The International J/70 Class Association has been closely monitoring the worldwide developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 19, the International J/70 Executive Committee (EC) met specifically in regard to the upcoming European and World Championships to be held July 6-11 (in Copenhagen, DK) and July 25-August 1 (in Los […]

Brisk conditions of force 5-6 from the SSW greeted the hardy people who ventured out on Sunday 15 March for the start of the new season. The conditions clearly suited Simon Cavy in the J/70 Just4Play who took line honours is all three races as well as winning them on […]

Tough, rough and exhilarating conditions showed up in Biscayne Bay on the last day at the Bacardi Invitational Regatta for the thrill of the 524 sailors gathered in Miami for this world-renowned event. An average 15 knots breeze, with gusts of over 20 knots, tested teams and served up a […]

The Real Club Náutico De Vigo hosted the five-event Villalia J/70 Vigo Winter Series. In the finale, the fleet was treated to 15-25 knot winds from the south to southwest all weekend, with the RCNV PRO managing to run four races in the wavey conditions. Winning the final weekend was […]

John and Molly Baxter’s Team Vineyard Vines, along with crew Allan Terhune and Ben Lamb, bested 53 fellow J/70s to earn the title of 2020 J/70 Midwinter Champions. Biscayne Bay delivered its third consecutive day of epic conditions, as winds averaged 15-17 knots with blue skies. Three more races were […]

The Primo-Cup Trophée Credit Suisse is one of those classic winter events that keep up with tradition while always adding something new. Hosted by the Yacht Club de Monaco, this 36th edition saw a successful format that attracted 450 sailors on some 100 boats divided into six classes. With 20 […]

It took one small point to clinch victory, as Act 3 of the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series went down to the wire from 16-19 January. Organized by the Yacht Club de Monaco, in collaboration with clothing supplier SLAM, at the instigation of Valentin Zavadnikov, these monthly regattas have for the […]

Twenty-six teams participated in Algarrobo, Chile for the 2020 J/70 Chilean National Championship, hosted by Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico. Many also participated in the training program provided by the Doyle Sails team, including J/70 World Champion Jud Smith. Sailors were treated to a fairly typical cross-section of wind and wave […]

The third stage of the Russian J/70 Sailing League Winter Series has been completed in Sochi, Russia. Over the two days of sailing, sailors enjoyed a total of nine races. Yug Sport FSBI played host to the teams from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Tuapse. The PRO managed to run six […]

Thanks to Pedro Garra for this report: Great expectation had been building for the fourth edition of the J/70 South American Championship. Thirty-two crews from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay were to compete against Claudia and Alberto Rossi’s World’s top crews from Italy in the most numerous Championship since the […]