Irish J24 Class Sailboat News & Regatta Results
This weekend, Wicklow Sailing Club is gearing up to host the J24 Southern Championships with an impressive 14-boat fleet from across the country set to compete. Among the notable teams for the Little Dragon sponsored fixture are European Champions from…
All-Ireland Headcase Crew "Sailors of the Month (International)" for June
2nd July 2024 Sailor of the Month
Porto Cervo on Sardinia's Costa Smeralda is usually associated with the top end of the superyacht world. Yet in mid-June the super-value boats of the International J/24 Class homed in on its glamour-pot setting for their Euros. Defending champions Ireland,…
Sunday saw the conclusion of the J/24 European Championship organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with the International J/24 Class Association, the Italian J/24 Class Association and the support of title sponsor Range Rover. The Race Committee held three…
Ireland's Cillian Dickson and his Headcase crew have won five of seven races sailed at the J/24 European Championships, and they are on target to retain their European crown in Porto Cervo, Italy. After yesterday's four races in a Mistral wind,…
Wicklow Sailing Club is preparing to host the inaugural Little Dragon sponsored J24 Southern Championships on July 27th and 28th, 2024. Promoters say the event will spotlight the J24 class for the first time in Wicklow and is the result…
Irish J24 competitors gathered at Foynes Yacht Club this past weekend for the Western Championships on the Shannon Estuary. Saturday's races saw challenging conditions, with four races completed in 10 to 12 knots of breeze. Anticipating calm conditions on Sunday,…
J/24 One Design keelboat enthusiasts are in for a treat as the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) teams up with the International and Italian J/24 Classes to host the J/24 European Championship in 2024. The event is open to all…
Thursday 11 July 2024 will see the welcome return of Plymouth Race Week. There will be three great events happening simultaneously during the four-day regatta taking place over three racecourses in Plymouth Sound National Marine Park on the south-west coast…
Cillian Dickson’s 'Headcase' of Ireland won the 23-boat Corinthian division at the J24 World Championships in Greece on Saturday, but a last race tilt for an overall podium place in the open championship saw the Irish drop from second to…
Irish J24 in Silver Medal Position at World Championships with One Race Left to Sail
16th September 2023 J24
A win in race nine has put Cillian Dickson's sole Irish crew into the silver medal position with one race left to sail at the 35-boat J24 World Championships in Greece. The recently crowned Irish Euro Champions have recovered from…
Ireland will defend its J24 European title at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Italy, next year. With the 33rd edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup now wrapped up (in which an Irish crew won Maxi Division A), work on…
'UFD' Setback for Irish 'Headcase' Crew on Day One of J24 World Championships in Greece
13th September 2023 J24
Despite a promising start of two third places for Ireland's newest European sailing champions at this week's J24 World Championships, the Irish 'Headcase' crew suffered a setback on the final race of the opening day at Nautical Club Thessaloniki, Greece, when…
Outrajeous Provides Popular Overall Winner as Monday.com ICRA Nats 2023 Reach a Conclusion At Howth
10th September 2023 ICRA
"Schizoid" or "Schizophrenic" are not words you'll find to describe weather conditions in any meteorological textbooks. But how else are we to convey the flavour of the racing situations which ran through the gamut of experiences in the three-day Monday.com…
In the J24 national championship, where 20 boats compete as part of the ICRA National Championships at Howth, Kinsale Yacht Club's Under 25 crew on Kinsailor has lost its early lead to Bray Sailing Club's Hard On Port. The one-design class…
'Kinsailor' Leads the J24s at Howth But Lack of Wind Means No IRC Racing on Day One of ICRA Nationals
8th September 2023 ICRA
The J24 National Championships, being raced as part of the Monday.com Irish Cruiser Racing Association (ICRA) National Championships at Howth Yacht Club on Friday, were the only class to manage a race with winds of less than three knots across…
Cillian Dickson of Lough Ree & J/24 Headcase Crew Are “Sailors of the Month (Int. Regatta)” for August
1st September 2023 Sailor of the Month
The story of the restored J/24 Headcase in recent years has been a particularly heart-warming one of all-Ireland camaraderie and success, and in August the emphasis was firmly on international success with a final race victory to give a two-point…
