Annapolis native James Golden has won the 2026 J/70 North American Championship aboard Sagara, sailing alongside his father, Jim Golden, Willem van Waay and Steve Hunt. Alec Cutler’s Hedgehog claimed the Corinthian title, Sandy Askew’s Tangerine won the Mixed-Plus and One-Pro divisions, and Jennifer Hutchinson earned Top Woman Helm honors. […]

Halloween brought a spirited day of racing to the 2026 J/70 North American Championship on Saturday, hosted by Annapolis Yacht Club. Under bright sunshine, beautiful fall temperatures and a 7-15 knot breeze that gradually faded, the fleet completed two more races on the Chesapeake Bay, bringing the total to eight. […]

A picture-perfect Chesapeake Bay day greeted the 54 teams competing in the J/70 North American Championship hosted by Annapolis Yacht Club. Following Thursday’s light-air opening with three races, Friday delivered a fresh change of pace, with bright sunshine, warm temperatures and a steady 8-14 knot breeze providing ideal conditions for […]

Paul Green’s Progress got off to a strong start on Thursday, winning two of three races to lead the 2026 J/70 North American Championship hosted by Annapolis Yacht Club. The local team holds a five-point advantage after the opening day, which features 54 teams representing seven countries and 15 US […]

Team Oceanpact–Viking of Brazil, with Haroldo Solberg, Mario Tinoco, Gabriel Silva and Carlos Robles, is the 2026 J/70 World Champion after five demanding days of racing at Clube Naval de Cascais in Portugal. The 100-boat fleet representing 26 nations completed 10 races from September 8–12, with one discard. Challenging conditions […]

It was a challenging day for the frontrunners at the J/70 World Championship in Cascais, as moving the racecourse closer to the shore resulted in a very different scenario to that experienced in previous days. Lighter winds and almost no swell reshuffled the battle at the top of the fleet. […]

Spain’s Luís Bugallo has taken the overall lead at the J/70 World Championship after a demanding day of racing off Cascais, where a strong northerly breeze and building Atlantic swell put boat handling, speed and crew work to the test. At the helm of Marnatura, Bugallo delivered one of the […]

More than 100 boats from 26 nations have descended upon the racing mecca of Cascais Portugal for the 2026 J/70 World Championship. After two races on the opening day, Haroldo Solberg’s Brazilian team is leading the overall standings with 10 points. Spain’s Luis Bugallo sits in second place, with American […]

The end-of-summer Verve Cup Inshore off the Chicago lakefront took place in late August on Lake Michigan, hosted by the Chicago Yacht Club’s Belmont Station. With gorgeous weather, the fleet of 14 J/70s enjoyed great racing and a total of seven races on the choppy waters of Lake Michigan. Bruno […]

Joan Cardona Mendez’s Yupi (ESP) has successfully defended its title at the 2026 J/70 Mixed-Plus World Championship, hosted by the Royal Danish Yacht Club. With 11 races completed over four days of racing, Yupi once again emerged as Mixed-Plus World Champion, repeating its victory at the inaugural Championship in 2025. […]