Edgewater Yacht Club hosts one of the largest regattas on Lake Erie: Cleveland Race Week. In the J/70 fleet of seven boats, it was David Kerr’s USA1516 that walked off with class honors with straight bullets, tossing a first place for a total of 6 points in seven races. Taking […]

Inside Chicago Harbor, the northerly wind blowing through the protected mooring field was deceiving. Conditions appeared benign enough to send the sailors out for the final day of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Chicago, but out beyond the breakwater, whitecaps frothed and the weather stations reported the […]

Unusual conditions for Lake Garda have dictated the fate of the last two days of the J/70 Corinthian World Cup which, after the six races held in the first two days, comes to an end with a “double” no-race due to lack of wind. At the end of the series […]

The iconic sailing venue in the west coast of Europe will receive the premier event of the fastest growing modern one-design Class in the world. The J/70 Executive Committee has awarded the hosting of the twelfth J/70 World Championships to Cascais, Portugal in 2026. The Championship will take place between […]

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 […]

SAVE THE DATES – The Bacardi Winter Series and Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta are once again returning to Miami, Florida USA for the ’23-’24 racing season. The opener is the Bacardi Winter Series Event 1, featuring racing for the J/70 and Melges 24 fleets from December 16-17, 2023, followed just […]

The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Annapolis had three days of extremely challenging light winds, strong currents and ultra-competitive fleets from May 5-7. The J/70 fleet had a dramatic end to its series when Sunday’s final race was finished mid-way through the race as the wind died altogether. […]

At the end of the day, a regatta is all about the breeze. And when the wind generously gave its all for the last race of Charleston Race Week 2023, it brought smiles to many faces and success across all 15 fleets racing. PRO Taran Teague commented, “We had some […]

The J/70 Midwinter Championship in Miami, FL proved to be a roller coaster ride for the full nine-race series. The top finishers kept changing, and even the more consistent teams all had a couple double-digit scores or penalties. The team who outlasted the others and therefore crowned 2023 Midwinter Champion […]

Fifty boats have completed six races, but it’s the final three scheduled races on Sunday that will determine the J/70 Midwinter Championship in Miami, FL. Conditions on Biscayne Bay delivered again Saturday with breeze at 10-12 knots with gorgeous skies and seas. The discard race came into effect, but Fernando […]