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Van Uden Reco Stellendam Regatta

With rain, sun and above all plenty of wind, the Van Uden Reco Stellendam Regatta was a spectacular season opener for the over 100+ registered sailing teams in the Benelux region (The Netherlands). As a result of the fast-growing Netherlands J/70 Sailing League project, there was a huge increase in […]

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SPI Ouest France

The 38th edition of the SPI Ouest-France- Destination Morbihan regatta is one of the most important sailing events in Europe and it is the first major regatta of the year after winter. Twelve nations were represented with 409 boats and more than 2,500 sailors. The Societe Nautique de La Trinite […]

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Warsash Spring Series

Another day of varied racing conditions on the fifth weekend of the Helly Hansen Warsash Spring Series saw a light and hazy day for crews, but certainly not lazy. A sunny spring day, 10 knots of SE breeze, swinging right to SW and increasing a couple of knots was the […]

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J/70 European Match Race Tour

The Yacht Club de Monaco hosted eight J/70 teams competing in a stage of their European Match Race Tour. During this stage of the Grade 3 European Circuit, 24 races were run. The event was held aboard J/70s made available by members of the Yacht Club de Monaco, which has […]

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Warsash Spring Series Act IV

Race Officer Peter Knight summed up day four of the Helly Hansen Warsash Spring Series as “a testing day for competitors and committee boats alike!” It was set to be a challenging day on the Solent; a sunny spring day, but with a forecast of 5-10 knots of breeze dropping […]

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Warsash Springs- Act III

For many, it was “chilled champagne” sailing on day three of the Helly Hansen Warsash Spring Series. The series is at its midpoint, and the overall results are beginning to take shape as the front-runners and riders start to become apparent. The third Sunday of the Series was more like […]

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HELLY HANSEN Warsash Spring Series- Act II

For Race 2 of the Helly Hansen Warsash Spring Series, the forecast for the Solent was SW 20 knots gusting 30 knots, and when the RC committee boats arrived on station, the wind was varying around 20 knots. During the morning, however, the wind increased to 25 knots with gusts […]

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Warsash Spring Series Start

Last year, the first race of the Helly Hansen Warsash Spring Series took place in unseasonably glorious sunshine, but this year on March 12, entrants were faced with drizzle, mist and light winds. With light fair tide beats and foul tide runs, the latter were always going to a challenge, […]

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Rozenauers Family Win J/70 NSW States

The J/70 Class held its NSW State Championships during this year’s Sydney Harbour Regatta held by Middle Harbour Yacht Club in Australia. Although typically raced between North and South Head at the opening of the harbour, Sydney’s uncharacteristic blustery conditions found the fleet of nine J/70s racing in Middle Harbour […]

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Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series

The curtain has fallen on the 2016/2017 Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series organized from October to March by the Yacht Club de Monaco in collaboration with clothing supplier SLAM. The Monegasque race area lit up for the final Act which attracted 250 sailors on 70 boats. Various shades of blue were […]

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