"This race is female": DB Schenker gets on board with Beucke: Sanni Beucke: "We want to show that anything is possible"

Having barely moved from the Olympic stage to the offshore sector, 49er FX silver medallist Susann Beucke can already present a major partner for her ambitious plans: Logistics company DB Schenker will be supporting the 31-year-old in the coming years. The details of the extensive partnership will be announced by the "This race is female" campaign team during Kieler Woche. However, it is already clear that this is a veritable and long-term connection.

Susann Beucke, who is making her Olympic farewell appearance at the 128th Kieler Woche alongside her helmswoman Tina Lutz after 15 years in a boat, switched to the challenging Figaro class at the start of the year. In the long term, Beucke has her sights set on taking part in the 2028/2029 Vendée Globe. To achieve this, she wants to steel herself in the demanding Figaro circuit and gain as much valuable experience as possible. Her goals are ambitious, as a recent press release reveals: "Her long-term goal is to be the first German woman to sail for victory at the Vendée Globe." In the sternwaters of Munich-born German-French Isabelle Joschke, Beucke wants to carry the German flag into the most famous solo race around the world, which tests and challenges its challengers non-stop.

New offshore sailor Beucke and partner DB Schenker want to show that anything is possible and that you just have to do it. Beucke says: "I want to prove what women are capable of in sailing. And I am proud to have such a strong partner as DB Schenker at my side. DB Schenker epitomises more than almost any other company that big goals and dreams are achievable if you work consistently and meticulously and spur each other on to top performance."

Commenting on the motivation for this new partnership in professional German sailing, Thorsten Meincke, Member of the Management Board for Global Air and Ocean Freight at DB Schenker, said: "We are very happy to have Sanni on board. Constantly setting new goals when you already have great successes to celebrate keeps us young, even after 150 years. With her passion for social commitment, she is a perfect fit for DB Schenker." DB Schenker generated a record turnover of 23 billion euros in 2021 and is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. The Vendée Globe and its participants have increasingly demonstrated for years that professional offshore sailing offers exciting and adventurous stages and stories for sponsorship. Boris Herrmann was also inspired by a major logistics service provider at his Vendée Globe premiere. Kuehne+Nagel remains loyal to the Hamburg-based company as one of the main partners of Team Malizia and is once again heavily involved in the new current five-year campaign including The Ocean Race and Vendée Globe 2024/2025.