Sperry Charleston Race Week concluded April 14 in spectacular fashion with strong winds producing exciting action. ORC D was won by Skimmer, a locally-based J/105 team led by Miles Martschink and Ben Hagood. “This was our first experience with ORC racing,” said Tucker, “and with some more measurements, we probably […]

The annual J/Fest San Francisco, hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club, provided excellent race management and close racing for the fleet of one-designs that included J/105s. Over the two-day weekend, the fleet was able to get in three races per day for a total of six overall. In the 25-boat […]

The third and final race of the Center Sound Series took place on Puget Sound. In the end, the Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle managed to run three good, challenging races, from fast drifting to hiking hard in 15-25 knots breezes. PHRF 4 CLASS was the one-design J/105 fleet. Winning […]

Glamourous weather prevailed for the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego on March 15-17 in San Diego, CA. Fourteen divisions hosted 123 teams, with racing inside San Diego and Coronado Bay and offshore on ocean courses. Going into the final race of the J/105s, a two-point margin between the top-three […]