Over a four-day regatta, the Mexican J/70 Class held their 2020 National Championship in Valle de Bravo for a fleet of 22 teams. Host for the event was the Club de Vela La Peña Valle de Bravo. After a nine-race series, the American team on PIED PIPER, led by skipper […]
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Norddeutscher Regatta Verein Dominates German J/70 DSL Cup
Just one week after winning the championship of sailing clubs, the North German Regatta Club (NRV) also won the German Sailing League Cup DSL Cup in its home waters on Alster Lake in downtown Hamburg. With a 21-point lead over the second-placed Württemberg Yacht Club and the Flensburger Segel-Club in […]
Read MoreAT SLEEP J REPEAT Wins U.K. J/70 One-Design Championship
The J/70 Class had a cracking weekend of racing at their U.K. J/70 One-Design Championship, organized by the Hamble River Sailing Club. Beautiful winter conditions with a solid northwesterly breeze produced some electric action for the J/70 UK Class competing in Round 4 of the J/70 UK Grand Slam Series. […]
Read MoreNOTICIA Dominates Villalia J/70 Open de Espana
The Real Club Nautico de Vigo hosted this year’s edition of the Villalia Open de Espana for a fleet of 18 boats. It was an intense three days of sailing with a wide variety of conditions. Teams came from all across Spain: Valencia, Andalusia, Madrid, Palma in the Canary Islands, […]
Read MoreAKHMAT Crowned Russia J/70 National Champions
An 18-boat J/70 fleet from across Russia gathered together at the Pirogovo Yacht Club on the Klyazma River immediately north of Moscow for a four-day weekend of racing. With nearly perfect fall weather, the PYC PRO managed to run 15 races. The first day dawned sunny and warm with a […]
Read MoreNOTARO Team Triumphant at Italian J/70 Cup
The Italian J/70 Cup series adapted as quickly as possible to the pandemic. The second stage of the 2020 Italian J/70 Cup series was conducted on the Lago di Garda, hosted by the Fraglia Vela Malcesine. Thirty crews participated in this event. Day One: The Peler wind, which remained strong […]
Read MoreEFG Swiss Sailing League Women’s Cup
Congratulations to Horgen Yacht Club Women’s team—winners of the EFG Swiss Sailing League Women’s Cup sailed in Ascona-Locarno, Switzerland on the northern part of Lago Maggiore. The Horgen YC team was comprised of Mara Bezel, Alexa Bezel, Viviane Mouron, Diana Otth, Milena and Leonie Matthys. Finishing second was the Bielersee […]
Read MoreAudi Sailing Champions League Final
It was a perfect last day of racing in Porto Cervo, Italy at the Audi SAILING Champions League that saw the German team from Segel-und Motorboot Club Überlingen cinch the highest spot on the podium. The Italian team from Aeronautica Militare came in second ahead of the Swiss team […]
Read MoreNorddeutscher Regatta Verein Five-Peats German J/70 Sailing League Series
In an impressive display of consistency on the shifty, puffy waters of Alster Lake in downtown Hamburg, Germany, the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein Team “five-peated” the German J/70 Sailing League. Their helmsman Tobias Schadewaldt was also a repeat winner from their 2018 winning team. The ONE Kiel team secured the runner-up […]
Read MoreRoyal Thames Yacht Club Women’s Open J/70 Championship
Nine skilled women’s teams competed at the Royal Thames Yacht Club Women’s Open J/70 Championship, which took place over the weekend of 19th – 20th September, in champagne sailing conditions. The standings at the end of day one saw Katie Greenland’s RTYC team of Katie Ward, Nicky Muller and Jo […]
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