The eighth annual Storm Trysail Club Ted Hood Regatta was held in Marblehead, MA from August 18-20 at Eastern Yacht Club. The 10-boat J/70 fleet saw Peter Lynn’s KEY PLAYER lead the group with a 4-1-3-1-1-4 record for 14 points. Dave Franzel could’ve won except for a retirement in race […]

The Sackett family from Cleveland, Ohio can start planning their trip to Real Club Nautico de Palma in Spain for the 2024 J/70 World Championship. Father and son skippers Tod and Lee Sackett finished first and second, following a one-point difference to decide the J/70 Corinthian US National Championship, securing […]

Another three races were recorded Saturday at the J/70 Corinthian US National Championship, bringing the total to six and initiating the discard race. Sean O’Brien’s McFly stayed consistent to hold the lead with 13 net points, dropping an eighth in race five. Mike Kirkman’s Hot Ticket launched up the leaderboard […]

Sailors gathered in Youngstown, NY for the 2023 edition of the Can-Am Challenge and enjoyed a light air regatta with two races. The 10-boat J/70 fleet was won by Tim Finkle’s JUNIOR, with Justin Hays & Ben Zahradnik’s REVEILLE in second place and Greg Berti’s LIBERTI in third position. For […]

The J/70 Corinthian US National Championship began Friday hosted by Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit, MI with 21 boats competing. Sean O’Brien’s McFly jumped out to the early advantage, including a bullet in Friday’s third and final race for 9 net points. Conditions on Lake Saint Clair saw warm summer […]

The 2023 edition of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series at Marblehead Race Week will be remembered for its challenging light-wind. Brian Keane and his teammates on the J/70 Savasana eked out a hard-fought win to secure the New England Championship. Savasana, Brian Keane , USA – 2 -3 […]

The 2023 Long Beach Race Week had a full complement of races sailed in 10 divisions, including seven one-design Classes and three PHRF fleets, on June 23-25 in Long Beach, CA. Throughout the three solid days of racing, conditions ranged from big breeze starting off strong on day one with […]

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 […]