2017 J/24 U.S. North American Championship - May 25-28, 2017 ~ Houston Yacht Club

2017 J/24 North Americans at Houston Yacht Club

The Houston Yacht Club, located in Shoreacres, Texas, cordially invites you to participate in the 2017 J/24 North American Championship Regatta.

The regatta is sailed on the waters of Galveston Bay and is scheduled from May 25-28, 2017.

THE TOP TWO BOATS will be awarded a berth to the 2018 Worlds to be held August 24-31, 2018 at the Fraglia Vela Riva del Garda in Riva del Garda, Italy.

Notice of Race is available and registration is open!

PLEASE READ FOR J/24 COMPETITOR PREPARATION OF MEASUREMENTS FOR THE NA'S.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!

We would like to thank these generous sponsors for being part of the 2017 J/24 North Americans. Click on the logos to the right to visit these generous sponsors.

Quantum Sails, Skipper bag, Keg & daily trophy sponsor
Cabo, Dinner sponsor
North Sails, Trophy sponsor
OJ's Boatyard, General sponsor
J/Boats Southwest, Crew gift sponsor
Harken, Raffle item sponsor
Coral Reef Sailing Apparel, General sponsor
WIR Weather Forecasting, General sponsor
Blackburn Marine, General sponsor
Seabags Maine, General sponsor
Vela Sailing Supply, General sponsor (see info below for special offer)
The Cardenas Family & Thanks for coming to Houston✌, Keg sponsors
Team El Rayo-X, Keg sponsor

Chalk Talks & Debriefs

Don't miss out on the pre-and post racing chalk talks and debriefs with our sponsors Quantum Sails and North Sails experts.

Quantum Sails will have a debrief/chalk talk on Friday night at the Beachcomber.

North Sails will have a debrief/chalk talk on Saturday night at the Beachcomber.

Lodging Information & Storage of Boats

Houston Yacht Club has a limited amount of on site rooms available for rental To reserve a room, contact the HYC Club Office at (281) 471-1255.

For information on hotels near HYC, click on the link below.

Lodging in LaPorte

If you are bringing in your boat in advance of the regatta, please contact our Harbormaster at [email protected] or (281) 471-1255 to make arrangements.

Regatta, Charter and Local Class Contacts

If you have any questions regarding the regatta, please contact Regatta Chair, Sandra Baldridge, at [email protected]

A limited amount of charter boats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To request information on chartering, please contact Jorge Martin-de-Nicolas at [email protected]

If you have any questions regarding the J/24 Class or measurements, please contact District 14 Governor, Tonja Holmes-Moon, at [email protected]

Vela Sailing Supply Special Discount Offer

Our last minute sponsor, Vela Sailing Supply is " jumping" in and have prepared a special code for all the J/24 competitors for $35 of your online order on any part for your J/24; so if you are missing a cleat, block, halyard, tension gauge or any other last minute item, the friends at Vela Sailing can make sure you have it quick before the first gun and you can save by redeeming the coupon code: KT3XK0F4Q when checking out on Vela's website. They even have a One Design specific are for our beloved J/24, here.

This code will be valid until December 31st, 2017, so if you don't need it now, you still have long time to use it.

Sea Bags Maine

Sea Bags Maine will be at the J/24 North Americans collecting used sails that can be traded for new wonderful cool bags. See Carter White on Team Sea Bags to turn in your sails. Click on the Sponsor link to see these great sail bags.

Schedule of Events