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Long Beach Race Week

The 2023 Long Beach Race Week had a full complement of races sailed in 10 divisions, including seven one-design Classes and three PHRF fleets, on June 23-25 in Long Beach, CA. Throughout the three solid days of racing, conditions ranged from big breeze starting off strong on day one with […]

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Cleveland Race Week One Design

Edgewater Yacht Club hosts one of the largest regattas on Lake Erie: Cleveland Race Week. In the J/70 fleet of seven boats, it was David Kerr’s USA1516 that walked off with class honors with straight bullets, tossing a first place for a total of 6 points in seven races. Taking […]

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Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Chicago

Inside Chicago Harbor, the northerly wind blowing through the protected mooring field was deceiving. Conditions appeared benign enough to send the sailors out for the final day of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Chicago, but out beyond the breakwater, whitecaps frothed and the weather stations reported the […]

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Cascais, Portugal to host the 2026 J/70 World Championship

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 […]

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2023 J/70 East Coast Championship on Long Island Sound

Thanks to Jean Marc Papin for this report: Incredible racing conditions for the 2023 J/70 East Coast Championship, and a great champion with John Gochberg’s team taking USA 551 to first place with the perfect score of 5 points (after throw-out)! Ed Lebens’ Reggaeshark took second place and Jean Marc […]

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Bacardi Winter Series 2023/2024

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 […]

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Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Annapolis

The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Annapolis had three days of extremely challenging light winds, strong currents and ultra-competitive fleets from May 5-7. The J/70 fleet had a dramatic end to its series when Sunday’s final race was finished mid-way through the race as the wind died altogether. […]

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Charleston Race Week

At the end of the day, a regatta is all about the breeze. And when the wind generously gave its all for the last race of Charleston Race Week 2023, it brought smiles to many faces and success across all 15 fleets racing. PRO Taran Teague commented, “We had some […]

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