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 […]

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 […]

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 […]