For the first regatta of their season-long circuit, the J/70 sailors in the Deutsche Segel-Bundesliga sailing off Tutzing on Lake Starnberg were put to the test in wet, rainy and light air conditions ((Tutzing, Germany). At the end of the day, it was local heroes Deutscher Touring YC that won with the team of Julian Stückl, Patrick Follmann, Luis Tarabochia and Jonas Vogt. “We have a very good team, and our maneuvers around the marks were good. Thankfully, our practice beforehand helped a lot! It’s great, as good as it gets,” enthused Follman from DTYC. The regatta organizers struggled with the difficult conditions, hoping to get in 90 scheduled races, but having to settle for a total of just 36 races after three days of racing on the lake. The first day was marked by a lot of rain and little wind. Even if the weather gods were not on their side, the rain could not dampen the euphoria of the sailors on the start of the season. The second day of racing was not much of an improvement after the constant drizzle of the first day. It was a day of waiting. Six races were sailed for the J/70 division. “Especially in these conditions, you have to think of risk management and avoid problems like a false start that adds an immediate seven points,” said Carsten Kemmling from Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (NRV). The team of Flensburger Segel-Club comprised of Michael Ilgenstein, Jorg Rothert, Simon Gerling and Bernhard Outzen took second in the regatta. Third was the team from Seglervereinigung Itzehoe led by the crew of Christian Soyka, Kai Harder, Hinnerk Müller and Stefan Schimkowski. For more Deutsche Segel-Bundesliga sailing information, visit http://segelbundesliga.de/.