(Newport, RI)- This past week, the new J/40 #4 set sail off Newport on Naragansett Bay for her initial “shakedown” to test systems and check out rig-tuning and her new sails. A sistership #6 will be launching soon and will also be in Newport for most of the summer. Please contact your local J/Boats dealer or the J/Boats office for a demonstration sail soon! For more J/40 offshore performance cruiser sailboat information. Read more here.

(Cherbourg, France)- J/Cup Europe 2026 is happening in Cherbourg, France from June 19th to 20th, 2026!! All J/Sailors across Europe and the United Kingdom are invited!

Running in association with AXE Sail, this is your chance to join a buzzing fleet of J/Boats for a weekend of two unforgettable days of racing and socials in classic J/Cup style.

The J/99 European Cup is part of the event, so you can expect red-hot competition as well as serious fun back on shore.

Are you based in the United Kingdom? Join the Cherbourg delivery race- the perfect warm-up leg for your crew.

Questions? Please get in touch with Harry, call the office on +44 (0) 23 8045 5669, or email harry.tilling@keyyachting.com.

(Palma Mallorca, Spain)- As one of the first major sailing regattas on the Mediterranean, the Real Club Nautico de Palma’s very popular PalmaVela Regatta is always a huge draw for top sailing teams throughout Europe. It’s not hard to see why sailors love to go to a famous, glitzy, seaside resort in the crown jewel of Spain’s Balearis Islands offshore in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. After all, what’s wrong with amazing ambience, a historical city and seaport, and generally awesome sailing conditions in the Bay of Palma- 10 to 15 kts seabreezes, sunny, and a balmy 75 F degrees- perfect shorts and shades weather!

Enjoying a long weekend of sailing in this fantasy-land of a bucket list regatta were a range of J/Teams from across Europe in J/70s, J/80s, J/97, J/99, J/109, and J/122s. Most all of them garnered some silver in this year’s event. Read more here.

(San Diego, CA)- Day 2 of SDYC’s Yachting Cup started with a bit of rain and overcast coastal skies. The race management team was concerned about the forecast conditions – specifically the sea state, which built as a result of an overnight offshore front. A race committee boat went out about 7:30 am to check the conditions on both ocean courses; the decision was made to postpone racing by one hour and to move both courses to more protected areas closer to shore. Here is how the weekend broke down by classes/ divisions.

J/111 Class
Peter Wagner’s SKELETON KEY continued their hold on the top spot in the J/111 class after winning 3 of 5 races, taking top honors in the class for the second year in a row. SKELETON is also the current J/111 North American champion after their win in January in Key West. Several of the J/111s racing this weekend in San Diego (CREATIVE and GURLI) will be shifting gears into offshore mode to prepare to race to Hawaii this summer in the Transpac Race. Read more here.

(Saltsjöbaden, Sweden)- The first Allsvenskan Sailing competition of the 2025 season was hosted in Saltsjöbaden at the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS) from May 3-4.

The first round of the Allsvenskan was held off Marstrand under varying conditions, and there were also varying crews at the top over the two days. In the end, Göteborgs Kungliga Segelsällskap (Royal Gothenburg Sailing Club) emerged as the winner, closely ahead of the home club, Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet.

The first day offered brilliant sunshine and moderate winds. GKSS did best on the day, closely followed by KSSS. But Strängnäs Sailing Club and Umeå Sailing Club also did surprisingly well and were constantly in the running to challenge for the top positions. Read more here.

(Stellendam, Netherlands)- Stellendam Yacht Club hosted the Stellendam Regatta as the offshore sailing season opener for many classes in The Netherlands. 

For over fifteen years, this regatta has been sailed in April on the Haringvliet in front of the Marina Stellendam. It has also become the season-opening party. Here, the sailors from the ORC and the one-design classes met again after the winter season.

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(San Francisco, CA)- This past weekend, St. Francis Yacht Club hosted its J/22 Sailing League Regatta for seven sailing club teams from across California. The winner got an automatic invitation to participate in the 2025 SAILING Champions League event in Kiel, Germany, that will be sailed on J/70s!

The SAILING Champions League is an international high-level club vs. club fleet racing circuit that’s been held in Europe since 2014. Currently, over 500 sailing clubs compete in the series, which is focused on spectator-friendly events. An effort to expand the league to the United States has been spearheaded by St. Francis Yacht Club, which invited seven clubs for two days of competition in J/22s. Read more here.

(Seattle, WA)- The Sloop Tavern Yacht Club in Seattle, WA, hosted its popular season-opening offshore race- the Race to the Straits Regatta- for a fleet of 103 boats. The full course length is 30.25 nautical miles each day. Saturday’s race was from Shilshole Bay to Point Hudson, keeping the Double Bluff Buoy to port. Then, Sunday’s race was from Point Hudson to Shilshole Bay, keeping the Double Bluff Buoy to starboard. All boats are prohibited from using the Port Townsend Canal. The regatta has always been popular with J/crews over the years.  Read more here.

(Rye, NY)- This past week, the American Yacht Club hosted its annual Spring Regatta from Friday to Sunday on Western Long Island Sound. Dozens of J/crews from around the region enjoyed racing in coastal PHRF and ORC fleets as well as one-design racing for J/44s, J/88s, and J/105s. Here is what took place for each division. Read more here.

(Morges, Switzerland)This past weekend, the Swiss J/70 Sailing League began its summer-long series of events on various mountain lakes in the gorgeous, story-book Swiss Alps. Eighteen teams participated in the sailing league format of quick 15-20-minute races in the challenging, often very shifty and puffy mountain lake sailing conditions off Morges, Switzerland.

In an abbreviated regatta that saw just one day of racing, the Club Nautique de Versoix asserted their preeminence as they did last season by winning the first event. Their team consisted of Victor Casas as skipper with a crew of Romain Defferrard, Romuald Hausser, and Benjamin Delaloye. Read more here.

(Cowes, Isle of Wight, England)- The RORC Cervantes Trophy Race delivered a dramatic shift in conditions that tested skill and strategy from the very start, followed by raw pace for a spectacular finish. The fleet ghosted off the Royal Yacht Squadron line in barely a whisper of breeze, but any thoughts of a slow passage to Le Havre were soon blown away.

Mid-channel, the race ignited as a powerful north-easterly filled in, sending boats surging downwind at top speeds. As the 128.0nm race unfolded, the action intensified with the tightly packed RORC fleet locked in a fierce battle for IRC supremacy— dozens of boats, seconds apart, all chasing the coveted trophy and vital points for the world’s largest offshore racing series: the RORC Season’s Points Championship Read more here.