The Kimpton Hotels team, led by Olympic medalist Joan Cardona, has claimed victory in the second event of the Barcelona Winter Series, held this weekend on the waters of Barcelona and organized by the Real Club Náutico de Barcelona (RCNB). With a strong turnout and a very high level of […]

The 2024 J/70 South American Championship in Punta del Este, Uruguay took place from November 15-22. The Yacht Club Punta del Este brought together 30 crews from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay to compete on an unusually windy racecourse. Over 11 intense races, sailors were challenged by consistently breezy conditions, […]

The Hamburger Segel Club in Germany hosted 42 boats with 186 participants for the Father Frost Regatta. The HSC RC team did an excellent job in the challenging lake winds to run seven exciting races in three classes. Despite the foggy November weather, sailors were able to start fantastic races […]

La Rochelle Nautique welcomed the French J/70 Class for the ninth and final stage of the Coupe de France. This 2024 edition of the Trophée Navigatlantique took place from November 9-11 in ideal weather conditions with sun and winds of 5 to 16 knots. After eight races, it was Hervé […]

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. […]