J/24 World Championship 2025 in Plymouth, UK - Day 2

No Luck of the Irish required for Cillian Dickson and his team on "Headcase"

More challenging conditions with a 20 knot breeze, low visibility and damp conditions made for an uncomfortable but exciting race conditions on Wednesday for sailors and the race management teams.

J/24 Worlds in Plymouth, UK - Day 2 - photo © Joe Woodyear & Chambers film & media

That won't matter to the Irish team "Headcase" Bow 10. Cillian Dickson and his team won both races and are now level points with the low scoring Italian team "La Superba" helmed by Ignazio Bonnano.

Race 1 it was the "La Superba" who got to the top mark first with "Headcase" rounding in 5th. Michael Goldfarb and his team on "War Canoe" from the USA were always in the top 3 rounding the windward mark but were disappointed to receive a black flag after crossing the finish in 2nd. The subsequent request for redress regarding the black flag decision did not go the way of "War Canoe" or other members of the fleet who took a similar approach to the black flag they received. German team "Jux" helmed by Thomas Cramer had a fine and controlled race with good speed across the course and were rewarded with a solid podium. The race finished 1. "Headcase", 2. "La Superba", 3rd "Jux".

J/24 Worlds in Plymouth, UK - Day 2 - photo © Joe Woodyear & Chambers film & media

Race 2 was a dominant victory for "Headcase" always leading from the front, "War Canoe" were totally fired up and rounded the windward mark in 2nd but had to settle for a 5th place finish and the French team of "Jeronimo" were 3rd around the windward mark but were unable to finish inside the top 10. The positions changed a lot over the next 2 legs with the exception of "Headcase" who we super focused and that focus was rewarded with a 2nd bullet of the day. Another UK local team "Mr Mann" helmed by Shane Hewlett" had a 3 way battle for 2nd over the line but they managed to hold for 2nd place to the delight of the local support and also receiving a huge cheer when he walked into his home club, Saltash Sailing Club for the J24 host club party. In 3rd was Tony Parker of the USA in "Bangor Packet" who have quietly but consistently improved their already low scores to now sit in 3rd overall. "Headcase", "La Superba" and "Bangor Packet" are currently in the driving seat.

J/24 Worlds in Plymouth, UK - Day 2 - photo © Joe Woodyear & Chambers film & media

Other news

The current world youth U25 champions from the USA "Saltine" had a great day and moved up the rankings and a nice story further back in the fleet was the UK team's "Motley Crew" helmed by Andy Willet and "Jabberwocky" helmed by Gail Berriman made huge performance gains in race 3 jumping 20 places which will be a welcome boost to their respective teams.

Results after Day 2: