Articles by: J/70

Annapolis Fall Series

The Annapolis Yacht Club Fall Series took place over two weekends from September 30-October 1 and October 7-8. The first weekend was affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia and was canceled. Then, the second weekend also started a bit wet, but concluded with good sailing conditions, enabling the Annapolis […]

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2023 J/70 East Coast Championship on Long Island Sound

Thanks to Jean Marc Papin for this report: Incredible racing conditions for the 2023 J/70 East Coast Championship, and a great champion with John Gochberg’s team taking USA 551 to first place with the perfect score of 5 points (after throw-out)! Ed Lebens’ Reggaeshark took second place and Jean Marc […]

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Mustang Survival J/70 Corinthian US National Champion: Team USA1516 of Lee Sackett, Dave Kerr, Tom Sessions and Ian Moran

Team USA1516 of Lee Sackett, Dave Kerr, Tom Sessions and Ian Moran bested 31 all-amateur teams to emerge victorious at the Mustang Survival J/70 Corinthian US National Championship hosted by Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA. Seven races were completed from September 17-19, and USA1516 kept scores only in the […]

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Verve Cup Inshore Hits Chicago

The 2021 Verve Cup was hosted by Chicago Yacht Club from August 28-29 with 11 J/70s registered. Laura Sigmond’s Norboy topped the fleet over five races with 9 points. John Heaton’s Empeiria followed in second place with 12 points, and in third was Bob Willis’ Rip Rullah at 16 points […]

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Peter Duncan and Relative Obscurity Return to the Podium as J/70 World Champion at California Yacht Club

Peter Duncan’s Relative Obscurity has prevailed over 60 other teams and challenging wind conditions to capture the 2021 J/70 World Championship title at California Yacht Club, today. In a five-day series that tested the skill and patience of top-notch competitors from 11 nations, Duncan – sailing with Willem van Waay, […]

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Shifts and Shuffle as Breeze Builds at J/70 World Championship

The leaderboard shuffled as wind returned to Santa Monica Bay for Day Four of the J/70 World Championship at California Yacht Club. Peter Duncan and Relative Obscurity took the overall lead, while Laura Grondin’s Dark Energy moved into second place, with Brian Keane and Savasana just one point astern. A […]

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One and Done: At Least for Today

Light Conditions Continue at J/70 Worlds It wasn’t a gale; it wasn’t even Force 3 … but it was just enough breeze to pull off one race on Day Three of the 2021 J/70 World Championship Regatta at California Yacht Club. Brian Keane and the crew of Savasana clung to […]

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