The Danish season’s third league match in the first Division ended in Aarhus. The urban conditions provided massive windshifts that rolled across the course and upset the standings. Horsens, Hellerup, KDY and the defending Frederikshavn were the top four teams in the event. For this quartet, everything came down to […]
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Swedish J/70 Sailing League Update
The third round of Allsvenskan Sailing (the Swedish J/70 Sailing League) was settled on Munksjön in central Jönköping. It was Malmö SS that took home victory, only one point ahead of KSSS (the Royal Swedish YC). “This feels fantastic. We managed to get together a team just two days before […]
Read MoreCN Versoix Tops Swiss J/70 Sailing Challenge League
The final of the Swiss Sailing Challenge League took place in Davos on the Davosersee with reliable thermal winds and the opportunity to sail directly in front of the shore. In the final showdown for the top three teams to qualify for the Swiss Super League for 2018 were six […]
Read MoreÅländska Lead Finland J/70 Sailing League
By winning 11 of their 15 races sailed, the fast and smart crew on the Åländska Segelsällskapet 1 Team walked off with the honors at their most recent Finnish sailing league event in Helsinki. Taking place over the August 19-20 weekend, the regatta PRO managed to run the full slate […]
Read MoreDTYC Lead German J/70 Sailing League Series
It could not have been a more exciting weekend for the first and second J/70 Germany Sailing Leagues in Glücksburg. For the second league, it was all or nothing because the weekend decided which four clubs were going to be promoted to the first league in 2018. The four happy […]
Read MoreMOSS SF Leads J/70 Norway League
For the third event in the Norwegian J/70 Sailing League, there was much at stake for both Moss SF and KNS sailing clubs. Both had first and second place overall for the series, respectively, to defend and to make sure they maintained their leads heading into the crucial finale in […]
Read MoreWindy Chester Race Week
Rain, cold and expected gusts of 30+ knots per hour held back some Chester Race Week fleets, but others headed out on the water to finish their races on the fourth and final day of the regatta hosted by Chester Yacht Club in Nova Scotia, Canada from August 16-19. In […]
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The last day of the Landsail Tyres J-Cup (hosted by the Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Torquay, UK, August 17-19) was blessed with champagne conditions in beautiful Tor Bay. A southwesterly breeze oscillated 20 degrees left and right during the day, and with tight racing in one design fleets, and closely […]
Read MoreMegan Ploch and Crew Earn Win at International Women’s Keelboat Championship
For the first time in event history, the revitalized International Women’s Keelboat Championship, a US Sailing Championship, was held outside the United States. Club de Vela La Peña A.C. in Valle de Bravo, Mexico hosted the 2017 edition of this historic event and provided the competitors with a unique experience, […]
Read MoreGerman NRV Team Wins SAILING Champions League Act 1
A thrilling climax saw the regatta come down to the final race to decide Act 1 of the SAILING Champions League. The Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (NRV) from Hamburg won the decisive race in St. Petersburg Russia. The NRV managed to handle the difficult conditions best with shifty, weak winds on […]
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