Dozens of competitors from across Canada and the Eastern Seaboard descended upon the fishing village of Chester, Nova Scotia for Canada’s largest keelboat regatta—Chester Race Week—sailed from August 15-18 and hosted by Chester Yacht Club. Under variable conditions that included light air, fog and medium air with brilliant sunshine, over […]

The St Francis Yacht Club hosted their annual three-day Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Regatta for a combination of one-design and offshore classes. The fleet experienced foggy mornings and sunny, windy afternoons. The largest and most competitive class was the 25-boat J/105 fleet. In the end, it was George Hecht’s NIUHI that […]

Chicago Yacht Club’s Verve Cup is an annual event attracting many national and international sailors. The J/105s enjoyed a battle for the top four spots on the leaderboard. After the seven-race series, it was Mark Fruin’s NYCTOSAUR that won with six podium finishes for 19 points total. Second was Clark […]

The San Francisco Yacht Club held its annual Summer Keelboat Regatta on San Francisco Bay in somewhat classic SF Bay conditions: a bit of fog, a bit of sun and a bit of breeze from the west. SFYC hosted a fleet of 18 J/105s and managed to run five races. […]