fivepointfive - April 2023

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NATIONAL REPORT - GERMANY
Attractive regattas
Fleet reaches 88
The 2022 German season kicked off in early June
with an invitation by the Flensburger Segel Club
(FSC) in Glücksburg, to join the Dragons and
Star boat on the Flensburg Firth for the 5.5 Metre
Bronia Preis. A small fleet of four boats followed
the invitation and welcomed the opportunity as a warm up to
the German Open only two weeks later, hosted also by the
FSC as part of the Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup.
Sharing a course together in beautiful conditions with 10
majestic 12 Metres, which can be quite a relevant factor on the
downwind, we enjoyed a great event. In seven races Kristian
Neergard (NOR 57), Mark Holowesko (BAH 24) and Jürg Menzi-
Schmid (SUI 232) fought an even battle, and it came down to
the last racing day. With two first places in the last two races
Nergaard had the upper hand and was declared the International
German Champion 2022, four points clear of both BAH 24 and
SUI 232 in second and third. The best German boat was GER 84,
Wolf-Eberhard Richter, who showed a solid performance with an
overall fifth and thus won the title of the new German Champion.
Felix Christiansen looks at the expanding German
5.5 Metre fleet and the upcoming events
5.5 GER 123 Fortuna (former SUI 195) has reached Germany and
for the 2023 season 2023 will be given as a Class Boat to a team of
Blankeneser Segelclub in Hamburg, for training and race participation.
accomplished with flying colours after five races. The winner of the
Enoshima Trophy was Guido Tommasi (ITA 36) followed by Fabrizio
Cavazza (ITA 33). Third and best German was DTYC local Christian
Emmerich (GER 12). Congratulations, well done.
In 2023, the DTYC in Tutzing is to host the 5.5 Metre German
Open followed directly by the Enoshima Trophy 2023 in the end of
August. Both promise - yet again - to be great events, likely to attract
a good fleet from all divisions. We are looking forward to seeing you
all there before you are heading to the Worlds in Porto Cervo.
Earlier this year, the Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup takes
place on 8-11 June 2023, where Classic Dragons, 12 Metre and
5.5 Metre will share the course in Glücksburg. The Sterling Cup
is again preceded by the Bronia Preis, at the end of May. The
FSC and German 5.5 Metre class have now placed a bid to host
the 5.5 Metre European Championship in spring 2024 before
boats are heading to Newport for the worlds.
New boats in the German fleet in 2022 and 2023: GER 118,
GER 120, GER 121, GER 122, GER 123 & GER 125. Welcome.
Also, in June the classics gathered at the DTYC in Tutzing to
race for the traditional Enoshima Trophy 2022. In almost perfect
conditions in lake Starnberg’s beautiful scenery, eight Italian and
German boats competed for the prestigious trophy. Our Italian friends
had come with five crews to bring the trophy to Italy, a mission they
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