The J/70 International Class has decided to award the hosting of the first-ever Corinthian J/70 European Championship to Cascais, Portugal in 2025. The event will take place between the 29th of April to the 4th of May 2025, and will be hosted by Clube Naval de Cascais (CNC). Worldwide-recognized Clube Naval de Cascais, in its 86th anniversary this year, has a wealth of experience in organizing prime international regattas, and was already nominated last year to host the 2026 J/70 World Championship.
The J/70 is the fastest growing one-design sailing class in the world with almost 2,000 boats built and competing around the globe. The Class already organized two Corinthian World Championships that were a huge success—last year in Garda with 90 participants and this year in Copenhagen 110 teams.
As the third edition of the Corinthian Worlds is going to be held in the USA next year, a major continental Corinthian event in Europe is critical to keep the momentum of this important division for the J/70 Class in the region. The event in Cascais will have two days for registration, inspection and a practice race, and four days of racing, and will be capped at 90 entries.
“We promptly embraced the proposal from the Portuguese J/70 Class to organize this new format with Clube Naval Cascais. We see it as an excellent opportunity to offer the J/70 community another international Corinthian racing at a world-renowned sailing venue such as Cascais. This new event is a great way to start the 2025 J/70 sailing and racing season,” said Vittorio Di Mauro, President of the J/70 International Class.
“What the J/70 Class has done in the Corinthian division is impressive,” commented Francisco Brito e Abreu, President of Clube Naval de Cascais. “The vast majority of sailors around the world are amateurs so for us it is a great honor and opportunity to work together with the J/70 Class to keep the Corinthian competitive spirit alive.”
“We are super stoked that the first-ever J/70 Corinthian Europeans will be held in our home waters of Cascais next year. The numbers in the two first Corinthian Worlds were spectacular, and this event will help to feed the Corinthian movement,” commented Vasco Serpa, founder of SailCascais, promoter of J/70 sailing in Cascais. “There are many reasons to come sailing in Cascais this next winter. The J/70 Corinthian European Championship is one more, a big one!” he concluded.