The J/70 Regatta schedule has expanded considerably, here's a short-list of what's happening in the 70 world for 2013.
J/70 Regatta Schedule
January- Key West Race Week- Key West, FL
February- SW NOOD Regatta- St Petersburg, FL
March- Bacardi Race Week- Miami, FL
April- Charleston Race Week- Charleston, SC
Warsash Spring Series- Solent, England
SPI Ouest France- La Trinite sur Mer, France
May- SW NOOD Regatta- Annapolis, MD
June- Bacardi Regatta- Newport, RI
Sail Newport Regatta- Newport, RI
Cleveland Race Week- Cleveland, OH
July- Leukemia Cup Cleveland- Cleveland, OH
Youngstown Level Regatta- Youngstown, NY
New Englands/ Marblehead NOOD- Marblehead, MA
August- Cowes Week- Cowes, England
September- Europeans- Lake Garda, Italy
North Americans- Annapolis, MD
October- Fall Brawl Regatta- Annapolis, MD
SoCal Championships- San Diego, CA
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regattas are coming on-line all the time. Teams out West are working
out the PCC's and SoCal Championships. J/70 owners in Texas/Gulf Coast
are forming a Texas Circuit rolling between Forth Worth, Austin,
Houston. In the Midwest (Chicago, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio) teams are
forming their circuit plans, too. The European 70 teams were discussing
at the Paris Show and soon the London Boat show plans for the J/70
European Circuit. In Europe, fleets are developing in the United
Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, France, Austria, Switzerland,
Italy and Germany. South America also has boats and fleets are in
development in Chile, Argentina, and Peru. Also in the Southern
Hemisphere, it looks like J/70s may become popular in Sydney, Australia
and even in Perth-- can you imagine a J/70 flying home downwind in the
"Freemantle Doctor"!? That would be insanely fun.Read more about J/70 class development on the newly formed J/70 Class Association- J70class.com or learn more from owners on the J/70 Class on Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/J70Class.