The grand finale for the 2017 Danish J/70 Sailing League took place from September 15-17 at Skovshoved, Denmark. In the end, it was the Frederikshavn SC that was declared Denmark’s best sailing club for the second consecutive year. Despite pressure going into the final event, the North Jutland team managed […]

With numerous general recalls, the black flag in play and a full-on foam up, the Audi J/70 World Championship had a thrilling climax to remember for years to come. With sparkling sunshine, a significant sea state, and a warm westerly breeze piping up to a ballistic 30 knots, the world’s […]

The dramatic finale of Allsvenskan Sailing 2017 took place in Gottskär, Sweden. Only after the 12th and final round of racing was it clear that the KSSS held off the Cape Crow YC to win the season series for the Swedish J/70 Sailing League. “Before the final race, we did […]

For the Norwegian J/70 Sailing League finale, both the first and second Divisions sailed over the course of an extended weekend of sailing. At the end of the day, Moss SF won the first Division. And, Risor SF ended up winning the second Division by closing with a strong performance […]

The Audi J/70 World Championship moved up a gear, as the fleets were split into Gold and Silver Fleets. The Friday early morning westerly Mistral wind unexpectedly piped up to over 20 knots before the start of racing, but by the end of the day, a southerly wind caused the […]

The world’s largest sportboat fleet finally commenced racing at the Audi J/70 World Championship, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, in collaboration with the title sponsor Audi and the official sailmaker Quantum Sails. Relative Obscurity (USA), Peter Duncan/Jud Smith leads after three races. Petite Terrible #Audi (ITA), Claudia Rossi/Michele […]

The Mistral winds continued to batter the Costa Smeralda for the second day of the Audi J/70 World Championship, which is organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in collaboration with the title sponsor Audi and the Official sailmaker Quantum Sails. The strong northwesterly wind came tantalizingly close to dropping […]

Mistral winds prevented racing for the first day of the Audi J/70 World Championship, which is organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in collaboration with the title sponsor Audi and the Official sailmaker Quantum Sails. The strong northwesterly wind failed to ease during the day on September 12, and […]

The 2017 AUDI J/70 World Championship may go down in history as the class’ largest event ever – with 171 boats registered for the event on September 12 to 16. Hosted by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, it can be said there are few yacht club and […]

This year, the best European clubs sailed the SAILING Champions League in two different events (Act 1 – St. Petersburg in August and Act 2 in St. Moritz in September) to snatch one of the much sought-after starts for the grand finale in Porto Cervo (September) where Europe´s best sailing […]