Consistency continues to rule the Sandberg Estates J/70 World Championship. The event, organized by the Real Club Náutico de Palma (RCNP) and the J/70 International Class Association, completed on Wednesday only one race that keeps American Yonder in the lead (Doug Newhouse/Jeremy Wilmot). Race Committee decided to bring forward the […]

On Tuesday, September 17, the bay of Palma witnessed a spectacular start of the 2024 J/70 World Championship, organized by the Real Club Náutico de Palma and the International J/70 Class Association. With the first two races completed, Douglas Newhouse and Jeremy Wilmot’s Yonder (USA) is leading the overall standings, […]

Circolo Vela Torbole, in conjunction with the J/70 Italian Class, has been selected by the International J/70 Class Association to host the inaugural edition of the J/70 Mixed Plus World Championship. The event will be held in Torbole on Lake Garda from June 26-29, 2025 for the fastest growing one-design […]

26-year-old Edward Gary and his Ayacucho team sailed consistently across the eight race series to earn their first J/70 title. In true Corinthian spirit, Gary assembled a roster with a major friends and family component: Travis Carlisle, College Sailing teammate Brendan Read, and Brendan’s father Brad Read. “Feels great!” said […]

The Union Nautique Marseillaise hosted its annual SEMAC Trophy Regatta in Marseilles, France. It was the fifth stage of the J/70 Coupe de France summer series. The regatta ended up with a four-way battle for the top of the podium. Winning this event was Dominique Stella’s BRAFOUGNE with a 3-3-5-2-1 […]

The International J/70 Class Association (IJ70CA) Executive Committee (EC) has unanimously agreed to the J/70 Class membership suspension of Alexandre Saldanha for one year from the date of the Rules infraction June 9, 2024. Furthermore, the EC has issued a letter of reprimand to Renato Faria. The IJ70CA EC authority […]

Dozens of competitors from across Canada and the Eastern Seaboard descended upon the fishing village of Chester, Nova Scotia for Canada’s largest keelboat regatta—Chester Race Week—sailed from August 15-18 and hosted by Chester Yacht Club. Under variable conditions that included light air, fog and medium air with brilliant sunshine, over […]

For the first week of August, the Cowes Combined Clubs hosted their annual highlight of the summer sailing season on the Solent: the infamous Cowes Race Week off Cowes, Isle of Wight England. Hundreds of boats and thousands of sailors flooded the seaside town with parties and challenging sailing. The […]

The Fraglia Vela Malcesine hosted the third event of the Italian J/70 Cup on Lake Garda in July. The 36-boat fleet was treated to two great days of sailing and seven races. Rich Witzel’s ROWDY team from Chicago USA (Joachim Aschenbrenner, Max Salminen & Tomas Dietrich) posted three seconds in […]

The usually reliable Bay of Palma has not only delivered good racing conditions for each and every day of the 42nd Copa del Rey MAPFRE, but it saved the best until the last day when the new Finals format added spice to the deciding finale. Portuguese Olympic bronze medalist Hugo […]