Over the course of the September 18-20th weekend, the Royal Southern YC hosted the AVEVA September Regatta for a host of classes (Hamble, England) including J/70s in the White Group one-design class fleets. Winning their first regatta in the J/70 class was Niklas Zennstrom’s RAN, sailing with his wife and […]
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Read MoreNorway wins SAILING Champions League 2015
After three days of thrilling racing, a range of challenging sailing conditions and a host of social events, the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (Kongelig Norsk Seilforening, KNS) has been crowned victor of the SAILING Champions League 2015 and claimed the title of “Best Sailing Club.” Second place went to the […]
Read MoreL’ELAGAIN Crowned J/70 EuroCup Champion
As expected, the final day of the J/70 Eurocup at Fraglia Vela Riva was a duel to the finish for the top two leaders in the standings of the J/70 Alcatel OneTouch Italian Nationals—CALVI NETWORK with Carlo Alberini at the helm and L’ELAGAIN with Franco Solerio skippering. Their duel was […]
Read MoreJ/70 North American Championship Kicks Off Thursday, September 24 from SoCal
50 J/70 teams are gathering for racing at the J/70 North American Championship in San Diego, California. The competition begins Thursday, September 24 and continues through Sunday, September 27. Keep up with all the action from San Diego Yacht Club at the regatta website: www.j70nac.com.
Read MoreFlensburger Förde Woche
Several different classes participated in the Flensburger Förde Woche, including J/70s for the first time. Eight very good teams took to the water, and the winner was Christian Soyka-SV Itzehoe. This team gets a wild card for the Champions League in Porto Cervo. Second place was Gordon Nickel, third place […]
Read MoreBOATS.COM Repeats as J/70 UK National Champion
With 30 boats on one start line, the first day of the J/70 UK National Championship featured the largest fleet of J/70s that have ever raced in the United Kingdom. Ian Atkins racing BOATS.COM, with Ruairidh Scott on the helm, led after the four races and never got knocked off […]
Read MoreDeustche Segel-Bundesliga Fifth Act
The Deustche Segel-Bundesliga sailed it’s fifth act on the Wansee in Berlin, Germany from August 21-23. The first day of racing was canceled because of a complete lack of wind. Over the next two days, the teams were treated to reasonable winds and the host club’s team, Berliner YC, won […]
Read More2016 J/70 World Championship
The 2016 J/70 World Championship Notice of Race has been posted, and the regatta website is live at https://www.stfyc.com/j70worlds2016. St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, California will be our host from September 24-October 1, 2016!
Read MoreJ/70 Sails Rolex Ilhabela Race Week in Brazil
It was the talk of the town when a J/70 took off the starting line on port tack, crossing 99% of the fleet (which included 40 to 65 footers, many famous Soto 40s, etc) and proceeded to sail the 50nm Alcatrezes Island Offshore Race. The owners of J/70 BRA 493 […]
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