(Hamburg, Germany)- The J/22 fleet in Germany continues to grow and the
Hamburger Segel-Club that sails on the gorgeous waters off Hamburg
always seem to enjoy spirited competition amongst friends. The fleet
has expanded and the level of sailing competition has improved
considerably. Over the August 25th-26th weekend, it was pretty clear that Svend Hartog's team on GER 1450 were sailing quite confidently and their record of 2-5-1-1-2 for a 6 pts net total meant they just nipped their friends in second by just one point. It was a wonderful victory for Svend's team that was comprised of two guys and two girls- Svend and friend Dirk Fischer and Stefanie Schweder and Annie Westschfling. Sailing incredibly well and giving Svend's team serious competition was Hardy Kleinfeld on GER 1181 with a very steady 1-1-3-2-3 with just 7 pts net (unbelievable to lose with such a steady record!). Third was Frank Lammerskitten with yet another tough record of 3-4-2-4-1 for just 10 pts net!
While the top three boats were having their own battle for fleet domination, it was pretty clear that several other battles were emerging amongst other members in the fleet. The balance of the top five was decided by a tie-breaker! Winning this gunfight at the OK Corral was Kai Freese on GER 1243 with a 5-2-7-5-5 for 17 pts. Losing that skirmish was Ingo Hueter on GER 1364 with a 4-6-4-3-6 record for 17 pts (no seconds made the difference). For more J/22 Germany sailing information
