The comments from the first day of the 30th anniversary Quantum Key West Race Week, the City of Key West Day, were nearly unanimous – epic sailing conditions in one of the best racing venues in the world. In the highly competitive J/70 fleet, the largest Class at race week […]

In the J/70s, the 40+ participants from 11 countries relished the steady northerly and slight chop of the first Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series regatta of 2017. For many top sailors, Monaco’s winter circuit, with monthly regattas from October to March, is not to be missed as preparation for the big […]

The last day of the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series was very intense with four races run on the J/70 circle, part of the series of competitions organized between October and March by the Yacht Club de Monaco in collaboration with the equipment manufacturer SLAM and under the impulse of Valentin […]

The Cofradía Nautica del Pacifico in Algarrobo held the final race in the Chilean J/70 Spring Series. Fifteen boats were participating from all three fleets in Chile (Algarrobo, Lago Panguipulli, Puerto Montt). The CNPA race committee crew managed to hold eight races over the two-day weekend finale. Winning the event […]

After the success of the third edition, which last year attracted 30+ J/70 teams, the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series 2016-2017 is back. Divided into five acts scheduled once a month from October 2016 to March 2017, these regattas are designed to give experienced professional and amateur crews a chance to […]

Twenty teams sailed in the J/70 Mexico National Championship held November 11-13 in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. After 10 races, American Gannon Troutman’s PIED PIPER took the Open title, edging out Julian Fernandez (MEX) by four points. Fernandez was declared the Mexican National Champion. Winning the Corinthian title on a […]

The final half of the Hamble One Design Championship took place at the Hamble Winter Series. A total of 14 races were sailed over the two weekends, providing three discards to play with. Race officer Kathy Smalley commented, “The J/70s were all pushing it in the last race. Even the […]

For the Junior Sailing League finale in Germany, a premiere event took place in two ways: 1) the junior sailing league for Under 21 sailors was held for the first time in the northern part of Germany using the J/70 fleet; and 2) the Köhlfleet was almost unknown as a […]

The final outcome of the 2016 German Sailing League was not without its drama. The favorites for the regatta were the Deutscher Touring YC, but they faltered on the second and third day of the regatta. Nevertheless, in the end the Tutzinger team held on by a thread to win […]

A chilly northeasterly breeze, accompanied by beautiful sunshine provided near-perfect conditions for the racing in the first weekend of the Hamble One Design Championship, which featured racing for the J/70s. Kathy Smalley, CRO Hamble One Design Championship, commented, “The lighter winds on Saturday resulted in shifty conditions at the top […]