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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Over the last three years, Chile’s development of the J/70 in South America is 27 boats. And with the advent of a South American builder in Argentina, the fleet expects to grow significantly larger. The 2017 Chilean J/70 Championship, which took place from February 10-12, was sailed on Lago Panguipulli […]

The Primo Cup–Trophée Credit Suisse regatta was hosted by the YC Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The tempo for this year’s event was set on the first day for the fleet of 50 J/70s. From day one, the Brazilian team from YC Rio de Janeiro on MANDACHUVA, skippered by Mario […]

The 30th anniversary Quantum Key West Race Week saw the seven racing classes complete races as scheduled. The week started with a windy and wavy southeasterly that faded over the course of four days before swinging around to a light southerly for Friday’s conclusion. Many sailors felt the conditions were […]

Two races were held Thursday at Key West Race Week in light winds between 6-9 knots from the southeast. These were held after a harbor postponement that was signaled to allow the light northeasterly wind to shift around to the forecasted southeasterly. In the J/70 Class, Tim Healy’s (Jamestown, RI) […]

Day 3 at the 30th anniversary Quantum Key West Race Week (Mount Gay Rum Day) saw a softening of the breeze on the racecourse. After a windy and wavy start to the regatta, Wednesday’s conditions were far more manageable, as the wind ranged anywhere from a high of 10-13 knots […]

To the delight of the more than 600 sailors competing in the 30th anniversary Quantum Key West Race Week, day two’s racing nearly mirrored day one’s memorable conditions. ‘Lewmar Day’ offered more stellar racing in 15-20 knot winds amid sunny skies and warm air temperatures. In the J/70 fleet, Carlo […]

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 […]