Thanks for this contribution from Montego Bay YC Commodore Spencer May: This year’s regatta was intense; both the competition and wind could only be described as fierce….in other words ‘blowing dogs off chains’ sailing conditions! We saw 20+ knots of breeze consistently with gusts up to 30 throughout the two […]

Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger dominated to secure the title of the 2022 J/22 North American Championship, racing J/22 USA sail #1542. With crew Geoff Becker and Billy Farmer, the Rochester Yacht Club-based team tallied just 14 points in eight races, including one in which they did not start (1-3-2-1-2-1-4-[22/DNS]). Christopher Doyle’s […]

Two days of racing has proven strong for Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger (Rochester Yacht Club), currently at the top with 9 points. In second place with 24 points is James Freedman’s Miss Conduct, joined by crew John Skiles and Angel Shellenberger. With 26 points, Chase Quinn’s Osprey is in third place […]

Twenty-one teams representing 10 states took to the waters of Tawas Bay for the inaugural day of the J/22 North American Championship in Michigan. Light air conditions only permitted two races, the first dominated by Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger (Rochester Yacht Club) and the second dominated by Chase Quinn’s Osprey (Bristol […]

The races took place mostly during all days with moderate wind around 3 Bf. After the first day of racing, Reiner Brockerhoff (Duisburg) was only one point ahead of Holger Schmitt from Lohheider See with the positions 1, 2, 1. Then there was a change in the lead before the […]