The weather gods served up yet another pretty three days of sailing off Montego Bay, Jamaica for the annual Jamin Jamaica Regatta. Hosted by Montego Bay Yacht Club, the fleet of nine J/22s enjoyed a total of nine races. As usual, the fleet also enjoyed the Saturday evening cocktail party […]
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Multinational Crew Wins J/22 World Championship at Travemünder Woche
Four decisions were made on the penultimate day of the 134th Travemünde Week: In addition to the ranking regattas of the Kielzugvögel and Korsar, it was the title fights in the J/22 and Olympiajolle that attracted the most attention. The race committee of the Zürcher Yacht-Club (ZYC) started the day […]
Read MoreJ/22 North American Champion: Glenn Darden’s Baby Doll
Glenn Darden’s Baby Doll, sailing with Willem Van Waay, Jackson Benvenutti and Min Min Kelly, have been crowned 2023 J/22 North American Champions. Darden, hailing from Fort Worth Boat Club in Texas, and 21 other teams travelled to CORK in Kingston, Ontario, Canada to battle it out over seven races. […]
Read MoreVan Uden Reco Regatta
The Van Uden Reco Regatta took place in Stellendam, The Netherlands. The nine-boat J/22 fleet watched as Dirk Jan Verdoorn’s NED 1295 JUT EN JUL won by scoring just bullets in their five-race scoreline. His team consisted of Renee Groenevel, Liselotte Verdoorn and Anneloes Krikhaar. Second place went to the […]
Read MoreTravis Odenbach’s Honeybadger Takes J/22 Midwinter Championship
Brisk conditions brought the J/22 Midwinter Championship to a close Sunday in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, but Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger got hot to secure the 2023 title. With crew Geoff Becker and Justin Damore, the Rochester, NY-based skipper leapt from third place to first among the 20-boat fleet with 13 […]
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