The fourth and penultimate event of the Barcelona Winter Series was held despite the cold temperatures. That did not stop a total of 16 teams from the Netherlands, Germany, England, Spain and Andorra from having some fun in the breeze. Weather conditions were good enough that a total of 9 […]

The J/70 Victorian State Championship and Australian J/70 National Championship were held at Sandringham Yacht Club (SYC), Port Phillip Bay in Victoria throughout January. Eleven races were held over three days for the Victorian States from January 14-16. That event was immediately followed by the Australian J/70 National Championship with […]

An international fleet of J/70s from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay enjoyed spectacular sailing in this year’s edition of the ROLEX Circuito Atlantico Sur. With racing taking place on the waters off Punta del Este, Uruguay, the Yacht Club Punta del Este ran eight races from January 16-20. For most of […]

The second event of the J/70 Villalia Winter Series of Vigo, hosted by Real Club Náutico de Vigo, began with the addition of several top J/70 teams. One was the 2021 J/70 European Champion: Luis Cabiedes’s NOTICIA with his crew of Pablo Santurde, Alberto Padrón and Jon Larrazabal. Other new […]

The third event of the Barcelona J/70 Winter Series was held in the waters of Barcelona. There are 14 teams from five different nations sailing the five-event series. After three days of sailing, a total of 10 races were held, despite the fact the wind was quite varied both in […]

With 11 of the 12 scheduled races completed, the great participation of Brazilians in the J/70 South American Championship has been confirmed. The first nine places of the 14 were from Brazil. Open: I’m in this BRA 1174 – Renato Cunha, Marco Grael, Kadja Brandão, Felipe Fraquelli and André Fonseca […]

The final day of racing at Act II of the 10th Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series, organized by Yacht Club de Monaco, ended in style with a clean sweep for the locals on this circuit. Determined to make it a full house, they kept the visiting teams out of the top […]

The Boryeong Sailing Club again hosted the Asian Cup J/70 Boryeong International Yacht Regatta off Daecheon Beach in Boryeong City, Korea. Ten teams from across the Asia-Pacific region participated in the four-day regatta, completing 11 races across a wide variety of conditions. In the end, winning was the New Zealand […]

23 nations, 90 boats, 400 sailors and a field worthy of the wildest dreams heralded the J/70 World Championship, organized for the first time by Yacht Club de Monaco, in collaboration with the J/70 International Class and partnered by Monegasque Sailing Federation, FxPro, Xerjoff, Sebago and SLAM. There was no […]

Over the October 7-10 weekend, the Yacht Club Argentino in downtown Buenos Aires hosted their annual Buenos Aires Race Week. For the 28 boats sailing in the J/70 fleet, the event had a special meaning as it was a qualifier for the 2023 J/70 World Championship that is taking place […]