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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

The J/70 Midwinter Championship in Miami, FL proved to be a roller coaster ride for the full nine-race series. The top finishers kept changing, and even the more consistent teams all had a couple double-digit scores or penalties. The team who outlasted the others and therefore crowned 2023 Midwinter Champion […]

Fifty boats have completed six races, but it’s the final three scheduled races on Sunday that will determine the J/70 Midwinter Championship in Miami, FL. Conditions on Biscayne Bay delivered again Saturday with breeze at 10-12 knots with gorgeous skies and seas. The discard race came into effect, but Fernando […]

Blue skies, warm temperatures and breeze around 10 knots greeted 50 boats opening the J/70 Midwinter Championship in Miami, FL. Teams, including 10 Corinthians, gathered from across the United States, plus Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Great Britain, Mexico, Sweden and Turkey. 2022 Midwinter Champion Fernando Perez Ontiveros’ Black Mamba stayed […]

After 10 races in the J/70 fleet, it was Jeff Janov and his sons on Minor Threat who closed out the regatta with a race win in the first of the day. They followed up with a second for a 2-point win over Eduardo Saenz’s Nimbus. Full Results: https://www.sailingworld.com/regatta-series-san-diego

Heading out to the race track, teams were anticipating two or three races, but it all came down to a one race showdown. Going into the deciding race, there were just 6 points separating the top three boats, so the podium places were open to them all. The battle was […]

The International J/70 Class Association Executive Committee has appointed Mark Foster of Canyon Lake, Texas USA to fill the vacant Technical Chair position created by the resignation of R. Polk Wagner. “We are very happy to have Mark join the Executive Committee,” said Vittorio Di Mauro, IJ70CA Executive Committee President. […]

Twenty-six-year-old skipper Ed Lebens and his teammates on the J/70 Reggae Shark arrived at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club marina with a clear plan for the final day of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series: to cover their rivals and carefully defend their lead in the ultra-competitive fleet. The […]