J/70 Nordic Championship Preview

(Mariehamn, Finland)- A fleet of twenty-two J/70 teams from across Scandinavia are looking forward to the J/70 Nordic Championship, hosted by Åländska Segelsällskapet in Mariehamn, Finland from August 8th to 11th, 2022. Teams from Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Great Britain will have the pleasure of sailing in the “land of the Midnight Sun” where the sun, even in the first week of August, just dips below the horizon for near everlasting light! 

Notably, there are three women skippers from Finland in the fleet; Lotta Virtanen’s BS Women’s Team, Marja Jaatinen’s FIDELIO Team, and Helena Skogman’s HSK Team. Because of the enormous influence of the growing J/70 sailing leagues in Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, several top Swedish J/80 crews have converted over to J/70 sailing, those teams participating in the Nordic Championship include Mikael Lindqvist’s HAPPY YACHTING, Hans Liljeblad’s SWEET ALICE, and Jan Bjornsjo’s ACE OF BASE. The loan Norwegian team from the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club is Per Kristian Ervik’s TEAM PENT.  For more J/70 Nordic Championship sailing information