| '76 |
Rod Johnstone's garage
built prototype 'Ragtime' is
launched. |
| '77 |
First production J/24 is built, J/24s
overwhelm MORC Int'Is in Annapolis |
| '78 |
First Midwinters in Key West, J/24 Class
Assoc. is formed, 68 boats attend first NAs in Newport |
| '79 |
Charlie Scott wins a stormy Round-the-Island
race to win the first Worlds In Newport, fleets form in Australia, UK and Sweden, hull No.
2000 built |
| '80 |
J/24 wins "Breakthrough Boat" award
from Sail magazine, fleets form in France, Switzerland and Italy, Worlds go to San Remo,
Italy, John Kolius wins |
| '81 |
J/24 achieves International Class status,
Mark Bethwalte wins Australian Worlds, J/24 featured in Championship of Champions regatta. |
| '82 |
John Kolius wins San Francisco Worlds with 500
kilos crew weight, 19-year-old local John Kostecki is second |
| '83 |
Ed Baird edges out IJCA chairman Bob
Johnstone to win Sweden Worlds Dave Curtis wins J/24 gold medal at PanAm Games |
| '84 |
Dave Curtis wins coldest Worlds (Poole,
England in Nov.), 23-year-old Ken Read wins his first NAs, hull No. 4000 launched |
| '85 |
Ken Read wins Worlds in Japan, Heidi Backus
and sisters win first Rolex Int'l Women's Keelboat Championship, Read and Backus win Rolex
Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards |
| '86 |
Ken Read wins 2nd
World title on home waters
of Newport |
| '87 |
Class approves use of Mylar in genoa and a
400 kilo crew weight limit |
| '88 |
Class approves new rule for boat weights and
measurement certificate process, John Kostecki wins Worlds in Australia |
| '89 |
Larry Klein wins tiebreaker over Kevin
Mahaney to win Kingston Worlds |
| '90 |
Jim Brady wins Worlds in Ireland |
| '91 |
J/24 selected for Nations Cup, Dick &
Linda Tillman retire after 10 years running class office, Steve Podlich named executive
director |
| '92 |
Hull No. 5000 is launched, Read bests a fleet
of 81 boats to win Annapolis Worlds, Hank Killion is honored for his years as class
chairman |
| '93 |
Chris Larson tops 103-boat fleet at the
Europeans in Monaco, Ken Read gets hat trick with wins at the Midwinters, NAs and Worlds |
| '94 |
Ken Read wins 6th world title in a 13
year-old boat, earns 2nd Rolex award |
| '95 |
J/24 elected to American Sailboat Hall of
Fame, amateur Steve Thomas from Hawaii follows up a win at the NAs with a 2nd behind Bill
Fortenberry at the Worlds in Rochester, NY, J/24s featured In the PanAm Games in
Argentina, Betsy Allison wins third consecutive Rolex Int'l Women's Keelboat title |
| '96 |
Chris Larson stages biggest comeback in J/24
worlds history, coming from 22 points down to win in Sardinia, Dennis Ellis honored for
work as Technical Committee chair |
| '97 |
98 J/24s compete in Key West at 20th
Midwinters, Worlds go to South America (Buenos Aires) for the first time. Johnstone
Family awarded Sailing Industry Leadership Award by SAIL Magazine. |
