Boats and Bits for Sale

When you need to sell your boat or boat bits, we can list them on the site for you.
To do this please email, text or call Simon Grain on 0413 870 046

The 2025 J24 Youth Challenge is ON!

Get ready for some seriously fun, great one design racing on iconic Sydney Harbour!

Manly Yacht Club is proud to host the J24 Youth Challenge on Sunday, 22nd June 2025 — and this is your team’s chance to shine.

Five races. One epic day. Unlimited fun.
Bring your youth team (all sailors under 25) — and we’ll provide the J24. You just bring the passion, teamwork, and competitive edge.

Limited boats are available – don’t miss out! Enter NOW to lock in your spot.

👉 ENTER HERE (https://app.sailsys.com.au/club/23/entry/series/4629/pricing)

This is the perfect warm-up for those aiming at the 2026 J24 Worlds at Sandringham Yacht Club — and a great way to sharpen your skills against the best young crews around.

View the official 2025 NOR J24 Youth Challenge

Challenge your mates. Challenge your rivals. Challenge yourself.
Earn bragging rights, take home prizes, and gain serious respect.

Come and race, connect, and become part of the legendary J24 one design sailing family.

📞 For more info, contact David West on 0413 051 266 or email david.west@sourcedenergy.com.au

2025 NSW J24 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

The NSW STATES return to Cronulla. Australia’s only regular open ocean J24 racetrack.
Exciting sailing with clear winds and ocean swells, plus the renown hospitality of the CSC with social functions on
both Saturday and Sunday nights.
When: 1st and 2nd of November 2025
Where: Cronulla Sailing Club
For more information contact:
Jared Macquart
Rear Commodore
Cronulla Sailing Club
Notice of race
NOR STATE TITLES 2025

 

FOR SALE ‘J SPOT’ AUS 4786

J Spot 4786
Strong race performer (ex Aus Champion) Not raced since 2016.
Bashford built 1992
Faired keel, min weight at last weighing ( 2006 Worlds).
2 Sets of Sails – 1 set in club race condition. 1 cruising set with 2 extra spinnakers.
Spinnaker Launch Bag.
Aluminium Spinnaker Pole plus Spare.
New Lifelines. New standing rigging (on order).
Mariner 3.3 hp with neutral gear, serviced in very good condition – short shaft for easy use and storing – only 13kg.
Adjustable outboard bracket fitted to lower/ fully raise the outboard (enabling easy handling and lighter short shaft motor) – original fixed bracket also available.
Boat is in good overall condition. Recently lifted and cleaned. No osmosis, Deck is very good and solid. Hull is cosmetically fair (a few repair colour differences) but no impact on performance.
Currently in a boat bag in Middle Harbour but planning to haul out once trailer mods are done.
Price $12,900

Also available: Full set of UK Sails regatta sails circa 2014 – used in one regatta (Jib used on one day). $4500

Trailer – NSW registration with new tyres . (Currently being modified for a J24 – will sell for overall cost of trailer and mods (approx $2500 expected).

Full package complete with regatta sails and trailer – ready for Worlds: $18,500

Contact Scott Jamieson 0414 918 943

J24 For Sale “ZEST” AUS 105

 

Built 1986, Bashford Hull number #2681
Raced and moored Bellerive (BYC), Hobart.
: 3 mainsails, 1 training with reef, 1 race day, 1 North regatta.
: 3 genoas, 1 training, 1 heavy carbon, 1 med carbon.
: 2 jibs, 1 training, 1 race day. : 2 kites (average)
New rigging 2023, new sheets and halyards 2023. New life lines
New spin pole, Pro start instruments 2023
Mercury 3hp 2 stroke outboard (excellent condition)
Bunk cushions. Camp toilet. Anchor with Chain and rope.
Battery nav lights, Life ring. Life jackets, flare kit.
Full boat cover for uv protection.

$9,000 ONO
James 0414 184 774 , Dave 0418 305 532

2026 Worlds Boats For Sale

We have a number of overseas competitors contemplating bringing a hot boat to the Worlds in Sandringham in 2026. At least two of these owners have contacted me and are willing to bring a boat out to Australia if they can sell it to someone here.
This does mean you would only get the boat after the worlds, but you would be getting a very good ‘5 series’ boat from the current offerings. If you are even slightly interested in this please contact me with an expression of interest and I can put you in touch with one of the US or European owners we already know about.
Simon 0413 870 046

New or Used Masts

Two recent mast breakages have meant there is an immediate demand for replacement masts. This happens from time to time.
There are two options available, new or used.
With the 2026 Worlds coming up there are number of owners contemplating putting new masts on their boats, this means there maybe very good used masts available that would suit older boats wanting a replacement for an even older mast – new and good used masts do make a difference !
If you are contemplating upgrading an older mast to a new or good used mast, please give me a call and we may be able to help put you in touch with the right person.
Call Simon on 0413 870 046

EPIGEN + 2026 J24 World Championship

L to R, Nick Subotsch – Epigen, Megan Aulich – Vic and WCOC President, Simon Grain – National Secretary, Michael Perceval – Epigen

The 2026 J24 World Championship is being held at the iconic Sandringham Yacht Club in Melbourne from the 4 – 11th November.
The Organising Committee is excited and proud to announce the confirmation of our Title Sponsor, Peerless Industrial Systems.
They are an Australian company with an international client base involved in the manufacture of Industrial Epoxy Resin Systems under the brand name EPIGEN.
Peerless Industrial Systems have been an industry leader since 1970 in the development and provision of resin-based technology, they are dedicated professionals with technical expertise in the Mining, Water and Power, Oil and Gas, Mineral Processing, Refining, Pipeline, Material Handling and storage industries.
Their resin systems are also used in boat building industries throughout Australia and overseas.
To see more about the company, go to their website https://epigen.com.au
Nick Subotsch from Peerless is excited to come on board with us, “The opportunity to work with an international event like this is the sort of excitement we love being involved with, giving back to active and forward-thinking people is what our company is all about and it is a perfect match for us”.
Now is the time to be thinking about coming ‘down under’ in 2026.

For more information please regularly go to syc.com.au/j24-worlds or get in touch at j24@syc.com.au

J24 2025 ‘HODGES SANDRINGHAM’ NATIONALS

Sean Kirkjian’s winning ‘Vice Versa’ crew

Last week the undisputed king of J24s in Australia picked up his 7th Nationals title.

Sean Kirkjian and crew dominated the racing, finishing 10 races with five firsts to finish on 20pts, 10 clear of second place Brendan Lee.

With the regatta backed by J24 Victoria’s long time Sponsor ‘Hodges Sandringham’ the regatta must rank as one of the most competitive and successful Nationals of recent history. With a perfect week of sunny warm weather ranging from 20+ knots to light drifting conditions the racing was fierce, with the first four finishers all taking race wins.

Very Popular Warren Slater takes out Day 1 Winner

Day one was taken out by Warren Slater sailing ‘Jab’ from Sandringham, a very popular day winner, Warren and crew showed what they are made of with a 1, 3, 4, setting an immediate benchmark and a warning shot across the fleet on the high level of competition to come.

Perfect conditions were the week’s feature

Day winners for days 2, 3, and 4 all have the same name against them, ‘Vice Versa’ (purchased through the regatta from John Neville), with Skipper Sean Kirkjian, from Sydney, and crew of Shane Guanaria, Tony Reynolds (AJ), Oliver Guanaria, and Margot van der Poel, taking each day’s chocolates.

Brendan Lee sailing Great White, and twice national champ in the last few years, fought a continuing battle with Sean and took the overall lead after day two, however Sean crushed this temporary setback with 3 wins and a 2nd over the next two days.

While the racing was close the rest of the fleet clearly has some work to do.

National President Steve Wright sailing ‘Tinto’ and national champ in 2022 took out third with a runaway win in the last race to take Warren Slater off the podium. With the wind dying in this race only Tinto, Vice Versa and Great White managed to finish, the rest of the fleet chewing boiled lollies when the time limit expired.

There was pain back in the fleet too, with previous national champions, struggling to convert effort into places.  The oldest skipper Dave McKay (Australian Sailor of the year 1969 – and still celebrating !) in the regatta and a wily old fox sailing ‘Stamped Urgent’ came in 6th behind Simon Grain in ‘Convicts Revenge’.

Close racing from start to finish

A recent record six entries from NSW and two from South Australia built the fleet out to 19 boats, Scott Hagan in the ‘eBay auction’ boat had respectable placings considering he hadn’t sailed a J before the regatta. He was foiled mid-regatta with some mast issues and went through 3 masts in a day, however he is as keen as can be and with only 4 months in Australia from Ireland, is the new SA class rep, new boat owner and fired up in ‘Hey J’. Also from SA was familiar face Sophie Davidson, and her all-female crew on Hi who keep coming back for the regattas and friendly atmosphere. Catherine Thornton-Rofe was the skipper of the other all-female crew sailing Arthur Crother’s ‘Kaotic’ from NSW, also keen, coming in at 14th. This year the organising committee also introduced a new trophy for the first female helm, award to Janette Syme on Jet who came in 13th place.

The new ‘Foredeck’ is a perfect after-racing venue

Day winners were celebrated after racing in the SYC new Foredeck extension to the club and provided a welcoming and friendly after race atmosphere, with welcoming free beers for those thirsty palates. A strong social theme ran through the regatta with a number of functions including Daily Recaps, a well attended NSW crew dinner, Thursday night twilight racing (some took the option of viewing from the foredeck cheering Scott Hagan on), a Mexican night and all culminating in the sit down dinner presentation evening. In addition to the hotly contested “J of the Day” was the equally prestigious “pic of the day” and “volunteer of the day” awards which brought a few laughs and celebrated the community spirit that is so intrinsic to the J24 class in Australia. Sean Kirkjian, overall OD winner, brought thunderous applause all round after re-awarding the PHS win to Chris Ravesi in ‘Panarea’ being the next in line after the first three PHS places turned out to be the same as OD.

The 3 Amigos at the Mexican Night getting into the ‘spirits’ of it

Steve Aulich was the RO for the regatta doing a very professional job setting great courses and turning races around fast – thirsty work Steve ! SYC put on a great regatta and the many volunteers helping run the regatta did an excellent job with very little fuss. Our thanks go Sponsor ‘Hodges Sandringham’ again and to the whole Sandringham Yacht Club team for a very successful regatta. With this regatta and next year’s worlds being run up and qualifying regattas for the 2026 Worlds to be held at Sandringham in November, it was excellent practice for competitors and race management alike.

The very professional race management team headed by RO Steve Aulich

Preparations for the Worlds continue and the organising committee will shortly be sharing some exciting sponsorship news to help make these worlds a fantastic ‘Australian flavour’ regatta that both the locals and the visiting overseas competitors will remember for a long time.

Simon.

J24 2025 Nationals are run and won.

The Nationals have been done and won.

Sean Kirkjian and team have taken out the chocolates on his new boat ‘Vice Versa’ purchased from John Neville during the regatta. Brendan Lee is second on ‘Great White’ and third is Steve Wright on ‘Tinto’.  Chris Ravesi on ‘Panarea’ is awarded the PHS prize.

For full results go here.
PHS results go here
A full story will come in the next few days.
The 2025 (and 2026) Nationals are being held st Sandringham YC in Melbourne. This is in part as preparation for the 2026 World Championships to be held at Sandringham in November 2026.

More details please go to the Regatta Information page

December 2024 International Newsletter

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read the full story of the worlds with many pictures. Includes reports from Australia, Hungary, Canada, Greece, the Technical Committee and more.

Download the newsletter here:  International Pulse Fall2024-Final-J24