“We had a good start, tried to sail easily and we used our routine,” said Frode Stavang, skipper of the Florø team, who won the series opener in the Norwegian Sailing League First Division. Frode Stavang, Even Onstad, Kjetil Karstensen Innerhus and Vegard Reksten Årebrot comprised the team for Florø Seilforening. They won five of seven races and took seconds in the other two races. “We were a bit too early at the start in one of the races and had to go back to restart. But, because we were blocked by boats on both sides of us, we did not get turned around immediately, and eventually ended up over a hundred meters behind the others. But, still we managed to sail ourselves back into second place,” commented Stavang. “We tried to sail calmly and confidently, and after two seasons in the elite series we have worked up a certain routine that works.” Florø Seilforening retired from the elite series after the end of the 2017 season. “Now that we have sailed a round in the First Division, we have already set ourselves the goal that we will be fighting to be the top four to qualify for the Elite Series next year. We should have a good chance,” said Stavang. The biggest challenges to the Florø team were made from Bodø Seilforening; sailing in their home waters helped themto take second place for the regatta. Then, following in third position was the Ålesund Seilforening. For more Norwegian J/70 Sailing League information, visit http://www.seilsportsliga.no/index.php/nb-no/.