J80 North American Championships NYC Toronto 2024

It's been eight years since the J/80 North American Championship came to Toronto, and again the National Yacht Club did not disappoint. Thirty teams competed in perfect warm Fall conditions on Lake Ontario October 1-6. Tight racing and dynamic shifty winds ensured no one could relax, and every game-plan was subject to continuous rewrite.

Race Committee got right down to business, and after three races on day one, Lifted (Chris Hobbs, Samantha Webster, Kris Werner, Tyler Woodworth) topped the leaderboard, while Cristian Bieder (Chimichurri), returning NAs champion Conor Hayes (More Gostosa) and Graham Philpott (Black Dog) were ready to pounce.

The day two forecast was for light or dying breeze, which indeed it did part way through the second race. Eight boats completed the race as a thermal flipped the breeze 180 degrees, stranding the rest of the fleet and causing all to score TLE. Lifted survived and delivered three bullets to consolidate her pole position.

Sunday brought a bigger SW breeze and choppy conditions, with Lifted fending off the competition to convincingly win the regatta overall. Second place was Graham Philpott (Black Dog), with third place to fellow Winnipesaukee stalwart Conor Hayes (More Gostosa). Corinthian (fully amateur) honors went to Philpott and team Black Dog, with Hayes in second and Thomas Kopp (Kopp-Out) and team from Grosse Point, MI in third.

Huge credit to all racers for making this a true North American Championship and a banner event. Boats travelled from Lake Winnipesaukee, Massachusetts, Annapolis and Newport and most especially Seattle (Julian Croxall with Reckless). Amazing commitment by teams to the Class - congratulations to all racers!

Fleet 20 is the fastest-growing J/80 fleet, now with 33 boats across five individual fleets: Toronto, Oakville, Port Dover, Ottawa/Nepean, Kingston and Rochester. Canada also will host the 2026 J/80 World Championship in the Olympic sailing venue of Kingston, Ontario.

For complete NAC results, visit https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=16432.

Refuse to believe that the NAs are over 😭😭 Wanted to highlight some awesome close-up action shots to reminisce 😆

Make sure you check out Christian on Instagram to see all his photos from the event! ⛵️

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A huge congratulations to all our sailors! 🏆 Thank you to everyone for coming out and participating! ⛵️Hope everyone had a great time 😁

Thank you to everyone at National Yacht Club for hosting this amazing event!

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That's all folks! Race Day 3 is sadly over and that concludes the 2024 J80 North American Championships at National Yacht Club, Toronto National Yacht Club 🏁

Thank you to all the amazing volunteers who made this amazing event possible! ☺️ Special shoutout to our phenomal Race Committee that is out there with the althletes day in and day out 🤩

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That's a wrap on Race Day 2 ☀️ Tricky conditions and shifty wind, a sailor's greatest challenge. Congratulations to all the amazing athletes that came out today, rest up, and we'll see you all again tomorrow for the final day at the North Americans! ⛵️

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Leave it to to catch the best action shots 📸
Make sure you check him out on his socials and website for some more amazing photos 🤩

https://www.tsgphoto.com

Race Day 1 ⛵️Beautiful weather and great spirits, what a way to start off the North Americans! Loved seeing everyone out on the water today, can't wait to see you all again tomorrow!

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Sneak peek into the Skipper's Meeting 👀

Good luck to everyone competing today! ⛵️👏

T-11 hours until the First Warning Signal! Good luck to all the competitors, can't wait to see everyone out on the water!

Make sure you keep an eye on our Yacht Scoring page (link below) for all crucial information and any updates!

https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=16432

Beautiful day to get boats in the water! ☀️☀️

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J80 North American Championships NYC Toronto 2024

The yard’s starting to buzz

Counting down the hours to the event now! Thank you to Zhik for providing us with some awesome prizes and raffle items for you all at the NAs! There's some awesome gear including bags and hats 🤩⛵️

Make sure you check them out!