Thirty boats participated in the 27th edition of the Buenos Aires Race Week, hosted by Yacht Club Argentino off the Buenos Aires city front. The YC Argentino’s PRO managed to run a dozen races over the three-day event. Winds ranged from the Southeast going to East-Southeast with a slight drizzle […]
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Glorious SPI OUEST France
The 43rd edition of the SPI OUEST France-Banque Populaire Grand Ouest delivered on its promise of great sailing and camaraderie after three days of competition. 341 boats and 1,646 sailors enjoyed sailing on the Bay of La Trinité-sur-Mer. The Societe Nautique de La Trinite sur Mer again hosted the popular […]
Read MoreSailing Champions League Final
The closing day of the SAILING Champions League Final, an event organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, saw Finnish team Esbo Segelförening take victory and claim the title of “Best Yacht Club of the year.” The Swiss crew from Seglervereinigung Kreuzlingen and Germany’s Flensburger Segel-Club finished in second and […]
Read More2021 J/70 UK National Championship, 8-10 October, Hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron
The 2021 J/70 UK National Championship, hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron, came to a dramatic conclusion on Sunday 10th October. Nick Phillips’ Chaotic and Doug Struth’s DSP won the Open and Corinthian titles respectively. The Royal Thames YC Academy team, skippered by Bethan Mathews and helmed by Dom Davis, […]
Read MoreSI QUERIDA Tops “Luis A Cerrato International Grand Prix”
Looking forward to their third event of the winter season was the large J/70 fleet in Argentina. The third event was the “Luis A Cerrato International Grand Prix,” hosted by Yacht Club Olivos with sailing taking place on the Rio de La Plata for the 14 entries. The YCO PRO […]
Read MoreRegatta Club Bodensee Win Swiss J/70 Sailing League Finale
The Swiss J/70 Sailing League grand showdown took place in Biel, Switzerland. After a few false starts earlier in the season due to rapidly changing pandemic issues, the hundreds of Swiss J/70 sailors finally had an opportunity to see everyone one again from across the Alpine nation. The organizers of […]
Read MoreRegatta Club Oberhofen Crowned Swiss Women’s J/70 Champion
Fourteen teams sailed the 2021 SSL Women’s Cup in Davos, Switzerland with teams enjoying an eight-race event on Lake Davos. In the end, the SSL Women’s Cup winner was determined on a tiebreaker. Winning on the countback was the Regatta Club Oberhofen, with Lisa Thönen as skipper and crew of […]
Read MoreTRISKELL Wins J/70 Massilia Cup
One of the most popular events for the Mediterranean Trophy in the Marseilles J/70 fleet is the Massilia Cup held off Marseilles, France. An eight-boat fleet was hosted by the Le Cercle Nautique et Touristique du Lacydon. Boats were treated to widely varying weather conditions, with a stormy, wet, rainy […]
Read MoreDAS SAILING TEAM Wins J/70 Italy-Punta Ala
Thirty-eight crews gathered in Punta Ala to take part in the final act of the J/70 Cup 2021 Series and compete for the title of Italian Champion in 2021. The regatta was sailed off the peninsula of Punta Ala, the first time the Italian J/70 Class has sailed in this […]
Read MoreGrødum Crowned J/70 Norwegian Champion
The 2021 Norwegian J/70 Championship had 23 boats. It was a very good event, despite demanding wind conditions on Friday and Saturday. Eleven races were completed in all kinds of conditions. Taking the gold medal was local sailor Jostein Grødum with crew of Maren Magda Book, Karl Otto Book and […]
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