Houston Yacht Club’s Reach Down the Beach Houston Yacht Club’s second annual Reach Down the Beach from Galveston to Freeport (40 nm) was held on April 25. Two J/105s signed up but only one showed up and finished. Bee Bednar’s Stinger took line honors about 30 minutes ahead of a […]

Houston Yacht Club Offshore The Houston Yacht Club’s annual offshore triangle is part of Texas Offshore Race Week. It is one of a three-part series required to win the Texas Navy Trophy. The eight yachts competing in the spinnaker class included two J/105s, a J/109, a J/120, a Beneteau 44.7, […]

Grand Slam Wins Chile J/105 Nationals For two consecutive weekends of April (6-7th and 13-14th), the fleet of 18 J/105s sailed on the beautiful waters in the Bay of Algarrobo, competing for top honors in the Chilean J/105 fleet’s first National Championship. Both weekends had a great wind conditions for […]

J/Fest San Francisco This year’s J/Fest hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club had another strong turnout. The J/105 class on San Francisco Bay continues to remain a strong fleet and fresh blood is always popping up over the course of time to make life interesting. Such was the case this […]