It was sunny weather and an optimal north wind of force 2 to 4 for the 40 races for the Swiss Sailing Super League that was raced on Lake Geneva. As both host and the home team, the Societe Nautique de Geneve dominated the three days of competition. The Genevans won most of their races and won the fourth stage with just 41 points. The Yachtclub Bielersee narrowly secured second place in front of the St. Gallen team of the Regattaclub Bodensee. On day one, the SN Geneva team (Guillaume Rigot, Marc Stern, Nicolas Kaufmann and Mathieu Fischer) set the stage for their victory. After four straight wins, they were already leading the intermediate standings with a solid lead. Four more victories were added to this on day two, just like day three, thus allowing SN Geneva to win 12 of its 20 races in total. The other spots on the podium were fiercely contested. After the second night after 28 races, six clubs from second to seventh place had just a three-point spread between them. In second place, the winner of last year, the Regattaclub Bodensee, was one point in front of Bordee de Tribord- La Neuveville. Behind them followed the Yachtclub Bielersee, the Zürcher Yachtclub, the Société Nautique Rolloise and the Regattaclub Oberhofen, the leader of the league’s intermediate standings. On the final day of racing, the presence of perfect conditions in the morning enabled the first race to be launched shortly after 10am and then another 12 races, bringing the total to 40 races for the entire event. Lorenz Müller managed to win four races that day with his team from YC Bielersee; they managed to break away from their pursuers and take second place. At the end of the competition, YC Bielersee and RC Bodensee were tied at 48 points each, the tie-breaker going to YC Bielersee on countback. For more Swiss J/70 Sailing League information, visit http://swiss-sailing-league.ch/home-2/.

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