J/Composites is pleased to confirm that they have developed with Selden an upgrade kit for J/70 spreaders for those who need to replace their existing set. The upgrade kit consists of a double pin fitting instead of single one. The kit does include a new set of spreaders with pin […]

North Sails has released a J/70 Speed Guide, which is available at https://northsails.com/sailing/en/resources/j70-speed-guide.

As every year in February, sailors unpacked their bags in the Principality for the Primo Cup – Trophée Credit Suisse. Some 300 sailors in five classes descended on Monaco to compete in eight races in beautiful sailing conditions. With 12 nations represented on 80 boats, there was no downtime for […]

All foreign J/70 teams are very welcome to participate in the International Swedish Championship for only 1000 SEK – 50% off the regular registration fee. The regatta is located in Halmstad on the west coast of Sweden, and will be sailed 11-13 May. There are nice prices on hotel accommodation […]

The archipelago of Chiloé in the southern region of Chile known famously as Patagonia has been the site of the event called the “Regata de Chiloe” (Chiloe Regatta) that takes place every two years. The boats and crews all convene in Puerto Montt, then head south toward the archipelago. For […]

The International J/70 Class Association (IJ70CA) Executive Committee (EC) has unanimously agreed to the J/70 Class membership suspensions listed below. The IJ70CA EC authority and process to suspend a membership is described in Section 6 MEMBER SUSPENSION of the IJ70CA Constitution, a copy of which is available on the International […]

The 2018 edition of the South Atlantic Rolex Circuit was organized by the Yacht Club Argentino, the Olivos Yacht Club, the Punta del Este Yacht Club and the Uruguayan Yacht Club and sponsored by Rolex. Twenty J/70s participated in the three-day event. The teams came from Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina. […]

J/Boats and Dockline are pleased to announce the first-of-its-kind lease program for J/70s. Lease a J/70 today, starting at $799/month for 36 months. Boat, trailer and sails are included. Leasing, as an alternative to purchasing, has been popular in other industries for years and is booming in the automobile and RV […]

J/70 World Champion Peter Duncan (Rye, NY) was selected as Rolex Yachtsman of the Year for his remarkable sailing performance in 2017. The selection follows the announcement in December of the six men and eight women who were shortlisted for these prestigious awards and recognized as sailing’s top performers of […]

The suspense is over. The penultimate Act of the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series, monthly regattas organized from October to March by the Yacht Club de Monaco in collaboration with technical clothing supplier SLAM, has just ended for the J/70s. Nearly 150 boats representing seven nations have been on the start. […]