The 2016 Swiss J/70 National Sailing League Championship was won by the Regattaclub Bodensee from St Gallen after a hotly contested season. The St. Gallen crew from RCB included Massimo Soriano, Lea Rüegg, Stephan Zurfluh and Jonathan Rutishauser. Taking second was the Société Nautique de Genève. With a fantastic second half of the season, Société Nautoise Rolloise secured third place on the podium. Over five regattas, the 12 best Swiss sailing clubs fought to be on the podium all season long. The first round in April in Locarno (Act 1) went to the Regattaclub Bodensee (RCB) from Lake Constance, which laid the foundation for their championship title. In May in Neuchâtel (Act 2), the Geneva team won and opened the head-to-head race between Lake Constance and Lake Geneva. In Act 3 at the Société Nautique de Genève, the Regattaclub Bodensee once again defeated their rival from Lake Geneva. In Act 5, RCB continued to expand their lead with a first place, with the Genevans taking fourth place. In the finale, Geneva had to win with RCB more than four places behind them, an unlikely outcome given the performance of RCB over the course of the season. In short, that is what happened, but with RCB clinching the Swiss J/70 Sailing League Championship by taking fourth while their colleagues from Geneva placed sixth. Simultaneously, the duel for third place was epic. Société Nautique Rolloise (SNR) and Regattaclub Oberhofen (RCO) were fighting each other all weekend knowing the final place on the podium was of huge significance for each club. The RCO team had to beat the team from SNR Rolloise with skipper Olivier de Cocatrix. In the end, SNR won the coveted bronze by taking second in the final regatta and winning the tie-breaker over RCO. Rounding out the top five for the Swiss J/70 Sailing League was RCO in fourth and Yachtclub Bielersee in fifth place. For more Swiss J/70 Sailing League information, click here.