Annual J/80 North American Championships
2022 J/80 North American One-Design Calendar
J-Jamboree 34th Annual & NH State Championship - Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Ass. Aug 26 - 28
J/80 East Coast Championship - Beverly Yacht Club Marion, MA Sept 10-11, 2022
J/80 North American Championship - Sail Newport - Newport, RI Sept 23-25, 2022
J/80 Worlds - Sail Newport - Newport, RI Oct 1-8, 2022
J/80 West Coast Championship - Corinthian YC, Seattle, WA Oct 8-9, 2022
Annual J/80 East and West Coast Championships
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Annual J/80 Lake Ontario Canada/US Championships
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J/80 One Design U.S./North American Champions
The J/80 class has held an open U.S. championship since 1993. The perpetual trophy above is awarded annually to the class champion to hold until the next champion is crowned. In 2016 the U.S. class association became known as the J/80 North American Class Association and the newly expanded class held its first championship outside the U.S., in Toronto. There are some gifted two time champions; Steven Hammerman, Glen Darden & Jay Hillard, and Jay Lutz, most recent champs Will & Marie Crump, and one four-time champion, Kerry Klingler.
Proving that the North American title is no fluke Kerry Klingler also won the J/80 world title in 2001, Jay Lutz won worlds in 2003, as did Glen Darden in 2006 and Brian Keene in 2014. Below is a list of the all the J/80 North American class champions from each year;
Year Winner boat #competitors location
1993 Peter Johnstone Gunboat Newport, RI
1994 Craig Cohen Sting
1995 Buck Hotchkiss NA’s
1996 Alan Johnstone Banjo
1997 Butler / Ewenson Jaguar
1998 Roland Arthur Wild Thang
1999 Roger Kagen The Plain White Boat
2000 Jay Lutz Syzygy 17 Galveston, TX
2001 Steven Hammerman Hammertime
2002 Kerry Klingler USA 352
2003 Jay Lutz Synergy
2004 Darden / Hillard Le Glide Sag Harbor, NY
2005 Kolius / Fontenot Quantum Racing
2006 Kerry Klingler Lifted 29 Lake Winnipesaukee
2007 Kerry Klingler Lifted
2008 Bruno Pasquinelli Tiamo 14 California YC
2009 Kerry Klingler Lifted
2010 John Storck Rumor 44 BYC - Marion, Mass
2011 Darden / Hillard Le Tigre 25 LYC - Larchmont, NY
2012 Brian Keene Savasana 30 FYC – Fort Worth, TX
2013 Will & Marie Crump R80 16 Storm Trysail -Block Island, RI
2014 Terry Flynn USA 655 32 AYC - Annapolis, Maryland
2015 Steven Hammerman Hammertime 12 LYC - Seabrook, Texas
2016 John White USA 1162 16 NYC - Toronto, Canada
2017 Ian Moriarty Wild Horses 21 EYC - Annapolis, Maryland
2018 Chip Johns Cavitica 22 BYC - Marion, Mass
2019 Henry Tomlinson Aegir 23 JJam, Lake Winnipesaukee
2020 No event due to Covid 19
2021 Will & Marie Crump R80 - USA 1486 23 Annapolis, MD EYC
2022 Your Name Here! TBD Sail Newport, Newport RI
Jumping the gun at the 2018 North American Championship held in Marion, MA. Race 1 start
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2017
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Images from the 2016 J/80 North American Championship
Photos by Brian Taylor Photography
John White and his crew from Annapolis Maryland