on order and the winds can be very shifty and puffy. Nineteen teams are participating from Germany, Netherlands, Austria, and Sweden. Some of the leading teams should be Frank Schonfeld, Fritz Meyer, Stefan Karsunke, Lynn Wolgast, and Per-Hakan Persson from Sweden.\u00a0 For more\u00a0German J\/24 Championship sailing information Swiss J\/70 HEIDI Cup Preview (Spiez, Switzerland)- This coming weekend, the Yacht Club Spiez will be hosting the famous J\/70 Heidi Cup for all-women's teams on the spectacular Lake Thunersee in the middle of Switzerland. The incredibly picturesque town, famous for vineyards that border the lake and beautiful vistas of snow-capped Swiss Alps surrounding the lake, will play host to thirteen women's teams from across Switzerland.\u00a0 Virtually all of the top sailing clubs in Switzerland are supporting the 100+ women and their sailing teams, including Regattavlub Oberhofen, Cercle de la Voile d'Estavayer, Yachtclub Zug, Yachtclub Zurich, and Seglervereinigung Kreuzlingen.\u00a0 Up to s.ix races per day are planned and will be similar to the Swiss Sailing League format of short, quick, 15-20-minute races. For Swiss\u00a0J\/70 Heidi Cup results and entry list\u00a0 For\u00a0Swiss J\/70 Heidi Cup sailing information Stratford Shoal Gearbuster Race Preview (Greenwich, CT)- This coming weekend is the infamous \"Gearbuster Race\" run annually every fall by Indian Harbor YC. It's a long day race around various government buoys in western Long Island Sound. It's a popular event as the \"grand finale\" of fall sailing on the Sound. It is quite popular with J\/sailors. There are 25 J\/Teams sailing of the 51 boats total (50% of the fleet!). The teams are spread throughout the various PHRF divisions. PHRF Doublehanded DivisionIn this fleet of half-dozen boats, virtually all of the participants are J\/teamms. There are three J\/120s (Sara & Josh Reisberg's ABILYN, Richard Wests's CHARLOTTE, & Christian Uecker's HOUND DOG), plus Thomas Sa's J\/33 GUN DOG, and Stamford YC's Junior Team on VALIANT. PHRF A Division. 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