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Irish J24 Class Sailboat News & Regatta Results
Howth Yacht Club Crew Win J24 Nationals at Lough Derg Yacht Club
#j24 – A Howth Yacht Club 'K25' crew counting a string of first places became Irish J24 champions following a nine boat championships at Lough Derg Yacht Club at the weekend. 
Lough Erne J24 Wins Royal Cork Southern Championships
#j24 – With four race wins from six race sailed the furrthest travelled J24 won the class southern championships at Royal Cork Yacht Club (RCYC) today. Lough Erne's JP McCaldin from County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland beat the Royal St.George's…
Irish J24s Lie 14 & 16 in Strong Euro Fleet
#j24 – Royal St. George's Flor O'Driscoll is 14th after three races of the J24 Europeans in France this week. 16th is Howth Yacht Club's Kilcullen (Cillian Dickson in a fleet of 32 boats from seven European countries. France, Ireland,…
#j24 – Flor O'Driscoll's Hard on Port from the Royal St.George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire has taken the J24 national title for 2014 after three days of racing at Lough Erne Yacht Club in Co Fermanagh.In the final day of…
Change of J24 Leader as Big Winds Sweep Through Lough Erne
#j24 – Day two of the Irish J24 National Championships made for a gruelling affair for the competitors as winds gusted above 25 for most of the racing day writes Andrew Carey. With it brought a change to the leaderboard…
J24s Off To A Blustery Start at Lough Erne Yacht Club
#j24 – Day one of the J24 Irish Nationals at Lough Erne Yacht Club got off to a blustery start in the Northern club yesterday as winds gusting up to 25–knots challenged the fleet of a dozen boats for honours…
No Irish Boats For Swedish J24 Euros at Angelholm
#j24 – For the first time in decades, the European J/24 sailors are making a migration north into Scandinavia to sail the J/24 European Championship. The event takes place from the 9th to 15th of August and will be hosted…
J Boats Co–Founder Signs A Very Special J24 in Howth
#jboats – Back in the days of bespoke yachts, when a qualified naval architect had finally finished a new design to his satisfaction, he'd sign off on the drawings writes W M Nixon. Whether or not the contracted boatbuilder then…
Record Sixth J24 European Title for Southworth & Crew
#j24 – Britain's Ian Southworth and the crew of Il Riccio, have clinched a record-breaking sixth J24 Europeans title from two former World Champions and four other past European Champions in a 67 boat fleet, in a challenging series hosted…
U.S.A's Healy wins BMW J24 Worlds at Howth
In a tense and closely fought final day, Tim Healy and his crew from Newport, Rhode Island, on board 'Helly Hansen' were impressive winners of the BMW J24 World Championship at Howth Yacht Club, with eight top-five results (including three…
Americans Dominate Fourth Day at BMW J24 Worlds
It was very much a case of North American domination on the fourth day of competition at the BMW J24 Worlds at Howth Yacht Club, with Tim Healy of Newport winning the first and third races of the day while…
Tight at the top at BMW J24 Worlds
In stark contrast to the previous day, ideal sailing conditions prevailed at Howth on the third day of the BMW J24 World Championship to allow three races to be completed, resulting in just seven points separating the top five boats…
Windless Conditions Stop Racing at Howth BMW J24 Worlds
#j24 – Lack of wind and strong tides played havoc on day two of the BMW J24 World Championship at Howth Yacht Club leaving Principal Race Officer David Lovegrove with no alternative but to abandon racing. A 6-knot north-westerly breeze…
American Crews Dominate Day One at BMW J24 Worlds
American crews led the way in both races on the first day of the BMW J24 World Championships at Howth Yacht Club today (Monday 26th). After a two-hour delay for wind, the 40-boat fleet finally got away for the first…
McCaldin Wins Practice Race at BMW J24 Worlds
The BMW J24 World Championship, which has attracted 40 entries form 10 countries, gets underway in earnest at Howth Yacht Club on Monday 26th with the first two races in the week-long event. A practice race on Sunday on the…
J24 Worlds at Howth Attracts Quality Field
#j24– The defending World Champion from Brazil, the multiple European Championship winner, a former World Champion and a past North American Champion are among the quality field lined up to contest next week's BMW J24 World Championship at Howth Yacht…

About the J24 keelboat

American Rod Johnstone designed the J/24, a one-design boat, in the mid-1970s.

Since 1977, it has been manufactured and at present, at least 5,500 hulls have been constructed throughout the globe.

The J/24 has significantly contributed to the popularity of competitive sailing, and numerous internationally recognised racing personalities have won international J/24 championships.

This class still thrives and remains a favourite among owners and crews of all levels.