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J/80 French Easter regatta results
Demonstration of the crew of “InterfaceConcept” in J/80 class finishing with 30 points ahead ofsecond: Eric Brezellecwon his third consecutive Spi Ouest France. Hewill be a great chance for France at the J/80 Worldsto be held in early July in Marseille. Second place is for the Spanish Mikel Vasquez “Sailing Gold” and third for “Generali” skippered by NicolasLunven, a former winner of the Solitaire du Figaro. In strong wind and cold conditions, the J/80 French Cup is starting well!
6 Apr 2013 | 8:54pm GMT
J/80 Teams Ready For SPI OUEST
Big J/80 Fleet Training for Worlds (more)...
28 Mar 2013 | 5:35pm GMT
Big J/80 Fleet Training for Worlds (more)...
J/80s Training UK
(Southampton, England)- This past weekend could be construed as a very valuable weekend for J/80s in the United Kingdom. The weekend of the 9th and 10th of March saw J/80 teams congregate in Hamble for constructive and informative tutorials and sail-training on the water. (more)...
25 Mar 2013 | 5:32pm GMT
JENIALE Takes Tigullio J/80 Championship
(Tigullio, Italy)- This past weekend, the 37th Winter Championship Tigullio took place that saw the JENIALE team take the overall regatta series title. In a battle for J/80 Italian supremacy that took place from November 2012 to February 2013, it was clear the Massimo Rama's JENIALE team worked hard to maintain their edge and stay near the front of the fleet to prevail in the end as Champion. (more)...
16 Mar 2013 | 9:30am GMT
(Tigullio, Italy)- This past weekend, the 37th Winter Championship Tigullio took place that saw the JENIALE team take the overall regatta series title. In a battle for J/80 Italian supremacy that took place from November 2012 to February 2013, it was clear the Massimo Rama's JENIALE team worked hard to maintain their edge and stay near the front of the fleet to prevail in the end as Champion. (more)...
J/80s Sailing Travemunde Week
(Travemunde, Germany)- Beginning last year in 2012, J/80s have participated in Travemunde Race Week in both handicap and the middle-distance race- perhaps one day as a one-design class, too! Maximilian Gebhard relates their experience of sailing their J/80 in the event that includes a 42nm offshore race. Here's his account: (more)...
15 Mar 2013 | 8:00am GMT
(Travemunde, Germany)- Beginning last year in 2012, J/80s have participated in Travemunde Race Week in both handicap and the middle-distance race- perhaps one day as a one-design class, too! Maximilian Gebhard relates their experience of sailing their J/80 in the event that includes a 42nm offshore race. Here's his account: (more)...
J/80 Challenge "Casino Partouche" France
(La Trinite sur Mer, France)- As hosts of the 2013 J/80 Worlds in Marseilles, France, it's pretty clear the French J/80 Class is determined to put on a good showing not just as hosts, but as competitors to dethrone the Spanish from winning yet another J/80 Worlds since 2007! While a formidable challenge, many French teams are capable of winning a world's at this level and at the last two Worlds in Dartmouth, England and Copenhagen, Denmark some of the French teams were on the cusp of taking the podium. (more)...
13 Mar 2013 | 7:30am GMT
(La Trinite sur Mer, France)- As hosts of the 2013 J/80 Worlds in Marseilles, France, it's pretty clear the French J/80 Class is determined to put on a good showing not just as hosts, but as competitors to dethrone the Spanish from winning yet another J/80 Worlds since 2007! While a formidable challenge, many French teams are capable of winning a world's at this level and at the last two Worlds in Dartmouth, England and Copenhagen, Denmark some of the French teams were on the cusp of taking the podium. (more)...
GREAT SAILING Leads Spanish J/80 Circuit
(Santander, Spain)- The J/80 "Great Sailing" skippered by Jose Maria van der Ploeg, current world champion and class gold medal at Barcelona 1992, leads the ranking of the Spanish J/80 Class thanks to stringing together excellent results in events counting towards the ranking, such as: Palmavela, Cup of Spain, the Spain Championship and the World Championship. (more)...
12 Mar 2013 | 7:30am GMT
(Santander, Spain)- The J/80 "Great Sailing" skippered by Jose Maria van der Ploeg, current world champion and class gold medal at Barcelona 1992, leads the ranking of the Spanish J/80 Class thanks to stringing together excellent results in events counting towards the ranking, such as: Palmavela, Cup of Spain, the Spain Championship and the World Championship. (more)...