Germany’s giant Kieler Woche 2023 was blessed with sparkling conditions for its concluding races on an outer fjord which shimmered in the strong summer sunshine more reminiscent of the Mediterranean than the Baltic. It was entirely fitting that the best racing of the nine days of competition were Wednesday’s Olympic […]

Over 50 J/Boats participated in the 2023 edition of Key Yachting’s J/Cup UK, hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club. The 24th edition provided exciting racing and plenty of fun ashore. The J/Cup featured one-design racing for three classes and IRC Racing Classes for mixed fleets. The three-day regatta featured […]

Unusual conditions for Lake Garda have dictated the fate of the last two days of the J/70 Corinthian World Cup which, after the six races held in the first two days, comes to an end with a “double” no-race due to lack of wind. At the end of the series […]

The iconic sailing venue in the west coast of Europe will receive the premier event of the fastest growing modern one-design Class in the world. The J/70 Executive Committee has awarded the hosting of the twelfth J/70 World Championships to Cascais, Portugal in 2026. The Championship will take place between […]

With a Southern wind that was gradually decreasing during the afternoon, the fleet was still able to complete three races as scheduled. Three different winners claimed victory in the three races: the Dutch entry Mr Henri scored the bullet in the first race, the Brazilian Three Musketeers in the second […]

The J/70 Corinthian World Cup kicked off in Riva del Garda on 1 June, the first event in the history of this dynamic one-design open exclusively to non-professional sailors; thanks to the joint organization of J/70 Italian Class, J/70 International Class and Fraglia Vela Riva, the Corinthian World Cup attracted […]

As part of the Grand Prix de l’Ecole Navale Regatta, the French J/70 Class held their 2023 National Championship. In a final epic battle on the last day, the protagonists came down to the two most experienced J/70 teams: Pierre Laouenan’s ELITE ECOLE NAVALE and Damian Michelier’s SAGE ENGINEERS. Starting […]

Luca Domenici’s NOTARO team is the winner of the second stage of the Italian J/70 Cup 2023. In Rimini, where J/70 Italian Class and Yacht Club Rimini joined forces for the third consecutive year, Domenici’s NOTARO team took the lead at the end of the penultimate race and held on […]

SAVE THE DATES – The Bacardi Winter Series and Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta are once again returning to Miami, Florida USA for the ’23-’24 racing season. The opener is the Bacardi Winter Series Event 1, featuring racing for the J/70 and Melges 24 fleets from December 16-17, 2023, followed just […]

The third and final event of the J/70 Spring Mediterranean Cup took place in the waters of Palma de Mallorca, hosted by the Real Club Nautico de Palma. The Bay of Palma did not disappoint and provided three spectacular days of sailing that allowed the fleet to enjoy 11 of […]