The J/70 World Championship fourth edition will be contested September 12-16, 2017 in Porto Cervo, Italy, and hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. The venue was confirmed by the World Council of the International J/70 Class Association (IJ70CA) on May 6. “We are absolutely grateful and delighted with the […]

Last weekend saw the deciding races in the Brooks Macdonald Warsash Spring Series and the Brooks Macdonald Crewsaver Spring Championship in England. The boats were sailing in a force 3-4 southwesterly on Saturday, which veered close to due west for a time but backed once again during race three so […]

April 27 was the last day of the kick-off stage for the J/70 Italian Open National Championship started from Monaco in March and featuring 25 J/70s from three different countries. Despite some spring weather tantrums over the weekend, the Alcatel Onetouch supported event turned out to be a tremendous success, […]

164 boats racing and over 60 races were laid on the water over the opening weekend (April 18-19) of the Brooks Macdonald Crewsaver Spring Championship and the Warsash Spring Series in England. Saturday saw 22 knots of wind that started in the NE and gradually swung to the SE and […]

The first major regatta for J/70s sailing on Lake Constance (Lindauer, Germany) took place this past week. Teams from all three countries that surround the lake were participating (Switzerland in the south, Germany in the north and Austria in the east). The event was called “The Battle @ Lindauer,” and […]

The first day began with 15 knots of southwest breezes on a rainy, drizzly cloudy day, but the sun and the wind soon arrived in Quiberon Bay. The weather could not have turned out better for the 37th SPI Ouest France Intermarche Regatta over the Easter holiday weekend. Many of […]

The J/70 Alcatel OneTouch Italian Trophy Italian Championship kicked off in fine style in Monaco where the first of five acts took place, the others being scheduled for Sanremo, Cervia and Lake Garda. Twenty-eight teams were out on the water at the instigation of Italian J/70 Class President, Vittorio di […]

March 22 was a day that had the race team on their toes and competitors sailing backwards for the second weekend of the Brooks MacDonald Warsash Spring Series (England). The wind shifted from the forecast ENE, died and came back, and the big spring tides raced through the Solent—all making […]

International WesMex Regatta 2015 was held March 20-22 at Vallarta Yacht Club in Vallarta, Mexico. Two hundred forty-five entrants competed in the Optimist, Laser Radial, Laser, RS:X, Techno 293, Club 420 and J/70. Now in its tenth year, the event was a qualifier for the Mexican Sailing Team to represent […]

The J/70s in eastern Australia gathered together for the inaugural J/70 New South Wales State Championship from March 7-8 on stunning Sydney Harbour. The J/70 NSW States were held in conjunction with the annual Sydney Harbour Regatta run by Middle Harbour Yacht Club. With the first day of sailing on […]