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The 2021 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta, hosted by American Yacht Club in Rye, NY, took place April 24-25 & April 30-May 2. Six J/105s competed in 12 races over the two-weekend Series. Paul Beaudin’s loulou won seven races, surging him into first place with 18 points. David Willis’ Solution followed with 25 points, and…

The 2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis was hosted by Annapolis Yacht Club from April 30-May 2. Twenty-one J/105s took to the racecourse for six races. Competition was tight, but it was Bill Zartler’s Deja Voodoo who took the gold with 27 points. Close behind was Ken Horne’s Final Final (29 points) and the Mirage…

It wasn’t exactly a day of smooth sailing on day two, the final day of San Diego Yacht Club's 2021 Yachting Cup. With misty weather and large, choppy ocean swells, teams used to sailing in champagne San Diego were in for a bit of a challenge. Overall 2021 Yachting Cup winner, the J/105 J-OK, was…

The traditional end-of-the-season regatta for the winter Caribbean circuit for St. Maarten sailors is the St. Maarten Yacht Club's Simpson Bay to Friar's Bay Race and return. Virtually all the major players in the St. Maarten sailing community attended their grand finale. In the end, it was Jordan Mindich's J/105 SOLSTICE that "blinded the fleet…