There are still a few months to go before the first event of the SAILING Champions League 2018 in Porto Cervo (31 May – 3 June), but the preparations are already in progress. As in 2017 the first four clubs from every nation qualify for Act 1 and Act 2, where they will fight for their places in the Final. But which clubs qualified?
These clubs of all 16 National Sailing Leagues are qualified:
- Austria: 1. Burgenländischer Yacht Club, 2. SCTWV Achensee, 3.Union Yacht Club Wolfgangsee, 4. Yacht Club Bregenz
- Czech Republik: 1. ICZ RODOP, 2. TJ LS Brno, 3. JK Truc Plzeň, 4. YC Neratovice
- Denmark: 1. Frederikshavn Sejlklub, 2. Kongelig Dansk Yachtclub, 3. Kerteminde Sejlklub, 4. Hellerup Sejlklub
- Finland: 1. Åländska Segelsällskapet, 2. Nyländska Jaktklubben, 3. Mariehamns Seglarförening, 4. Brändö Segalare
- France: tbd
- Germany: 1. Norddeutscher Regatta Verein, 2. Deutscher Touring Yacht-Club, 3. Segel- und Motorboot Club Überlingen, 4. Wassersport-Verein Hemelingen
- Italy: 1. Circolo Canottieri Aniene, 2. Yacht Club Adriano, 3. Circolo della Vela Bari, 4. Società Canottieri Garda Salò
- Lithuania: tbd
- Netherlands: 1. WV Almere Centraal, 2. Jachtclub Scheveningen, 3. WSV Giesbeek, 4. VWDTP Groningen
- Norway: 1. Moss Seilforening, 2. Åsgårdstrand Seilforening, 3. Ran Seilforening, 4. Trønsberg Seilforening
- Poland: 1. Jacht Klub Kamień Pomorski, 2. Yacht Club Sopot, 3. MOS IIawa, 4. Olsztynski Klub Zeglarski
- Russia: 1. Lord of the Sail – Asia, 2. Navigator Sailing Team, 3. Lord of the Sail – Europe, 4. PIRogovo
- Slovenia: tbd
- Sweden: 1. Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet, 2. Cape Crow Yacht Club, 3. Hjuviks BK, 4. Malmö Segelsällskapet
- Switzerland: 1. Regattaclub Bodensee, 2. Regattaclub Oberhofen, 3. Société Nautique de Genève, 4. Seglervereinigung Kreuzlingen
- United Kingdom: 1. Itchenor Sailing Club, 2. Royal Ocean Racing Club, 3. Wessex Sailing Club, 4. Port Edgar Yacht Club
In the qualifier events for Act 1 (Porto Cervo) and Act 2 (St. Petersburg), the best four ranked clubs from all 16 National Sailing Leagues compete against each other to win a ticket for the grand final in St. Moritz. The draw to assign clubs to the two qualifier events will be 12pm on 27 November – and it will be live on Facebook.