Summer’s days may be numbered, but this comes as welcome news to all sailors participating in the 2016 Alcatel J/70 World Championship hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club, as fall’s arrival neatly dovetails with the start of what promises to be a world-championship regatta for the ages. Starting and […]

In Riva del Garda from September 9-11, the final act of the 2016 ALCATEL J/70 CUP ITALY took place. It was the fourth stage of the season-long series and also marked the finale for the ALPEN CUP—emblematic of the Lago di Garda J/70 Champion. Thirty-three crews representing nine countries sailed […]

The Swedish Sailing League held its grand finale last weekend in Göteborg, and the overall winner was Cape Crow Yacht Club. The team performed consistently well in every regatta this season, and the title was well deserved. Kongelig Svenska Segelsällskapet (KSSS Royal Swedish YC) took second, and Ekolns Segelklubb was […]

Kongelig Norsk Seilforening (KNS) won the last Norwegian Regatta in Bergen from September 10-11, and in doing so took the overall league title for this season. Åsgårdstrand Seilforening finished second, and Ran Seilforening placed third in the overall ranking. Going into the final Sunday of the Bergen Act IV, it […]

A team skippered by Sebastian Ripard has just been crowned J/70 UK National Champions. The races were held in Plymouth, England. Ripard was at the helm of a team that included his uncle, Jonathan Calascione, and Scottish sailors Fynn Sterritt and Dave Kohler. The fleet included some of the best […]

The fleet of 27 boats that sailed in the first Swedish GRUNDIG CUP J/70 Championship enjoyed amazing sailing conditions all weekend. The regatta started off with relatively flat waters and 6-10 knot winds to get everyone warmed up. Then, after a big frontal passage off the North Sea, the host […]

It was a successful first day for the SAILING Champions League in St. Petersburg, hosted by St. Petersburg YC in Russia. In good weather, 23 clubs from 12 nations were battling hard but fair, pleasing both host and participants. After day one, the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (Germany) was leading the […]

Even before the Sejlsportsligaen.dk season’s last rally in the Danish Sailing League Division 2, the YC Furesøen may be able to celebrate their advancement to the Sailing League’s Division 1. The YC Furesøen struck again and secured their season’s second victory of three possible in Sailing League’s second division. The […]

Moss Seilforening went to the top in Sunday’s Norwegian Seilsportsliga Division 2 match in Stavanger, Norway. As a result, they have continued to extend their lead in the overall series with a 1-3-1 record. The sailors were faced by broad range of conditions over the weekend. Saturday was characterized by […]

Norway’s best Sailing Clubs participated in their third round of the Norwegian Sailing League at Stavanger Yacht Club in Stavanger, Norway. The initial forecast was promising for the 15 teams from across Norway—10 kts from the west on Saturday, followed by a little less from the northwest on Sunday, with […]