The roller coaster scorelines of the J/70 World Championship started to settle in Thursday as the discard race came into effect with now six races scored. The day began as a light air affair, the opposite of the initial two days, but picked up to a steadier pace for the […]

Sailors from the 71 teams at the J/70 World Championship were giddy on Wednesday after two races in wet and wild conditions on the Río de la Plata. Under sunny skies, 15-18 knots of breeze paired with a running river current to equal a lively day off the shores of […]

In another first for the International J/70 Class, the 2025 World Championship kicked off Tuesday at Yacht Club Argentino. This is the 11th edition of the World Championship, but the first in South America. 71 teams hit the waters of the Río de la Plata with renewed excitement as two […]

The eighth and penultimate stage of the J/70 Coupe de France took place in Hyères from October 17-19. The dozen-boat fleet enjoyed a total of nine races over the three-day weekend. After nine races, Béatrice Joyaud’s JOUR J won with five race wins and 13 points net after a discard […]

With only one point separating the leaders on the final day of the J/70 Corinthian World Championship in Marblehead, Massachusetts USA, Edward Gary’s Ayacucho (USA) and Alec Cutler’s Hedgehog (BER) were set for the final face-off. Following a brief postponement, the breeze picked up to allow race eight in 10 […]

Mild breeze combined with a strong tide equaled a shake-up in the standings at the J/70 Corinthian World Championship in Marblehead, Massachusetts USA. With fading winds, only one race was completed Friday, bringing the total to seven. Up to 10 total races are planned, as racing concludes Saturday. Edward Gary’s […]

Winds at 10-15 knots, murky skies and rolling waves were the order of the day at the J/70 Corinthian World Championship in Marblehead, Massachusetts USA. The 29 all-amateur teams again hit the ocean course for three more races, bringing the total to six and now including the discard. Alec Cutler’s […]

Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts USA welcomed 29 all-amateur teams to the third annual J/70 Corinthian World Championship. While the previous two editions took place in Europe, this Corinthian regatta moved to the United States for the first time in this celebrated format. Stable winds of 8-12 knots amid […]

Thank you to Ron Weed for this report: Regatta organizer Patrick Burks and PRO Darcy Cook put on a great event in August. Thirteen J/70s competed over three days completing eight races in conditions ranging from 6-22 knots. Chicago’s crazy sea state was on full display. Day 1 saw onshore […]

It all came down to just a single point on Lake Michigan. In the nine-boat J/105 fleet, the U.S. Naval Academy, sailing Peregrine owned by Mark and Meg Stoll, edged out the College of Charleston on Pura Vida by one point to take the win. Brown University, racing Sealark, was […]