J/24s racing on Lake Travis (image courtesy of
Bruce McDonald)
Welcome to the Austin J/24 Racing School website. If you want to learn how to race J/24 sailboats or if you want to learn the secrets of making the perfect Mango Margarita, then you have come to the right place! :-)
Mission Statement
The mission of the Austin J/24 Racing School is to promote the sport of sailboat racing and to raise the level of J/24 competition in Central Texas. Austin is already a hotbed for J/24 sailing and we want to raise the bar even higher. We want more Austin boats to place high in state, national and even international J/24 competitions! This mission will be accomplished by training students in the techniques used to race J/24s and by encouraging students to participate as crew during local AYC races and during official J/24 circuit races when a spot in one of the racing boats becomes available. Students who complete the Racing School curriculum will have the knowledge and confidence needed to buy a J/24 and start racing.The World's Most Popular Racing Sailboat!
The J/24 is the world's most popular one-design racing keelboat and you will find J/24s racing on Lake Travis throughout the year, along with more than 5,000 other J/24s and 50,000 other sailors racing J/24s around the world! Click here to read the history of the J/24 from J/Boats, designers of the J/24. Visit our Video Gallery to see videos we have collected from YouTube showing J/24s sailing and racing around all corners of the world :-)The Austin J/24 Racing School
The Austin J/24 Racing School is organized by the J/24 fleet at the Austin Yacht Club. AYC is a private sailing club whose primary purpose is to promote sailboat racing and related social activities on Lake Travis. The J/24s at AYC belong to Fleet 21 of the USJCA (U.S. J/24 Class Association). Our fleet is passionate about racing J/24 sailboats and we want you to catch the bug too! We encourage you to explore our website, see how the racing school is organized, look at the class schedule and the courses offered, and register for a class.
How much does it cost?
The best things in life are free, and so is the J/24 Racing School :-) Your instructors are volunteer J/24 sailors from the Austin Yacht Club who will be participating in a club-sponsored race later in the day. We get to the club a couple of hours earlier than we normally would in order to teach you how to sail. It's a win-win situation :-) We get to sail more (instead of mowing the lawn), and you get to learn how to sail. We are hoping that once you catch the bug you'll join us on the race course, and we'll teach you everything you need to know in order to get there.If you have any questions, please email us at austinj24racingschool@gmail.com. We hope to see you on the race course!