(Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy)- As the J/70 continues to gain momentum
worldwide, it’s clear that Europe continues to grow at an accelerating
pace due in large part to a combination of one-design class circuits
(like the Monaco Winter Series and the Italian Alcatel OneTouch Series)
and the increasingly popular “sailing leagues” first manifest in
Germany’s Deutsche Segel-Bundesliga and spreading like wildfire to other
countries such as Russia, Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom, and Italy. As a result, the IJCA just announced that J/70 World Championship IV will be sailed from September 12-16, 2017, in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy and hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda!
“We are absolutely grateful and delighted with the decision to award Italy the honour of hosting the J/70 Worlds,” said the J/70 Italian Class President Mauro di Vittorio.
“After
the success of the last J/70 European Championship, we campaigned for
the bid knowing that we can deliver a superb World Championship, putting
crews and owners at its heart. Now, we have the opportunity to deliver
on that promise and to give an enormous boost to the National class,”
added Paolo Boido, J/Boats dealer for Italy and Class Secretary of the
Italian J/70 Class.The J/70 class is, indeed, rapidly growing in Italy and this year its J/70 ALCATEL ONETOUCH Italian Open Championship has been attracting competitors from as far away as Sweden. “It gives us encouragement to see more top sailors join the class and we will continue on this path leading up to the 2017 World Championship,” commented Di Vittorio.
In
addition, Porto Cervo itself will ensure a successful event, renowned
for beautiful azure waters, temperate climate, plentiful sunshine, and
gorgeous attractions. The unbeatable combination of great sailing
waters, top class race management and YC Costa Smeralda's amazing
hospitality will all be celebrated during the club’s 50th anniversary—
its members are enthusiastic to host a memorable fourth edition of the
J/70 World Championship. Click here for more details on the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda.Please note that many of the top Italian teams are sailing this weekend in San Remo for the third act of their J/70 Alcatel ONETOUCH Italian Championship series. For more J/70 Alcatel ONETOUCH Italian Championship sailing information
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