(Hamburg, Germany/ Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy)- This weekend the best
sailing clubs from all over Europe will gather together for the finale
of the SAILING Champions League in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy. For
three days, 32 clubs will battle for the title “Best Sailing Club” in
front of the fantastic scenery of the hosting club, the YC Costa
Smeralda (yes, the same club that just hosted two major regattas in a
row- Maxi 72/ Maxi-yacht Worlds and the AUDI J/70 Worlds)!A maximum of 48 races will be sailed in fleet-race-mode on eight one-design J/70 boats on the northeastern coast of Sardinia. First practice-races on Wednesday will help the teams to get familiar with the sailing area before the races will take place Friday to Sunday. The weather forecast promises light winds with summer-time temperatures of 22 degrees Celsius.
The
favorites are the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (NRV) from Hamburg who
won Act 1 in St. Petersburg, the Segelclub Mattsee (SCM) from Austria,
winner of Act 2 in St. Moritz, and certainly the Deutsche Touring YC
(DTYC) from Bavaria. The defending champions from 2016 just participated
successfully in the Nord Stream Race and are placed at the top of the
German Sailing Bundesliga.Among the participants are further top-class teams like Cape Crow YC, Swedish Champions and winner of the Nord Stream Race 2017, the Royal Norwegian YC, winner of the SAILING Champions League in 2015 and the famous YC Costa Smeralda.
As the technological partner of the SAILING Champions League, SAP will provide spectators worldwide with a professional livestream. Races will be commentated and explained for everyone by sailing experts and sailing reporters. All races will be broadcast live via the internet Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 pm CEST. Results and live stream can be found here Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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