Joel Ronning of the USA, on Catapult, leads the Open Class on the first day of the Darwin Escapes J/70 World Championship
J/70 Worlds first time in the UK
Monday will see the start of racing at the Darwin Escapes 2019 J/70 World Championships, hosted by the Royal Torbay Yacht Club
Eat, Sleep, J, Repeat are J/70 UK National Champions
Paul Ward’s Eat, Sleep, J, Repeat is the 2019 J/70 UK National Champion.
J/70 UK Nationals in Torbados on Sea
Calascione and Ripard’s Calypso was the top performing boat on the first day of the J/70 UK National Championship
Darkwood Triumph in RORC Channel Race
Surprise overall winner of the RORC Channel Race, from a fleet including professional racing teams, was J/121 Darkwood owned by Irishman Michael O’Donnell
Just So wins the RORC Morgan Cup
William McGoughand and Christian Jeffrey, racing J/109 Just So in IRC Two Handed, won the 2019 Morgan Cup Race, winning overall
Fast 40+ Race Circuit Round 2 – Final day to Girls on Film
Peter Morton’s Girls on Film lead his team back to their home port, winning the final FAST40+ race in just over two hours of high speed racing
Fast 40+ Race Circuit Round 2 – Day 2
Niklas Zennstrom’s Rán was yet again a dominant force, scoring three more race wins to win the regatta with a race to spare
Fast 40+ Thrills and Spills on Day One
Niklas Zennstrom’s Swedish flagged Rán took three race wins to stamp their authority on the first day of Round 2 of the Fast 40+ Class Race Circuit
Scarlet Oyster wins RORC De Guingand Bowl
Oyster 48 Scarlet Oyster, sailed by Ross Applebey (GBR), scored the best corrected time under IRC to win the RORC De Guingand Bowl
RORC De Guingand Bowl – Feisty Conditions Predicted
This Saturday sees the start of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s De Guingand Bowl, the sixth race of the 2019 RORC Season’s Points Championship.
J/70 Southern Area Championship
J/70 Southern Area Championship – Ian Wilson and Marshall King’s Soak Racing scored all podium finishes to take the title