The inaugural Sevastopol J/70 International Cup was sailed in October. The regatta was held in conjunction with the Sevastopol Sailing Week festival. Eighteen teams from Russia, Serbia and Ireland participated in the first open international regatta in Sevastopol. Some of the leading teams included B-TEAM (Russia, Artem Basalkin), M-SAILING–CSKA (Russia, […]

Two-dozen teams from across Russia assembled in Sochi to sail the 2019 Russian J/70 National Championship. The Sochi Grand Marina by Burevestnik Group hosted the three-day event. After a 10-race, two discards series, it was Alexander Bozhko and his crew on AKHMAT who were crowned as the Russian J/70 National […]

At the end of an outstanding season of sailing, the Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee (VSaW) from Berlin was crowned the German champion of sailing clubs. The runner-up was secured by the Wassersport-Verein Hemelingen (WVH). Then, the defending Champion from the Hamburg, the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (NRV), was third. In the […]

After a great WoW (Women On Water) success in 2018, all sails were set for the second annual edition in 2019. The event was extended to 21 teams; this year WoW teams came from Portugal, Germany and Sweden to race on the Danish J/70 Sailing League boats. Host for the […]

The Finnish Sailing League concluded their 2019 season in October in Åland, when the top 12 club sailing teams competed on their fleet of J/70s for the Finnish Sailing League Championship. The competition took place in the West Harbor of Mariehamn, and a tough battle ensued for the title. On […]

After completing the Finnish J/70 Sailing League Championship the previous weekend, the Åländska Segelsällskapet hosted the Nordic Sailing Clubs Championship again in Mariehamn, Åland. Eleven teams from across the Scandinavian peninsula participated in the event, with teams representing Sweden, Norway and Finland. After two days of racing and nine races […]

The finale of the Italian J/70 Sailing League took place in the port of Portopiccolo in Trieste, Italy on the northeastern shores of the Adriatic Sea. A dozen teams participated in the regatta in very light, very difficult conditions; only three races were sailed for each team over the three-day […]

In the first weekend of October, Jachtclub Veere and the Royal Dutch Sailing & Rowing Association (KNZ & RV) organized the Eredivisie Sailing 2019. In total, 17 sailing club teams competed for qualification for the SAILING Champions League 2020 on the Ilsjmeer in front of the port of Muiden. In […]

Thanks to John den Engelsman for this report: We had a record 24 boats at our Nationals from 1-3 November in the Netherlands. Teams from four countries were competing in challenging conditions on Lake Braassem, close to Amsterdam. The Race Committee of Yacht Club Braassem did an excellent job giving […]

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) hosted the J/70 Australian Championship on Sydney Harbour from October 19-20. A strong shifty westerly wind blowing from the land provided tough conditions on day one, with gusts over 30 knots and a particularly challenging top mark set in a leeward bay with […]