Eighty-three teams from 15 nations have come together for the J/70 World Championship at St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida, launching on Halloween Day and continuing through Saturday, November 4. Following a short onshore postponement, the excitement took to the waters of sunny Tampa Bay for two races in winds […]

The penultimate stage of the Italian J/70 Cup took place at Lerici, a seaside resort on the Ligurian Sea just south of Geneva/La Spezia. A total of 31 teams sailed in the regatta, including all of the top teams sitting at the top of the series leaderboard. Teams were coming […]

Brian Keane and team Savasana are the 2023 J/70 North American Champions after nine races over four days of sailing in Chicago. The team catapulted to an early lead during the week, securing three bullets out of four races on day three, that provided a healthy cushion heading into the […]

Chicago finally delivered for sailors on the third day of the J/70 North American Championship, hosted by Chicago Yacht Club. Racers saw wind speeds build to 8-13 knots after two days of ultra-light air racing and few finishes on Lake Michigan, allowing Race Committee to eke out four races for […]

It was a long day of waiting for wind for the J/70 North American Championship sailors on the first day of racing. After postponement on shore until 2:30 PM, competitors headed out under cloud cover on Lake Michigan to officially kick off the regatta, completing one light-air race for the […]

Doug Rastello and his USA team on Good To Go have won the J/70 European Championship hosted by the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (UK). While the American crew were the outright winners of the 48-boat fleet, it was the runners-up from Portugal, Vasco Serpa and Solyd Sailing Team/SailCascais […]

Challenging conditions tested the 48 teams Thursday at the J/70 European Championship hosted by Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy in Great Britain. Two races were completed (bringing in the discard) in winds beginning at 7-9 knots but decreasing throughout the day. Douglas Rastello’s Good to Go (USA1046) notched scores […]

Sunny skies, warm temperatures and varying winds of 8-10 knots greeted 48 boats for the J/70 European Championship hosted by Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy in Great Britain. Leading after three races is Zaguero (MEX1655) with team of Ignacio Perez Morett, Alfredo Gonzales, Santiago Pérez Soltero, Manu Weiller and […]

A high quality UK J/70 National Championship took place over the bank holiday weekend at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. Twenty three boats experienced very tight racing in conditions from 5 to 18 knots across the three days with teams from USA, France, Netherlands and Australia supplementing the UK […]

For the 2023 edition of Cowes Week, sailors enjoyed the usual five+ days of challenging racing on Solent waters. With 30 entries, the J/70s again had one of the most competitive and dynamic fleets at Cowes Week. Teams have a choice to sail the short series for three days or […]