23 nations, 90 boats, 400 sailors and a field worthy of the wildest dreams heralded the J/70 World Championship, organized for the first time by Yacht Club de Monaco, in collaboration with the J/70 International Class and partnered by Monegasque Sailing Federation, FxPro, Xerjoff, Sebago and SLAM. There was no […]

Over the October 7-10 weekend, the Yacht Club Argentino in downtown Buenos Aires hosted their annual Buenos Aires Race Week. For the 28 boats sailing in the J/70 fleet, the event had a special meaning as it was a qualifier for the 2023 J/70 World Championship that is taking place […]

The first event of the new season of the International J/70 Barcelona Winter Series, held in the waters off Barcelona on 30 September, 1 and 2 October, and organized by the Reial Club Nàutic de Barcelona, has come to an end. The season has started with 12 boats from four […]

The Royal Southern Yacht Club Summer Series came to a spectacular conclusion with the Land Union September Regatta held 24-25 September. The final regatta of the four-event series was blessed with magnificent racing, superb shoreside entertainment and outstanding prizes, including a holiday with flights, superb accommodation and entry to the […]

The J/70 North American Championship was hosted by Port Credit Yacht Club in Mississauga, ON Canada over the weekend. Conditions went from wild to weak over the eight races. Jud Smith’s Ten bested 22 other teams to earn the title with crew Marc Gauthier, Carlos Robles and Patrick Wilson (19 […]

On Lake Zwenkau near Leipzig in eastern Germany, the Regattaclub Zwenkau and the Deutscher Segler-Verband hosted the 2022 J/70 German Championship over a three-day weekend for a fleet of 34 boats. With weather ranging from zero to 20 knots+ from the north/northwest, the RC/PRO teams managed to run a total […]

The 2022 J/70 Swiss Championship took place on Lake Constance near Kreuzlingen, Switzerland in August. Thirty-four teams enjoyed the regatta organized and hosted by the Yacht Club Kreuzlingen. Addition to Switzerland, there were 11 teams from Germany and 2 from Austria. The fleet was treated to mostly easterly breezes as […]

One of the more popular winter regattas north of Buenos Aires, Argentina is the Vela Fest Quilla hosted by the Barlovento Sail Club and the Club Nautico Albatros, with sailing taking place on the Rio de la Plata. Despite the often difficult weather conditions for the first weekend, the regatta […]

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 […]