Thanks for this writeup from Andy McIntyre: Seven Victorian crews were joined by Australia’s number 1 & 2 ranked teams from New South Wales to contest the first ever J/70 Victorian State Championship at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron (BYS) over the Victorian Labor Day long weekend March 12-14. The host club’s […]

The weather front that was expected to sweep through Biscayne Bay after racing on Saturday, March 12 arrived early with the strong wind forcing racing to be cancelled for all classes at 0900 hours on the final day of the Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta. Superb winds for the preceding days […]

The temperature fell as the tension mounted on the last day of the Primo Cup Trophée Credit Suisse, a flagship winter event organized by Yacht Club de Monaco, with technical clothing from Slam for all winners, launched 1985 at the instigation of YCM President, HSH Prince Albert II. For the […]

MARCH 2, 2022 (Ruskin, Florida, USA) — The International J/70 Class Association today announced that it has agreed to follow the recommendation of World Sailing and the International Olympic Committee that Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials not be invited to or participate in international competitions. Accordingly, the Class will […]

Fifty-two international teams (12 nations) were again on the start line of the third and penultimate Act of the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series (3-6 February) which also marked the start of The Tenzor International Cup J/70 circuit. All have their sights set on the upcoming J/70 World Championship being organized […]

The three-day J/70 New South Wales States Championship series, hosted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, was raced in predominantly SSE breezes that swung up to 20 degrees at times, and fluctuated between 8 and 14 knots for the first two days. The final day was not easy with two […]

Everyone was excited to get on the water again to go sailing the ROLEX South Atlantic Circuit off the beaches of the Punta del Este resort town at the southwestern tip of Uruguay. The pandemic had shut down the regatta for the past two years. Hosting the event was the […]

Hosted by the Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico in Algarrobo, Valparaiso Chile, the 2021 edition of the J/70 South American Championship will go down as an epic experience for the 22 teams participating from across the continent: Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. After a challenging 12-race series offshore of the resort […]

As the Race Management team made their way to the Hamble River Sailing Club clubhouse at 0730 hrs on Sunday morning, thermometers were showing -1.0 C. They ventured onto a chilly CV Wetwheels for a delayed departure to the Solent. Initially, the CV Wetwheels headed for Hamble Yacht Services (4V) […]

With 15 nationalities and 40 teams including the best Europeans, Act 1 of the 9th Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series (4-7 November) set the tone for the season. With the J/70 World Championship in Monaco 14-22 October 2022, Act 1 of these international monthly regattas showcased the high level of this […]