Last Saturday concluded the inaugural J/70 World Championships in Newport, Rhode Island. 86 boats competed in what was the largest inaugural World Championships in the history of sailing. This year, Torqeedo also introduced a new division to the Class. The Dynasty Division was created to recognize teams competing with more […]

The 2014 J/70 World Championship was the largest inaugural world championship of all the J classes to date. 86 boats and 14 countries were represented. The event was staged at Sail Newport and hosted by New York Yacht Club. 12 races were conducted over 5 days in mostly moderate winds […]

For the final day of the 2014 J/70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen, the New York Yacht Club Race Committee brought the fleet back out to Rhode Island Sound where three races were run in 8-14 knots of breeze. Winning the first race of the day was Joel Ronning […]

The fourth stage of the J/70 Deutsche Segel-Bundesliga for the best sailing clubs competing from all over Germany recently took place at the Kiel Fjord. The regatta team from Kieler Yacht Club, including PRO Philip Rosenberg, provided the sailors on the water an organization at the highest level. On land, […]

The Danish Sailing League’s first season ended Sunday with Hellerup Sailing Club at the top of the podium as sovereign Danish champions for sailing clubs. The winning HSC team included Mads Christensen, Ida Hartvig, Trine Abrahamsen, Casper Peetz, Kvid Kristian Sorensen, Morten Halkier and Christina Otzen along the way. “I’ve […]

Narragansett Bay was the setting for the penultimate day of racing at the 2014 J/70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen as the New York Yacht Club Race Committee worked to get the competitors racing before the northerly breeze died. In roughly 10 knots of breeze, two races – one […]

After two days of qualifying, the 2014 J/70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen today saw the first races of the Championship Series that will decide the winner of this inaugural world championship. Based on their performance during the first two days of the regatta, the 86 teams are now […]

Day two of the 2014 J/70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen saw the completion of the Qualifying Series leading to the Championship Series of this inaugural world championship. With 86 boats racing, the fleet had been divided into four color-coded groups for the first two days of competition. Each […]

It may have been mostly cloudy for the opening day of the 2014 J/70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen, but one standout bright spot was the performance of Joel Ronning of Minneapolis, Minn. Sailing Catapult with long-time crew Victor Diaz De Leon of Venezuela, and San Diego sailors Willem […]

Dartmouth Week is coordinated by the three sailing clubs on the River Dart in England: Dartmouth Yacht Club (DYC), Dittisham Sailing Club (DSC) and Royal Dart Yacht Club (RDYC), with all three clubs being represented on The Joint Regatta Sailing Committee (JRSC). Dartmouth Week 2014 began with dinghy racing from […]