New projects were successful in two of the three classes at the German Sailing Championships in the Inshore category during Kiel Week. The winners of the standardised classes have also been decided.
Only the "Chinook" was one of the favourites among the small ORCi-3 ships and confirmed this position with a strong series. The "Chinook" crew has plenty of experience between them. "We'll probably be celebrating our silver wedding anniversary together soon," explained crew member Dirk Johannsen, who was delighted to win the German inshore championship after winning the offshore title last year. "We worked a little on our sailing wardrobe beforehand and bought a lower-cut genoa so that we could get through the waves with more speed, which worked very well," said Meinhard Schmidt. Now the Flensburg crew on the X-332 around owner Johann Friedrichsen wants to have a say in the medals at the World Championships in September on their home turf. "Our knowledge of the area will certainly be an advantage," says Johannsen.
The world championship was not even on the agenda for the "Hochwürden" crew around skipper Philipp Rotermund (Flensburg), as the project with the Dehler 35 RS was set up very spontaneously. The ship was used by the shipyard for the first time at the offshore championship off Helgoland and has now been equipped with the new crew. "We don't yet know what will happen next, we just have to let it sink in. But the World Cup is an exciting thing," said Rotermund. First of all, however, the ship is going to Sweden and will be sailing round Gotland with a Swedish crew. For crew member Stefan Matschuck, the German title win was simply overwhelming: "We had to find each other in a very short time and worked like a good tournament team." The team constantly changed their trim during the championship days, but opted for a simple tactic: "We tried to tack as little as possible, even if the wind stayed away or shifted. That paid off in the end," says Matschuck.
"Great, fantastic!" is how Audi skipper Tim Kröger (Hamburg) described his feelings. "Above all, it's great that the new concept worked out." Six professionals faced nine amateurs who, according to the "a dream comes true" project, truly fulfilled a dream by winning the title on the TP52. "However, our guests were not completely inexperienced sailors and we told them straight away that we weren't going on a coffee run here," explained the professional sailor, who has already won many titles in his career, but no German championships. "We don't yet know how the project will continue. But what could be better for a sponsor like Audi if the idea works out like this," said Kröger. The title fight also exceeded all expectations for Ulrike Schümann (Berlin), who finished fourth at the 2008 Olympics in the Yngling. She was deployed as a tactician and initially had to get to grips with the navigation, but then found her feet on the short courses: "The learning curve went steeply upwards, but the fact that it would end with winning the title straight away is of course a great experience," said Schümann, who gave up her Olympic career this spring. "After my first retirement, I had to reorient myself and this was really a lot of fun."
Results Kiel Cup/IDM Sea Sailing - Inshore
ORC I (6): 1. Audi A1 Team (Tim Kröger) NRV/RVE 3,[OCS],1,4,5,1,14; 2. Silva Hispaniola (Peter Schmidt) FSC 2,4,5,3,[7],3,17; 3. Transit-Express (Nils Springer) SVA 5,6,[10],1,1,5,18; 4. Veolia (Torsten Bastiansen) FYC 4,[7],6,7,2,2,21; 5. Beluga Sailing Team (Christian Plump) KYC/NRV/SK [6],2,4,5,6,4,21; 6. Topas (Harald Brüning) KYC 7,1,3,6,[13],7,24;
ORC II (7):
1st Hochwürden (Philipp Rotermund) RVE 1,2,1,1,1,[4],2,8; 2nd Hansen (Michael Mollmann) RDY 2,[18],4,4,4,2,5,21; 3rd Varuna X press (Kai Haupthoff) SCE [16],7,3,3,5,5,1,24; 4th Varuna X press (Kai Haupthoff) SCE [16],7,3,3,5,5,1,24. BM-Yachting (Peter Beck Mikkelsen) SYC 5,6,6,2,2,[7],6,27; 5th Hoppetosse (Jörg Hiller) SYC 3,4,8,5,3,[BFD],4,27; 6th patent 3 (Jens Tschentscher) NRV/LYC/SK 7,3,2,8,7,6,[9],33;
ORC III/IV (6):
1.Chinook (Johann Friedrichsen) FYC 2,1,1,2,[3],1,7; 2. Cala Ventinove (Uwe Wenzel) WSVA [4],3,3,1,1,2,10; 3. Froschkönig (Detlef Amlong) SVFrO 3,2,4,5,2,[6],16; 4. Sisqua (Armin Balser) SCN04 1,6,5,[8],7,4,23; 5th Passion X (Dr Andreas Wulfes) WVH/WSCG 5,[11],2,7,6,5,25; 6th Caelestia (Olaf Höhn) HoYC 7,[10],7,3,5,3,25;
Standardised classes
Streamline (12): 1. Andreas Beckmann / Moritz Klussmann / Wolfgang Pollex (Lübeck) 1,2,1,(5),2,4,2,2,2,4,4,4,2,26; 2. Axel Mertens / Adrian Mertens / Carsten Fischer (Berlin) 1,1,(19),6,3,1,1,5,3,2,6,8,37; 3. Sven Rüggesiek / Konstantin Gänge / Fridolin Oelmüller (Berlin) 4,4,2,1,5,2,5,(8),1,5,2,6,37; 4. Hans Feil / Michael Seifarth / Hanns Christof Schwankner (Siegsdorf) 5,5,5,(19),4,6,3,3,4,6,10,10,61; 5. Tom Gross / Jonatan Ameln / Magnus Castenfors (SWE) 6,6,4,4,11,8,7,7,6,(12),16,12,87; 6. Moritz Bohnenberger / Michael Tarabochia / Andreas Linder (Aystetten) 3,(19),7,3,7,10,11,13,10,8,14,4,90;
X99 (12): 1. Christian Soyka / Zino Soyka / Sören Petersen / Martin Lewin / Martin Großkopf / Peter Bolvig (Hohenlockstedt) (4),2,2,2,1,2,1,2,2,2,2,1,3,20; 2. Jan-Hendrik Franzen / Tim Witt / Martin Witt / Nele-Marie Bock / Malte Franzen / Nils Franzen (Hamburg) 5,2,2,4,4,(9),6,5,3,5,2,1,39; 3. Michael Schulz / Katharina Kamm / Gerd Klostermann / Robert Jatkowski / Anika Kruck / Christian Schulz (Bremerhaven) 2,3,1,1,2,1,(13),11,6,3,8,4,42; 4. Martin Christiansen / Conrad Runne / Torsten Writh / Ullrich Tesch / Andreas Hengstmann / Henrike Rolf (Seevetal) 7,(13),4,3,3,4,2,1,1,1,4,6,8,43; 5. Kim Koch Fogde / Claes Bohn-Villesen / Kristian Schaldemose / Christian Carlsen / Wulff Erik / Tonny Povlsen (DEN) 1,1,3,6,5,3,7,(12),4,1,5,9,45; 6. Ulrich Martens / Carlo Schreiber / Marco Schönwitz / Frauke Windolph / Alexander Bartelt / Dan Bauermeister (Grevesmühlen) (10),7,7,9,8,5,5,5,4,5,8,4,2,64;
Melges 24 (12): 1. Andrea Racchelli / x / x / Massimiliano Ferrari / Alberto Verna / Gaudenzio Bonini (ITA) 3,2,1,1,1,1,1,5,(5),1,1,1,18; 2. Oliver Schwall / x / May Brit Boy / Tim Krug / Torsten Martens / Arne Hopmann (Hamburg) 1,1,2,3,6,8,2,3,4,(9),7,6,43; 3. Kamil Kotek / x / Adam Zdenek / Libor Hosek / Jan Kuchar / Michal Kotek (CZE) 5,7,5,5,3,2,3,11,11,2,6,(12),60; 4. Guenter Tzeschlock / x / Anna Werr / Robert Nest / Martin Ritsche / Regina Tzeschlock (Eigeltingen) 12,8,3,7,2,5,5,2,14,4,(14),2,64; 5. Henrik Hellman / Cris de Koning / Johanna de Leeuw / Pieter De Boer / Patrik Heinrichs / Gideon Mastenbroek (NED) 16,10,6,8,4,10,4,1,(19),6,5,3,73; 6. Sven Christian Koch / x / x / Markus Scheel / Robin Günzel / Arne Horn (Flensburg) 4,5,(23),10,7,14,14,10,6,3,3,4,80;
CB 66 (12): 1. Tomas Skålén / x / Sven Larsson (SWE) (8),7,5,4,2,3,2,3,1,3,1,2,33; 2. Niklas Stenum / x / Markus Wallentin / Janne Drotz (SWE) 2,2,2,1,(8),7,5,1,4,4,3,7,38; 3. Johannes Lind-Widestam / x / x / Jonas Kjellberg (SWE) (12),9,8,5,1,1,1,5,3,7,4,4,4,48; 4. Eigil Moelgaard / x / x / Rasmus Knude (DEN) 3.18,(18),3,6,5,3,2,2,1,11,3,57; 5. Mikkel West-Nørager / Mikkel West-Nørager / Jesper Arentoft / Christina Refn (DEN) 9.6,(18),7,7,6,4,4,5,6,5,5,5,64; 6. Peter Warrer / Mikkel Kidmose / Jonas Warrer (DEN) 1,(18),1,2,10,2,9,12,7,5,8,9,66;
J80 (12): 1. Martin Menzner / x / Frank Lichte / Carsten Hopp / Volker Breust (Stein) 2,1,(11),4,1,4,1,1,1,5,1,3,24; 2. Nils Heyde / Jan-Eike Adresen / Dirk Jahnke / Lukas Heyde (Laboe) (11),6,1,1,3,1,3,2,2,1,5,4,29; 3. Karsten Thode / x / Michael Juettner / Joerg Ueberlaender / Stefan Lukoschek (Heikendorf) 1,2,3,(9),4,5,8,5,6,2,2,2,40; 4. Jürgen Waldheim / Thomas Jung / Dirk Wilke / Alfred Möckel / Lars Baumgürtel (Berlin) 7,4,(8),7,2,2,2,6,3,4,6,7,50; 5. Andreas Rose / x / Rüdiger Lörch / Verena Schlubach / Oliver Krist (Olpe) 5,7,7,5,5,(8),5,3,4,6,4,1,52; 6. Christoph Rühr / Dennis Kirchner / Frank Rühr / Karin Rühr / Friederike Rühr (Rellingen) 3,5,2,6,(9),6,7,7,7,3,3,8,57;
Albin Express (12): 1. Søren Juel / Henrik Larsen / Carsten Hansen (DEN) 1,1,1,1,3,6,4,1,1,(8),6,2,27; 2. Morten Arndal / Dennis Petersen / Kristine Schultz (DEN) 2,2,4,(6),2,2,1,3,3,1,2,32,54; 3. Kim Lago Nørgaard / Steen Madsen / Morten Buhl (DEN) 5,4,2,(12),1,4,9,4,11,3,10,4,57; 4. Markus Neitzel / Leon Oertel / Oline Grossmann (Kleinmachnow) 4,3,7,5,8,1,8,(11),4,6,4,16,66; 5. Kai Plassmeier / x / x (Hamburg) 8,8,10,2,9,(10),3,2,9,2,8,6,67; 6th Andreas Pinnow / Kyra Heller / Frieder Neu (Kiel) 3,6,6,8,10,7,2,5,5,(10),12,14,78
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