J70 UK Class Association
2023 Grand Slam Championship and Events Calendar
There will be three main sets of J70 events in the UK in 2023:
Grand Slam
The primary series run by the class throughout the season. Usually 7 races over each weekend on Windward/Leeward courses. Run by individual host clubs, each event has its own prizes, and overall series prizes will be awarded by the UK Class at the end of year class dinner and prizegiving.
The details of the Grand Slam series scoring etc. will be in the series Notice of Race which is available on the J/70 UK Class Notice Board. The results of the 2023 Grand Slam series will also form the basis of selection of UK Open and Corinthian entries for the 2024 J/70 World Championships, to the extent that the International J/70 Class Association (IJ70CA) allocates discretionary entries to the National Class Authorities.
The Grand Slam events in 2023 are all Solent based apart from the Nationals and European Championships which are at the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy:
| Event | Entry Link | Crew Declaration Form | Dates 2023 | OA |
| GS#1 WSC Spring champs weekend 2 | Warsash Entry | GS1# Warsash Crew Declaration | 22-23 Apr | Warsash SC |
| GS#2 Sprint Series #1 (May Regatta) ** NB: Change to 7/8 May due to Coronation | RSrnYC Entry | GS2# May Regatta Crew Declaration | 7-8 May | RSrnYC |
| GS#3 South Coast Champs | RYS Entry Form | GS3# South Coast Crew Declaration | 20-21 May | RYS |
| GS#4 J Cup | J Cup Entry | GS4# J Cup Crew Declaration | 15-17 June | RSrnYC |
| GS#5 Cowes Week Mini Series | Cowes Week Entry | GS5# Cowes Week Crew Declaration | 29 Jul – 1 Aug | CWL |
| GS#6 UK Nationals ** Weymouth and Portland SA | WPNSA | GS6# UK Nationals Crew Declaration | 26-28 Aug | WPNSA/UKJ70CA |
| GS#7 Autumn Champs | Hamble River SC Winter Entry | GS7# Autumn Champs Crew Declaration | 7-8 Oct | HRSC |
This year we will use the first Sprint series weekend (now May 7th and 8th due to Coronation) as part of the Grand Slam series. This will bring some of the short course, multi-race format into the series.
** The UK Nationals will be non-discardable for the Grand Slam series results.
Sprint Series
Four weekends of fast and furious short format racing. Usually 5 races back to back each day. Run as part of the Royal Southern Summer Regatta Program. These events will also incorporate categories for Youth and Mixed crews. 2023 Sprint Series events are :
| Event | Location | From | To | OA |
| Sprint Series #1 (May Regatta) *** | Solent | 06/05/2023 | 07/05/2023 | RSthrnYC |
| Sprint Series #2 (June Regatta) | Solent | 03/06/2023 | 04/06/2023 | RSthrnYC |
| Sprint Series #3 (July Regatta) | Solent | 08/07/2023 | 09/07/2023 | RSthrnYC |
| Sprint Series #4 (Sept Regatta) | Solent | 16/09/2023 | 17/09/2023 | RSthrnYC |
*** As above – the first Sprint Series event also forms part of the Grand Slam series.
2023 Europeans
The class are very excited that the 2023 J70 European Championships will be in the UK, hosted by WPNSA. This is a fantastic opportunity to race with the best J70 sailors in the World on our home waters. Dates are:
| Event | Location | From | To | OA |
| European Championships | Weymouth/Portland | 01/09/2023 | 09/09/2023 | WPNSA/UKICA |
See the dedicated event website at J70euros2023.com for further info and to register your interest.
Note that the 2023 UK Nationals will be held, by design, at the same venue just prior to the Nationals.
Other UK Events
J70’s will be sailing at a number of other UK events, including
- Warsash Spring Series and Championships
- Hamble River Autumn Series and Championships
- Cowes Week (full week in addition to the 4 day mini series)
- Royal Southern Academy Frostbite series
International Events
The Italian J70 fleet is probably one of the most active European Fleets. In 2023 they will run a series of 3 day events:
| Event | Location | From | To | OA |
| Event 1 | Tyrrhenian Sea,Italy | 14/4/2023 | 16/4/2023 | Tyrrhenian Sea |
| Event 2 | Adriatic, Italy | 12/5/2023 | 14/5/2023 | YC Rimini |
| Event 3 | Lake Garda, Italy | 14/7/2023 | 16/7/2023 | FV Malcesine |
| Event 4 | Lerici, Ligurian Sea, Italy | 29/9/2023 | 1/10/2023 | CV Erix |
In addition, the first J/70 Corinthian World Cup will be held in Italy in early June:
| Event | Location | From | To | OA |
| Corinthian World Cup | Lake Garda, Italy | 01/06/2023 | 04/6/2023 | FV Riva |