The Royal Danish Yacht Club (KDY) won 14 of their 20 heats in the J/70s to win the regatta ahead of fellow Danes, Hellerup Sejlklub. The Danes dominated the first ever event of the Women’s Sailing Champions League which concluded after day three of Kieler Woche in north Germany. Strangely, the winners’ final race was also their worst when they dropped from an early lead to fourth across the line in a photo finish. Ever the perfectionist, skipper Henriette Koch – who represented Denmark in the 470 Class at the London 2012 Olympic Games – commented, “We had a small technical error. We not only want to win the regatta, but also the race. When we compete, we want to win every time.” But for the small slip-up, it was about as close to a perfect three days that you could hope for. “We stayed focused and had a lot of fun,” said Koch. They attributed their success to keeping things simple, and also to the fact that a few of the crew have raced together for many, many years. “It’s not just about boat speed, it’s about communication,” said Koch. Check out all the results here: https://kw2018.sapsailing.com/gwt/Home.html#/event/:eventId=1a73aaef-7386-4178-8a11-14ced71e1d8c. Kieler Woche, which takes place from 16 to 24 June, divides into two halves. The first half is all about the international classes and is mostly about keen amateur sailors competing against each other. The second half of the regatta focuses on Olympic fleets. Across the whole nine days, Kieler Woche hosts more than 4,000 sailors from 60 nations, competing in more than 1,900 boats.