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 of 15 races for the teams gathered from all four corners of Finland. Behind the Åländska team, it was a battle for the balance of the podium. Taking second was the Mariehamns Seglarforening with 31 points, and finishing in third place was Helsingors Segelklubb with 37 points. Rounding out the top five were Turun Pursiseura Team in fourth and the Brando Seglare Team in fifth position. As a result, after two events, the Åländska team is leading the series with a second in their home waters of Aland and a first in Helsinki for a total of 3 points. The biggest battle is for the rest of the top five with all separated by just 3 points. Sitting in second is Mariehamns with 8 points, Brando is third with 9 points, Nylandska is fourth with 10 points, and Helsingfors is fifth with 11 points. For more Finnish J/70 Sailing League information, visit http://spv.fi/purjehdusliiga/.