When the J/30 was introduced in 1979, it quickly became a staple class on the Chesapeake, with 20 boats regularly racing in Annapolis through the 90s. In the 2000s, however, interest in the class ...

So much of the one-design love these days is doted upon the J/70 class, and rightly so, because it really is the biggest thing happening in keelboat sailing. But it’s easy to overlook the influence of ...