The Danish brothers Jacob and Jörgen Bojsen-Möller can no longer be denied victory in the Flying Dutchman at the 122nd Kieler Woche. A total of four
of the six races sailed so far have been won by the dynamic Danish duo, giving them an unassailable lead over the German team of Jörn Borowski and Andreas Berlin (both Rostock).
In the 505s, on the other hand, mental arithmetic is the order of the day: the overall victory can no longer be taken away from the former world champion in the Olympic 470 class, Wolfgang Hunger. In the sixth race, Hunger from Kiel and his Eckernförde foreship Holger Jess took their third victory. However, third-placed Frenchmen Philippe Boite and Fabrice Toupet still have a mathematical chance of catching them.
This would be Hunger's 14th victory in total at Kieler Woche; only the Duisburg sailing professional Gerd Eiermann has one more win to his name, but he did not start this year due to a motorbike accident.
The first decision has also been made for the dragons: The Felca Prize, one of the most coveted trophies awarded during Kiel Week, does not have to be sailed in a match race this time. Jörgen Schoenherr's Danish crew has won the first and third races in the dragon category and is therefore the winner of the Felca Prize. Naturally, this crew also leads the overall standings after the first five races.
Speaking of dragons: The list of participants in this boat class reads like a who's who of the past days of sailing: Harm Müller-Spreer, currently in second place, has brought Vincent Hoesch and Gunnar Bahr on board, Thomas Müller, in third place, has Marcus Wieser on board, among others, and in fifth place is Achim Griese with the talented Starboat crew Michael Koch and Markus Koy.
"Ten years ago I just jumped into the Dragon here and won, that would no longer be possible today," admits Griese, Starboat silver medallist at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles: "The standard in our class is currently very, very high."
Two days before the start of her Kiel Week races, surfer Amelie Lux's wait has finally come to an end. Yesterday, Monday, the German Sailing Association (DSV) proposed the silver medallist from Sydney 2000 to the National Olympic Committee (NOK) for nomination in the Mistral One Design class for the Games in Athens. This was confirmed by DSV President Dierk Thomsen during the Kiel Week.
This was preceded by a letter from the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), which was received by fax at 4.40 pm. The federation had rejected an appeal by Romy Kinzl against the final result of the World Championships. The Berliner had wanted to force her ticket to Greece at the green table.
"I'm glad that the uncertainty has now come to an end," said the 27-year-old Lux afterwards. Lux hopes that the Kieler Woche on her home turf will finally put an end to the hanging game. "In July, I want to prepare intensively for the Games in Athens on the Olympic course," said Lux.
