Friday, May 3, 2013

J/70 Media Around The Globe!

J/70 Varen sailing magazine test (Newport, RI)- While many sailors in the USA and Europe have seen the J/70 sail or saw one in local boat shows or sailing magazines, there are still parts of the world that have not- like Belgium and Chile.

Recently, Belgian sailors had their taste of the J/70 sailing experience. Their premiere sailing magazine- VAREN- did a test of the J/70 on the Braassemermeer and it was recently featured in latest issue- please see http://www.varen.be    Furthermore, VAREN did a cameo video on the J/70 sailing on YouTube, please watch here.

J/70 sailing Key West Race Week- Sailing World- sharon green/ ultimate sailing J/70 sailing Chilean Lake in Andes MountainsIn the meantime, Manuel Eguiguren was recently out sailing J/70s on a spectacular Chilean lake high in the Andes Mountains of South America-- enjoy this "J/70 sailing music video" here.


Cover Girl- J/70! Did anyone see the April issue of Sailing World magazine?  The J/70 was on the cover and SW Editor Dave Reed's article was about the J/70 sailing experience in Key West Race Week. In addition, the "From the Expert's" article was about sportboat tips that are directly applicable to the 70.  Sailing photo credits- Tim Wilkes.com and Sharon Green/ Ultimate Sailing.com.