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(Hamble, England)- The Royal Thames Yacht Club will be hosting the first of the 2026 U.K. J/70 Grand Slam Series this coming weekend. A stellar turnout of twenty-four teams from across England will ensure very tight competition amongst the top teams. A number of class veterans will be participating who…

(Ventura, CA)- The Ventura Yacht Club will be hosting the 2026 edition of the J/Fest West and the J/24 Westerns off Ventura, CA, this coming weekend. A strong fleet of 15 J/70S and 7 J/24S will be participating. For the J/70s, it serves as a good warm-up for the upcoming…

(Newport Beach, CA)- The 78th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race will take place on Friday, April 24th, 2026. With more than 800 competitors and 76 yachts registered, this iconic event is considered to be one of the largest and most challenging sailing races on the West Coast. While many…

(Brissago, Switzerland)- It was a great kick-off for the 2026 season for the Swiss J/70 Super League on Lake Maggiore, Switzerland. Hosted by the Regatta Club Lago Maggiore, sixteen teams enjoyed six races each on the tricky, shifty mountain breezes typical of the northern end of Lake Maggiore, a lake…

(Warsash, England)- The Warsash Sailing Club has been hosting its annual rite of spring- the Spring Championship for IRC Classes- for decades. It's a very popular event for J/sailors to get themselves tuned up for the major summertime events on the Solent and for the RORC Offshore events that run…

(Starnberg, Germany)- The first event of the 2026 German J/70 Sailing League took place last weekend in Starnberg, Germany, with the Deutscher Touring Yacht Club hosting eighteen of the premier sailing clubs in Germany. The DTYC RC/PRO team ran eight races per team over the two-day weekend regatta. The leaderboard…

(Charleston, SC)- The 30th anniversary Charleston Race Week enjoyed great weather over four days. Hosted on the USN Yorktown, a World War II aircraft carrier, organizers were pleased with three days of excellent racing in Charleston Harbor. High tides at 8:30 AM kicked off the first day. From Friday to…

NAUTIQUE YACHTING Wins Act 6 Finale off Turkey!(Bodrum, Turkey)- The sixth and final regatta of the Tenzor J/70 Winter Series 2025/2026 took place last weekend. Hosted by the Tenzor Sailing Club Türkiye in Bodrum, the strong J/70 fleet of nineteen boats featured top sailors from Turkiye, Russia, Spain, Italy, and…

(Cascais, Portugal)- As host for the J/70 Easter Cup in Cascais, Portugal, the Club Navale Cascais hosted an enthusiastic fleet of twenty-three teams from across the world, with eight nations participating (Portugal, Spain, Great Britain, United States, Finland, Netherlands, Brazil, and Hungary). No question, the strong international contingent was using…

(San Francisco, CA)- This year's legendary San Francisco BAMA Doublehanded Farallones Race was not for the faint of heart. There was heavy rain and strong gusts well into the mid-20 kts, crossing the course from the south. The doublehanded racers knew they would face one of those epic and extremely…

(Naarden, The Netherlands)- Last weekend, twenty-one teams competed for the 2026 Dutch J/80 Sailing Championship. Teams arrived from the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, and Great Britain. RZV Naarden organized the event as usual. Over three days, RZV Naarden’s RC/PRO team ran eleven races. Crew and volunteers were indispensable. All sailors…

(Marina di Scarlino, Italy)- Last weekend in the waters of the Gulf of Follonica, the Yacht Club Toscana hosted the first event of the season for the Italy J/70 Cup series, with twenty-three boats entered. The event marked the start of the 13th season and the fourth time the J/70s…

In classic yachting YCM left its mark on the CIM 2025 ranking, with Yacht Club de Monaco members on fine form to secure podium finishes in several categories. The results published on its official website confirm that the Club is one of the leading lights in classic yachting….

WhatsApp LinkedIn Facebook X After two events it looks like G-Spot is sailing in a class of its own. Having dominated the season-opener Monaco sailor Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio’s crew repeated their success this weekend, never really giving the rest of the 28-strong fleet a chance to disrupt their ascent…

A highlight of the annual Classic Yachting evening held at the Yacht Club de France was the honour paid to Viola from the Yacht de Monaco. On this occasion, when owners, crews and classic yacht enthusiasts come together to celebrate maritime heritage, the Neptune Trophy 2025 for excellence in the…

WhatsApp LinkedIn Facebook X Act II of the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series kicked off today, Friday, in Monaco Bay in a south-westerly breeze, with around 30 teams completing two races in technically challenging conditions, a glimpse of the level of competition. Tight at the top This evening, G-spot led by…

Get those aprons on! Yacht Club de Monaco in partnership with Bluewater is now taking registrations for the 7th Superyacht Chef Competition that takes place Thursday 2 April 2026 at the YCM….

From the mountain lakes of Mexico to the sparkling winter waters of Monaco, the windswept Solent, and the sun-drenched racecourses of Australia, it’s been another packed week across the J/Boat universe. Championships were settled, winter series kicked off in earnest, and several teams continued remarkable runs of form—while new stories…

What a week it’s been across the J/Boats world— from landmark victories in Buenos Aires to tight sailing league battles in Berlin, light-air chess matches in San Diego to classic autumn drama on the Solent. The headline of the week comes from Argentina, where Laura Grondin made history as the first…

SEA Index® Expands to the Caribbean. The Superyacht Eco Association (SEA Index®), an initiative by the Yacht Club de Monaco, proudly announces the institutional membership of Port de Gustavia, marking a strategic expansion into the French Antilles and reinforcing its leadership in sustainable yachting across the Atlantic. To date, more…

The J/70 is arguably one of the most competitive one-design classes in the world. Some of the best professional sailors regularly race in the fleet. What makes the class unique is that, while it's incredibly competitive, everyone is willing to share notes and help one another improve. As a Corinthian…

J/70 North American Sailor Spotlight: Lydia Woolson For many lifelong sailors, the story begins with a family boat or weekend sails. For Lydia Woolson, it began with summer camp. "I was seven when my parents signed me up for a sailing and paddle-boarding camp in Southern California," she says. "They…

(Tampa, FL)- The Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, Florida, will be hosting forty-four teams from across North & South America for the 2025 J/70 North American Championship. Sailing in the northern reaches of Tampa Bay, the fleet will be challenged by the mix of flat waters and shifty offshore…

(San Diego, CA)- The second race of the three-race long Hot Rum Series was a bit of an improvement over the first weekend's light-air affair. This time, most of the fleet finished the iconic race course that started just off Shelter Island, exited south past Point Loma to offshore buoys…

(Algarrobo, Chile)- Thirty-five boats participated in the 2025 Interclub Regatta, held on November 29th and 30th, hosted by Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico in Algarrobo, Chile. Categories included IRC Cruiser, IRC Classics, IRC Racing, and J105. The conditions on Saturday were northwest winds of 6-9 kts (315-325 degrees). All categories, except…