The 2020 CanAm Challenge hosted by Youngstown Yacht Club in Youngstown, NY went off from July 24-26. Eight J/70s completed six races. Travis Odenbach’s Honeybadger took a bullet in five of the six contests, and when dropping a second, topped the fleet with only 5 net points. Local Tim Finkle’s […]

Thanks to Bruce Cooper for this report: The Santa Barbara Yacht Club and J/70s are finding fun and creative ways to sail and compete during this pandemic. SBYC hosted the 2020 Fiesta ‘COVID’ Cup. The Santa Barbara J/70s have modified some of the normal racing Rules to keep a safe […]

The Santa Barbara Yacht Club hosted their 14th annual Fiesta Cup Regatta from July 18-19. The fleet was greeted by nice sailing conditions and a total of seven races were held per Class. The eight-boat J/70 fleet was contested by two well-known teams in Santa Barbara—Pat Toole and his team […]

For over a century, Larchmont Race Week has been a crown jewel of racing on Long Island Sound with adults racing on the weekends, as many as 450 juniors sailing during the week, and the Storm Trysail Club’s Jr. Safety-at-Sea seminar on the Friday. All that was to be accompanied […]

The J/70 Youth National Championship scheduled for November 2020 in St. Petersburg, FL has been postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns.

The International J/70 Class Association (IJ70CA) and the Port Credit Yacht Club in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada have determined, because of the varying levels of infection and disruption across the world, that the 2020 J/70 North American Championship scheduled for September 20-27 is cancelled. The Executive Committee has been closely monitoring […]

The US J/70 Class Association, in conjunction with the Organizing Authority of the 2020 Corinthian National Championship scheduled to be held at Eastern Yacht Club in June, have decided to move the event from June 2020 to the summer of 2021. The dates in 2021 will be announced in the […]

The International J/70 Class Association has been closely monitoring the worldwide developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 2, the International J/70 Executive Committee met specifically in regard to the upcoming World Championship to be held July 25-August 1 (in Los Angeles, USA). The Executive Committee understands the huge commitment […]

Tough, rough and exhilarating conditions showed up in Biscayne Bay on the last day at the Bacardi Invitational Regatta for the thrill of the 524 sailors gathered in Miami for this world-renowned event. An average 15 knots breeze, with gusts of over 20 knots, tested teams and served up a […]

Richmond Yacht Club in Richmond, CA every spring hosts the Big Daddy Regatta. On Saturday, the various PHRF handicap and one-design fleets enjoy up to three quick windward-leeward races. Then, on Sunday the pursuit race takes place with the smallest/slowest boats starting first in the morning and the fastest boats […]