The German J/70 Sailing League celebrated the start of its sixth season, with the opener taking place in Friedrichshafen (Lake Constance). A total of 36 clubs with 144 sailors from all over Germany are participating. Sailing on Lake Constance was challenging, as the winds remained light for most of the weekend. In the end, the reigning German Champion, the Norddeutsche Regatta Verein (NRV) from Hamburg, won the kick-off event in Friedrichshafen. “We feel great after this victory at the season opener. We have linked our performance directly to last year’s. There were three great days on Lake Constance. Our goal for the season is clearly title defense,” said happy helmsman Florian Haufe, who sailed with David Heitzig, Dorian Heitzig and Miklas Meyer. Also strong and just one point behind the NRV, the Bavarian Yacht Club team took second place. Behind them in third place was the Water Sports Club Hemelingen from Bremen. For more German J/70 Sailing League information, visit http://segelbundesliga.de/.