Perfect conditions: Sailors are thrilled

The low-pressure system over the Baltic Sea, which had dominated the weather for the past few days, weakened further today, and summer finally returned to the Warnow River. For sailors, this meant northwesterly winds, gradually shifting back to westerly. And all this with wind speeds between 11 and 13 knots. In short: perfect sailing weather.

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Under truly fantastic conditions on the coastal course Bravo off Warnemünde beach, the kids sailed three races today. With a total of five successful races, the Boys and Girls Championships are right on schedule. A rest day is planned for tomorrow, Friday, but the race committee is considering moving it to Saturday. The wind is expected to drop significantly on Friday before decreasing even further on Saturday. To give the children another enjoyable day of sailing, moving the races to Friday would make sense.
After the second day on the water, Austrian Jakob Gsell leads the standings. However, Denmark's Tora Aviaya Hammershøj Callesen is close behind, just two points behind. Both have already accumulated a fairly high discard score: Gsell a fifth-place finish in the fifth race, Callesen an eighth-place finish in the second race. This gives Gsell a slight advantage, but there are still five races scheduled over two days, and anything can still happen.

corsair

The sailors from the Korsar sailing club are also raving about their performance: "We had sun and wind – what more could you want? The waves could have been a bit longer so we could get through them better, but it still worked out well for us today," says Silja Braun, who, together with her sister Jonna Braun, sailed to two first-place finishes today. Denis Trötschel with Jörg Diestelmann and Alexander Bikupek and Sven Wirtz followed some distance behind – both crews tied on points.
The class has a lower wind limit of four knots. At least for Friday, the forecast indicates that races can be started.
“For us, it’s actually better with less wind. In the last race we had a bit more wind, and the heavier crews immediately got faster again. So it’s good for us if the wind drops a bit tomorrow,” said Braun.

Kielzugvogel

After the difficult conditions the previous day and the cancelled race, the Kielzugvögel (a type of sailing dinghy) also benefited from the good conditions.
“We had truly ideal conditions and were able to sail three races,” enthused race director Jan Büttner. However, things didn't go smoothly right from the start. Three boats collided and couldn't even begin the regatta. At least one boat sustained significant damage, including some water ingress, and had to be hauled out by crane. The other two boats also suffered minor damage but will likely be able to start tomorrow.
“We hope to be able to start tomorrow under similar conditions. We’ll have to see about Saturday. The minimum limit is three to four knots of wind speed, and four knots is already borderline,” says Büttner.
After three races, Frank Schönfeldt leads the Kielzugvogel fleet. Axel Fischer follows closely behind, following Alexander Morgenstern's disqualification. Benjamin Auerbach is a little further back.

J / 70

The 15 crews in the J/70 class are enthusiastic about their entry into the 88. Warnemünder WocheAt twelve knots and a light swell, the J/70 felt right at home and showed its potential. "The conditions were truly perfect. It couldn't have been better. The course was also really well laid out. We only had one big wind shift in the last race, which meant we had a banked turn all the way to the mark on the final downwind leg. But that wasn't a problem and didn't affect the race," summarized Mats Schönebeck of the NRV, reflecting on the day on the water. With two first-place finishes and one second-place finish, his crew finished ahead of Kai-Uwe Hollweg and Justus Loeck.
This is the first time his crew has sailed a regatta together in this configuration. "Admittedly, training didn't go as well as today, but today went perfectly. We're looking forward to the next few days!" said Schönebeck.
Can the class cope with lighter winds? "The question is, how much will the wind drop? We're hoping the wind doesn't reach the minimum limit of around five knots," says race director Svenja Herziger, who was also impressed with the start. "Lots of clean starts. Very professional!"

naval cutter

That the Warnemünder Woche The Warnemünde Naval Base Command didn't want to miss out on the top-level sailing event this year. Once again, the Navy used the anniversary regatta as an opportunity to hold its own base regatta for the senior member of the base. Eight naval cutters took to the waters off Warnemünde – naturally under ideal conditions.
After four races, boat K71 is in the lead of the standings.