Four German helmsmen won titles in the international first half of the 128th Kiel Week. 2.4mR icon Heiko Kröger already celebrated his 13th Kieler Woche victory. Sports director Dirk Ramhorst drew a satisfied half-time balance.
“It goes without saying that nothing in Kiel is allowed. You’re not allowed to sleep for a second,” said Kröger after the last races on Tuesday in shifting winds, despite his dominance. With regard to the record winner Wolfgang Hunger from Strande, the Paralympic gold medal winner from 2000 also remained modest: “I would have to win for a very long time and very often to ever get Wolfgang’s record”. Hunger has already won 24 times at the Kiel Week, but has to watch this year because its flagship discipline, the 505, has been taken out of the program for the time being.
Top talent Schweckendiek has his eye on the Olympics
Ole Schweckendieck from Kiel won another German title in the international classes in the open classification of the Ilca 6. The only 17-year-old is considered a top talent and said before he switched to the Olympic Ilca 7 next autumn: “The Olympic Games are appealing as goal.” In the OK-Dinghy, André Budzien from the Schwerin Yacht Club prevailed over his Danish rival Bo Petersen. Adrien Paul Farien from Kiel won the futuristic foil class Waszp.
Sports director Ramhorst: So far it’s been “great”
Kieler Woche sports director Dirk Ramhorst drew a satisfied half-time balance after the weather storm the day before under a blue sky: “There are three important days at Kiel Week: the first day, the half-time day and the final. Two of them were terrific. A great day rounded off the first half today. Hopefully it will be the same next Sunday.”
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Schleswig-Holstein Magazine | 06/21/2022 | 19:30 o’clock
