Please select your home edition
Edition
A+T Instruments BFD 2024 Leaderboard

Nord Stream Race - Longest offshore regatta in the Baltic Sea starts in September

by Nord Stream Race 22 Aug 2021 04:40 PDT September 4-17, 2021
Nord Stream Race fleet © Nord Stream Race / Andrey Sheremetev

On 6th September, the legendary Nord Stream Race will start once again in Kiel, taking the five national teams via Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki to Russia, where they are expected to arrive on 17th September.

The sailing teams each represent the best national sailing clubs from Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Russia and compete for the title "Best Yacht Club in the Baltic Sea". For the first time, more than 100,000 e-sailors are expected to compete at the same time in the "NSR eTrophy" being the highlight of this year's NSR eSeries. The e-sailors will navigate virtually the same challenging route as the sailors in the Baltic.

For the ninth edition of the Nord Stream Race (NSR), the five best national sailing clubs are competing in the 1,000 nautical miles offshore sailing race, the longest offshore race in the Baltic Sea: Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee from Germany, Aarhus Sejlklub from Denmark, Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet from Sweden, Esbo Segelförening from Finland and Akhmat Sailing Team from Russia. The participating clubs have qualified for the NSR through the National Sailing Leagues in their country.

Before the start of the Nord Stream Race, the fleet will spend two days at Kiel Week and take part in the Welcome Race. After several short inshore races in the Bay of Kiel, the official starting signal will be fired in front of the Kiel Yacht Club on 6th September. The first offshore leg of the 14-day regatta organised by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club will take the fleet on 150 nautical mile overnight sprint to Copenhagen.

The sailors of the five clubs will race to Russia in 15-metre ClubSwan 50 racing yachts, facing enormous nautical and challenging weather conditions in the Baltic Sea. The sailors are very much looking forward to the Nord Stream Race with eager expectations. Jakob Rohner is part of the German Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee from Berlin.

"We weren't able to compete in this magnificent race last year due to Covid, so we are really excited finally to be racing in this challenging offshore regatta. It's the first time our club will take part in the Nord Stream Race, so we have gone for a good mixture of experienced offshore sailors and young sailors. We have immense respect for the challenges we will face along the way, and can't wait to get onboard", said the 23-year old.

First "NSR eTrophy" as virtual race from Kiel to St. Petersburg

At the same time as the Nord Stream Race, the "NSR eTrophy" will take place as a virtual non-stop race from Kiel to St. Petersburg. The "NSReTrophy" constitutes the fourth part of the NSR eSeries which began in March 2021 and has been embraced by e-sailors around the world as the first virtual regatta in the Baltic Sea.

Philippe Metayer from France became the overall winner of the first three NSR e-races. In the closely-fought races, the talented Frenchman was finally able to prevail against more than 260,000 participants from more than 100 nations. As the winner Philippe has earned a place onboard one of the boats during the "real" Nord Stream Race and will join the first offshore leg to Copenhagen. For the "NSR eTrophy", more than 100,000 e-sailors are expected to join this two-week virtual regatta, being literally connected through sport.

The schedule for this year's Nord Stream Race is as follows:

Kiel as part of Kiel Week: 4th to 6th September
Copenhagen at Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub: 7th to 9th September
Stockholm at Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet: 11th to 13th September
Helsinki at Helsingfors Segelklubb: 15th to 16th September
Finish in Russia: 17th September

Related Articles

Admiral's Cup Inshore Racing Starts
Full-throttle Inshore Warfare The opening inshore clash of the 2025 Admiral's Cup was a gritty, high-octane showdown packed with drama and razor-sharp tactics. Posted today at 9:16 pm
(More than) A Day at the Races
The UK is the place to be right now if you're a sailor The UK is the place to be right now if you're a sailor, and I don't think I've ever known a time when so many great events are happening concurrently. Posted today at 9:00 pm
Marine Auctions: July Online Auctions
Bidding to start 24th July and will end 30 July We are now accepting entries for our August Online Auction. Posted today at 8:30 pm
Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam Day 5
Pierre Mortefon storms to victory in Slalom X Pierre Mortefon storms to victory in Slalom X, while Matteo Iachino and Maciek Rutkowski complete the podium. Freestyle kicks off on Wednesday. Posted today at 7:32 pm
Were the Roos Robbed in Portsmouth?
We discuss the Race 6 Penalty with SailGP's Chief Umpire Craig Mitchell The high speed, short course action of SailGP is thrilling to watch, but inevitably causes tight situations and means the Umpires have to react quickly to decide who is right and who is wrong. Posted today at 6:43 pm
Admiral's Cup David Maynard Tuesday Photo Gallery
The first inshore races were sailed in typical Solent conditions Tuesday saw the first inshore races of the 2025 Admiral's Cup, which were sailed in typical Solent conditions, with 15 to 20 knots of South Westerly wind. Two races were held, a short and a long inshore race, using channel markers for rounding. Posted today at 5:47 pm
Performance Meets Savings For a Limited Time
Order new North Sails before July 31st to secure Trade In Trade Up preferred pricing Out with the old, in with performance. Order new sails before July 31st to secure Trade In Trade Up preferred pricing. Posted today at 3:00 pm
Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam Day 4
Sarah-Quita Offringa secures incredible 26th world title Sarah-Quita Offringa secures incredible 26th world title, while Pierre Mortefon is on verge of winning men's after claiming back-to-back bullets. Posted today at 10:45 am
Transat Café L'or calling for next destinatation
After Cartagena, Salvador de Bahia, Puerto Limon, Itajaí, and Fort-de-France After Cartagena, Salvador de Bahia, Puerto Limon, Itajaí, and Fort-de-France, the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Le Havre Normandie is now calling for applications to find a destination partner for the next editions, starting from the fall of 2027. Posted today at 10:10 am
Cape 31 Med Circuit Round 4 at Imperia overall
Stig stays steady to win again in Italy, Give Me Five tops Corinthian One Pro The Cape 31 fleet wrapped up a spectacular weekend of racing in Imperia with Alessandro Rombelli's Stig (ITA 76) claiming the overall win after nine races. This marks Stig's second Italian victory of the 2025 Cape 31 Race Circuit. Posted today at 9:32 am
Doyle_SailWorld_728X90px_GP BOTTOMHenri-Lloyd Dynamic RangeZhik 2024 December