Sailing Champions League visits Germany and Finland for the first time
by Thomas Bässgen 8 Feb 2020 15:26 GMT
Day 3 - One Ocean SAILING Champions League 2019 © SCL / Anya Semeniouk
The SAILING Champions League (SCL) dates and venues for
the seventh SCL season are set. In three qualifier events the participants for the final in
Porto Cervo, Sardinia, will be determined from the best five sailing clubs of all the National
Sailing Leagues in Europe.
For the first time the SAILING Champions League will be held
in Germany and Finland. The draw that took place on Thursday evening determined in
which of the three rounds the clubs will sail for a ticket to the final.
- Qualifier 1: Mariehamn, Finland - 11 to 14 June
- Qualifier 2: Travemünde, Germany - 23 to 26 July
- Qualifier 3: St. Petersburg, Russia - 13 to 16 August
- Final: Porto Cervo, Italy - 1 to 4 October
The reigning national champion from Finland, Åländska Segelsällskapet, will be the first-ever
Finnish host of the SAILING Champions League from 11 to 14 June in Mariehamn. The second
qualifier will follow from 23 to 26 July in Germany as part of Travemünde Week. The third and
last qualifier will be held from 13 to 16 August at St. Petersburg Yacht Club, in Russia, as in
previous years.
For the first time in the history of the SAILING Champions League boats of the type RS21 will be
sailed in Travemünde. Michiel Geerling from RS Sailing proudly announces the new partnership
with SAILING Champions League: "RS Sailing have specifically developed the RS21 for the
purpose of league racing, an affordable boat designed for real teamwork and close one-design
racing. The International Sailing League Association has created a racing formula that we believe
ups the game for sailing events now and in the future. We are thrilled to be contributing to the
forward-thinking racing concept by supplying a fleet of RS21's for the SAILING Champions
League qualifier in Travemünde." For the other regattas of the season J/70 boats will be used as
in previous years.
Per qualifier 32 clubs will compete against each other. The best nine will qualify for the season
final at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. In the final they will meet the
best three clubs of the SAILING Champions League - Asia Pacific. In the region of the defending
champion Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, the qualification for the SAILING Champions League
final already started in January at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club. The three clubs from the Asia
Pacific region that will make it to the final in Porto Cervo will be decided in April during the
season final in Sydney, Australia.
The list of the qualified sailing clubs of the SAILING Champions League season 2020 can be
found on www.sailing-championsleague.com/season-2020/qualifiedclubs-2020