The Netherlands J/70 Class held their 2023 Dutch J/70 National Championship in Muiden, Netherlands. The 17-boat fleet saw spirited competition in the seven races run over the weekend. In the end, it was John den Engelsman’s team on ALMERE CENTRALE (Willem Jan Van Dort and Nik Smit) who started fast […]

16 teams took part this past weekend in the second stage of the J/70 Cascais Winter Series, the Atlantic Cup. Joining the growing local fleet that counts in its ranks with Vasco Serpa’s Solyd Sailing Team, current European Champions in the Class, a strong presence of the Spanish armada with […]

Tom Mallindine and Charlie Thompson’s Brutus III (GBR), with team Chris Grube, Ben Saxton and Elisabeth Whitener, are bringing the J/70 World Championship title to the United Kingdom from St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida. Ten races were sailed in spectacular conditions from October 31 through November 4. Brutus III […]

Tampa Bay produced another action-packed day at the J/70 World Championship, including a change to the top of the leaderboard. Two more races were completed, bringing the total to eight. Friday saw beautiful breeze again of 10-12 knots, blue skies and moderate temperatures at St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida. […]

What happens when you combine 22 knots of breeze, planing waves, sunshine and 83 teams at the J/70 World Championship? Smiles all around the St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida, and exhausted sailors looking forward to two more days of racing! Tom Mallindine and Charlie Thompson’s Brutus III (GBR) excelled […]

Two-time J/70 World Champion Peter Duncan’s Relative Obscurity (USA) ascended to the top of the leaderboard at the J/70 World Championship on Wednesday, with four races completed in the series. Including crew Victor Diaz-de-Leon, Scott Norris and Willem Van Waay, the team went 4,2 on the day to tally 25 […]

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 […]