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(Charleston, SC)- After Hall of Famer Bob Johnstone and his brother Rod launched J/Boats, Bob started MJM Yachts, a line of luxury motor yachts. He is a force of nature that gets people on the water, and his current passion is radio-controlled sailboats. When the conversation turns to strengthening the…

(Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada)- The Chester Yacht Club is back in action with its famous Chester Race Week. Framed by the Tancook Islands to the southeast and the archipelago of islands to the west, the fleet enjoys gorgeous vistas while racing in the bay. The biggest issue is that fog…

(Newport, RI)- With seventy-six boats attending, the 2026 edition of the Safe Harbor Race Weekend marks the first time the event has become the most popular offshore keelboat regatta during the busy Newport sailing season. It's not hard to understand why, since it's a very entertaining, fun event. Sailing on…

(Chicago, IL)- One of the largest course-racing regattas in North America, Chicago Yacht Club's Verve Cup is an annual world-class sailing event attracting many national and international sailors to sail on Lake Michigan. Both the Offshore Regatta and, later, the Inshore Regatta host well over 100 yachts to sail off…

(Copenhagen, Denmark)- The Royal Danish Yacht Club (KDY) is ready to host a fleet of thirty-seven teams from thirteen nations (Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Great Britain, Hungary, Norway, Turkey, United States, Japan, Germany, and Finland) for the 2026 edition of the J/70 Mixed-Plus World Championship. Sailing will take place…

(Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, MA)- After a four-year run in June, Edgartown Yacht Club’s ’Round-the-Island Race (’RTI) returned to its traditional July dates, starting at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 25. Now in its 89th year, the ’RTI is one of the nation's oldest and most celebrated distance races, drawing sailors…

(Harbor Springs, MI)- Sailors from across the USA headed to Harbor Springs for one of the nation’s best-known sailing traditions: the Little Traverse Yacht Club’s “Ugotta” Regatta. The “Ugotta” brings some of the best sailboat racers in the country to sail in one of the world’s best sailing venues in…

(Marblehead, MA)- This past weekend, the trio of yacht clubs along the shores of Marblehead Harbor hosted their annual summer sailing festival known as the Sailing World Marblehead Regatta. The three famous clubs hosting the event were Eastern Yacht Club, with the support of Corinthian Yacht Club and Boston Yacht…

(Kingston, ONT, Canada)- Hosted by CORK/Sail Kingston, the 2026 J/80 World Championship attracted competitors from across North America, along with international teams from Germany and Gibraltar. In the end, James Buley's LE TIGRE team sailed an amazing series to duplicate the J/80 North American win the previous fortnight, taking the…

Heaton's EMPEIRIA Wins Open J/70 Europeans (Barcelona, Spain)- The Real Club Nàutico de Barcelona (RCNB) concluded the J/70 European Championship 2026 this past week. From July 18th to 26th, the championship brought together 87 boats in the waters off the Catalan capital. The teams were from 24 countries: Argentina, Australia,…

(Kingston, ONT, Canada)- After storms and heavy winds kept the fleet ashore for Tuesday’s scheduled opening races, the 2026 J/80 World Championship got underway Wednesday on the waters of Lake Ontario, where 34 teams were greeted by gusty conditions averaging about 20 knots off Portsmouth Olympic Harbor. Hosted by CORK/Sail…

(Portland, ME)- The 95th Monhegan Island Race is coming up on Friday, July 31st, 2026. Portland Yacht Club hosts this classic Maine sailing event. A test of patience, strategy, tactics, and seamanship, this race is Maine’s premier overnight event. First run nearly a century ago in 1928, the Monhegan Island…

(Buenos Aires, Argentina)- The 2022 Argentine J/70 Championship took place over the November 19th to 21st weekend, with sailing taking place on the famous muddy giant river of the Rio de La Plata. Hosted by the Club Nautico Olivos on the northern shore of Buenos Aires, the fleet of twenty-seven boats was…

(Lausanne, Switzerland)- The Cercle de la Voile de Vidy on Lake Lausanne in Switzerland is hosting the 2022 Women's J/70 SAILING Champions League regatta from October 7th to 9th on one of the most spectacular mountain lakes in the Swiss Alps.  Twenty-four teams are participating in the event from ten nations across…

(Newport, RI)- From September 23rd to 25th, Sail Newport hosted thirty-one teams from five nations- the USA, Canada, Spain, Ireland, and Belgium. Virtually every single boat registered for the regatta is also sailing the J/80 Worlds. As a "pre-worlds" event, the teams certainly found the regatta a great "practice race"…