Please select your home edition
Edition
Mackay Boats 728x90 TOP

Classes racing at Kiel Week 2023

by Andreas Kling 16 Jun 2023 10:47 PDT 22-25 June 2023
52 flags of the participating nations are hoisted for Kiel Week 2023 © Kieler Woche / ChristianBeeck.de

Eight Olympic disciplines, 11 international boat classes, 5 different formats, multihull (only eel regatta, ORC and Yardstick each double handed and fully crewed)

Boats

  • 1,403 boats entered plus 213 support boats (trainers/coaches)
  • 181 in the 29er Euro Cup is strongest class
  • 135 in ILCA 7 strongest Olympic discipline, 120/130 max so there is a short waiting list
  • 163 in ILCA 6 (open), second strongest international class, increased to 180max
  • 204 yachts at the eel regatta (all ratings), 38 ORC Kiel Cup, 301 sea sails in total

Nations

52 nations from all continents from Argentina, Aruba and Australia to Hong Kong, India, Morocco and South Africa to Ukraine, USA and Cyprus

807 start for Germany, Denmark (62), Sweden(56) and Italy (50) strongest foreign nations followed by Poland (46), Norway(45) and the Netherlands (44)

Courses

  • 8 race courses (incl. Alpha=lake course)
  • 251 races (apart from sea regattas) planned, 17 each for iQ-Foil, probably morelike 350 starts because different fleet colours
  • 4 offshore sailing competitions (Aalregatta, Kiel Cup, Senate Prize and Silver Ribbon) with
  • 49 planned race starts (18 Eel, 27 Kiel Cup and 6 Senate Prize and SilverRibbon)

Approx. 350 volunteer helpers

Are supplied by premium partner REWE with 2,700 packed lunches, e.g. each with2 rolls (= ~200 kg flour) and the fruits of three to four large apple trees. ViO supplies around 10,000 half liters of soft drinks for participants and volunteers - of course in returnable bottles and saves the environment up to500 kilograms of plastic waste, depending on the container.

The sustainability at Kiel Week is apparent as well as there are no paper printouts. Posting of results and printout service for participants, media, etc. Protest notices from the jury, etc. cost several boxes, about half a pallet full of printer paper. This is now only digital.

  • Tracking by SAP as in 2022
  • Tracked teams: 577
  • Tracked races: 195
  • Logged nautical miles: 9105
  • Position readings: 12.4 million
  • Wind readings: 3.0 million

The fastest tracked sailor in 2022 was iQ-Foiler Fabian Wolf. The foiling windsurfer from Kiel managed 28.3 knots.Alisa Engelmann from the Württemberg Yacht Club, fourth in the women's category, reached 24.2 knots. The fastest tracked person was the Brit Timothy Rogers at 34.4 knots on a Musto Skiff but this was most likely being toward by a powerful motorboat.

The web-based sailing app KiWo.app from Accenture, the "digital flagpole" with results service, protest info, weather forecast and much more. a. m. recorded around 15,000 hits in 2022. This year there will be a push notifications for the first time.

Related Articles

Kieler Woche Day 10
Seven nations celebrate victories at the finale On the final sailing day of Kieler Woche 2025, there were beaming faces all around the Olympic Centre in Schilksee. Eleven decisions were made on Sunday and alongside Germany, Denmark, France, GB, Malta, Sweden, & Hungary were able to celebrate victories. Posted on 29 Jun
SGS Gold at Kieler Woche goes to France and GB
The best German team, Theresa Löffler and Christopher Hoerr, finished fifth With a victory in the final medal race of the Kieler Woche, the British team of Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris secured gold in the 470 class on Sunday (June 29). Posted on 29 Jun
Kieler Woche Day 9
Hosts without Sailing Grand Slam medals, but leading in five classes The final six medals in the mixed classes of the Olympic Sailing Grand Slam (SGS) at Kieler Woche will be awarded on Sunday (June 29) without any German contenders. Posted on 29 Jun
Kieler Woche Day 8
Mourniac & Retornaz take the lead in the Nacra 17 class A dream day ahead of the second weekend at the Kieler Woche regatta off Schilksee: Moderate to fresh westerly winds with strong gusts, alternating sun and clouds, provided ideal sailing conditions for all participants on Friday. Posted on 27 Jun
Kieler Woche Day 7
British mixed dominance in dinghy and catamaran After the second day of the Sailing Grand Slam in the Olympic mixed classes, Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris are leading the 470 class even more dominantly than John Gimson and Anna Burnet in the Nacra 17 on Thursday (June 26). Posted on 26 Jun
Kieler Woche Day 6
Double gold for France in Olympic classes Perfect sailing conditions marked the final of Kieler Woche in the Olympic skiff, dinghy, and surf classes: On Wednesday, June 25, the waters off Schilksee offered fresh to strong, challenging winds with flat waves. Posted on 25 Jun
Kieler Woche Day 5
Tuesday served as a warm-up for the hot finale of Kieler Woche Sophie Steinlein and Catherine Bartelheimer from Bavaria in the skiff, as well as Kiel native Fabian Wolf on the foiling windsurf board, will enter Wednesday's (June 25) medal races as leaders. Posted on 24 Jun
Kieler Woche Day 4
IDM Inshore Gold to Flensburg and Denmark The weather conditions during Kieler Woche on Tuesday continued just as they had on Monday: sustained winds well over 20 knots and gusts exceeding 30. Posted on 24 Jun
Kieler Woche Day 3
A Tough Test for Athletes and Equipment Fresh to strong south-westerly winds with stormy squalls pushed participants to their limits on Monday at Kieler Woche. Posted on 23 Jun
Kieler Woche Day 2
The Olympic skiffs sorted themselves into gold and silver fleets after four daily races Subtropical sailing conditions with a light but sufficient breeze delighted the athletes on Sunday (June 22) on the second regatta day of Kieler Woche. Posted on 22 Jun
Allen Dynamic 40 FooterCyclops Marine 2023 November - FOOTERDoyle_SailWorld_728X90px_SY BOTTOM