Like many other classes, the J24 season has officially started with the first regatta of the year held by the Royal Dart Yacht Club in Dartmouth on 22 and 23 April 2022. Two local boats, Jiggy and Mojo were joined by five visiting boats and the fleet enjoyed two days of close racing.
The four races of the day were completed efficiently as I'm sure the race team were pleased to be back on dry land after sitting on a very lumpy sea. Ever the efficient race team, the fleet were back on the dock just before it started to rain.
After enjoying the hospitality of the Royal Dart Yacht Club, the teams assembled on Sunday morning for a further two races. However, whilst the previous days swell had subsided, so had the wind but there was only a short postponement while the fleet waited for the wind to fill in.
A steady northerly breeze settled across the race track and Race 5 got under way. Local tidal knowledge gave Jiggy the win in race 5 with NJO2 in second and Jawbreaker in third. The final race saw Danjerous When Wet take the far left hand side of the course, a brave move which paid and saw them leading at the windward mark followed by Jawbreaker in second and Jolly Roger in third.
Again, the RO had the fleet ashore before the rain started but the fleet then found themselves packing up in a rain shower which typically finished just as the boats were all tied down on their trailers. Many thanks go to the Royal Dart Yacht Club and Mike Mackie for organising a great regatta and to Steve Pocock and his team for getting some great racing in over the weekend.
Congratulations to team Jolly Roger for winning the regatta. The fleet are looking forward to some close racing this year ahead of the qualification year for the World Championships which are to be held in Plymouth in 2025. It was also great to see new team Mojo joining the fleet on the race course.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Boat Name Helm Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Pts
1 4270 Jolly Roger Roger Morris Parkstone 2 1 2 2 ‑6 3 10
2 4268 Jiggy Mike Mackie RDYC 1 ‑6 4 1 1 5 12
3 4271 Jawbreaker Dave Cooper Saltash SC 4 3 3 ‑5 3 2 15
4 5238 DanJerous When Wet Mark Lewers RWYC ‑6 2 6 3 4 1 16
5 4235 Wijit Sam Marshall Plym YC 3 4 1 ‑6 5 4 17
6 4266 Njo2 Tim Octon Plym YC 5 5 ‑7 4 2 6 22
7 4239 Mojo Scott Stewart RDYC ‑7 7 5 7 7 7 33
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