Twenty-nine boats from across Scandinavia (Sweden, Finland, Norway) participated in the J/70 International Swedish Championship, hosted by Halmstad Segelsallskap. The racing was close, with every team in the top five having to discard huge double-digit finishes after seven races and not one team counted all top ten scores. Last year’s […]

The daily leader of the J/70 North American Championship never changed over four days and 12 races. Thomas Bowen’s Reach Around commanded the 32-boat fleet and earned the privilege of returning to host Club de Vela La Peña in Valle de Bravo Mexico to watch the final race from ashore. […]

It was another stellar day for Thomas Bowen’s Reach Around at the J/70 North American Championship at Club de Vela La Peña in Valle de Bravo Mexico. Following three consecutive bullets Thursday, Bowen added a 2,3 on Friday for a dominating 25-point lead heading into the final two races of […]

The second day of the J/70 North American Championship completed four more races, with American Thomas Bowen’s Reach Around team increasing their lead to 18 points over the 32-boat fleet with an 8-1-1-1. Hector Guzman Gonzalez (MEX) has taken over the lead in the Corinthian division. Up to 12 races […]

Thirty-two teams have gathered for the J/70 North American Championship at Club de Vela La Peña in Valle de Bravo Mexico. After four races on a spectacular first day, three American teams top the leaderboard, commanded by Thomas Bowen’s Reach Around with 10 points after posting a 4,1,2,3. Oivind Lorentzen’s […]

Thirty-one J/70 teams gathered in Valle de Bravo for the Mexican National Championship on May 12-13, just ahead of the North American Championship beginning there May 16. Javier Navarro’s Bandoola recorded two bullets in four races, and added a 6,2 for 10 points and the victory. Yon Belausteguigoitia’s Bullet took […]

A battle for the podium until the last jibe characterized the epilogue of the J/70 Cup in Porto Ercole, the second act of the Open Italian J/70 Circuit. The event consisted of three days of racing, where eight races – the maximum allowed by the NOR – were completed in […]

The 2018 J/70 Worlds qualifier for the Chilean J/70 Class took place in Algarrobo. The event was called the Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico, and 18 boats participated over the weekend. The weather conditions were different and stronger than expected, and the teams enjoyed the series of six races. Two were […]

The 2018 J/70 Worlds qualifier for the Chilean J/70 Class took place in Algarrobo. The event was called the Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico, and 18 boats participated over the weekend. The weather conditions were different and stronger than expected, and the teams enjoyed the series of six races. Two were […]

The host club for the second act of the Swiss J/70 Sailing League was not disappointed by the performance of their hometown team SV Kreuzlingen. For three days, the “bise” winds blew on the Bodensee Lake between Beaufort 1 to 5 and allowed the Super League teams to sail 42 […]