On Friday, the Lindau Sailing Club sent the field of 273 participating boats on the classic course via Romanshorn, Constance and Lake Überlingen back to Lindau for the 75th edition of the Rund Um. The start in front of the Lindau backdrop already made it clear that this anniversary regatta would be less of a pure speed race and more of a test of patience.
The crew of the catamaran "Sonnenkönig" with helmsman Stefan Stäheli coped best with the difficult conditions. After a tough 11 hours, 4 minutes and 15 seconds, the Swiss were the first boat on the long course to reach the finish line off Lindau and took the Blue Riband honours with a solid lead. The Ventilo M2 catamaran and its helmsman Stefan Stäheli are no strangers to the history of the Rund Um. After 2010, 2012 and 2014, the successful team was recognised as the fastest boat in the Rund Um on Lake Constance for the fourth time. Incidentally, the record time for the approximately 54 nautical mile route around Lake Constance is an incredible 3 hours and 38 minutes, set last year in 2025 in challenging conditions by the Decision 35 catamaran "All you need by Gloria Mang" and skipper Moritz Kleindienst.
Only 38 minutes after the "Sonnenkönig", another Ventilo M2 catamaran crossed the finish line with the "Fleur de Lys Sailing Team" and Veit Hemmeter at the tiller. The first monohull followed shortly afterwards, the "Wild Lady", a Wilke 49 owned by Wolfgang Palm. The almost 15 metre long full carbon racer with canting keel led the field from the start over a long distance and was only overtaken by the two cats later in the race. The fastest boat on the short course of the slower boats was the "Ria III", a Faurby 330 with helmsman Michael Reinert. It was followed by Philippe Dupont's "Phoenix du Lac", a Surprise, and the third boat was Harald Kerschbaumer's "den Skoene", a BB 10.
Michael Good
Editor Test & Technology
