J70 worlds 2024 results
On Tuesday, September 17, the bay of Palma witnessed a spectacular start of the 2024 J/70 World Championship, organized by the Real Club Náutico de Palma and the International J/70 Class Association.
With the first two races completed, Douglas Newhouse and Jeremy Wilmot’s Yonder (USA) is leading the overall standings, ahead of two Brazilian teams: Bruno Bethlem’s Arete and Ralph Rosa’s Mindset. Yonder tallied a first and a seventh.
With about nine knots of wind from the northeast, the Race Committee blew the first starting horn at 11:45 am. After nearly an hour and a half of intense competition, it was Newhouse/Wilmot’s Yonder from New York Yacht Club, who took the win ahead of Douglas Rastrello’s Good to Go, also racing under the U.S. flag representing Newport Harbor YC. Third place went to a Spanish team: Luis Albert’s Patakin from the Real Club Náutico de Palma.
The second and last race of the day started around 14h30 with a wind that, although more unstable, was increasing in intensity up to 12 knots. Charles Thomson’s British Brutus II, sailing under the Royal Southern YC flag, and coming from a 23rd place in the opening race, scored victory. The
The Sandberg Estates J/70 Worlds has a winner. After five intense days of competition on the Bay of Palma, the American team, Douglas Newhouse and Jeremy Wilmot’s “Yonder” were proclaimed world champions of the class on the last day of racing at the event organized by the Real Club Náutico de Palma (RCNP) and the International Association for the J/70 class.
A north-easterly wind averaging ten knots allowed the Race Committee to give a punctual start, at 11:30h for the last race of the competition. The race was won by British team Charles Thompson and Tom Mallindine’s “Brutus II” and followed in second place by Spaniard Luis Albert’s “Patakin,” with third going to the Brazilian team, Renato Faria’s “To Nessa.”
Leading since day 1 of the world championships, Douglas Newhouse and Jeremy Wilmot’s “Yonder” from the New York YC, finished in eleventh place, sufficient to give the team their event win, and to be proclaimed the brilliant new world J/70 champions. Moreover, the team finished with a ten-point lead over the second placed team, having accumulated two partial podium positions o
2024 Grand Slam Final Results after 6 of 6 events (Open and Corinthian)
(4 of 6 events to count including Nationals)
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Grand Slam Final Results after 6 events
GS#6 HRSC One-Design Championship 1st Weekend 5/6 October
GS#6 Notices: Hamble Winter Series
GS#5 RTYC Vice Admirals Cup 7/8 September
RTYC GS#5 and Vice Admirals Cup Event Noticeboard
GS#4 – Cowes Week (Mini-Series) – 27-30 July 24
(non-discardable)
Cowes Week J/70 Mini-Series (Grand Slam #4)
Cowes Week J/70 Overall
GS#3 – RYS – National Championships – 12/14 July 24
(non-discardable)
RYS Event Noticeboard
GS#2 – Royal Thames YC – South Coast Championships – 14/15 May 24
Royal Thames Event Noticeboard
GS#1 – J/70 Grand Slam Opener RSrnYC – 6/7 April 24
Abandoned – no racing
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USA wins J/70 World Championship
Ninety-five teams competed in the 2024 J/70 World Championship on September 17-21 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. After five days of competition, Douglas Newhouse and Jeremy Wilmot’s Yonder (USA) with George Peet and Ted Hackney took the title in the 8-race series.
Yonder won by 11 points over Ralph Vasconcellos’ Mindset (BRA). Third place went to the defending World Champs Charles Thompson / Tom Mallindine on Brutus II (GBR).
In the Corinthian division, Pedro Garra’s Plan B (URU) took the title, finishing 24th overall and one point ahead of Alec Cutler’s Hedgehog from Bermuda, with the Italian team Sofía Giondi’s Wanderlust four points off the lead in third.
In the One Pro division, the first placed team was Tim Ryan’s Vamos (AUS), who also finished fifth overall. Second place was for Mexican team, Ignacio Pérez’s Zaguero and third was Nuno Espirito Santo’s Baba II (POR).
In the Mixed-Plus division, victory went to the local team, Maria Boyer’s Balearia and the winners of the youth division were the Dutch team Sven Van Der Plasse’s Moore DRV.
First place for the Women team’s division went to American team, Ava Wilson’s Team Convergence and