In early September, the Royal Yachting Association & the Royal Thames Yacht Club hosted the finale for the British Sailing League on the Solent for the top qualifying 18 teams from across the United Kingdom. The regatta was modeled after the European J/70 Sailing Leagues, like the Deutsche Segel-Bundesliga. It […]

Lying 400 km east of Moscow’s Red Square, the confluence of the Volga and Oka Rivers and the Kremlin fort and Chkalov Stairs overlooking the sailing area, was the setting for the sixth regatta in the Russian J/70 Sailing League. Eleven teams from across Russia showed up for the penultimate […]

The 2017 Audi SAILING Champions League Finale took place in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, exactly one week after the conclusion of the Audi J/70 World Championship. Organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, in collaboration with the SAILING Champions League, and with the support of title sponsor Audi, and Technical Partner […]

The grand finale for the 2017 Danish J/70 Sailing League took place from September 15-17 at Skovshoved, Denmark. In the end, it was the Frederikshavn SC that was declared Denmark’s best sailing club for the second consecutive year. Despite pressure going into the final event, the North Jutland team managed […]

With numerous general recalls, the black flag in play and a full-on foam up, the Audi J/70 World Championship had a thrilling climax to remember for years to come. With sparkling sunshine, a significant sea state, and a warm westerly breeze piping up to a ballistic 30 knots, the world’s […]

The dramatic finale of Allsvenskan Sailing 2017 took place in Gottskär, Sweden. Only after the 12th and final round of racing was it clear that the KSSS held off the Cape Crow YC to win the season series for the Swedish J/70 Sailing League. “Before the final race, we did […]

For the Norwegian J/70 Sailing League finale, both the first and second Divisions sailed over the course of an extended weekend of sailing. At the end of the day, Moss SF won the first Division. And, Risor SF ended up winning the second Division by closing with a strong performance […]

The Audi J/70 World Championship moved up a gear, as the fleets were split into Gold and Silver Fleets. The Friday early morning westerly Mistral wind unexpectedly piped up to over 20 knots before the start of racing, but by the end of the day, a southerly wind caused the […]

The world’s largest sportboat fleet finally commenced racing at the Audi J/70 World Championship, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, in collaboration with the title sponsor Audi and the official sailmaker Quantum Sails. Relative Obscurity (USA), Peter Duncan/Jud Smith leads after three races. Petite Terrible #Audi (ITA), Claudia Rossi/Michele […]

The Mistral winds continued to batter the Costa Smeralda for the second day of the Audi J/70 World Championship, which is organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in collaboration with the title sponsor Audi and the Official sailmaker Quantum Sails. The strong northwesterly wind came tantalizingly close to dropping […]