Incredible conditions prevailed for four days and a full slate of 11 races at the 2024 J/70 North American Championship hosted by Vallarta Yacht Club in Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico. Fernando Perez Ontiveros’s Black Mamba won the first contest and held off all competition to earn the title among 26 teams. […]

You can’t get enough of a good thing! That sentiment persists from the 26 teams at the 2024 J/70 North American Championship hosted by Vallarta Yacht Club in Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico. Friday proved to be another magnificent day on the water, as three more races went in the books, bringing […]

Banderas Bay continued to deliver epic wind conditions starting at 12-14 knots and building up to 20 at times for three more races Thursday, bringing the total to six at the 2024 J/70 North American Championship. Twenty-six teams enjoyed a second day with a beautiful seabreeze at the Championship hosted […]

A stunning day welcomed 26 teams to the 2024 J/70 North American Championship hosted by Vallarta Yacht Club in Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico. Winds at 12-15 knots, a light chop, sunshine and warm temperatures added up to three races to launch the four-day Championship. Fernando Perez Ontiveros’s Black Mamba (with crew […]

Charleston: a wonderful place to completely turn off before turning onto some of the nation’s most challenging sailing conditions, to get excited for the upcoming sailing season, see your friends, escape the cold, and simply have a great time, all at Charleston Race Week. And, if you don’t win the […]

With nearly 1,900 hulls built and National Class Associations in 25 countries, the J/70 is the largest modern sport keelboat fleet in the world. The International Class Association has released a commemorative video to celebrate its growth, accomplishments and popularity since becoming a World Sailing recognized International Class in 2014. […]

Robert L. Johnstone, lll has been named the 2023 recipient of the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy, US Sailing’s most prestigious annual award, going to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the sport of sailing in this country in any associated activity. Presentation of the Trophy is planned […]

The climax of the 97th Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Invitational Regatta was a day of anticipation and pressure. Biscayne Bay set the stage for a spectacular finale, kicking off with a building 12 knots breeze and waves. Eddie Cutillas, Bacardi USA, praised all involved, saying, “It was a tremendous week. […]

The annual Southern California Yachting Association Midwinters Regatta took place in Los Angeles February 17-18. The J/70 fleet saw Jeff Janov’s NIMBUS eclipse the fleet with five firsts in seven races to take the win. Second went to Curt Johnson’s AVET 2.01 in a tight battle with Jim Murrell’s HUCKLEBERRY, […]

On the regatta’s C Division racecourse, a tight battle at the top of the J/70 fleet played out in favor of Joel Ronning’s team on Catapult, which posted a fourth in the first race, but the team’s win in the final race was exactly what they need to come out […]