The Munich YC just hosted the first event of the German Sailing League 2016 season on beautiful Starnberger Lake. The North is dominating the League already. In total, 36 clubs sailed 78 exciting races, with many race outcomes determined by less than a meter. There were light sailing conditions all […]

The final weekend of the Crewsaver Warsash Spring Championship in England was marked by a bitter wind chill, sunshine and clouds, and shifty winds. The wind remained in the north similar to last weekend but this time a NNE on the Saturday was around 10-15 knots of wind. The forecast […]

Competition in the Helly Hansen Warsash Spring Series in England continued over the past few weekends. April 10th weekend: Crews and skippers alike had their work cut out with a SE to ESE wind of 19-24 knots, gusting 28-29 knots and a big spring tide in the Solent, the fourth […]

Sunday’s racing in Warsash, England saw light to medium conditions, warmer than the previous Helly Hansen Warsash Spring Series race, but overcast. The White Group start was near William buoy; there was one general recall when the midline bunching prevented individual boats being identified, but the restart took place cleanly […]

The Russian J/70 Sailing League is rolling, and Sochi provided a great stage to launch the most ambitious sailing project ever for the Russian Sailing Federation. During the three days of racing, Sochi’s weather provided sailors with a lot of surprises—some pleasant and others not so pleasant. The regatta started […]

In 2015, in an unprecedented move for a small country like Uruguay, 10 boats were imported by the Yacht Club Punta del Este to start the J/70 Class to promote modern sailing within its members and the local sailing community. Uruguay has a long tradition in J/24s, but neighboring Argentina, […]

Like one year ago, Yacht Club Monaco hosted the opening event of the Alcatel J/70 Cup which took place over the last weekend. The 37 boats from seven countries on the start line made that first event of the series a great success, despite the decidedly damp conditions. Nonetheless, the […]

The 38th SPI Ouest France regatta sailed on the Bay of Biscay was an experience no one expected just three days before it all began over the Easter holiday weekend. Organized and hosted by Société Nautique de la Trinité-Sur-Mer, the sailors in the 360-boat fleet were expecting a rather benign […]

Barring the lack of sunshine, the conditions were much as they had been last week with a NE to ENE breeze mostly 8-15 knots and oscillating to the right and back around 20 degrees or more throughout the day. The White Group start was once again at Hamble winter series […]

The Mexican J/70 Class recently completed their third regatta in the Cancun Series on the northern part of the peninsula, enjoying gorgeous sailing in the Gulf Stream just offshore. Winning the series was KRAKEN, sailed by Claudio Cozi with crew of Eduardo Muniz, Jose Luis Martinez and Ricardo Schondube. Sailing […]