The 38th SPI Ouest France regatta sailed on the Bay of Biscay was an experience no one expected just three days before it all began over the Easter holiday weekend. Organized and hosted by Société Nautique de la Trinité-Sur-Mer, the sailors in the 360-boat fleet were expecting a rather benign […]

Barring the lack of sunshine, the conditions were much as they had been last week with a NE to ENE breeze mostly 8-15 knots and oscillating to the right and back around 20 degrees or more throughout the day. The White Group start was once again at Hamble winter series […]

The Mexican J/70 Class recently completed their third regatta in the Cancun Series on the northern part of the peninsula, enjoying gorgeous sailing in the Gulf Stream just offshore. Winning the series was KRAKEN, sailed by Claudio Cozi with crew of Eduardo Muniz, Jose Luis Martinez and Ricardo Schondube. Sailing […]

US Sailing is now accepting applications from International teams to the new and improved International Women’s Keelboat Championship on August 14-20, 2016 at the American Yacht Club in Rye, NY. The championship will feature 24 teams in J/70s, and half the fleet has been reserved for international teams. The championship […]

Eight boats faced the starter for the 2016 NSW Championship hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club (Sydney Harbour, Australia). Racing was in The Sound, close to the heads of Sydney Harbour with its unique challenges of swell, shifting winds and heavy on-water traffic. The growing Sydney Harbour based J/70 fleet […]

The breeze was shifty on March 13, as expected, with a northeasterly coming off the mainland shore and it was swinging up to 45 degrees and quite variable in speed; average 10 knots that occasionally dropped to seven knots and rose at times to 13 knots. There was generally enough […]

The fifth and final Act of the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series for the J/70s ended on Sunday after three days and six races, with Italian Giacomo Loro Piana (Mary J) taking top honors ahead of Filippo Pacinotti (Pensavo Peggio) and the Swiss Nicolas Groux (Aprotec) in third. Held once a […]

It may have been just their second major J/70 regatta, but Glenn Darden and Reese Hillard on Hoss controlled the competition at the J/70 Midwinter Championship to earn the title. Darden, a J/80 World Champion, was at the helm with co-owner Hillard, Jonathan McKee and Karl Anderson. “I have a […]

The “Vuelta al Lago” is an event that takes places over four days in Chile. The Cofradía Nautica de Frutillar is the principal yacht club on the lake with around 20 boats. Surazos in Puerto Varas is the second largest club in size and very important in terms of number […]

With 14 nationalities, 800 sailors and more than 150 boats spread over nine series, the reputation of the Primo Cup Trophée Credit Suisse undoubtedly transcends borders. The six-day regatta held over two consecutive weekends attracted once again high-level sailors in Monaco. This was the 32nd edition, which has the distinction […]