J/70 ITALIAN CUP ROUND UP

Calvi Network Wins Overall Title

After six events at six different venues, 26 races, and 13 black flag starts, Gianfranco Noe’s Calvi Network have taken the overall title in the 2018 J/70 Italian Cup for the second year in a row and the third time since the series’ inception. Consistent racing throughout the season moved them to the top of the overall standings, despite the hot competition from European Champions, Enfant Terrible.

Lera Kovalenko and her team on Arttube won the final event in the series for second overall in the Corinthian rankings. Paolo Tomsic and Mauro Brescacin, La Femme Terrible won the Corinthian title and finished third overall.

The next event on the J/70 calendar is the World Championship in Marblehead, MA, USA at the end of September. Top North American sailors and European contenders will make this one of the most competitive regattas in the history of the class.

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