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Bacardi Winter Series Event 1

A thrilling final day, Sunday, December 18, saw the racetrack shaken and stirred at the opening event of the 2022/2023 Bacardi Regatta Series on Biscayne Bay, Miami. Despite mixed fortunes for some, the overnight leaders after Saturday’s three races continued to serve up their best, with victory going to Richard […]

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Fifth Annual J/70 U.S. Youth National Championship

Nine teams vied for the fifth annual J/70 U.S. Youth National Championship, hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club in St. Petersburg, FL from November 18-20. Thirteen races were completed in fresh breeze on Friday and Saturday, however Sunday’s cold front brought a bit too much wind and waves. The top […]

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Inaugural J/70 Mixed+ Championship

Miranda Bakos and her Level 5 team of Greiner Hobbs, Will Felder, Emmy Digiacomo and Janey Powell won the 2022 J/70 Mixed+ Championship hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club from November 11-13. Second place went to Laura Sigmond’s Norboy with Leif Sigmond, Bridget Groble, Marty Kullman and Collin Kirby. And […]

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J/70 East Coast Championship

The 2022 Fall Brawl served as the J/70 East Coast Championship hosted by Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis, MD from October 29-30. Twenty-three J/70s gathered for this 2023 Worlds qualifier, who completed four races. Saturday saw solid breeze, however Sunday was quite light. Laura Grondin’s Dark Energy edged out John […]

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J/Fest Southwest Regatta

The J/Fest Southwest Regatta celebrated its 13th anniversary this year with over 70 competitors from around the country. Lakewood Yacht Club hosted from October 22-23 and provided up to seven races for the one-design fleets. Here is the regatta report from Scott Spurlin: The weather was mid 70s and the […]

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2022 J/70 North American Champion: Jud Smith’s Ten

The J/70 North American Championship was hosted by Port Credit Yacht Club in Mississauga, ON Canada over the weekend. Conditions went from wild to weak over the eight races. Jud Smith’s Ten bested 22 other teams to earn the title with crew Marc Gauthier, Carlos Robles and Patrick Wilson (19 […]

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J/70 Class Introduces the Corinthian World Cup

J/70 Italian Class and Fraglia Vela Riva have been chosen by the International J/70 Class as organizers of the J/70 Corinthian World Cup’s first edition. Scheduled between June 1st and 4th 2023, the event will be reserved for all Corinthian crews and will award the top teams with some spot […]

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Verve Cup Inshore Regatta

The Chicago Yacht Club hosted their annual Verve Cup Inshore Regatta from August 26-28, with sailing taking place on Lake Michigan, just off the Chicago waterfront. The J/70s held nine races, which served as the Great Lakes Championship. In the 26-boat fleet, it was Al Minella’s LEVEL 5 team that […]

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Storm Trysail Club Ted Hood Regatta

The Storm Trysail Club’s Ted Hood Regatta provided fleets great sailing over the three-day event, despite the challenging weather conditions. Hosting the fifth annual event from August 19-21 was Eastern Yacht Club, in conjunction with their local partners the Corinthian Yacht Club and the Boston Yacht Club. The nine-boat J/70 […]

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