http://www.j24blog.com Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:24:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fun at the Slovenia Match Race Cup 2008: [Hat tip: Matt Goyer]   http://www.j24blog.com/2008/10/01/knock-down/ The J24 Hedgehog sailing downwind at the J24 worlds in Sardinia.   http://www.j24blog.com/2008/09/22/hedgehog-at-worlds-video/ This is less about the North Americans, and more about the spirit of sailing. A nicely done video which follows the Lake Minnetonka based crew of Oz during the first day of racing. John Gjerde and Rolf Turnquist have been sailing J24's for as long as anyone: For more on Turnquist ... http://www.j24blog.com/2008/09/19/j24-north-americans-video/ Photo by Pete Sauer You can follow along with Pete Sauer here. Results here. http://www.j24blog.com/2008/09/17/us-mens-sailing-championship/ [source: Scuttlebutt] View Larger Map Lake Minnetonka, MN (September 12, 2008) Tim Healy had won the J/24 North Americans before, and was poised to do it again. All that stood in between him and the prize was the one race - the final race - scheduled for Friday. He was guaranteed second, ... http://www.j24blog.com/2008/09/16/j24-north-american-championship-2008-report/ [source: Afloat] Tuesday, 16 September 2008 View Larger Map   Incumbent and current All-Ireland Sailing Champion Stefan Hyde was deposed as J24 national champion over the weekend, when the Carrickfergus crew of Taz took the J24 National Championship title at Carlingford Lough. Carlingford Sailing Club played host to boats from seven different clubs competed ... http://www.j24blog.com/2008/09/16/new-j24-irish-national-champ/ [source: US Sailing] The U.S. Men's Sailing Championship (USMSC) for US SAILING's Clifford D. Mallory Trophy, sponsored by Rolex Watch, U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard, will be held from September 16-20 at San Francisco Yacht Club (Belvedere, Calif.). Eleven teams, skippered by some of the country's top male sailors, will race ... http://www.j24blog.com/2008/09/15/us-mens-sailing-championship-in-california/ Tim Healy Wins the 2008 J24 North Americans Photo by Dallas Johnson The J24 North Americans at the Wayzata Yacht Club on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota saw one race in on the forth day, sailed in extremely light wind. Bob Harden and the crew of Mr. Happy took the bullet but it was ... http://www.j24blog.com/2008/09/13/2008-j24-north-americans-final/ Photo by Dallas Johnson Day 3 of the 2008 North Americans saw two races in light winds, the first won by Tim Healy and the second by John Mollicone. Healy maintained his overall lead, with Mollicone moving up two places to 2nd overall, scoring a 2nd in the first race to ... http://www.j24blog.com/2008/09/11/285/ Photo by Dallas Johnson After a second day of racing with 3 more races completed, it's Tim Healy moving up five places to first, replacing Will Welles (Paraloc), now in third place. Bill Fastiggi (Beauty) moved up one place to 2nd overall. For complete reaults go here. For more go to SailKarma. Rank Bow Sail Boat Skipper R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total Nett 1st 27 5277 USA 5277 Healy, Tim 4.0 (7.0) 1.0 1.0 2.0 15.0 8.0 2nd 16 5357 Beauty Fastiggi, ... http://www.j24blog.com/2008/09/10/2008-j24-north-american-championships-day-2/