Mr. October may be a name known for Major League Baseball’s World Series, but Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger has earned the name this year for sailing. Only three weeks after winning the J/24 World Championship, Odenbach won the 2024 J/22 World Championship hosted by Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis, Maryland. With […]
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J/22 World Championship Day Three
A southerly wind of 5-7 knots led to new race winners Friday but not a change to the top of the leaderboard at the 2024 J/22 World Championship hosted by Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis, Maryland. Locals Brad Julian’s Yard Sail and Chase Quinn’s Osprey swapped firsts and seconds to […]
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The Chesapeake Bay delivered gorgeous conditions Thursday for the 48 teams competing at the 2024 J/22 World Championship. Another three races were run by PRO Mark Foster and the Race Committee, bringing the total to six and now including the discard. Winds started at 16-18 knots, and dropped only slightly […]
Read MoreJ/22 World Championship Begins in Annapolis
Forty-eight teams representing 15 states and four countries took to the waters of the Chesapeake Bay for the inaugural day of the J/22 World Championship in Annapolis, Maryland. Summer-like conditions greeted racers with blue skies, temperatures in the 70s and winds at 8-10 knots in a light chop. The Race […]
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Thanks to Thomas Lösch for this report: The J/22 Euro-Cup on Lake Wolfgangsee in Austria was an exciting and thrilling event that brought together J/22 sailors from four countries this October. The Union-Yacht-Club Wolfgangsee organized this event in a picturesque setting, surrounded by the impressive mountains and clear waters of […]
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