S.F. Bay J/88 Season Wraps Up — ‘Ravenette’ Victorious

The J/88 season totaled 35 races across six major regattas this year. Brice Dunwoodie repeated as overall season champion with his team on Ravenette (StFYC). Ravenette’s crew were Ian Schillebeeckx, Brett Bastien, Kenneth Grayson and Dylan Farrell, and Mark Lightner toward the end of the season.

Overall, the season was hard-fought by Tom Thayer and Robert Mulligan’s Speedwell (RYC), ending up second overall. In third, Dave Corbin’s Butcher (SBYC), along with five other boats, mixed it up with the leaders. The J/88 fleet allows eight throwouts for the season in case a boat has to miss a regatta. Courageous (SYC), 2024 Rolex Big Boat Series winner Split Water (RYC), and a new boat, Trickster, are expected for 2026.

Pelagia (SSC), Fly (Modern Sailing), Inconceivable (SBYC), and Hijinks (StFYC) filled out the fleet for the Rolex Big Boat Series. Ravenette won the J/88 RBBS title, with Speedwell second and Butcher third to cap the season.

Winter one-design racing starts soon with the SYC-Regatta Pro races, but the fleet also does various winter series. We look forward to having a very competitive 2026.