(Hamburg, Germany)- The revolutionary sailing league concept first
pioneered by Oliver Schwall and the Deutsche Segel-Bundesliga continues
to gain momentum and roll across the European continent like a
never-ending tsunami. In 2017, no less than thirteen sailing leagues
are starting their seasons in April and May, from as far east as Sochi,
Russia to the west in Cowes, England and from the north in Helsinki,
Finland down to Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Those nations include Austria,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Russia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. From May to
November, these national sailing leagues will be conducting sixty-one
events with a projected 1,500+ races for 732 sailing clubs and at least
8,000 sailors; all of them will be sailing the one-design J/70 sportboat
on virtually every major body of water across Europe- from lakes, to
bays, to open ocean. Imagine that, from mid-April to the first weekend
in November, fleets of J/70s are sailing every single weekend across
Europe!The Russian Sailing League, organized and managed by the Russian Sailing Federation, have already hosted events in Sochi, Russia and Sevastopol, Crimea on the Black Sea. Next up for them is their June 2nd to 4th event in Moscow, hosted by the Royal YC Moscow on the northwest side of city. Simultaneously, the Royal Yachting Association in the United Kingdom hosted their first qualifiers for their UK Sailing League for Youth Under 25 Teams in Southampton, England; the Swiss Sailing League held their first event in Ronco, Switzerland on Lake Ascona; and the Deutsche Segel-Bundesliga held their first event in Prien, Germany on the Chiemsee. Read more about those regattas below!
For more Sailing Champions League information and the complete schedule for dates and locations across Europe, please click here. Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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