Solid breeze continued Friday on Lake Erie, although from the South, meaning flatter water for teams vying for the 2019 J/70 North American Championship at Edgewater Yacht Club in Cleveland, OH. Four epic races went in the books, bringing the total to nine, heading into the final day of competition […]

There were gray skies on Lake Erie this morning until the sun peeked out for the second day of the J/70 North American Championship at Edgewater Yacht Club in Cleveland, OH. In a NW breeze from 15-20 knots, gusts in the high 20s and monster waves, teams completed two full-on […]

Postcard conditions on Lake Erie greeted teams for the first day of the J/70 North American Championship at Edgewater Yacht Club in Cleveland, OH. A south breeze from 12-16 knots and gusts in the 20s equaled perfect planing opportunities. Adding in sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s, everyone relished […]

One month before the season finale for the 18 sailing clubs in the German Sailing Bundesliga, the favorites were in top form in the penultimate round in Kiel, Germany from September 13-15. The six-event series started in Starnberg, and then went to Konstanz, Travemunde, Berlin and Kiel in succession. The […]

The Finnish J/70 Sailing League sailed their first of three events in Espoo, Finland for the 12 sailing clubs from across the Scandinavian nations. The regatta was blessed with a cross-section of weather, challenging the sailors from light to breezy conditions. In the end, it was Brando Seglare 1’s consistent […]

For the 18 Swedish sailing clubs that participated in the 2019 Allsvenskan (Swedish J/70 Sailing League), there was no question the outcome of the four-event series (Strängnäs, Malmo, Örnsköldsvik, Vasteras) was nowhere near predictable. Winning the first two regattas was SFS Hunnebo. However, a 13th place in the Örnsköldsvik event […]

Over the weekend of September 13-15, Swiss J/70 Sailing Challenge League teams traveled to Lake Thun in the town of Spiez. The dozen teams who participated enjoyed light to medium lake breezes all weekend. With light winds in the morning, the fleet sat onshore until the thermal picked up to […]

A light sea breeze provided another day of divine conditions at the Land Union September Regatta with up to three more races for more than 300 sailors of all ages, abilities and nationalities. Racing on the final day of action for the 2019 Royal Southern Summer Series had a special […]

Fifteen teams participated in the 2019 Norwegian J/70 Sailing League, with the season ending finale taking place in Trondhjems, Norway. The first three events took place in Oslo, Hanko and Arendal. Trondhjems Sailing Association hosted the finale. The Trondhjems winners were the Bordal family of Per Christian, Marie, Herman, and […]

Eighteen teams participated in the finale of the Danish J/70 Sailing League in Aarhus, Denmark. In the end, it was the KDY SHARKS who won both the finale and the overall sailing league series. The fourth event in Aarhus was not determined until the last flight; only one point separated […]