J/70

Fleet Captain: Dan Goldberg

The J/70 is reported to be the World’s Fastest Growing One Design, Trailerable Speedster. The keelboat was introduced to the US public less than five years ago and has grown exponentially throughout many parts of the world. The fleet is 1,100 boats strong and is still growing.

The boat is 22.75’ and is exciting to race or can be enjoyed by families for an afternoon sail. It planes in certain conditions and also offers a relatively stable platform with a large cockpit for afternoon family cruises. It has a mainsail, furling jib and an asymmetric spinnaker. 

In recent years this fleet has dwindled at AYC in favor of other boats. Several AYC members still race J70s outside of the area on the national and international stage. There is a strong AYC fleet based in Florida for the winter series. Commodore Peter Duncan and his team have won J70 worlds twice as well as many regional and national regattas.