The Deustche Segel-Bundesliga sailed it’s fifth act on the Wansee in Berlin, Germany from August 21-23. The first day of racing was canceled because of a complete lack of wind. Over the next two days, the teams were treated to reasonable winds and the host club’s team, Berliner YC, won […]

The 2016 J/70 World Championship Notice of Race has been posted, and the regatta website is live at https://www.stfyc.com/j70worlds2016. St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, California will be our host from September 24-October 1, 2016!

It was the talk of the town when a J/70 took off the starting line on port tack, crossing 99% of the fleet (which included 40 to 65 footers, many famous Soto 40s, etc) and proceeded to sail the 50nm Alcatrezes Island Offshore Race. The owners of J/70 BRA 493 […]

The 18 sailing clubs in the top league in Germany sailed the third event of the Deutsche Segel-Bundesliga in Warnemunde, Germany from July 5-7 on the Baltic Sea. After suffering from incredibly light winds on the first two days of the regatta, the forecasted 20-30 knot winds on Sunday thankfully […]

Sun and wind dominated the 2015 J/70 World Championship, and the J/70 ensured the show this week in La Rochelle, France. Superb sailing conditions and fierce competition have marked the week, which ends with the victory of the Mexican team FLOJITO Y COOPERANDO (MEX 384) and its skipper Julian Fernandez […]

Third day of the 2015 World Championship for the 78 J/70s competing for the title, and the conditions are still ideal in La Rochelle. Yesterday evening, the crews enjoyed a dinner party with a beautiful view on the harbor and the sunset. Encounters, jokes and cheerfulness were on the menu, […]

A second World Championship day under the sun for the 78 boats competing for the title in La Rochelle. Crews from 16 countries and four different continents are present at this World Championship. After the races of the first day, three charter boats were in the top 10, which shows […]

A lot of sun, some clouds and a good wind for the first day of J/70 World Championship in La Rochelle, France. After two days of registration and a training race Tuesday, under the sun, the competitors from 16 different nationalities left the port in the late morning to get […]

This year’s annual JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race (Cowes, Isle of Wight, England), organized by the Island Sailing Club, was blessed with gorgeous sailing conditions from dawn to dusk. With the first boats starting just after 0700 hours on Saturday morning, the massive fleet of 1,540 boats […]

Sun, wind and waves: The first day of the 133rd Kieler Woche (Kiel, Germany) offered everything to make a sailor happy. As a result, “the first day in the office” for the sailors could be finished quickly. All planned races were done in less than three hours. “That was a […]