The inaugural act of J/70 Cup 2018 came to an end April 8: the too severe weather conditions, with gusts from Easterly Levante over 35 knots (therefore higher than the Class limit) led the Race Committee to cancel the regatta on Sunday, communicating it to all the crews in a briefing hosted in the Piazzetta of the Yacht Club Sanremo at 10.00 and immediately followed by the prize giving ceremony. Enfant Terrible (2-4-1-1-3 the scores of the series, with the worst result discarded) of Alberto Rossi and Branko Brcin at tactics earns, in addition to the Garmin Trophy, also the first act of the Italian Circuit J/70 Cup, moving an important step toward qualification for the J/70 Worlds in Marblehead. Behind Enfant Terrible, within just one point of margin, was Calvi Network (1-2-3-2-BFD) with Gianfranco Noè at the helm and Karlo Hmeljak at tactics. Third place was Petite Terrible (9-29-2-3-1) with Claudia Rossi and Michele Paoletti who, in the second day of racing, had been able to lead the crew in an impeccable recovery from the 14th to the third position. There was also great racing among the non-professionals of the Corinthian category, where Paolo Tomsic got leadership of the ranking with his Società Nautica Grigano (8-27-15-16-12), leaving behind him with 38 points of advantage over Gijetta (30- 38-27-13-19) with Edoardo Meroni. The bronze medal was for Josette (15*-50-17-26-18) with Marco Schirato. “It’s always a pleasure to host the great J/70 fleet in our Yacht Club. With these five races at the beginning of the season, we hope to have satisfied a little your hunger for sailing after the winter break. Wishing you good winds for the rest of the season, I hope to welcome you back to Sanremo in 2019,” commented Beppe Zaoli, President of the Yacht Club Sanremo, during the prize giving ceremony. The entry list and rankings are available at http://myregata.it/it/2018/13/ITALIAN-J70-CUP-Primo-Evento-SANREMO.