A gorgeous morning greeted teams on Biscayne Bay, Miami for day two at the Bacardi Winter Series Event 1. However, it was an altogether different race track compared to Saturday, with a light breeze coming in from the south-southeast and most of the chop dissipated. The tight racing, which headlined […]

Fifty-seven J/70s descended upon Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, FL for the start of the 2021-2022 Winter Series and the postponed 2021 J/70 Midwinter Championship. From December 3-5, competitors enjoyed abundant sunshine and warm temperatures, however a lack of breeze allowed only one race which was not enough to […]

Eight teams vied for the fourth annual J/70 U.S. Youth National Championship, hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club in St. Petersburg, FL from November 19-21. Superb breeze allowed 15 races (no discards), including an epic day on Saturday where planing conditions brought many smiles to the young competitors. In the […]

Yale University won the 2021 College Match Race National Championship on November 13-14 in St. Petersburg, FL. Ten teams competed in J/70s, with Yale’s Jack Egan, Nicholas Davies, Megan Grimes and Christophe Chaumont beating Navy 2-1 in the Finals to take the title, while Coast Guard topped Georgetown 2-1 to […]

The 12th Annual J/Fest Southwest Regatta was hosted by Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook, TX from October 2-3. Seven J/70s were on hand and got in three races. Jay Lutz’s Al’s Baby topped the fleet with 4 points. Scott Spurlin’s YOLO! was two points back in the runner-up spot, and […]

The 2021 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta was hosted by American Yacht Club in Rye, NY on September 25-26 and October 2-3. Three J/70s were on hand for the eight-race series. Winning all races to tally just 7 net points was Jean Marc Papin’s Pen Segel. Gibbons Sinclair’s Half Mine […]

The final day of the 2021 Rolex Big Boat Series, hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club, featured long courses for all eight divisions, sending boats into every corner of San Francisco Bay. Clear skies, a steady westerly and the vagaries of current provided plenty of opportunities to mix things up […]

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 […]

Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA welcomed 31 all-amateur teams to the Mustang Survival J/70 Corinthian US National Championship under overcast skies with breeze at 8-12 knots. After three races, Nobuyuki Imai’s Siesta holds a narrow one-point advantage over Henry Filter’s Wild Child (11 to 12 points). Only two notches […]

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 […]