It was sunny weather and an optimal north wind of force 2 to 4 for the 40 races for the Swiss Sailing Super League that was raced on Lake Geneva. As both host and the home team, the Societe Nautique de Geneve dominated the three days of competition. The Genevans […]

The fourth act of the 2017 Russian J/70 Sailing League had challenging weather conditions at Pskov, Russia. The teams were sailing on Lake Pihkva that borders Estonia at the far western end of Russia. The three-day event featured a lot of variable wind conditions, mostly on the lighter side. There […]

Ian Wilson’s Soak Racing (RSrnYC) are the 2017 J/70 UK National Champions, after a nerve racking final day of racing in The Solent. Soak Racing includes skipper Ian Wilson, Marshall King, Ben Saxton and Adam Brushett. Race 8 started in a light southwesterly breeze with a spring tide running against […]

This year’s annual Round the Island Race, organized by the Island Sailing Club, was one of the faster circumnavigations of the 53.2nm circuit around the Isle of Wight. It attracted 1,342 entries comprising about 14,000 sailors. Winning the J/70 class by a significant margin was the under 25 crew of […]

Over the three-day weekend in Hanko, Norway, the Royal Norwegian YC (KNS) hosted the GRUNDIG J/70 Nordic Championship. The racing took place just outside the island of Hankø and offered great course racing. The island is located in the southeastern part of Norway at the opening of the Oslo Fjord, […]

The local team of WSV Almere Centraal won the second act of the Dutch J/70 Sailing League on their home waters of the Aalsmeer. Finishing second was WSV Giesbeek, and SZ & WV Uitdam took the bronze. With this result, the WSV Almere Centraal team have taken the overall lead […]

The first event of the Finnish J/70 Sailing League took place in Aland, Mariehamina over the first weekend of July. In the end, it was a very tight finish for the top two teams, Nylandska Jaktklubben and Åländska Segelsällskapet 1 Team. After 11 races just three points separated these teams […]

For the second time in the history of the German Sailing League (DSBL), an event was held in front of Warnemünde on the big open waters of the North Sea. For three days, 18 clubs in the second Sailing League fought for important points that could enable them to qualify […]

The Bol d’Or Mirabaud, organized by the Cercle de la Voile- Société Nautique de Genève in Switzerland, is the most prestigious inland lake regatta in the world. Started in 1939, it welcomes monohulls and multihulls each year on Lake Geneva, starting in Geneva, Switzerland. 567 boats (about 2,500+ sailors) were […]

This year’s Kiel Week was marked by a variety of weather fronts that came rolling through, producing strong winds some days and light winds on others. Kieler YC had its hands full managing the fleets and getting in a full slate of races. The J/70s sailed six races of the […]