(Rostock, Germany)- The second event of the German Junior National
Sailing League, taking place alongside the Warnemünde Week (2 - 4 July),
was a huge success. There were three days of tight racing close to the
shoreline, which was packed with throngs of cheering spectators every
day. Euphoria, fun and pure joy greeted the victorious "Württembergische
Yacht Club", who won on a tie-break from "Düsseldorf Yacht Club" in
second. This ensured that both teams qualify for the grand final of the
German Junior National Sailing League, to be held in Hamburg at the end
of October. The next generation of league sailing is unstoppable, that's
for sure!
The
teams with league experience dominate the table; they occupy the first
seven places. However, looking at the leaderboard, it is clear there
are just five points between first and eighth place- that is close
racing! Therefore, it is anything but a cakewalk for the league clubs.
Those without sailing league experience League continued to improve
dramatically virtually every race and did not give up. Interestingly,
many top three results in individual races went to the underdogs. The
best non-League club was the local hero, the Rostock Regattaverein. The
team led by Lennart Kiss, Paul Arp, Anton Wolff and Luca Leidhold
occupied eighth place (with only one point difference between 6th and
7th place)."We are totally satisfied with our result, the whole regatta was pretty cool," explains Paul Arp. “Our young team has never sailed on a J/70 before and we only had one day of training on the boat. However, we are learning fast and going faster! Watch out for the next event, we are coming after you top clubs!”
For highly motivated junior crews, the next DJSL event takes place from 27 to 28 August 2016 on the Wannsee next to Berlin, Germany. For more Junior J/70 German Sailing League information
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