Twenty-eight J/70 teams qualified to win the 2022-2023 J/70 Winter Series at Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, Florida by competing in at least two of the three weekends with the same boat and skipper. Brian Keane’s Savasana again found himself atop the Series leaderboard with crew Thomas Barrows, Ron […]

Three days in a row of perfect sailing conditions on Biscayne Bay, January 27-29, and a dream event for all, with fantastic breeze, sun and shoreside Bacardi bonhomie at Bacardi Winter Series Event 2. A leaderboard shake-up saw all new leaders in the sportboats after Sunday’s racing, with J/70 glory […]

The second edition of the Southernmost Regatta, powered by Sailing, Inc., was sailed from January 16-20 in the gorgeous waters off Key West. Fleets enjoyed the benefits of a slow-moving front that passed over at the beginning of the week, and the ensuing northerlies slowly veered over the week into […]

Sixty J/70 teams continued the 2022-2023 J/70 Winter Series at Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, Florida on January 6-8. Three races were completed in moderate winds under a cloudless sky with temperatures in the 70s. Winning the weekend and securing the final berth for this year’s J/70 World Championship […]

A thrilling final day, Sunday, December 18, saw the racetrack shaken and stirred at the opening event of the 2022/2023 Bacardi Regatta Series on Biscayne Bay, Miami. Despite mixed fortunes for some, the overnight leaders after Saturday’s three races continued to serve up their best, with victory going to Richard […]

Nine teams vied for the fifth annual J/70 U.S. Youth National Championship, hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club in St. Petersburg, FL from November 18-20. Thirteen races were completed in fresh breeze on Friday and Saturday, however Sunday’s cold front brought a bit too much wind and waves. The top […]

Miranda Bakos and her Level 5 team of Greiner Hobbs, Will Felder, Emmy Digiacomo and Janey Powell won the 2022 J/70 Mixed+ Championship hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club from November 11-13. Second place went to Laura Sigmond’s Norboy with Leif Sigmond, Bridget Groble, Marty Kullman and Collin Kirby. And […]

The 2022 Fall Brawl served as the J/70 East Coast Championship hosted by Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis, MD from October 29-30. Twenty-three J/70s gathered for this 2023 Worlds qualifier, who completed four races. Saturday saw solid breeze, however Sunday was quite light. Laura Grondin’s Dark Energy edged out John […]

The J/Fest Southwest Regatta celebrated its 13th anniversary this year with over 70 competitors from around the country. Lakewood Yacht Club hosted from October 22-23 and provided up to seven races for the one-design fleets. Here is the regatta report from Scott Spurlin: The weather was mid 70s and the […]

The J/70 North American Championship was hosted by Port Credit Yacht Club in Mississauga, ON Canada over the weekend. Conditions went from wild to weak over the eight races. Jud Smith’s Ten bested 22 other teams to earn the title with crew Marc Gauthier, Carlos Robles and Patrick Wilson (19 […]