Eighty-three teams from 15 nations have come together for the J/70 World Championship at St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida, launching on Halloween Day and continuing through Saturday, November 4. Following a short onshore postponement, the excitement took to the waters of sunny Tampa Bay for two races in winds […]

Thanks to Paul Green for this report: The 11 boats that entered the Eastport Yacht Club Fall Brawl October 28-29 raced in light breeze and tides driven by a full moon. As we motored out to the racecourse on Saturday, the predictions for stable wind were not in our favor. […]

Brian Keane and team Savasana are the 2023 J/70 North American Champions after nine races over four days of sailing in Chicago. The team catapulted to an early lead during the week, securing three bullets out of four races on day three, that provided a healthy cushion heading into the […]

Chicago finally delivered for sailors on the third day of the J/70 North American Championship, hosted by Chicago Yacht Club. Racers saw wind speeds build to 8-13 knots after two days of ultra-light air racing and few finishes on Lake Michigan, allowing Race Committee to eke out four races for […]

It was a long day of waiting for wind for the J/70 North American Championship sailors on the first day of racing. After postponement on shore until 2:30 PM, competitors headed out under cloud cover on Lake Michigan to officially kick off the regatta, completing one light-air race for the […]

Doug Rastello and his USA team on Good To Go have won the J/70 European Championship hosted by the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (UK). While the American crew were the outright winners of the 48-boat fleet, it was the runners-up from Portugal, Vasco Serpa and Solyd Sailing Team/SailCascais […]

Chicago Yacht Club hosted its inshore regatta at Belmont Station from August 25-27. Over five races, Brian Keane’s SAVASANA handily won with a 2-1-7-1-2 tally for 13 points (with Thomas Barrows, Conner Harding and Ron Weed). The balance of the podium included two Chicago-based skippers: John Heaton’s EMPEIRIA (Will Felder, […]

The eighth annual Storm Trysail Club Ted Hood Regatta was held in Marblehead, MA from August 18-20 at Eastern Yacht Club. The 10-boat J/70 fleet saw Peter Lynn’s KEY PLAYER lead the group with a 4-1-3-1-1-4 record for 14 points. Dave Franzel could’ve won except for a retirement in race […]

The Sackett family from Cleveland, Ohio can start planning their trip to Real Club Nautico de Palma in Spain for the 2024 J/70 World Championship. Father and son skippers Tod and Lee Sackett finished first and second, following a one-point difference to decide the J/70 Corinthian US National Championship, securing […]

Another three races were recorded Saturday at the J/70 Corinthian US National Championship, bringing the total to six and initiating the discard race. Sean O’Brien’s McFly stayed consistent to hold the lead with 13 net points, dropping an eighth in race five. Mike Kirkman’s Hot Ticket launched up the leaderboard […]