(Hamburg, Germany)- All thirteen National Sailing Leagues have finished
racing for 2016 and planning for next season is in full swing. Three
events have been scheduled for the SAILING Champions League 2017. The
provisional dates are as follows:
- Act 1: 4 – 6 August or 11 – 13 August, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Act 2: 1 – 3 September, Segel-Club St. Moritz, St. Moritz, Switzerland
- Final: 22 – 24 September, Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Italy
Due to the high demand for places in the SAILING Champions League, the
International Sailing League Association (ISLA) has decided on a
modified qualification mode for the 2017 season. Sixty-four clubs will
have the chance to qualify for the Grand Finale in Porto Cervo, Italy in
September– only the hosting club and the reigning SCL champion will
automatically qualify for the SCL final.
Over
300 clubs are now competing in the thirteen National Sailing Leagues
that have been established all over Europe since 2013. Here is how the
SCL championship breaks down for next year:
- 52 clubs, being the top 4 clubs from each 2016 national league,
qualify for the SAILING Champions League 2017. These clubs will be
assigned by lottery: 26 (2 from each nation) to each Act.
- 32 clubs will compete in each Act.
- 1 place at each Act is given to the hosting club (St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Russia and Segel-Club St. Moritz in Switzerland).
- 5 places at each Act are wild card spots that will be awarded to
clubs from nations that are currently founding their National Sailing
League, plus additional states (e.g. Malta and Monaco).
The finale in Porto Cervo will be for 32 teams: the top 15 clubs from
each Act, plus a team from the host club (Yacht Club Costa Smeralda),
and the current SCL champion (Deutscher Touring Yacht-Club from
Germany). For
more SAILING Champions League sailing information
