Over the three-day weekend in Hanko, Norway, the Royal Norwegian YC (KNS) hosted the GRUNDIG J/70 Nordic Championship. The racing took place just outside the island of Hankø and offered great course racing. The island is located in the southeastern part of Norway at the opening of the Oslo Fjord, not far from the Swedish border. As anticipated, the fleet enjoyed good sea breezes from the southwest and generally good and fair sailing. The wind conditions were normally stable with no tidal problems. The KNS cooperated with Hankø Yacht Club (HYC) to provide the teams with nine races over the three days. In the end, after winning six of nine races, Eivind Astrup’s crew on STEAM walked off with their first GRUNDIG J/70 Nordic Championship with just 12 points net. Although fast, and very consistent (never finishing out of the top four in any race), the VISUAL ART RACING team took the silver after posting mainly seconds and thirds with 19 points net. Rounding out the podium was SWE 713 TYRA with a total of 30 points net. For more GRUNDIG J/70 Nordic Championship information, click here.