Barcelona, November 18, 2024 — The Barcelona Winter Series kicked off this weekend in the waters of the Catalan capital with the first leg of the competition, which brought together 25 J70 class boats. Despite challenging weather conditions, the event lived up to expectations, delivering thrilling battles on the water […]

Eighteen teams ventured to Fort Worth Boat Club in Texas for the first-ever J/70 US National Championship from November 7-10. Gorgeous conditions on the opening day allowed three races, but Mother Nature had different plans for the weekend, as light air forced crews to stay ashore. Fortunately, southern hospitality kept […]

For the first time in the years the Italian J/70 Class has been running their J/70 Cup Series, an American from Chicago Yacht Club won the 26-race series over five regattas in the 2024 summer season. The series featured 130 entries in the Open Division and 67 entries in the […]

The German J/70 National Championship took place from October 3-6 at the Deutscher Touring Yacht Club (DTYC). Twenty-six boats from Germany, China, Denmark, Austria and Switzerland enjoyed eight races on Lake Starnbergersee. Mats Schonebeck’s team opened with a 2-1-2 for a comfortable lead at the end of day one. Thereafter, […]

The 2024-2025 Cascais J/70 Winter Series has started, doubling as the Portuguese National Championship, and concluded with a decisive victory for Portuguese sailors. The three-day regatta, hosted by the Clube Naval de Cascais from October 11-13, featured 16 J/70s from, Portugal, Spain, Great Britan, Brazil and Netherlands—five nations competing in […]

Tim Ryan and his team on Vamos have claimed the 2024-25 Victorian J/70 States with a dominant display at the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia-based team took the Race 7 win in strong northerly conditions on Sunday, stitching the regatta up with a race to spare. […]

Thanks to Artashes Dadayan for this report: The First Armenian J/70 Open Championship was held on 4-8 September 2024. The 4th and 5th were training days, and the 6th, 7th and 8th were racing days. We had great reviews from sailors. All the sailors noted the new unique location and […]

The Sandberg Estates J/70 World Championship has a winner! After five intense days of competition on the Bay of Palma, the American team of Douglas Newhouse and Jeremy Wilmot’s Yonder (with Ted Hackney and George Peet) were proclaimed World Champions of the Class at the event organized by the Real […]

Friday was the penultimate day at the Sandberg Estates J/70 World Championship. With all eyes moving to the final two races, the fleet began to line up in view of their final push. North American team Yonder is holding on to their lead at the event organized by the Real […]

Thursday was a long day in the bay of Palma for the almost 100 boats competing in the Sandberg Estates J/70 World Championship. Although the wind didn’t make it easy on this third day of the event organized by the Real Club Náutico de Palma (RCNP) and the J/70 Class […]