Sixty-six J/70s raced again in Malcesine for the J/70 Cup May 31-June 2 to prepare the J/70 European Championship at Fraglia Vela Malcesine. Carlo Alberini’s Calvi Network got hot in the latter races of eight total to clinch victory. Starting out with a 23 in race one (eventually discarded), Calvi […]

Eight races were held in champagne conditions for 18 J/70 teams in The Solent on 1-2 June. Bright sunshine and a huge range of wind conditions provided spectacular racing with fun-filled social events all organised by the Royal Thames Yacht Club. 2017 UK National Champions, Ian Wilson & Marshall King’s […]

The prestigious regatta organized by the Real Club Nautico de Barcelona since 1974, the CaixaBank Conde de Godó Trophy, celebrated its 46th edition of the event. In the J/70 fleet, the Russian NEW TERRITORIES team of Alexei Semenov, with Spain’s Olympic Medallist Hugo Rocha on board, won without having to […]

The Russian J/70 Sailing League is well into their summer-long series that started in April in Sochi. Below are the two reports from the Act III in Kazan and Act II in Tuapse. UGAR CREW Win Kazan Regatta Act III: The 13 teams sailed on the waters of Kazan—Lake Nizhny […]

The Danish J/70 Sailing League season started at Lynæs Sail & Kayak Club. Eighteen of the country’s best club teams in the first division were ready to go racing off the small town of Lynæs at the tip of Halsnæs. The ultimate winners, the Kalovig COBRAS, started with five first […]

Circolo della Vela Bari from Italy won the second Qualifier of the 2019 season of the SAILING Champions League hosted by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda after an almost impeccable display of sportsboat tactics in Porto Cervo, Sardinia (23 to 26 May 2019). The top seven finishing clubs from Italy, Switzerland, […]

Germany’s J/70 Deutsche Segel Bundesliga held their second event of the season on Lake Constance, sailing off Konstanz on the northwestern side of the lake. The 36 sailing clubs from across Germany enjoyed a gorgeous weekend from May 17-19, but the light winds would not cooperate all weekend, producing just […]

The first event of the Swedish J/70 Sailing League (the Allsvenskan) took place on the Lake of Strängnäs, about 40 miles west of Stockholm. During Friday and Saturday, Strängnäs offered nice racing conditions with a good wind of 4–6 m/s, mostly sunny, warm and comfortable. But, on Sunday it was […]

The Swiss Sailing J/70 Super League started for a dozen teams on Lago Maggiore. The organizing clubs, Yacht Club Locarno (YCLO) and Friends of Sailing Brissago (FSB), selected the Yachtsport Resort Brissago as the event venue. While hoping for good weather conditions, the regatta could only manage to run seven […]

The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s annual Vice Admiral’s Cup Regatta was sailed on the Solent. The fleet was treated to a wide variety of weather conditions—cloudy to sunny, light to breezy, shifty to streaky, and, of course, current. The second day of racing delivered short, sharp races that tested sailors […]