The Olympic Sailing Committee of the German Sailing Association (DSV) has selected the alternative regattas for the cancelled national Olympic qualification events. Olympic tickets will be contested in four disciplines during Kiel Week.
This includes the two skiff classes, as it is the last elimination regatta for them. However, Erik Heil and Thomas Plößel have already secured 55 points for the men with silver and bronze at the last two World Championships and can no longer be beaten. Justus Schmidt and Max Boehme have sailed to 21 points so far, but there are only 25 to go before Kiel.
The women's competition, on the other hand, could still be exciting. Tina Lutz and Susann Beucke (Wiemers) have a clear lead of 28:16 points in the Olympic elimination after two of three elimination races, ahead of Victoria Jurczok and Annika Lorenz. So mathematically, something is still possible.
Kiel Week also counts towards the Olympic qualifiers in the Nacra 17, where it is the first qualifying regatta, and in the Laser Radial.
Philipp Buhl has already qualified in the Laser Standard.
"We deliberately chose Kiel Week where it was possible and where internationally strong fields can be expected, so as not to postpone the continuation of the qualification unnecessarily," said DSV Sports Director Nadine Stegenwalner.
The results of the qualification events that have already been sailed are to be retained and included in the classification. However, the entire planning and necessary adjustments are still subject to approval by the board of the German Olympic Sports Confederation.
The regattas in the individual disciplines:
49er and 49er FX:
- Kiel Week 2020, 5 to 13 September 2020 in Kiel (Germany)
- The 2020 World Championship and the 2019 World Championship already count towards the ranking
Nacra 17:
- Kiel Week 2020, 5 to 13 September 2020 in Kiel (Germany)
- European Championship 2020 from 28 September to 04 October 2020 in Attersee (Austria)
- The 2020 World Championship already counts towards the ranking
470 men and women:
- World and European Championships 2020, 2 to 10 October 2020, Mallorca (Spain)
- Princess Sofia Trophy 2021, 26 March to 3 April 2021, Mallorca (Spain)
- World Championship 2021, 5 to 13 March 2021 in Vilamoura (Portugal)
Laser Radial:
- Kiel Week 2020, 5 to 13 September 2020 in Kiel (Germany)
- European Championships 2020, 9 to 16 October 2020 in Kalamata (Greece)
- The 2020 World Championship already counts towards the ranking
Laser:
- All three regattas for the national classification in the Laser Standard have already taken place. These were the 2019 World Championship and SWC Enoshima as well as the 2020 World Championship. Philipp Buhl has fulfilled the Olympic standard and must now be nominated by the DOSB for the Olympic Games.
Finn dinghy:
- World Championship 2020, 2 to 10 October 2020, Mallorca (Spain)
- Princess Sofia Trophy 2021, 26 March to 3 April 2021, Mallorca (Spain)
- The 2019 World Championship already counts towards the ranking
RS:X men and women
- European Championships 2020, 22 to 28 November 2020 in Athens, Greece
- Princess Sofia Trophy 2021, 26 March to 3 April 2021, Mallorca (Spain)
- The 2020 World Championship already counts towards the ranking
In the RS:X, Finn and 470 men's disciplines, the German Sailing Team has not yet been able to secure a place on the national starting list. It remains to be seen at which events the teams will have the opportunity to secure the last national ticket.
