Author: Shan McAdoo

The summer in Rockport, Massachusetts is a very short season. The Rockport 2.4 meter fleet makes the most of it.

This year our fledgling fleet grew to 9 boats by adding Steve Gilbert to our ranks. This combined with the clinics and borrowed boats got a total of 6 new sailors on the water. In general, the new sailors love the boat and the competition.

The fleet got just over 20 days on the water with sailing both weekend days and holiday series. The highlight of the season however was our third Sandy Bay Invitational. Seventeen boats participated in 3 days of glorious sailing in near ideal conditions. The sailors ranged in age from 17 to age 85. We look forward to running the event again next year. Rudy Trejo, Chuck Allen and Charlie Rosenfield show the locals how its done.

I local fleet sailing Colin Smith was awarded boat of the year. Rick Noonan closed out the season by winning all three races in the Labor Day. In addition to sailing in Rockport, Colin found time to sail in the Clagett in Newport, Rhode Island and the 2.4 meter worlds in Kiel, Germany.

Next season we are excited to continue our sailing at Sandy Bay Yacht Club and are excited at the prospect of expanding the fleet.

In the meantime, we plan for the annual migration to our winter home in Port Charlotte FL.  Ten days of racing in a wonderfully warm location starts in January.

July 28, 2024 – Chicago

During the Independence Cup at the Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation,  US Sailing hosted the US Disabled Sailing Championship in three different classes.

The single-handed championship was held in the 2.4 meter class, the double handed in the Independenced 20 and the triple handed in the Sonar.

Long time 2.4 meter sailor Matt Koblenzar won the championship convincingly with Zak Kordik in second and Sarah Gilbert in third.

The double-handed championship was won by Chris Murphy and Luke Spink while the team of Paul Callahan, Keith Burnham and Jen Edney won in the sonar class.

Congrats to all of the winners.

Full Results

July 29, 2024 – Kiel Germany

The 2024 2.4 meter worlds start today in Kiel Germany with more than 80 competitors.

The North American contingent includes 4 sailors, Bruce  Millar, Tony Pocklington, John Seepe and Colin Smith.

You can follow the event here

2024 World Championship Results

July 14, 2024 Rockport, MA

In response to requests from a variety of sources, the Rockport 2.4 meter fleet organized an Open House / Clinic for sailors at Sandy Bay Yacht Club on June 8.  There were 7 sailors at the clinic ranging in age from 17 to much older.

The sailors were oriented to the 2.4 meter, had the boat contrasted to other designs and then we did a variety of hands on exercises. The 20 knot NW clearing breeze prevented us from sailing, but the attendees all go to practice simulated jibes with the pole launcher and get a feel for steering while seated like a jet pilot.

We hope to schedule an on the water component for later in the summer and hope that we add some new sailors to the class.

Thanks to the folks that attended, the  officers and staff at Sandy Bay Yacht Club for helping us host this event.