Today, the Real Club Náutico de Palma hosts the Sandberg Estates J/70 Worlds (J/70 Class World Championship) with the participation of around a hundred boats from 25 countries. One of the people who collaborates in the success of this test is the Majorcan sailor Juan CompanyCEO of J2 Sailing and Balearic representative of JBoats, the shipyard that created this one-design boat. Your company offers a service to boats competing in the Bay of Palma.
The J70 class is very well established throughout the world, There are more than 1,900 ships delivered and has grown very rapidly in just a decade. In Spain it has a very large fleet in Vigo and Barcelona and the Juan company now hopes that it will also have strong demand in Mallorca.
J2 Sailing wishes, for this reason, to organize a stable fleet on the island with its own exclusive regattas. To do this, it has four boats already delivered to owners in Mallorca and a group of shipowners from northern Europe who would like to have their boat in the Balearic Islands to be able to sail here. “The idea is to promote a winter regatta circuit in Mallorca and we are talking to clubs and marinas that could host it. We hope to be able to form a league of about 10 boats and we will also invite those who sail in Barcelona,” says Company. To promote this idea, the Mallorcan company has acquired and assembled its own J70, with which it will participate in the competitions.
J2 Sailing CEO highlights that one of the strengths of the J/70 one-design is its ease of transport and storage. “There is nothing on the market that is as simple and quick to move.” The keel can be removed from the boat and dismasting is very quick.. Then you can transport it on a trailer and it barely leaves the van,” he points out.
Another advantage of this class is the combination within the fleet of professional and amateur crews (Corinthian Class). “They have different classifications, but they compete together in the same regattas, so for amateur athletes the learning curve with these boats is exponential,” Company points out.
The head of J2 Sailing has been very busy this year 2024 with the project of provide sailing ships to the Navy. The island company won the competition launched by the Ministry of Defense to integrate eight sailboats of its J/99 model into the fleet of its Naval Military School of Marín (Pontevedra). Currently They have already delivered four units, three to Marín and one to PalmaAll of them, named Regulus and numbered in order of launch, are taking part in regattas and forecasts indicate that the remaining four boats will be at the disposal of the Navy for training of its cadets before the end of the year.
“The J/99 is a suitable model as a training boat and, thanks to its versatility, it defends its racing qualification very well in ORC and IRC. It is a functional boat, sure to provide the best performance“, says the company, which highlights the importance of JBoats’ support: “It is a very recognized brand in the sector. “They have always stood out for the quality of the product and its ease of maintenance.”
The latest creation of this American yacht building company is 40-foot (12-meter) high-performance cruiser nominated for boat of the year and that J2 Sailing will be in Mallorca next month to carry out sea trials.
