Eighteen teams participated in the 2021 South Atlantic Circuit Championship, sponsored by GALICIA EMINENT, from January 15-31, spread out over three weekends. Host for the event was the Yacht Club Argentino, with racing taking place on the waters of the Rio de La Plata. Despite best efforts by the YC […]

The final day of the J/70 Monaco Winter Series started under a a cloudy dark sky and ended after three very tight races under a sunny blue sky. Wind was in the 10-15 knots range from the 220-240 degree sector. Congratulations to the 23 teams and to the Yacht Club […]

For the start of its eighth season, the Monaco J/70 Winter Series had 21 teams participating from Monaco, Switzerland, Italy and France. As usual, the Yacht Club de Monaco rolled out the red carpet for teams, hosting a wonderful event despite all of the precautions put in place for COVID […]

The International J/70 Class Association Executive Committee has been closely monitoring the worldwide developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and is determined to continue with the planning for our major events in 2021, while recognizing that in some cases there may be public health or travel restrictions that limit participation. The […]

Over a four-day regatta, the Mexican J/70 Class held their 2020 National Championship in Valle de Bravo for a fleet of 22 teams. Host for the event was the Club de Vela La Peña Valle de Bravo. After a nine-race series, the American team on PIED PIPER, led by skipper […]

Just one week after winning the championship of sailing clubs, the North German Regatta Club (NRV) also won the German Sailing League Cup DSL Cup in its home waters on Alster Lake in downtown Hamburg. With a 21-point lead over the second-placed Württemberg Yacht Club and the Flensburger Segel-Club in […]

The J/70 Class had a cracking weekend of racing at their U.K. J/70 One-Design Championship, organized by the Hamble River Sailing Club. Beautiful winter conditions with a solid northwesterly breeze produced some electric action for the J/70 UK Class competing in Round 4 of the J/70 UK Grand Slam Series. […]

The Real Club Nautico de Vigo hosted this year’s edition of the Villalia Open de Espana for a fleet of 18 boats. It was an intense three days of sailing with a wide variety of conditions. Teams came from all across Spain: Valencia, Andalusia, Madrid, Palma in the Canary Islands, […]

An 18-boat J/70 fleet from across Russia gathered together at the Pirogovo Yacht Club on the Klyazma River immediately north of Moscow for a four-day weekend of racing. With nearly perfect fall weather, the PYC PRO managed to run 15 races. The first day dawned sunny and warm with a […]

The Italian J/70 Cup series adapted as quickly as possible to the pandemic. The second stage of the 2020 Italian J/70 Cup series was conducted on the Lago di Garda, hosted by the Fraglia Vela Malcesine. Thirty crews participated in this event. Day One: The Peler wind, which remained strong […]