(Berlin, Germany)- In early October, the J/80 team called BERLIN ONE
took the German BMW Sailing Cup Championship. This victory in the
national final of the world's largest international regatta series for
amateur also secured the team's invitation to the International Final in
spring 2012, when BERLIN ONE will be up against the national winners
from Italy, New Zealand, Austria, Portugal, Spain and Turkey. Jantz and
his crew on BERLIN ONE earned their ticket to the Germany Final by
winning the regatta on the Lake Wannsee at the beginning of July. The
event was organised by BMW Niederlassung Berlin, in cooperation with the
'Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee' sailing club."We experienced the fascination of competitive sailing at close hand, with excitement right down to the final race, and all against the unique backdrop of HafenCity. That is what makes amateur sport and the BMW Sailing Cup so special," said Magnus Wiese at the presentation ceremony, Chief of Events/ Tradeshows/ Sports Marketing for BMW Germany. Wiese and Oliver Kosanke, Chairman of the cooperating Muhlenberger Sailing Club, presented the prizes and congratulated all 14 teams.
"It
was a thrilling and extremely exciting final, which was thoroughly
enjoyable. We did everything right in the first of the final races. The
maneuvers worked brilliantly and we coped very well with the conditions
on the Elbe. However, we discovered just how narrow the margin between
success and failure can be in the second final race. We were leading
when the gennaker dropped into the water as we rounded the final buoy.
Third place was just enough to clinch the overall victory at the 2011
BMW Sailing Cup. We are now looking forward to the International Final,"
said Jantz.Professional coach Hannes Baumann, who, as bowman alongside Tobias Schadewaldt in the 49er class, is well on course for the 2012 Olympic Games, congratulated his team on its excellent performance on these difficult tidal waters. 14 professional yachtsmen and women, including Ulrike Schumann and Olympic hopeful Kathrin Kadelbach (470 team with Friderike Belcher), really got into the swing of things throughout the entire final weekend as they cheered on the teams they trained from the shoreline. For more BMS Sailing Cup sailing information
