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Following a meeting of the International J24 World Council last night (20 April) the 2020 World Championships to be held in Poole, UK has been postponed to late Sept 2021. This will be dependent on the lifting of the current travel restrictions by that time.
In addition, the following World Championships have also been moved:
Argentina March 2022
Texas, USA 2023
Greece 2024
Further information will follow in due course.
With the current health situation and the necessary restrictions on travel and gathering, we have obviously had to cancel the June Winter Regatta.
If everyone follows the advice on ‘social distancing’ and personal hygiene, we would hopefully see some progress in controlling the situation by then, but restrictions and a high level of caution will need to be in place for some months to come.
Let’s look forward to the NSW State Championships and hope we will all be able to get together again in November.
Take care,
Steve Wright
J24SSF President
The current issue of the International J/24 Pulse newsletter is now available via PDF at http://bit.ly/2Tqz5QV
Always a tough competitive regatta, the Vic States also has a tradition of great hospitality and social get together.
The Vic States this year are to be held at Sandringham Yacht Club on March 28/29.
Starting with a welcome BBQ at the Ken King Centre on Friday evening, racing on Saturday followed by dinner in the Harbour View restaurant (Totally booked out for the J24 competitors), racing on Sunday followed by a presentation BBQ at the Ken King Centre.
ENTRY and NOR available on the SYC website here
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Proposed Race Schedule
| Race No. | Date | Warning Signal |
| 1 | Saturday 28 March | No earlier than 0955 hrs |
| 2 | Saturday 28 March | At the completion of race 1 |
| 3 | Saturday 28 March | At the completion of race 2 |
| 4 | Saturday 28 March | At the completion of race 3 |
| 5 | Sunday 29 March | No earlier than 0955 hrs |
| 6 | Sunday 29 March | At the completion of race 5 |
| 7 | Sunday 29 March | At the completion of race 6 |
| 8 | Sunday 29 March | At the completion of race 7 |
No warning signal shall be made after 1430 hrs on Sunday 29 March 2020.
There will be no re-sails after Sunday 29 March 2020.
TRAILER AND CAR PARKING
All welcome, call Vic President Warren Campbell for more information on 0418 530 670
2020 Australian J24 Championships at Middle Harbour Yacht Club
For the latest results, information and daily racing reports with photos by Marg Fraser-Martin, visit here are links to these reports on the regatta webpage https://www.mhyc.com.au/sailing/regattas-championships/australian-j24-championships-2020
The racing results
https://www.mhyc.com.au/files/results/2019/champsregattas/j24/series.htm
Welcome Shelley Montague, the NSW secretary and welcome John Fraser, the new AUS-4763 owner!
John renamed the boat and sails it from NSW now. If you want to see the details, go to the Boat Registry .
The Boat Registry has a new face now, if you are a J24 owner or skipper or PR you can update your boat details and add a photo of your boat. You need to be logged into the site. Email us if you need access or have any suggestions.
This is a great article from North Sails
North Sails Expert Mike Ingham spoke with the 2019 J/24 World Champion skipper about what it took to win. Team Furio had an impressive win at the J/24 Worlds. The class is going strong, and with 79 boats from 20 countries, they averaged 5.5 points!
I trained with Keith’s team leading up to the Worlds, and we were both pretty quick, so a few days after his win I called to ask him how they posted such a consistently impressive scoreline over conditions that ranged from go-below light air to sailing with the small jib. He called out three key factors: team (the right balance of skill and attitude); preparation (a well prepared boat, and a solid training plan); and speed (he is a fanatic about sails, rig tune, and trim).
Megan Aulich with the Aussie flag at the opening ceremony. Three crews from Sandringham YC are at the worlds.
The first day of on water activity included a practice race and a few much needed practice starts. Pretty punishing weather saw a fleet of 50 odd boats out for the invitational race, which started on a black flag after nearly half the fleet jumped all three practice starts.
The opening ceremony was held at Shake-a-Leg Miami with live music and the procession of flag bearers, the Australian flag being borne by current 2019 Sandringham Yacht Club, Club person of the year Megan Aulich.
Megan is sailing with Jack Fullerton on Two Dogs competing with the other 81 J24s on beautiful Biscay Bay. There are two other Australian teams from Sandringham competing, being crews lead by Warren Campbell (J Force) and Ron Thomson ( Wildfire). Racing is expected to be very intense with 10 races over 5 days in one of the most competitive fleets seen in recent J24 world championships. 20 different nations have entered, 5 former world champions, and a number of professional teams showing the great depth the class worldwide.
Current results can be found here