Sailing Champions League Qualifier 1 – 2024 After practice sailing on Thursday, come race day, the fog closed in and wind was zero at Vilamoura Portugal on Friday 15th March. The first of three qualifiers was being sailed in a fleet of J70’s and with the top league racing club teams from around Europe amusing...
British Clubs Head Out to Poland for Sailing Champions League This week sees our 2 representative clubs Marconi ( 3rd in 2022 BKL final) & West Hoe (5th), Head out to Sopot in Poland to represent the BKL in the European Sailing Champions League.The teams will be racing against 19 of the top performing clubs...
Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club Race in Berlin Today British Keelboat League (BKL) representative team, Royal Northern & Clyde YC, prepare to race in the 2nd round of the Sailing Champions League (SCL) at the Berliner Yacht Club, Germany. Flying in the forecast was for snow, quite a contrast to the conditions experienced by...
Strathclyde First up in 2023 Sailing Champions League The University of Strathclyde Sailing Club competed with 12 teams from 11 countries in Vilamoura, Portugal last week in the first event of the 2023 Sailing Champions League (SCL) The team, which qualified for the SCL by finishing 2nd in last years British Keelboat League (BKL) final,...
Strathclyde Uni Gets Set for International Sailing Competition A team of sailors from Strathclyde University Sailing Club landed in Portugal today to prepare for the 1st Qualifier event of the 2023 Sailing Champions League which is to be held at the Vilamoura Sailing Centre next weekend. Skipper Jake Miller and his team of Calum Bell,...
Entries closed this week for our Sailing Champions League qualified clubs to register and we’re please to report that the following clubs will be representing themselves and the BKL in European leagues this year. Strathclyde University SC (2nd BKL Finals) – Vilamoura, Portugal Marconi SC (3rd BKL Finals) – Sopot, Poland Royal Northern & Clyde...
This season see’s a return to BKL leagues being sailed in a range of fleet from across the regions. 707’s are to be sailed at both the Strathclyde University event in February and then again in the summer at the Royal Corinthian YC in Burnham. The summer league to be run by the Royal Northern...
