J/70 Italian Class 2019 official calendar Event 1 – 5-7 April – Scarlino Event 2 – 10-12 May – Ancona Event 3 – 31 May-2 June – Malcesine European Championship 2019 – 21-29 June – Malcesine Event 4 – 17-20 October – Sanremo – Open Italian Championship 2019

Portopiccolo (Trieste) – After having crowned the first Italian Champions in Malcesine, it is time to look forward to the great finale of the J/70 2018 season! After the summer break, in fact, the fleet will go back in the water in Trieste, from September 7th to 9th. Registrations are already open and all the info on the event can

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Vigo (ESP) Saturday 16 June, 2108. The 2018 J/70 European Championship was decided in the final downwind leg of the 13 race series. Tied on points going into the last race, Alberto Rossi’s “Enfant Terrible” (ITA) won the last race just ahead of reigning J/70 World Champion, Peter Duncan’s “Relative Obscurity” (USA). Enfant Terrible won the open championship by a single point,

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Vigo – 69 teams from 17 different countries enjoyed yet another spectacular day of racing in the Ria de Vigo for the 2018 J/70 European Championships. A thick sea fog cleared by late morning, switching on the sea breeze to provide two races with surfing conditions in stunning surroundings. The day belonged to Gustavo Doreste’s Fermax (ESP), scoring two bullets

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After two days of fast exhilarating sailing, the pace changed with lighter conditions in the Ria de Vigo, but the intensity of the brilliant sunshine and the competition was still red hot. After two General Recalls in Race 8, the Black Flag was hoisted and 13 teams were disqualified in the restart. Championship leader, Peter Duncan’s “Relative Obscurity” (USA) managed

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Vigo, June 13th 2018 – Day Two of the 2018 J/70 European Championships produced a second day of thrilling racing in the Ria de Vigo. The wind speed topped out at over 20 knots for much of the day, providing awesome downwind conditions for the 69 international teams competing for the J/70 Open and Corinthian European titles. Three races were

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Day One of the 2018 J/70 European Championships was blessed with sparkling conditions in Ria de Vigo. A brisk northerly breeze piped up to 18 knots with a metre sea state providing thrilling downwind conditions. Highly competitive starts, with solid traffic at mark roundings, made for high octane racing of the highest calibre. Three races were held for the 69

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Milan, May 30th 2018 – For the upcoming J/70 European Championship of Vigo, SEL, partner of J/70 Italian Class for travel and logistics has arranged some transportation solutions to move the boat to Vigo from Italy and then from Vigo to Malcesine for the J/70 Italian Open Championship. For details and contacts, click here.

Porto Ercole, Tuscany, May 13 2018 – A battle for the podium until the last jibe characterized the epilogue of the J/70 Cup in Porto Ercole, second act of the Open Italian J/70 Circuit. The event consisted on a three-days of racing, where eight regattas – the maximum allowed by the NOR – have been completed in wonderful sunny conditions

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