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Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta

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 […]

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POLICY STATEMENT CONCERNING THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE

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 […]

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JUNO Tops J/70 NSW States

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 […]

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PLAN B Tops J/70 ROLEX South Atlantic Circuit

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 […]

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Ducasse Family Crowned J/70 South American Champions

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 […]

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Hamble Winter Series 2021 Concludes

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) […]

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Great Start for Hosts at Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series

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 […]

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