(June 5-6- Barcelona, Spain)- A strong seventeen boat fleet attended this well-run regatta hosted by Real Club Nautico de Barcelona. After a gorgeous first day of racing with good wind, partly cloudy skies and four excellent races, the expectation was for an epic battle for first place between Hugo Rocha on TURISMO DO ALGARVE and Josep Maria Pujol during Sunday's racing....Read on at link below. Photo credits: Alfredo Farre

| 23 June 2010 | J/80 Spain sailing article | 

(Dartmouth, England)- Team Baltic, a young J/80 team from Dartmouth, sponsored by Baltic Wharf boatyard, Totnes, had a great start to their season winning the J/80 Class at the 2010 J-Cup hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club in the Solent. The Team were using the regatta as training for the J/80 Europeans on Lake Garda where they will compete this week. Joining them will be several UK, European and World Champions, including Ian Atkins' boats.com and the NEXTEL ENGINEERING Team from Spain. Read more by clicking link below.

| 23 June 2010 | For more J/80 Europeans sailing information | 

(Cowes, Isle of Wight, England)- A total of 1,754 entries sailed in this past weekend's JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race crewed by nearly 16,000 sailors! On Saturday, June 19, the race began at 5am, from the famous Royal Yacht Squadron line in Cowes, after which the fleet raced westabout to The Needles, around St Catherine's Point and Bembridge Ledge buoy and back into the Solent, to the finish line in Cowes... Read more at link below.

| 21 June 2010 | J/80 Round Island Race Sailing information | 

(Lago di Garda, Italy- 14 June)- With the last day's racing at Malcesine wrapped up, JENIALE! of Extreme Sailing Team are the winners of the Italian National Championships 2010. In the stunning area of Navene, Fraglia Vela Malcesine assured impeccable organization and Lake Garda provided 3 days of consistent wind of around 15-20 knots allowing the full schedule of races to take place. Read more at the link below.

| 16 June 2010 | J/80 Italy Sailing Information | 

(Hamble, England- 3-6 June)- Having already had two days of awesome shorts and shades racing at the J-Cup 2010, the fleet were postponed ashore for a short time on Saturday until ten to twelve knots of breeze filled in from the south east. In the J/80 Class John Coopers OI! was one point ahead of the young crew on Steve Mittlers TEAM BALTIC, with two races left to sail and before discards were applied. Read more at the link below.

| 09 June 2010 | J/Cup J/80 Sailing Information | 

(Barcelona, Spain- May 29-30)- Real Club Nautico de Barcelona and the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation hosted the fourth J/80 Copa de Espana, a prelude to the J/80 Spanish Championships next month. Sailing TURISMO DE ALGARVE, Hugo Gonzalo Rocha and Arajo, who was competing under the pennant of Arenys de Mar Boat Club, have been proclaimed champions. Read more at the link below. Photo credits- Jesus Renedo

| 02 June 2010 | J/808 Copa de Espana Sailing Information | 

(Saltsjobad, Sweden- May 25th)- The J/80s are warming up in Sweden with some of the leaders of this fleet aiming to get in enough sailing to perform well at this year's J/80 World Championships in Newport, RI. One crew in particular that is hoping to sail in Newport is Tom Whitmore's on HUNDEN sailing for KSSS. They've started off their 2010 Dynamant Cup season long championship very strongly, leading this series by winning the Saltsjobad Regatta with a 2-5-1-6-1-2 score. Read more at the link below.

| 26 May 2010 | J/80 Sweden Sailing Information | 

(Brest, France)- Sailing as part of the Grand Prix Ecole Navale in Brest, the large forty-nine boat J/80 class conducted their 2010 French Nationals. Eric Brezellec and his crew won. And how! At the end of the ten races run off Brest in the Grand Prix Ecole Navale, Eric's J/80 JACCUZZI / GOLD SAILING finished 33 points ahead of second, never finishing below 6th place. Undeniable victory as they say! Read more at link below.

| 19 May 2010 | J/80 France Sailing Information | 

(Annapolis, MD)- The large J/80 fleet were met with better than expected weather conditions, soaking in the sunny skies and gentle warm breezes from the southerly quadrant for most of the weekend and even the partly cloudy, extremely shifty winds on Sunday did little to diminish sailors enthusiasm for this remarkably well-run event. Read more at link below.

| 05 May 2010 | J/80 SW NOOD Sailing Information | 

Terry Flynn- a past J/80 World Champion had a great time in the recent SW Annapolis NOOD Regatta, in particular since he had long-time Texas friend Mark Foster sailing with him (a former 470 Champion with Mark Ploch and J/24 Champion, too). Sailing World's Mike Lovett interviewed Terry, read more at link below:

| 05 May 2010 | Read more | 

(Hong Kong, China)- In late 2009 the Royal Hong Kong YC firmed up plans to purchase a number of new boats in partnership with members. A short list of designs was studied, and after many long hours of discussion and negotiation an agreement was reached with J-Boats Asia, with the boats being built by Hudson Yachts in Xiamen. Read more at link below.

| 28 April 2010 | J/80 Hong Kong Sailing Information |