USA wins J/70 World Championship

Ninety-five teams competed in the 2024 J/70 World Championship on September 17-21 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. After five days of competition, Douglas Newhouse and Jeremy Wilmot’s Yonder (USA) with George Peet and Ted Hackney took the title in the 8-race series.

Yonder won by 11 points over Ralph Vasconcellos’ Mindset (BRA). Third place went to the defending World Champs Charles Thompson / Tom Mallindine on Brutus II (GBR).

In the Corinthian division, Pedro Garra’s Plan B (URU) took the title, finishing 24th overall and one point ahead of Alec Cutler’s Hedgehog from Bermuda, with the Italian team Sofía Giondi’s Wanderlust four points off the lead in third.

In the One Pro division, the first placed team was Tim Ryan’s Vamos (AUS), who also finished fifth overall. Second place was for Mexican team, Ignacio Pérez’s Zaguero and third was Nuno Espirito Santo’s Baba II (POR).

In the Mixed-Plus division, victory went to the local team, Maria Boyer’s Balearia and the winners of the youth division were the Dutch team Sven Van Der Plasse’s Moore DRV.

First place for the Women team’s division went to American team, Ava Wilson’s Team Convergence and the first team to finish with a woman at the helm was fellow American Laura Grondin’s Dark Energy, finishing fifteenth overall.

Event information – Race details – Results

Source: J/70 Class