It has been a European Championship blessed with exceptional weather and four days of world class racing in Copenhagen, Denmark. Seventeen nations competed for the title of European Champion, but there can only be one winner – and this time that winner came from Spain. José María Torcida Seghers sailed […]

After yesterday spent waiting for wind, Friday saw three races completed in both the Silver and Gold fleets of the J/70 European Championship in Copenhagen. The 98 competing boats enjoyed yet another day of sunshine, racing with winds of 5-6 knots outside the harbor of Skovshoved. Italy’s Claudia Rossi dominated […]

At this year’s ORC Sportboat European Championship hosted in Istanbul, Turkey, there were 27 entries that raced together while being scored both overall and in two separate classes that define ORC Sportboat Class A and Class B. Saruhan Cinay skippering his Turkish team on HSSK’s J/70 NIMBUS scored 21.0 points […]

Day two at the J/70 European Championship offered just as amazing sailing conditions as the previous day: smooth waters and a stable Northerly breeze of 6-8 knots. The final three qualifying races were conducted on both the Northerly and Southern courses in full view from Skovshoved Harbour, Copenhagen. Thursday, the […]

Hard to ask for better conditions as the Royal Danish Yacht Club kicks off the 2021 J7/0 European Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark. Clear skies, sun and Northwesterly breeze of 5-8 knots delivered near perfect conditions for the 98 boats competing for the European title. Today’s three qualifier races were fully […]

The 39th edition of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE closed in the Mediterranean island resort of Palma de Mallorca, Spain where the J/70s were sailing for the Herbalife Cup. The 39th Copa del Rey MAPFRE was organized by the Real Club Náutico de Palma and the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation, […]

The second event in the Allsvenskan Sailing (Swedish J/70 Sailing League) was conducted off the seaside town of Örnsköldsvik. There were 14 flights for the 18 teams. Then, the six best clubs competed in the finale in a double point race to determine the overall winner. In the end, there […]

The second act of the Norwegian J/70 Sailing League took place off the seaside village of Larvik, Norway. A total of 32 teams were sailing in two separate divisions (16 each). It was exciting racing in Larvik where all 10 flights were completed after a long weekend of sailing. The […]

Club Veleros Barlovento and Club Nautico Albatross were co-hosts of the fifth edition of an Argentinean winter classic: the Rio de la Plata Vela Fest. The two-day event was host to a fleet of 14 enthusiastic J/70s. After a six-race series, it was Javier Conte’s ARG 1441 BACHAJO that posted […]

Peter Duncan’s Relative Obscurity has prevailed over 60 other teams and challenging wind conditions to capture the 2021 J/70 World Championship title at California Yacht Club, today. In a five-day series that tested the skill and patience of top-notch competitors from 11 nations, Duncan – sailing with Willem van Waay, […]