Thursday, February 2, 2012

J One-Design Sailing Events 2012

Fleet of J/24 one-design sailboats off Australia J/22, J/24, J/80 & J/105 Classes 
(Newport, RI)- For those of you considering sailing in any European, North American or World Championships in the large J/One-Design classes like the J/22s, J/24s, J/80s and J/105s you should be thinking about keeping abreast of the latest developments in sails, speed techniques and tactics at the following events:

J/22 Sailing Events:
J/22 Midwinters- Feb 23-26- Houston YC, Houston, TX- http://www.j22mw.com
J/22 Worlds- Le Crouesty, France- Jun 26-29- Crouesty Arzon YC, Brittany, France
J/22 North Americans- Sep 11-14- Tawas Bay YC, E Tawas, MI- http://www.j22na.com/

J/24 Sailing Events:
J/24 Midwinters- Feb 11-15- Davis Island YC- Tampa, FL- http://www.diyc.org
J/24 Australian Nationals- Mar 9-12- Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia
J/24 Europeans- May 30-Jun 3- Club Nautico Arzachena, Arzachena, Italy
J/24 US Nationals- Jun 24-30- Dillon YC, Dillon, CO- http://www.j24nationals.com/
J/24 Worlds- Sep 13-21- Rochester YC, Rochester, NY- http://myyc.org/site/2012umgj24worlds/
J/24 North Americans- Nov 14-18- Florida YC, Jacksonville, FL- http://www.thefloridayachtclub.org/

J/80 Sailing Events:
J/80 Winter Circuit:
    Valentines Cup- Feb 11-12- US Sailing Center, Miami, FL
    Bacardi Week- Mar 8-10- Coral Reef YC, Miami, FL
    Biscayne Cup- Mar 24-25- US Sailing Center, Miami, FL
    Charleston Race Week- Apr 19-22- Charleston Harbor Resort, Charleston, SC
J/80 Worlds- Jun 9-15- Royal Dart YC, Dartmouth, England- http://www.j80worlds2012.com
J/80 North Americans- Oct 31-Nov 4- Fort Worth Boat Club, Ft Worth, TX- http://fortworthboatclub.com

J/105 Sailing Events:
J/105 Midwinters- Mar 9-11- Lakewood YC, Houston, TX- http://www.j105mw.com
J/105 North Americans- Oct 17-21- San Diego YC, San Diego, CA- http://www.j105nac.com/

Also, for some amazing J/24 shots at the past J/24 Aussie Nationals, check out "Paparazzi.com.au"