J/24

The J/24 is an international One-Design keelboat class built by J/Boats and defined by World Sailing.[1] The J/24 was created to fulfill the diverse needs of recreational sailors such as cruising, one design racing, day sailing, and handicap racing.[2]

J/24
Class symbol
Development
DesignerRod Johnstone
Year1977
DesignOne-Design
Boat
Crew3 – 5
Draft1.22 m (4 ft 0 in)
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionGRP
Hull weight1,406 kg (3,100 lb)
LOA7.32 m (24.0 ft)
LWL6.10 m (20.0 ft)
Beam2.71 m (8 ft 11 in)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeFixed
Rig
Rig typeFractional rig
Sails
Mainsail area12.68 m2 (136.5 sq ft)
Jib/genoa area11.58 m2 (124.6 sq ft)
Spinnaker area41.7 m2 (449 sq ft)
J/24 Europameisterschaft race, 2007

The J/24 class has more than 50,000 people sailing 5,500 boats worldwide; is established in 27 countries with well and is the world's most popular one design keelboat.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

History

In the summer of 1975 Rodney Johnstone designed and built hull number 1 in his garage in Stonington, Connecticut. "Ragtime" would serve as the master mold for the subsequent hulls. This design allowed him to start the very successful J-Boat company with his brother Bob Johnstone. By 1978 the class was popular enough to hold a one-design regatta in Key West with twenty boats on the line.[9]

Early boats (hull numbers up to 3000) need a lot of work to rebuild their keel shape (move material forward) to make them point and sail fast in light wind. These older boats can be modified if one wants a competitive J/24. New boat manufacturing has been done by multiple companies around the world in UK, France (only 5), Croatia, USA, Italy and Argentina.[10] In the US, J/24s are built by US Watercraft. Italy could still build new boats.

As of January 2009, approximately 5,475[11] J/24s have been produced. Approximately 20 new boats were produced in 2008. The average price of a complete, new boat without sails was approximately £20,000. (31,370 USD)[11]

Authority, rules and regulations

The international authority for the class is World Sailing, which shall cooperate with the International J/24 Class Association on all matters regarding these rules. Interpretations of these rules shall be made by the ISAF, which in coming to its decision may consult the International J/24 Class Association and the copyright holder.[2]

The International J24 Class Association (IJCA) has the sole authority worldwide for the conduct and management of the International J/24 Class. The IJCA Constitution, the By-laws and other regulations are binding on all members, and all registered J/24s shall conform to Class Rules and any limitations imposed by the IJCA and ISAF.[12] IJCA is a "not-for-profit" organization.

Current rules (as well as the history of changes) for the International J/24 Class is available from World Sailing web site[13]

Crew requirements

J/24s are usually raced with a crew of five, but class rules require three crew, with a total combined weight of under 882 lbs (400 kg).

Reasons for the J/24's popularity

The J/24 is no longer considered the most modern sailboat in its class, but it is still a very popular sailboat among keelboat racers. While some of the world's best J/24 sailors have the latest version J/24, a well-prepared 1977 model, built to the same shape and weight with rigid end-grained balsa core construction can still win sailing the class world championship even after 30,000+ miles of trailering.[3] This is one of the many advantages of One-Design sailing that the J/24 is benefitting from.

Another reason for its popularity is that it is fairly easy and inexpensive to acquire a used boat and gear due to the large number of boats produced. There are 136 active fleets in the US alone,[14] which offer a lot of race competition. This makes the J/24 a popular boat for beginners and experienced sailors.

J24 sailing downwind in San Francisco bay

Events

World Championships
Year
 Gold Silver Bronze
1979 Newport  United States
Charlie Scott
1980 San Remo  United States
John Kolius
1981 Sydney  Australia
Mark Bethwaite
1982 San Francisco  United States
John Kolius
1983 Malmö  United States
Ed Baird
1984 Poole  United States
Dave Curtis
1985 Atsumi  United States
Ken Read
1986 Newport  United States
Ken Read
1987 Capri  Italy
Francesco de Angelis
1988 Sydney  United States
John Kostecki
1989 Kinston  United States
Larry Klein
1990 Dublin  United States
Jim Brady
1991 Piraeus  United States
Ken Read
1992 Annapolis  United States
Ken Read
1993 Abersoch  United States
Ken Read		  United States
Terry Hutchinson		  Argentina
G. Bequerizes
1994 Melbourne  United States
Ken Read
1995 Rochester  United States
Bill Fortenbury
1996 Porto Cervo  United States
Chris Larson
1997 Buenos Aires  United States
Vince Brun
1998 San Francisco  United States
Terry Hutchinson
1999 Genova  Italy
Vasco Vascotto
2000 Newport  United States
Brad Read
2001 Osaka  Japan
Kazuyuki Hyodo		  Argentina
Juan Ignacio Grimaldi		  Japan
Yutaka Takagi
2002 Kingston  United States
Brad Read
Randy Borges
David McClintock
Paul Grenaver
Will Jeffers		  United States
Tim Healy		  United States
Geoffrey Moore
2003 Medemblik  Italy
Lorenzo Bressani		  United States
Andy Horton
Rudi Wolfs		  Italy
Gabriele Benussi
2004 Noroton  United States
Jens Hookanson		  United States
Jeffrey Johnstone		  United States
Max Skelley
Chris Crockett
2005 Weymouth  U.S. Virgin Islands
Anthony Kotoun		  Brazil
Mauricio Oliveira		  Italy
Luigi Ravioli
2006 Melbourne  Brazil
Mauricio Oliveira		  Japan
Wataru Sakamoto		  Great Britain
Ian Southworth
2007 Nuevo Vallarta  Brazil
Mauricio Oliveira		  United States
Mike Ingham		  United States
Mark Hillman
2008 Cannigione  Italy
Andrea Casale		  Canada
Milev Rossi		  Great Britain
Ian Southworth
2009 Annapolis  Brazil
Mauricio Santa Cruz
Daniel Santiago
Alexandre Saldanha
Paolo Boido
Alfredo Rovere
2010 Malmö  United States
Tim Healy
Gordon Borges
Moose McClintock
Dan Rabin
John Mollicone		  Great Britain  Italy
2011 Buenos Aires  Luca Vive (ARG)
Alejo Rigoni
Gustavo Gonzales
Joaquin Duarte Argereich
Fernando Gwozdz
Sergio Armesto
2012
Rochester (USA)
96 Boats		  Bruschetta (BRA)
Mauricio Santa Cruz
Daniel Santiago
Alex Saldanha
Sergio Bittencourt
Alfredo Rovere
2013
Howth (IRL)
40 Boats		  Helly Hansen (USA)
Tim Healy
John Mollicone
Geoff Becker
Dan Rabin
Gordon Borges
John Ives		  Bruschetta (BRA)
Mauricio Santa Cruz		 Honey Badger 
Travis Odenbach (USA)
2014
Newport (USA)
69 Boats		 USA 5362 - Cougar
 Will Welles (USA)
 Rich Bowen (USA)
 Luke Lawrence (USA)
 Dan Rabin (USA)
 Nick Turney (USA)		 BRA 37 - Bruschetta
 Mauricio Santa Cruz (BRA)
Guilherme Hamelmann
Alfredo Rovere
Alexandre Saldanha
Daniel Santiago		 USA 5235 - Helly Hansen
 Timothy Healy (USA)
2015
Boltenhagen
51 Boats		  GBR 5219 - Il Riccio
 Ian Southworth (GBR)
 Andrew McLelland (GBR)
 David Howlett (GBR)
 Chris McLaughlin (GBR)
 Julia Scott (GBR)		 USA 5443 - Nautalytics
 Mike Ingham (USA)		 USA 5432
 Travis Odenbach (USA)
2016
Wakayama
Boats		  Germany
Daniel Frost		  Japan
Demichi Kousuke		  Japan
Keiji Kondo
2017

Boats		  Clear Air (CAN)
Rossi Milev		  Bangor Packet (USA)
Tony Parker		  Lull (JPN)
Ariko Murohashi
2018

Boats[15]
2019
Miami (USA)
79 Boats[16][17]		 USA 5325 - Furio
 Keith Whittemore (USA)
Shelby Milne
 Willem Van Waay (USA)
Mark Rodgers
Brian Thomas		 CAN 5362 - Clear Air USA 5476 - Velocidad

See also

Related development

Similar sailboats

References
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