British boats take over the helm at Kiel Week 2025!
British boats take over the helm at Kiel Week 2025!
The 131st Kiel Week, which is currently in full swing, proves to be an impressive spectacle for sailing fans and active people from all over the world. The regatta attracts around 4,500 participants from 60 nations and offers unforgettable competitions on the water. British teams are currently dominating the action. Particularly noteworthy is the duo Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris, who are on the road to success in the 470 mixed and were able to take the lead as a World Cup third. In the meantime, the Spanish world champions Jordi Xammar and Marta Cardona had to make do with seventh place after four races. In the German competition, Theresa Löffler and Christopher Hoerr stand out in fourth place.
The conditions at the Kiel Week are not only glorious. Yesterday's strong wind tag led to problems: starting ships dissolved, which not only affected the sports program, but also led to mass skills and race failures. Despite all the adversities, the National Sailors were able to reach some podium places, including the only win by Windsurfer Fabian Wolf. A look at the rankings shows that Denmark, Italy and France also performed strong performance in various disciplines.
Paul Kohlhoff: Return to sailing
Another exciting topic is the return of the German sailor Paul Kohlhoff, who ended his Olympic career in November 2022 and recently announced that he would become part of the German SailGP team. Kohlhoff, who describes his recording in the team as "surreal", sees it as a fulfillment of a childhood dream and brings valuable experiences from the Olympic Nacra class, where he took part in three Olympic Games. The 2021 Olympic third is used flexibly in the team and would like to use its strengths in data analysis and support other team members. At the upcoming events on 19/20. July in Portsmouth and on 16./17. August in Sassnitz in Germany, it will actively participate.
success and challenges
So far, German sailing has reached three podium places at half -time of the Kiel Week, which arouses hope for further success. In the last races there were both cheering and disappointing moments, such as the fresh to strong winds, some of which were considered a challenge for the active. The water area in front of Schilksee turned out to be an exciting setting, while the medal races of the third Sailing Grand Slam 2025 produced exciting competitions and many emotions.Overall, the Kiel Week remains a melting pot of the competition, sport and passion for sailing. With the British teams in the fast lane and the comeback by Paul Kohlhoff, who apparently has a good knack for the new challenge, the regatta will surely have a few more surprises.
Further information about the Kiel Week is available on the official website of the event, where all the details of the weather influences and services of the athletes are provided: Kiel Week . Current reports about the success and developments are also at ndr and KN to be found.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Ort | Sassnitz, Deutschland |
| Quellen | |