During the SAILING Champions League event in Porto Cervo in September, the SCL Steering Committee, representatives of the national leagues (Germany, Denmark, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland) and a representative of the Royal Malta Yacht Club as a potential organiser of future events met for the annual members’ meeting. The meeting focused on questions about the organisation of the SCL in a “Rule Book”, the licensing of the leagues as well as the qualification for the SCL in the future.

1) SCL events in 2016
– Bid process for clubs/organisers is countenanced
– Three events in 2016

2) SCL qualification system
– Clear system for qualification and allocation for countries without national leagues is needed
– Qualification for SCL finals could be an option in order to raise the sportive level

3) Rule Book as first “sailing league standards”
– National quantity also based on results of SCL events in the past
– Club rule: sailors are not able to start for different countries/national leagues
– National Sailing League License defines qualifiers for the SCL, only licensed leagues according to Rule Book standards have a specific number of qualified clubs for the SCL

4) Election of Steering Committee members
– Peter Wolsing, Danish Sailing League
– Rob Franken, Dutch Sailing League
– Roland Regnemer, Austrian Sailing League
– Ewan McEwan, UK Sailing League (Royal Yachting Association/Royal Thames Yacht Club)
– Edoardo Recchi, Yacht Club Costa Smeralda
– Oliver Schwall, SCL/Konzeptwerft GmbH