Latest News
-
January 5, 2025
New 2025 Mast Package Discount
The J/80 North American class represented by President Emeritus Ramzi Bannura, has negotiated a discount with Sparcraft for new 2025 rig packages The discount price of just under $9,000 for a full rig: mast, boom, standing rigging and Profurl R250 furler is nearly 30% off retail. Sparcraft and Profurl are
Read More -
December 12, 2024
Sailing with North U
Read More -
October 21, 2024
American Yacht Club Fall Regatta
The American Yacht Club’s annual Fall Regatta marks the close of the summer offshore sailing season on Long Island Sound. Fleets were 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. The top two podium
Read More -
October 8, 2024
Christopher Hobb’s Lifted wins 2024 J/80 North American Championship in Toronto
Race report by David Doyle 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 October 1-6. Tight racing and dynamic shifty winds ensured no one could
Read More -
September 16, 2024
North American J/80 Class Seeks Additional Leadership
Your J80NA Class Association Executive Committee (EC) has been hard at work planning events. Next year’s North American Championship will be held at Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans. In 2026, the J/80 World Championship returns to North America with both the World and North American Championship events taking place
Read More -
July 15, 2024
Colored Gelcoat J/80’s
Report by Peter d’Anjou In the early days of J/80 construction circa 1992 – 1997, Tillotson Pearson, the original builder offered colored gelcoat hulls. Today, a few of those older colored boats survive. Hull 9 is for sale in New Orleans after spending most of it’s life on Lake Champlain
Read More -
June 30, 2024
Race Week Anacortes
Race Week Anacortes had lots of races over the three days in WA at the annual event held June 24-28. The half-dozen J/80s Julian Croxall’s RECKLESS log only firsts and seconds for the victory at 10 net points. The silver was won by Mike Kalahar’s LITONYA with 19 points net,
Read More -
June 27, 2024
2024 J/80 East Coast Championship
The 2024 J/80 East Coast Championship was held at the 26th Annual Nepean One Design Regatta in Ottawa, Canada. Fleet 20 continues to grow in numbers and enthusiasm ahead of the 2026 World Championship coming to Kingston, Ontario. The Nepean Sailing Club hosted a fantastic three-day event with excellent race
Read More -
June 5, 2024
Cedar Point One Design Regatta
Thanks to Brian Gibbs for this report: Back in January, I got word of a new J/80 regatta coming to New England this summer. Bengt Johansson, a long time J/Boat sailor (J/24, J/109 and now J/80 owner), had reached out that he was working on getting a J/80 class start
Read More -
May 5, 2024
Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Annapolis
Knowledge of the Chesapeake Bay and its light, shifty winds paid off for local sailors in the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Annapolis from May 3-5. J/80 (26 boats, 7 races): More Cowbell, USA788, Sarah Alexander – 3 -4 -6 -1 -2 -2 -2 ; 20 Kopp-Out (aka The
Read More -
March 14, 2024
Bob Johnstone Awarded US Sailing’s Herreshoff Trophy
Robert L. Johnstone, lll has been named the 2023 recipient of the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy, US Sailing’s most prestigious annual award, going to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the sport of sailing in this country in any associated activity. Presentation of the Trophy is planned
Read More -
February 25, 2024
New J/80s Now Available in U.S.
By Peter d’Anjou Everyone associated with the J/80 class in North America knows that there are very few boats available for sale. When used boats do come on the market they are gone – sold in a heartbeat. As a result prices for used boats are up. So when I
Read More -
October 27, 2023
2024 USSF Sailors’ Grants
All non-Olympic International classes that are current members of US Sailing are eligible to apply for a United States Sailing Foundation (USSF) Sailors Grant to send your top sailors to international events held outside North America. Grant requests should be sent to: LeeParks5785@gmail.com and NancyMazzulli@ussailing.org by Nov
Read More -
October 17, 2023
MORE GOSTOSA Crowned J/80 North American Champions
The 2023 J/80 North American Championship took place on Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford, New Hampshire from October 4-8. A fleet of nearly two dozen boats was assembled to do battle from all across the USA and Canada. Hosting the event was Winnipesaukee Yacht Club. After a nine-race series, it was
Read More -
October 11, 2023
Conor Hayes wins 2023 North American Championship
J/80 NA Class President Jeff Rabinowitz, at left, presents the NA Perpetual trophy to the crew of More Gostosa 1153, Catherine McGlaughlin, Conor Hayes, Dan Jolda, and Joe Dillier at Fay’s Boatyard. Report by Peter d’Anjou Photos by Brogan Hurst Twenty-two teams, including 7 Canadian entries, gathered in Gilford, NH to dual
Read More -
October 7, 2023
Annapolis Fall Series
The Annapolis Yacht Club Fall Series took place over two weekends from September 30-October 1 and October 7-8. The first weekend was affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia and was canceled. Then, the second weekend also started a bit wet, but concluded with good sailing conditions, enabling the Annapolis
Read More -
August 2, 2023
East Coast Championship
Thanks to Jeffrey A. Rabinowitz, J/80 NA Class President, USA 738 Mistress, for the report: The North American J/80 Class held its East Coast Championship event from Friday, July 28th to Sunday, July 30th as part of the Lake Yacht Racing Association (LYRA) annual regatta in Kingston, Ontario. Kingston, famous
Read More -
June 24, 2023
Block Island Race Week: Here’s to 30 more!
“In 1965, we had 175 boats come to Storm Trysail Club’s Block Island Race Week, and 30 years later we are still going strong with 177 boats,” noted Race Chair Andrew Weiss of this year’s edition presented by Margaritaville. “It has been a fantastic week of racing, parties, and fun
Read More