Royal Gothenburg YC triumphs at Swedish J/70 Sailing League Act I
by J/Boats 12 May 22:13 NZST
3-4 May 2025
Royal Gothenburg YC triumphs at Swedish J/70 Sailing League Act I © Swedish J/70 Sailing League
The first Allsvenskan Sailing competition of the 2025 season was hosted in Saltsjöbaden at the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS) from May 3-4.
The first round of the Allsvenskan was held off Marstrand under varying conditions, and there were also varying crews at the top over the two days. In the end, Göteborgs Kungliga Segelsällskap (Royal Gothenburg Sailing Club) emerged as the winner, closely ahead of the home club, Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet.
The first day offered brilliant sunshine and moderate winds. GKSS did best on the day, closely followed by KSSS. But Strängnäs Sailing Club and Umeå Sailing Club also did surprisingly well and were constantly in the running to challenge for the top positions.
On Sunday, the weather was considerably tougher. With winds reaching a whopping 20 to 30 kts and hail, it was a real challenge for all the club teams. All crews coped with these conditions excellently, and it was a great race all day. It was still close at the top, and the top positions changed all the time.
Before the finale, KSSS led ahead of Strängnäs and GKSS. The four-race finale between the top four teams was dramatic. GKSS went best and were quite superior, but then KSSS had an intense fight against Umeå. KSSS ended up a little behind and had to fight hard on the last run in the strong wind to try to reach Umeå. It was close to succeeding, but KSSS finished less than a boat length behind Umeå. This meant that GKSS won ahead of KSSS by the same number of points, where the final result was decisive. Umeå came in third place.
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