Daily summary: Challenging conditions, happy sailors

July 5, 2021
sailing

The wind conditions were not easy today and were mainly characterized by light winds, but by the afternoon all classes had successfully completed their races. “Today the conditions were challenging, but the sailors are happy and that’s the main thing,” said Peter Ramcke, chief race director and sports director in the evening.

Yacht trip with several sailboats with colorful sails in the open sea under cloudy skies, circled by a yellow buoy, while a regatta takes place.

H-Boat Ranking: Final Results

After three days of sailing, the H-boats finished the last two races of their ranking regatta today. The German champion Holger Köhne (Potsdam Yacht Club) and his crew won confidently. Even an eighth place in the seventh and final run was no problem, as it has no influence on the overall result as a result. Peter Zauner from the Seeshaupt Yacht Club came second, Thilo Beuster third in the field of 17 starters. The H-boats will be guests in Warnemünde next year with their world championship.

The H-boat winners Köhne/Köhne/Ulrich. Photo: Pepe Hartmann

505 IDM: Day 3

The 505 veterans and serial winners Wolfgang Hunger and Holger Jess have further cemented their lead: after eight races, they now have a lead of twelve points over Jan-Philipp Hoffmann and Felix Brockerhoff in second place. Third place is currently occupied by Lutz Stengel and Frank Feller from the Rostock Yacht Club. Tomorrow, on the last day of the German Championships, there are two more races on the program for a total of 44 505s.

*The leaders in the 505. Hunger/Jess. Photo: Pepe Hartmann*

J/70 German Open: Day 2

The second day at the German Open J/70 brought a change in leadership. The crew of Carsten Kemmling (Hamburg) finished both races sailed today in second place, passing Michael Grau (Hamburg) and is now in first place. The conditions were not easy to sail on the water today, said Kemmling: “The first race was OK, the second was much more difficult because of the decreasing wind and the wave that slows you down.” Julius won the first race of the day Braun-Dullaeus and crew from the Eckernförde sailing club. They are now in third place. Johanna Meier from the Warnemünde Academic Sailing Club took fourth place overall. “It will be a different game tomorrow,” said leader Carsten Kemmling regarding the weather forecast, which promises a little more wind for tomorrow. The J/70 will be racing until next Wednesday.