Nearly 50 J/70 teams are gathering for racing at the J/70 European Championship in Hamble, Hampshire, UK. The competition begins Tuesday, June 6 and continues through Friday, June 9. Keep up with all the action from Royal Southern Yacht Club at the regatta website: https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=4107.

Sixteen J/70s took part in the Chilean fleet qualifier regatta for the 2017 J/70 South American Championship in Algarrobo October 27-November 1, 2017. It was close racing throughout the regatta, but the one to beat was Matias Seguel. After posting a 2-1-2-1-2-3 for total of 11 points, Seguel and team […]

World Sailing has approved the clerical changes to the J/70 Class Rules. The new version with these changes is now posted on World Sailing’s website at http://www.sailing.org/33242.php and on the IJ70CA website at https://j70ica.org/class-office-rules.

Thanks to Erik Brockmann for this report: On May 5, 6 and 7, Mexico held its fifth J/70 National Championship. Time definitely flies as our first Nationals in Valle de Brave in 2013 doesn´t seem that far away. In Mexico, we have done a good job on having the National […]

The Norwegian Sailing League opened in Oslo, Norway. There were 30 sailing clubs participating in two divisions, the Premiere League and the Challenge League. The weather was brisk with moderate breezes and temperatures at 15 degrees C. It was even snowing at times just before and during the regatta. Host […]

The 12 best sailing clubs in Switzerland have already been fighting for valuable points in the Swiss national league. The start on Lake Maggiore has shown that the level of sailing is high. Many clubs have strengthened their teams with top sailors, including several Olympic athletes. The fastest climbers were […]

The first act of the Netherlands J/70 Sailing League started on the Weerwater in Almere. Eighteen sailing clubs will be competing in five rounds for the 2017 season championship. The national champion will automatically end up in Champions League Sailing in 2018. The opening day was characterized by little wind. […]

For the first time in event history, the storied International Women’s Keelboat Championship (IWKC) will be contested outside the United States! The revitalized championship, organized by US Sailing, will offer women sailors an opportunity for high quality racing in J/70 boats on the international stage. Club de Vela La Peña […]

The first event for the 2017 Deutsche Segel-Bundesliga sailing season saw a total of 36 sailing clubs from across Germany challenged by a wild weather scenario. The racing started on a Friday with snow and 10-15 kt breezes, ending on a Sunday with bright sunshine, warm weather and constant east […]

The first round of the Swiss Sailing League took place on Lago Maggiore, a lake that borders both Switzerland and Italy. It was an exciting duel to the finish for Act 1, with nearly perfect breezes each day. After two days of racing, 25 races were completed and everyone was […]