with Mara Stransky leading the charge ahead of Elyse Ainsworth and Evie Saunders Zac Littlewood leads the big Australian team in 4th Otto Henry and Ryan Littlechild are the top 49er in 13th There are few sailors capable of stringing together good performances across all weather conditions But Agata Barwinska has proven capable in everything encountered during two very different days at Kiel Week in northern Germany In Sunday’s light wind races on the race course closest to shore the Polish sailor made most sense of the tricky ILCA 6 competition Barwinska moves to the top of the standings ahead of Denmark’s Anna Munch and Finland’s Monika Mikkola These were the only three sailors to keep both scores inside the top 10 Great Britain’s Matilda Nicholls opened the session with a 4th but could only follow with a 22nd not helped by being given a yellow penalty flag by the on-the-water umpires for excessive kinetics Nicholls was brutally honest about her shortcomings “It wasn’t really that I lost that much distance from the yellow flag it was more that I lost my head,” she laughed “It doesn’t really help when it’s tricky conditions like that.” For Nicholls and the majority of the fleet in Kiel it’s all useful learning in their build-up to the Los Angeles 2028 Games Having missed out on Olympic selection for Paris 2024 Nicholls appreciates the opportunity of more international competition at Kiel Week in what is otherwise a quite lean second half of the season for top-class regattas “It’s nice to do one last big regatta before the season ends,” said the British sailor “Our next big event is the Worlds next year in China.” Nicholls is looking forward to a 180-degree switch in wind direction “It’s looking like it will be blowing onshore I just need to keep up the good starts and keep up the energy because it’s going to be three races and a long sail to the race course.” After a stunning opening day with three race wins Jean Baptiste Bernaz’s Midas touch eluded the Frenchman on Sunday Scores of 12 and 24 were nothing to write home about although his stellar scores from day one keep the Frenchman in the lead just three points ahead of his training partner Hermann Tomasgaard from Norway today I chose the wrong side of the course for the first shift and it was always hard to come back from that,” admitted the 36-year-old about to represent France at a fifth successive Olympic Games “It wasn’t a great day for me but it was good to see two French youth sailors having moments at the front today Tomasgaard wasn’t entirely satisfied with his performance either not taking the shifts as early as I could,” he admitted although a 22nd in the first race was followed by a 2nd in the next “I think it was a bit like that for everyone today but Jeemin Ha [from Korea] got two good ones.” Indeed he did Ha’s 5,3 scoreline raising the Korean competitor to sixth overall one place behind Germany’s medal hope aiming at his third Olympics Richard Schultheis and Youenn Bertin from Malta had the most consistent day in the lighter breezes on the 49er skiff course Scores of 2,1,3 put them just a point off the overall lead which is now held by Denmark’s Frederik Rask and Jakob Precht Jensen who won two races along with a 10th in the other.Rask said the priorities were massively different from the windier survival racing of the first day “Yesterday the breeze was more stable and you had to go one way Today was more shifty and up and down in wind strength so different challenges.”Following the disappointment of missing Olympic qualification for Denmark Rask explained their rationale for racing at Kiel Week “We’re here because it’s fun sailing and we’ll keep on pushing and make a decision soon about whether we’ll go forward for a 2028 campaign.” have teamed up for old times’ sake in the 49er ‘let’s sail a 49er at Kiel Week!’,” laughed Baur who competed in the 49er at the 2000 and 2004 Games “Some kids were nice enough to lend us a boat so here we are But we have a combined age of 100 years and most of the teams are less than half our age.” Spalteholz represented Germany in a Tornado catamaran but had never set foot in a 49er skiff until two training days before Kiel Week Baur was beginning to wonder if racing in 25 knots and big waves was such a good idea “Yesterday morning we thought it was a really bad idea but we kept the boat upright so it was pretty good really,” said Baur “And today we got a 10th in one race and we are loving it It’s so nice to be back in the 49er again.” A number of the leading 49erFX teams fell foul of the U-flag disqualification for starting too early in the last race of the afternoon Germany’s Anna Barth and Emma Kohlhoff along with Norway’s Pia Dahl Andersen and Nora Edland picked up a big score which puts them back to 4th and 3rd respectively Instead it’s the winners of the last race of the afternoon Germany’s Inga-Marie Hoffman and Jill Paland who take up the overall lead Germany’s Laura Pukropski and Thorben Schlüter are sailing consistently enough to maintain the overall lead in the 470 Mixed fleet Moving up to second overall are the Ukrainian team In the 127-strong fleet gathered for the 29er Euro Cup Poland’s Ewa Lewandowska and Krysztof Królik adapted to the change in conditions magnificently Dominant in the stronger winds and equally dominant in the lighter stuff the Polish duo are looking like hot favourites for the week a big regatta with so much history,” said Lewandowska “And if we can keep the yellow bibs and take them home with us Unable to match their performance in the bigger breeze although they did at least close out the four-race afternoon with a 2nd Now moving up to second overall are a Hungarian team Soma Kis-Szölgyémi and András Sámuel Juhász with British team James Crossley and Sam Webb a point behind in third overall day three of Kiel Week will offer up yet more variety and a whole different set of challenges for sailors in Schilksee Click HERE for results.@kielerwochesailing plus all the latest on yachting regattas and offshore adventures around the world Holland Shipyards Group announced it has handed over a third hybrid ferry for Schlepp- und Fahrgesellschaft Kiel (SFK) in Germany After the previous delivery of the hybrid ferry Gaarden in July 2020 Holland Shipyards Group was awarded a contract to build three additional similar hybrid vessels: Friedrichsort With both the Friedrichsort and the Wik now in service in the Kieler Fjord the Schilksee is scheduled to follow in the beginning of 2026 The ferry measures 33.5 meters by 9 meters and is provided with a hybrid drivetrain that can be powered by either generators or by means of a battery system The Wik is equipped with two electric propulsion motors with 255 kW each and a battery capacity of 273 kWh The batteries will be charged overnight at a charging station The replacement of the fleet is in line with the environmental goals set by SFK and the city of Kiel The city of Kiel aims to be CO₂ neutral by 2035  and expects shipping to play a major part in this shift Vard has secured a new contract with Taiwanese-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the design and construction of one Commissioning… Fast-growing energy demand is driving the need for technical support and guidance in new locations Belgium-based offshore installation services company DEME has completed the acquisition Havfram Jan De Nul has kicked off the installation campaign of the monopile foundations for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm we excel in creating stunning illuminated yacht names and logos and cutting-edge LED and fiber optic solutions Maritime Reporter E-News is the maritime industry's largest circulation and most authoritative ENews Service delivered to your Email five times per week There is said to have been one serious injury Fishermen who capsized in the storm had to be rescued by helicopter The thunderstorm is part of what is known in Spain as the Gota Fria or Dana phenomenon which describes a cold air intrusion across the upper atmosphere Very cold and extremely strong winds from the higher layers of air then reach the surface and meet very warm humid layers of air from the summer Mediterranean which can lead to strong thunderstorms and winds as well as torrential rain The storm off Formentera lasted just under an hour but during this time more than a dozen yachts were stranded More than 40 flights were cancelled at the airport in Palma author of the Balearic Islands sailing guide "Portbook" was on Mallorca during the storm and describes how he experienced the storm: "The Spanish weather service had previously issued explicit warnings of possible heavy thunderstorms and the black front was clearly seen approaching the Balearic Islands from the west from the Spanish mainland Anyone who anchors on the west side of Formentera in such conditions and doesn't keep a close eye on the weather will be caught by the wind and swell in Legerwall." He is surprised that so many yachts were still on site given the forecast and the clearly deteriorating weather The risk on the west side is high in storms from the west sandy northern tip to the east side of the island you would simply drift off into deeper water "50 knots is certainly not nice on the high seas but it's better than anchoring in a bay on Legerwall," says Martin Muth In the Videos It can also be seen that many crews were poorly prepared mainsails were still lying unsecured on the main booms dinghies were still hanging with lines from the sterns of the yachts and whirling through the air unsecured furling genoas unwound on some yachts in the gusts "The problem with such sudden strong winds and rapidly building swells that catch you at anchor is that you can't get the anchor up quickly enough due to the wind pressure and drive out of the bay everything can happen very quickly," says Muth This is exactly what seems to have happened in the bay Germany – In this second day of racing at the 2023 ORC World Championship the persistent low-pressure center in southern Scandinavia continued to drive strong westerly winds in the Kieler Bucht race managers from Kieler Yacht-Club set a coastal course for Classes B and C with early leaders emerging in these classes after two races An unfortunate secondary effect of these strong westerly winds was to drive water in the Kieler Bucht to the east and causing the deep draft entries in Class A to remain at their slips at the venue in Schilksee Harbor due to a lack of depth to allow them to leave the marina at wind speeds of 20-30 knots today’s conditions were brisk but quite raceable from start in the inner Kiel fiord out to the same mark as yesterday at the mouth of the Eckernfiord and return to the finish in front of Schilksee Performance Curve Scoring was done for a constructed course of 16.8 miles The other outstanding feature of the weather today was the intermittent driving rain lightning and thunderstorm squalls that buffeted the fleet In Class B the first boat around the first reach mark was Marcin Sutkowski’s Grand Soleil 44P WINDWHISPER 44 (POL) the reigning ORC Class B World Champion boat with a new Polish crew This team was nearly caught at the bottom of the downwind leg by Sampsa Vehkamaki’s Landmark 43 MADAME GREY (FIN) yet they managed to hold the lead to the finish and defeat the Finns by 43 seconds in elapsed time and to win by 3:39 in corrected time over runner-up SIRENA (DEN) “We just sailed the Fastnet in even more wind we learned a lot on the first day and translated that into speed today,” said Aksel Magdahl “The conditions were at the top of the range SIRENA’s 2nd place yesterday and today place them in second place overall on 4 points while Torkjel Valland’s Landmark 43 WHITE SHADOW (NOR) is in third place on scores of 6-3 29 teams are competing this week in Class B Class C is now also led by a two-race winning team: Harles Liiv’s J-112E SHADOW (EST) but their winning margin today in corrected time was much closer: only 23 seconds over runner-up Raimondas Siugzdinis’s Italia 11.98 ARABELA (LTU) after over 2 hours of racing “We won the races today and yesterday due to our team being very efficient at shifting gears in the changing conditions,” said Liiv in an interview “And today we knew we had to push hard because it’s not easy with our competitors – for example we put up the spinnaker today in 30 knots of wind because we wanted to make a jump forward knowing our competition was close.” Class C has 68 teams competing in two groups of 34 each with the group members getting re-shuffled each day The current top three teams are SHADOW on scores of 1-1 Max Habeck’s J-112E AQUAPLAY (GER) in second on scores of 4-1 yet another J-112E skippered by Juss Ojala Racing resumes tomorrow with yet another Coastal Race in the morning and after a brief break and if the conditions permit the teams will move from the finish area at Schilksee to their respective course area for the start of windward/leeward inshore racing Live tracking will be available at www.orcworlds2023.com/live-tracking ORC World Championship 2023 – Summary of the results after 2 races scored: RED BANDIT TP52 – Carl-Peter Forster (GER) WINDWHISPER Grand Soleil 44P – Marcin Sutkowski (POL) 1+1=2 2 WHITE SHADOW Landmark 43 – Torkjel Valland (NOR) 6+3=9 Complete results are at: www.orcworlds2023.com/results Photos Christian Beeck and Janis Spurdzins Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox We don’t spam!Read our privacy policy for more info We keep your data private and don't spam. 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All Rights Reserved.made by VSSL Agency The first Warning Signal on the triangular courses will be given at the next Kiel Week (June 17-25 most of the international classes will take place in the second part from Thursday to Sunday the organizing committee from the Kieler Yacht-Club announced as an important signal before the annual conference of World Sailing in Abu Dhabi “We want to offer the athletes optimal training opportunities before the competition in the pre-Olympic year,” explains Head of Organising Dirk Ramhorst the decision of the committee It reflects feedback from the participants Due to the large quantity of boats in the international part on the harbour area in Kiel-Schilksee the warm-up for the Olympic aspirants had been limited before familiarise themselves with conditions and prepare for the important regatta This wish was expressed especially by many foreign teams The full contingent of Olympic classes will end with the Medal Races for the top ten starting Wednesday morning on the TV-friendly inner courses of Kiel Bay the regatta should not be over after the fourth day,” says Fabian Bach there will also be a small number of international classes in the first part of the regatta in order to split the total number of participants sensibly across the board The inclusive 2.4mR class also remains set at Kiel Week The exact split is to be announced with the Notice of Race no later than the traditional Kiel-Treff at the international water sports fair boot (January 21-29) in Düsseldorf Since Kiel Week is protected in World Sailing’s worldwide regatta calendar from scheduling conflicts with World Championships and Continental Class Championships sailing fans can hope for impressive starting fields Kiel is on the way from the European spring regattas to the combined World Championships of all Olympic disciplines in August in The Hague The new schedule will also make Kiel Week interesting for even more nations as an Olympic qualifying event Because from the point of view of the participants WWW in Schilksee – Waiting for wind and weather was the name of the game on the third day of the Kiel Week regatta for the crews in the ten international classes and for the offshore yachts: Thunderstorm cells around the Kiel Fjord made the racing day a game of patience While the offshore yachts were sent out early to their Kiel Cup races and waited on the Kiel Bay in heavy rain showers for a suitable breeze the sailors in the dinghy classes could prepare intensively in the Olympic harbour in the interplay of sun and rain for the departure signal Meeno Schrader saw a chance of a sailable weather window for the late afternoon and was right ILCA 6 and Waszps went out on the water again And the offshore sailors even managed the complete scheduled program with a short up-and-down race and a coastal race round the cans The favourites provided the highlights in the late light of the day the New Zealanders George Lee Rush/Sebastian Menzies remain sovereign at the top defending Kieler Woche champion Ole Schweckendiek from Kiel defended the lead he had taken on the previous day on his home turf And as the fastest Foiler by far; Paul Farien (also from Kiel Germany) let his Waszp fly over the course Waiting time means time for mental work and boat maintenance So the waiting sailors took the chance to polish the hulls Due to the light to moderate winds on the first three days of Kiel Week so far it was said from the tent of Kiel Week service partner North Sails But for postponed repairs on sails and harness pants as well as freshly glued sail numbers some crews had strolled to the North Pagoda.Otherwise there was plenty of time for small talk on the mooring areas sitting by our boats and having a good time we don’t,” said Folkeboat helmsman Ulf Kipcke from Kiel enjoying his time with Gold Cup competitors Their way to the Foxtrot course would have been too long to take advantage of the short time of good wind.The 2.4 metre were even able to finish their wait early With the inclusion class sharing their sailing area with the Waszp it was clear that there was no time margin left for them to race this Monday This is because the Waszp had to be given priority they are already behind schedule after Sunday with no races anyway So the foiling skiffs ran out shortly after 5 pm together with the ILCA 6 and the 29ers The races in all other classes were cancelled for Monday Twenty-seven yachts from ten different nations have begun an exciting summer of exploring the fascinating Baltic Sea with World Cruising Club's new rally Departing from the Schilksee Marina in Kiel the six week cruising rally features stopovers in six capital cities A superb response was received when entries opened for the inaugural edition of the rally which sees World Cruising Club's popular cruising-in-company format adapted specifically for the Baltic The focus of the rally is on experiencing the cultural history of the region and enjoying the stunning beauty of the Swedish and Finnish archipelagos – something which has appealed to previous participants of WCCs trans-ocean rallies ARC Baltic will be something of a reunion for some of the fleet with no less than five boats from ARC 2011 sailing in the rally Leading the fleet is Baltic and European sailor Hans Hansell on board his Jeanneau 45 Hans and Working on a Dream sailed around the world with World ARC 2012-13 then with ARC Europe back to his home in Sweden He is excited to be sharing his home waters and passion for the history of the region with over 200 sailors who will join ARC Baltic during the rally The rally format includes 28 nights docking during the cruise along with an organised itinerary focusing on Baltic highlights the first leg sails to the Danish island of Bornholm then on to the walled town of Visby The uninhabited island of Gotska Sandön is the next stop en route to Estonia's capital of Tallin where the fleet will stay at the marina built for the 1980 Summer Olympic Games the rally will spend two full days exploring the sights of St including organised tours of the Winter Palace Leg six and seven promise spectacular sailing through the Finnish Archipelago on route to Nyländska Jaktklubben (NJK the oldest yacht club in Finland) in the centre of Helsinki then to Kökar island in the åland archipelago The fleet then visits Mariehamn and KSSS (Royal Swedish Sailing Club) marina in Stockholm Sweden discovering the rich maritime heritage of the region The final legs take the rally through the Swedish archipelago to Kalmar and onto Mön before the rally comes to a close in Copenhagen Over six weeks the rally will sail close to 1600 nautical miles with an itinerary that allows flexibility for the prevailing weather encountered The rally entry list is as diverse as the itinerary with boats and crew members hailing from almost every corner of the globe Australian owner Andy Oliver has possibly travelled furthest to sail with the rally he's just retired to sail his newly delivered Hanse 505 Hanse Sailor full time leaving his native Queensland for a new adventure he's joined by a diverse crew from Australia The itinerary is broken into legs allowing those with limited time to sail as crew for a portion of the rally which has proved popular with charter yachts giving individuals the opportunity to have a taste of Baltic cruising Also sailing with the rally are groups of friends including John and Sue Allison who will be setting the leg pace for the fleet on board their J/109 Jumbuk Married 41 years and been sailing for 30 of those John and Sue are keen racers and cruisers who won their class in the ARC in 2007 on board their previous yacht Swagman They have enjoyed owning 12 different yachts over the years from 26' class keel boats to 46' cruiser racers and competed in a busy Solent racing season including Round the Island Race prior to departing Lymington for Kiel at the end of June Whilst the pace of ARC Baltic maybe slower than Jumbuck is used to John and Sue have been enjoying the challenge of turning her into a mini cruiser for their summer season Yachts in the rally range from Southerly 32 Ballygown Bay (GBR) to Bowman 57 Longbow of Argyll (GBR) Mood Magic (JER) a Moody Carbineer 44 is the oldest yacht in the fleet whilst Hanse Sailor (AUS) was launched at the Hanse wharf in Greifswald in late April 2014 and ARC Baltic will be the first significant mileage under her keel  8 children are sailing with the rally including little Arwen who will join from Kokar to Mon aged only 7 months aged 14 and 19 respectively will sail with their parents on the family yacht Salt (SWE) Dutch marine battery system supplier EST-Floattech has delivered 1092kWh of battery capacity for new full-electric ferry Wellingdorf in a contract with system integrator Holland Ship Electric This is the third SFK delivery in 2022 and the vessel is truly electric the fifth in a series of six hybrid and full-electric vessels for Kiel-based tug and ferry operator SFK was designed and built by Holland Shipyards Group in collaboration with Holland Ship Electric and EST-Floattech delivered the hybrid ferries Friedrichsort The series of six also includes the emission-free passenger ferry Dürstenbrook and is part of SFK’s fleet renewal plan focusing on lower environmental impact and upgraded services This plan is tied to the City of Kiel’s environmental goal of being CO2-neutral by 2050 Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV) contributed about 15 percent to the overall construction cost as part of Germany’s Clean Air program Ships monthly is published every month and has a cover price of £4.99