Miles....
Monday morning commute was pretty nice this morning. Traffic was, for the most part, non existent out here. Life on board is good. Jimmy is on his iPad, making sure I really know where I am going....
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Well all right now. It's straight up midnight, and it looks it. Pitch black at the moment, even though we know there is a nearly full moon up there, somewhere. Just a couple hours ago, we passed the...
View ArticleLife in the Tradewinds - Hawaii, here we come!
Well the past couple days have been perfect 'chamber of commerce'sailing conditions out here. But, of course, the deep Pacific lacks any semblance of a marketing department (and the hotels are few and...
View ArticleInside 100!
So as I write this on Saturday afternoon, we are inside the 100 mile check in point, about 75 miles from the finish line in Kaneohe Bay on the north side of Oahu, to be precise. We should finish...
View ArticleHula Girl Hawaii to California Cruise Reports
We are getting regular updates from the crew Hula Girl on our annual Hawaii to California offshore cruise. Tuesday, July 29Hula Girl is humming along today. Averaging 10 KT of wind and about 6 KT boat...
View ArticleHawaii to California Cruise Reports Continued...
The reports from Hula Girl in the midst of our annual cruise from Hawaii to California. Sounds like they are getting close to the high...Saturday August 2Hi Wayne,The wind has been holding between...
View ArticlePacific Offshore Cruising, continued....
The crew aboard Hula Girl en route from Hawaii to San Francisco on our annual cruise, seem to be having a merry time. Despite the large high pressure system keeping the breezes down, they are still...
View ArticleHula Girl Pacific Cruise Report
Wednesday August 6Well, we had an eventful day today. It started with calm seas and the need to motor then we hit a pile of submerged fishing nets/ropes - it wrapped our prop and then the fun began. We...
View ArticleThe High Life...
The reports from Hula Girl in her offshore cruise from Hawaii to California continue to roll in. They are well into the Pacific High, looking for the eastern side of it and the fresh breezes there to...
View ArticleNewport to Cabo Race!
Come join J World aboard a turboed 50 footer for the West Coast classic Newport to Cabo Race. In March of 2015, six clients and three J World coaches will crew the legendary Hula Girl down the coast...
View ArticleRolex Big Boat Series Wrap Up
The 2014 Rolex Big Boat Series September 11-14 in San Francisco Bay was a fairly different experience for me this year. I've done more BBS's than I can can count now, but none like this.First off, we...
View ArticleImpressive Alumni!
One of the most gratifying things about doing what we do here at J World is catching up with our alumni, sometimes years down the road, and hearing about all the great sailing adventures they have gone...
View ArticleBeautiful Days.... Tropical Sailing....
This was the view from our office in Paradise Village, Puerto Vallarta this morning. Not too shabby. Shorts and T-Shirt sailing all winter long. Seriously beautiful scenery, ideal sailing conditions,...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
Happy new Year to all our friends! We hope the holidays treated everyone well, and thanks to all of you who were able to join us for some recent sailing. It was great to catch up with old frineds,...
View ArticleLIveaboard Cruising Course - SD
Five day Bareboat Cruising Course, San Diego bound for Catalina Island. Spring in the Channel Islands is fantastic.LIveaboard Cruising Course - SD
View ArticleNever Gets Old....
Earlier this week, we jumped on a rare convergence of ‘gap-in-the-schedule’ with ‘perfect-weather-window’ to run Hula Girl from our SF base to San Diego in anticipation of the 2015 Newport to Cabo Race...
View ArticleNext Week: Midwinters Clinic/Regatta in San Diego - One Space Now Available!
Our annual Midwinter Clinic and Regatta starts next Wednesday in San Diego! We have four J/80s participating in a three day clinic, then two days of coached racing in the SCYA San Diego Yacht Club...
View ArticleSt. Martin Report
Ok, at the risk of rubbing it in, I have to report that St. Martin is quite lovely at the moment. Team J World just rolled into the St. Martin YC after spending a couple days over that the beautiful...
View ArticleCaribbean Perfection
I really can’t imagine how it could get any better at all. It’s pretty near perfect here right now. Here, of course, being the lovely St Martin where J/World is participating in the 2015 Heineken...
View ArticleSmokin"
Well it’s a bit overdue, but I am finally getting around to posting the 2015 Sint Maarten Heineken Regatta wrap up. I am happy to report the J/World West Coast won our division with an undefeated...
View ArticleJ 105 Racing Clinic - San Diego
Let the pros at J/World help you take your game to the next level. Whether you crew or drive, this program will help make you smarter, stronger, faster….J 105 Racing Clinic - San Diego
View ArticleLearn to Sail - PV
Two spaces in our Learn to Sail Course in beautiful Puerto VallartaLearn to Sail - PV
View ArticleTorn and frayed… but oh so happy!
2015 Newport to Cabo Race Wrap UpLast week, team J World participated in the Newport to Cabo Race aboard our turboed 50 footer Hula Girl, with a crew comprised of three coaches and six clients.We...
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