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J/70 World Championships

How the Worlds Were Won

The 2023 J/70 world champions emphasized points, patience, and perseverance in the end game of a world championship.

Thomas Barrows, Conner Harding, Ron Weed and Brian Keane

Winner’s Debrief: Brian Keane’s Savasana

Skipper Brian Keane and his teammates on the J/70 Savasana were the top team at this winter’s J/70 Winter Circuit events and the root of their success is not something you’ll find in the tuning guide.

Around the Sailing World, Episode 41.

Around the Sailing World, Episode 41

In this week’s episode, Ed Baird checks in from the 44Cup’s first event, Jonathan McKee downloads on the J/70 North American drift-fest and Gary Jobson tries to explain the New York YC’s surprise challenge protocol.

Ceremony

Smith’s Winning Ways

For Jud Smith, contesting the biggest one-design championship of the year on his home waters had its challenges, but he and his teammates were more than ready to take them all on, one race at a time.

Harken’s Hybrid Winch Solution

First designed to solve a deck layout challenge unique to the winch it replaces, Harken’s new SnubbAir “has so many potential applications it defies classification as a winch.”

J/70 World Championships

How the Worlds Were Won

The 2023 J/70 world champions emphasized points, patience, and perseverance in the end game of a world championship.

Thomas Barrows, Conner Harding, Ron Weed and Brian Keane

Winner’s Debrief: Brian Keane’s Savasana

Skipper Brian Keane and his teammates on the J/70 Savasana were the top team at this winter’s J/70 Winter Circuit events and the root of their success is not something you’ll find in the tuning guide.

Around the Sailing World, Episode 41.

Around the Sailing World, Episode 41

In this week’s episode, Ed Baird checks in from the 44Cup’s first event, Jonathan McKee downloads on the J/70 North American drift-fest and Gary Jobson tries to explain the New York YC’s surprise challenge protocol.

Ceremony

Smith’s Winning Ways

For Jud Smith, contesting the biggest one-design championship of the year on his home waters had its challenges, but he and his teammates were more than ready to take them all on, one race at a time.

Harken’s Hybrid Winch Solution

First designed to solve a deck layout challenge unique to the winch it replaces, Harken’s new SnubbAir “has so many potential applications it defies classification as a winch.”

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