2024 J/70 North American Championship

Published on May 4th, 2024

Quality conditions prevailed for four days and a full slate of 11 races at the 2024 J/70 North American Championship, held on May 1-4 in Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico. Fernando Perez Ontiveros’s Black Mamba (above) won the first race and and maintained the overall lead to earn the title among 26 teams. Including crew River Paquin, Goncalo Ribeiro, and Patrick Wilson, the local boat never finished out of the top six to win by 12 points over David Jannetti (USA). Eduardo Oetling (MEX) finished 14th to claim the Corinthian division title. – Details