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The triple medal chance at the Olympic regattaShowtime on course for Enoshima!

Tatjana Pokorny

 · 02.08.2021

The triple medal chance at the Olympic regatta: Showtime on course for Enoshima!Photo: Sailing Energy / World Sailing
One of the most beautiful images captured by the Spanish team of photographers from Sailing Energy at the Olympic regatta. It was taken by Jesus Renedo. On Tuesday, the medals will be up for grabs in four disciplines on the "Enoshima" TV course. GER teams will be fighting for precious metal in three finals
After the postponement of the skiff finals, a sailing thriller in three acts has been organised for Tuesday. It's worth getting up early for these GER crews...

On Tuesday, four crews from the German Sailing Team will be competing on the Olympic courses in Sagami Bay. Three of them will be competing for medals on the "Enoshima" course directly in front of the harbour pier - almost without pause for breath and one after the other. ZDF and ARD will provide the fan treats directly from the Olympic harbour. The motto for Tuesday is: hopefully the morning will bring gold, silver or bronze. If you want to be there from the start when the 49erFX crew Tina Lutz/Susann Beucke (Chiemsee Yacht-Club/Norddeutscher Regatta Verein), the 49er men Erik Heil/Thomas Plößel (Norddeutscher Regatta Verein) and the Nacra 17 crew Paul Kohlhoff/Alica Stuhlemmer (Kieler Yacht-Club) fight for medals, you should get out of bed at around 5am. Here is an overview of an Olympic TV day the likes of which German sailing has never seen before. The thrilling Olympic sailing programme for 3 August:

Start medal race 49erFX: 12.30 pm local time(5.30 a.m. German time). In third place overall after the main round (12 races), Tina Lutz/Susann Beucke (Chiemsee Yacht-Club/Norddeutscher Regatta Verein) are fighting for a medal that is within reach in every colour

A strong trio: Tina Lutz (l.), coach Ian Barker and foresailor Susann Beucke are ready for the 49erFX showdown on Tuesday morningPhoto: German Sailing Team A strong trio: Tina Lutz (l.), coach Ian Barker and foresailor Susann Beucke are ready for the 49erFX showdown on Tuesday morning Could still win a medal in any colour: Tina Lutz and Susann Beucke in the 49erFX. Ulrike Schümann, fourth at the 2008 Olympics, said: "I sincerely wish it for Tina. She has fought so long for this dream."Photo: Sailing Energy / World Sailing Could still win a medal in any colour: Tina Lutz and Susann Beucke in the 49erFX. Ulrike Schümann, fourth at the 2008 Olympics, said: "I sincerely wish it for Tina. She has fought so long for this dream."

Start medal race 49er: 1.30 pm local time(6.30 a.m. German time). In fourth place overall after the main round (12 races), Erik Heil/Thomas Plößel (Norddeutscher Regatta Verein) are fighting for a medal.

Have to, want to and will attack in the final: skiff acrobats Erik Heil (r.) and Thomas Plößel. Their starting position and goal are clear. Heil puts it in a nutshell: "We are fourth before the final, but we want a medal."Photo: German Sailing Team Have to, want to and will attack in the final: skiff acrobats Erik Heil (r.) and Thomas Plößel. Their starting position and goal are clear. Heil puts it in a nutshell: "We are fourth before the final, but we want a medal." Starting the final in fourth place overall, ten points behind the second and third-placed teams ahead of them: Rio bronze medallists Erik Heil and Thomas Plößel have the most challenging task in their final on Tuesday if they want to take home the precious metal for the second time since 2016Photo: Sailing Energy / World Sailing Starting the final in fourth place overall, ten points behind the second and third-placed teams ahead of them: Rio bronze medallists Erik Heil and Thomas Plößel have the most challenging task in their final on Tuesday if they want to take home the precious metal for the second time since 2016

Start medal race Nacra 17: 3.30 pm local time(8.30 a.m. German time). In third place overall after the main round (12 races), Paul Kohlhoff/Alica Stuhlemmer (Kieler Yacht-Club) are fighting for a medal.

They are the youngest crew in the German Sailing Team and the second youngest in their Nacra 17 fleet: Paul Kohlhoff and Alica Stuhlemmer can realise their medal dream on Tuesday. Not only in Kiel will the fans be holding their breath when the starting signal is given...Photo: German Sailing Team They are the youngest crew in the German Sailing Team and the second youngest in their Nacra 17 fleet: Paul Kohlhoff and Alica Stuhlemmer can realise their medal dream on Tuesday. Not only in Kiel will the fans be holding their breath when the starting signal is given... Can Paul Kohlhoff and Alica Stuhlemmer bring their magnificent Olympic series to a brilliant conclusion, in the course of which they never fell out of the top three and deservedly finished third in the final?Photo: Sailing Energy / World Sailing Can Paul Kohlhoff and Alica Stuhlemmer bring their magnificent Olympic series to a brilliant conclusion, in the course of which they never fell out of the top three and deservedly finished third in the final?

Start of races 9 & 10 of the 470 fleets: 12.00 local time(5.00 a.m. German time). In tenth place overall, Luise Wanser/Anastasiya Winkel (Norddeutscher Regatta Verein) are fighting for a place in their medal final and the best possible starting position.

The 470 sailors Luise Wanser and Anastasiya Winkel on the jetty of their home club, the Norddeutscher Regatta VereinPhoto: tati The 470 sailors Luise Wanser and Anastasiya Winkel on the jetty of their home club, the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein
Attack! Luise Wanser and Anastasiya Winkel are challenged very early on Tuesday in their last two races of the main round. They want to enter their medal final on 4 August in the best possible position and, after Monday's brilliant one-day victory, prove with further top results that their Olympic record, burdened by two harsh disqualifications, does not reflect their true capabilitiesPhoto: Sailing Energy / World Sailing Attack! Luise Wanser and Anastasiya Winkel are challenged very early on Tuesday in their last two races of the main round. They want to enter their medal final on 4 August in the best possible position and, after Monday's brilliant one-day victory, prove with further top results that their Olympic record, burdened by two harsh disqualifications, does not reflect their true capabilities

While ARD is reporting on the Olympic sailing in its stream, ZDF is broadcasting all three medal races of the skiff athletes and the mixed teams on their foiling catamarans live on television on Tuesday. ZDF reporter Nils Kaben and his team will be at the start in Enoshima. Tobias Schadewaldt, himself Olympic eleventh in the 49er at the 2012 Games, and 470 sailor Anna Markfort will commentate on the showdown in three acts in the Mainz studio. Despite the early start time, many sailing clubs will be gathering together to enjoy the TV programme. For example, at the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein on Hamburg's Outer Alster, where Vendée Globe fifth-placed Boris Herrmann and members of Team Malizia will also be watching. As usual, YACHT online will report on a daily basis and provide you with all the background information and reactions from the final teams.

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Tatjana Pokorny

Tatjana Pokorny

Sports reporter

Tatjana “tati” Pokorny is the author of nine books. As a reporter for Europe's leading sailing magazine YACHT, she also works as a correspondent for the German Press Agency (DPA), the Hamburger Abendblatt and other national and international media. In summer 2024, Tatjana will be reporting from Marseille on her ninth consecutive Olympic Games. Other core topics have been the America's Cup since 1992, the Ocean Race since 1993, the Vendée Globe and other national and international regattas and their protagonists. Favorite discipline: Portraits of and interviews with sailing personalities. When she started out in sports journalism, she was still intensively involved with basketball and other sports, but sailing quickly became her main focus. The reason? The declared optimist says: “There is no other sport like it, no other sport with such interesting and intelligent personalities, no other sport so diverse, no other sport so full of energy, strength and ideas. Sailing is like a constantly refreshing declaration of love for life."

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