She is 100 years old and yet so young: the Warnemünder Woche

What hasn't piled up in the local history museum in recent weeks: colorful, hand-drawn certificates in the then-modern Fraktur typeface. Then there are the already printed, modern awards. Shiny and slightly quirky trophies. There's a frame with sorted "gold dust"—the highly coveted cockpit plaques in every shade imaginable. Vests, T-shirts, and jackets hang on cupboard doors. On the wall are yellowed old triangular courses and new regatta courses. And of course, photos upon photos, some individually, others in well-worn albums, all marked with bookmarks. Newspaper clippings from Warnemünde's daily newspapers and the magazine "Yacht."

It's done: "100 Years of Warnemünde Week" is the title of the special exhibition at the local history museum. The museum association is delighted that this week in July remains as popular with the people of Warnemünde as it ever was. "The sailors entrusted us with a wealth of cherished memories of their passion for sailing to display," says Uwe Heimhardt, head of the museum association. The chronicle of the Warnemünde Sailing Club is an indispensable part of the exhibition, as it provides historical documentation that the Mecklenburg Seaside Resort Regatta was held on July 11th and 14th, 1926. This regatta was the first Warnemünder Woche it entered history and has been inextricably linked to the development of the Warnemünde Sailing Club ever since.

While the 1926 "Program Booklet of the Association and Handicap Races" still praises the fact that 47 yachts started in front of the west breakwater, according to the registration portal of the Warnemünder Woche A World Championship, a Eurochallenge, International German Championships, a German Open, a German Best Ranking, the Eastern District Championship, and numerous ranking regattas are planned for 2026. 363 boats with over 600 participants are registered. Women and men from the Warnemünde Sailing Club and affiliated clubs are actively volunteering their time to ensure the event's success. Warnemünder Woche through years and storms. By 2026, there were 300 volunteers alone. In the magazine "Yacht" in 1927, it was written about brilliantly successful regattas: "...amenities that give hope that the Warnemünder Woche "...will shine and participation will be even greater next year."

The exhibition organizers had an easy time capturing the truly ongoing splendor of the Warnemünder Woche to be presented in its 100th year since July 3, 2026, in the special exhibition at the local history museum at Alexandrinenstraße 10. All sailors of the Warnemünder Woche Volunteers have free entry to the exhibition. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m.

Monika Kadner