J/70 Italian Class and Fraglia Vela Riva have been chosen by the International J/70 Class as organizers of the J/70 Corinthian World Cup’s first edition. Scheduled between June 1st and 4th 2023, the event will be reserved for all Corinthian crews and will award the top teams with some spot […]

Jonathan Calascione’s Calypso with James Peters, Morgan Peach and Dave Kohler of Great Britain bested 87 other teams to secure the J/70 European Championship in Hyeres France. Notably, Calypso also topped the One-Pro Division. They won one race, discarded a 20 and finished with 41 net points. Richard Witzel’s Rowdy […]

Conditions became sporty on day four of the J/70 European Championship in Hyeres France as winds rose from 16-22 knots. Increasing gusts approaching 30 knots allowed a single race on this penultimate day. Jonathan Calascione’s Calypso (GBR) placed fourth in that contest to ascend to the top of the leaderboard […]

Spectacular conditions allowed three races for the middle day of the J/70 European Championship in Hyeres France. Winds began at an average of 8 knots, but came on beautifully during the second contest, ending around 17 knots. Six races are complete, with the discard now in effect. Richard Witzel’s Rowdy […]

Two more races were completed (now three total) on day two of the J/70 European Championship in Hyeres France with fluctuating wind and recurring showers. The constant for the day was the Turkish team Eker Kaymak, helmed by Ahmet Eker, who notched a 2, 5 for 14 total points and […]

Sunny skies, warm temperatures and winds at 7-8 knots greeted 88 boats for the J/70 European Championship in Hyeres France. Earning the early advantage in both the Open and One-Pro Division was Jorge Martinez Doreste’s Bodega Can Marles (ESP). One race was completed, but decreasing winds then sent teams ashore. […]

Cowes Week is one of the United Kingdom’s longest-running and most successful sporting events and is a key highlight of the British sporting summer. It has been held in early August every year since 1826, except during the two World Wars. For the 196th edition, 800+ boats were treated to […]

In the Herbalife J/70 fleet, the title went to Alcaidesa Marina skippered by Gustavo Martínez Doreste whilst the Sotheby’s Mallorca Women’s Cup went to the local Balearia team of María Bover. Balearia took the overall Copa del Rey MAPFRE title for the one-designs. For complete event details, visit www.regatacopadelrey.com.

A half-dozen women’s teams congregated at the Zurich Sailing Club to compete for the 2022 J/70 Ladies Cup on the Zurichsee. Over the two-day weekend, racers enjoyed seven races in beautiful conditions. For the top three boats battling for the podium, it was very close racing all weekend. All three […]

Hosted by the Cercle de la voile de Neuchâtel, a fleet of 13 J/70s assembled on the Lac de Neuchatel in the middle of Switzerland’s Swiss Alps for the 2022 J/70 Swiss Cup. After two days of enjoying the relatively hot, clear, sunny days, the fleet was only able to […]