(Davos, Switzerland)- The final of the Swiss Sailing Challenge League
took place in Davos on the Davosersee. Reliable thermal winds and the
opportunity to sail directly in front of the shore were the best
prerequisites for a sailing spectacle. In the final showdown for the top
three teams to qualify for the Swiss Super League for 2018 were six
teams with a mathematical possibility of qualifying.While the top two teams, the Segelclub Zürich-Enge and the Club Nautique de Versoix, could hardly be overtaken, the third-place Yachtclub Kreuzlingen had to defend itself against their pursuers from Murten, Männedorf and Thalwil.
After three days of sailing with excellent sailing conditions, the final winner of the regatta as well as the overall season series was decided in the last race and the last leg to the finish!
Three clubs, the Yachtclub Kreuzlingen, Thalwil and Cham still had chances to win the fourth round of the Swiss Sailing Challenge League.
However,
the overall victory for all four events- Lucerne, Romanshorn, Estavayer
and Davos- still stood on a razor’s edge. Both the Segelclub
Zürich-Enge and the Club Nautique de Versoix were able to win the
overall Swiss Sailing League Cup!In the 24th and last race, the showdown took place. For starters, Kreuzlingen, Thalwil and Cham were fighting each other for the regatta win. Meanwhile, the series leaders had their own battle going on!
Versoix and Zurich-Enge sailed their own race, forgetting about anyone else. It was primarily “who beat who” to determine the 2017 Swiss Sailing Challenge League winner. Both teams were locked into a match race and tried to keep the competitors behind them. In the 24th and final race, Versoix was second behind Cham at the first windward mark. However, on the last downwind leg, Versoix attacked the leaders and took the lead shortly before the finish line! This meant Versoix secured the season championship.
As
a result of the last, wildly challenging races, it was Segel Club Cham
that won the Davos event on a tie-breaker over YC Kreuzlingen at 32 pts
each; with SCC winning on countback. Third was Segler-Vereinigugn
Thalwil a very narrow 1.8 pts further back with a total of 33.8 pts.Therefore, the final outcome for the Challenger series (Luzem, Romanshorn, Estavayer, Davos) had CN Versoiz winning with a 2-1-3-4 tally for 10 pts. Second was SC Enge with a 1-4-1-5 for 11 pts. Third was YC Kreuzlingen with a 5-2-5-2 for 14 pts (symmetry there??). Rounding out the top five were SC Thalwil with 21 pts in 4th and SC Murten in 5th with 23 pts.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary on Lake Davos, the Davos Sailing & Surf Club was overwhelmed with the enthusiastic turnout of sailors for the Swiss J/70 Sailing League. It was a great sailing festival for sailors from all over Switzerland in Davos; a special place in the world most famously notable for its incredibly challenging skiing terrain in the world of F.I.S. snow-skiing world championships. Sailing Photo credits- Claudia Somm Follow the Swiss J/70 Sailing League on Facebook here For more Swiss J/70 Sailing League information Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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