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ABOUT

Delft Challenge Sailing Team planing downwind with the gennaker on the J/70
hISTORY

In 2003, an enthusiastic group of students from the TU Delft started their dream project: an offshore student sailing-race team. Ever since, It has been a fast learning program where the members are responsible for all the aspects of the campaign. This includes boat work, logistics, finance and more.

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Delft Challenge started out in the Farr 30, a small keelboat, and it took part in the Tour Voile for most of its existence. In 2018 the switch was made to a Diam 24, a high performance trimaran for three sailors. After two successful campaigns competing in this Tour Voile format, Delft Challenge set new goals and eventually switched over to the one-design class J/70.

oUR AMBITION

To sail in an internationally competitive fleet, we set up a campaign racing the J/70 class. In one-design racing, boats and equipment are the same for all sailors, which results in extremely close racing. The J70 is the fastest growing one-design class in the world where both professionals and amateur sailors compete against each other. In this circuit we represent the Royal Netherlands Yacht Club.

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Our results in the ‘22/’23 campaign:

  • Qualification for the world cup and Sailing Champions League

  • Youth Eurepean champions

  • Second place at the Open Dutch Sailing Championship

  • Third place at the Dutch Sailing League

 

Our results for the ‘23/’24 campaign:

  • Corinthian Youth World Champion

  • Second place at the Open Dutch Sailing Championship

  • Third Youth team at the European Championship

  • Second place at the Dutch Eredivisie Sailing League

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Upcoming races and results

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Stellendam Regatta

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An important race to qualify for the European and World Championships for next year.
20/04/24

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3rd Place

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J/70 European Championship

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The European Championship are held in Italy and is promising to be a sunny and exciting regatta!
18/05/24

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3rd Youth Team

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J/70 Corinthian World Championship

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At this venue in Kopenhagen all the Amateurs around the world battle for 7 days.
01/06/24

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1st Youth Team

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Sailing Champions League Qualifiers Warnemunde

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4 days of league racing battling for a spot in the finals.
06/07/24

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11th

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J/70 National Championship

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The exciting season will again end with the Nationals. Here we will try to win our title back!
16/11/24

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