The final outcome of the 2016 German Sailing League was not without its drama. The favorites for the regatta were the Deutscher Touring YC, but they faltered on the second and third day of the regatta. Nevertheless, in the end the Tutzinger team held on by a thread to win the title for the second time—crowned as champions with the Robbe & Berking Trophy. “It is a great relief, and we are very happy about the title and the repeat win. The field is strong, and the conditions on the Alster were partly difficult. We will be celebrating properly with the whole team,” said Patrick Follmann. Sailing with him were the crew of Steuermann Julian Stückl, Jonas Vogt and Luis Tarabochia. In the last regatta of the year, the DTYC finished in tenth place. The victory in Hamburg went to Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee—the team consisted of Malte Kamrath, Tim Elsner, Jens Steinborn and Julian Bergemann. Taking second for the weekend was the Düsseldorf Yacht Club with crew of Julian Stuckl, Patrick Follmann, Jonas Vogt and Luis Tarabochia. Finally, rounding out the top three was Segel-und Motorboot Club Uberlingen with the team of Tino Mittlemeier, Sven Hebberger, Frederik Schaal and Christian Zittlau. As a result of the Hamburg finale, DTYC won the six-regatta series with a total of 21 points, just two points clear of VSaW. The big jump came for the balance of the top five. Leaping into the bronze position on the podium was Bayerischer YC with 38 points, sneaking past Lindauer Segler-club by one point. The Norddeutscher Regatta Verein rode a roller-coaster scoreline all season, winning the first regatta in Starnberg, then placing 12th in Konstanz and 16th in Travemunde, then climbing back with a 2-4 in the last two events. It was a drama-filled event for the top five since where you placed determined the entire outcome for the season. For more J/70 German Sailing League information, visit http://segelbundesliga.de/.