Blessed with better than average sailing conditions over all three days of the regatta, the Yacht Club du Crouesty Arzon in France did a fantastic job of hosting their famous annual regatta: the Grand Prix du Crouesty. With such great conditions, the sailing off Port Navalo on the Baie de […]

The basis for this event was the result of a passionate sailor who wished to bring together youth sailors from across Mexico to join other international Optimist sailors in Acapulco, a venue famous for its sailing conditions and extraordinary hospitality. That person, Aaron “El Chat” Saenz, believed in bringing together […]

As the first major J/70 regatta of the season hosted by Potsdamer YC on the Wannsee in Berlin, Germany, it was the team of JUST IN TIME skippered by Gordon Nickel (including Sebastian Rocke, Fiege Nils-Mathes, Nils Merten Farber) who took the 13-boat fleet overall honors. The event had two […]

Twenty-five teams from three countries contested the second leg of the J/70 ALCATEL ONETOUCH Italian Trophy this past weekend, May 16-17. Classic Sanremo gentle breezes, varying in direction from 230-235 degrees and generally averaging between 7-12 knots ushered the two-day, five-race event hosted by the local Yacht Club. At halfway […]

For the first regatta of their season-long circuit, the J/70 sailors in the Deutsche Segel-Bundesliga sailing off Tutzing on Lake Starnberg were put to the test in wet, rainy and light air conditions ((Tutzing, Germany). At the end of the day, it was local heroes Deutscher Touring YC that won […]

The J/70 World Championship fourth edition will be contested September 12-16, 2017 in Porto Cervo, Italy, and hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. The venue was confirmed by the World Council of the International J/70 Class Association (IJ70CA) on May 6. “We are absolutely grateful and delighted with the […]

Last weekend saw the deciding races in the Brooks Macdonald Warsash Spring Series and the Brooks Macdonald Crewsaver Spring Championship in England. The boats were sailing in a force 3-4 southwesterly on Saturday, which veered close to due west for a time but backed once again during race three so […]

April 27 was the last day of the kick-off stage for the J/70 Italian Open National Championship started from Monaco in March and featuring 25 J/70s from three different countries. Despite some spring weather tantrums over the weekend, the Alcatel Onetouch supported event turned out to be a tremendous success, […]

164 boats racing and over 60 races were laid on the water over the opening weekend (April 18-19) of the Brooks Macdonald Crewsaver Spring Championship and the Warsash Spring Series in England. Saturday saw 22 knots of wind that started in the NE and gradually swung to the SE and […]

The first major regatta for J/70s sailing on Lake Constance (Lindauer, Germany) took place this past week. Teams from all three countries that surround the lake were participating (Switzerland in the south, Germany in the north and Austria in the east). The event was called “The Battle @ Lindauer,” and […]