The second leg of the Italian J/70 Cup took place in Alassio, Italy. Forty boats from all over Europe were hoping for good conditions on the Mediterranean Sea, despite the somewhat gloomy forecasts. In the end, the YC Alassio’s Race Committee/PRO team was happy to get in five races over […]

Twenty-three J/70 teams made the trek to the famous Mexican resort on Banderas Bay, and there is no question that Mother Nature did not disappoint the sailors. With simply gorgeous sailing on the Bay, punctuated by 10 to 18 kts sea breezes, dolphins swimming and jumping around the boats, and […]

The Royal Southern Yacht Club’s 2022 Summer Series is off and running with the North Sails May Regatta held 7-8 May on The Solent. The race management team, led by Principal Race Officer Peter Bateson and Race Officer Peter Saxton, provided 60 teams with great racing in seven different fleets. […]

The San Isidro Labrador Trophy Regatta took place off San Isidro, Argentina for a fleet of 16 boats. The host Club Nautico San Isidro and its RC/PRO team ran eight races; the fleet enjoyed three days of light to moderate winds from the east at 6-8 kts. In the end, […]

Exactly one month after the first official J/70 Cup 2022, preparations were underway for a great European season in what is the most active one-design Class globally. Over the past few weeks, J/70 Italian Class has chosen new management: Federico Siragna (PP ALPHAZER), elected President, will replace Mauro Roversi (J-CURVE), […]

Thanks for this story from Nic Douglas: Tim Ryan and his crew Rob Greenhalgh, Jess Grimes and Charlie Gundy on VAMOS AUS1567 successfully defended their J/70 Australian Championship over the Easter weekend. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) RC/ PRO team managed to run 14 races over the long […]

Over Easter weekend, La Trinité sur Mer had over 2,000 sailors meet for the Le Spi Ouest-France Banque Populaire Grand Ouest Regatta. The weather saw beautiful conditions all weekend on Quiberon Bay. The 18-boat J/70 fleet saw a Spanish team prevail, with Luis Martin Cabiedes’ NOTICIA taking honors with seven […]

The J/70 UK Grand Slam Series is off and running with seven windward/leeward races over two days of tight racing right through the 16-boat J/70 fleet. The Warsash Spring Championship was the venue, expertly hosted by the Warsash Sailing Club. Martin Dent’s Jelvis scored no worse than a fourth place […]

Dream conditions at the spring regatta in Hamburg were a nice reward for the long wait for the season. Gusts of over 25 knots provided plenty of sunshine and plenty of action on Alster Lake. A passionate field of 19 boats sailed on the gorgeous lake in the middle of […]

On the third weekend of March, the Argentinean J/70 Class sailed one of its pre-eminent regattas of the year, the Regatta Copa PIMMS on the waters of the Rio de la Plata. Sailing just north of Buenos Aires, the Club Nautico Olivos hosted the 19-boat fleet for a long weekend […]