(Berlin, Germany)- The Deustche Segel-Bundesliga sailed it’s fifth act
on the Wansee in Berlin, Germany this past weekend, from August 21st to
23rd. Like their compatriots sailing the Fastnet Race, that same
“squishy flat” high pressure moved over the European continent and
proceeded to park itself over most of the major sailing lakes, leaving
many regattas gasping for any breeze. On Berlin’s Wansee, that was the
case. The first day of racing was canceled because of the absolutely
perfect mirror created by a complete lack of wind- yes, the proverbial
“glass out”, as some might call it. Nevertheless, over the next two
days, the teams were treated to reasonable winds and the host club’s
team, Berliner YC, won the regatta with a remarkably consistent
scoreline- in fifteen races posting 5 3rds, 7 2nds and a 1st.
Comparatively, their erstwhile competitors were all over the map playing
their own versions of “snakes & ladders” all weekend long!
According
to BYC’s skipper, Max Nickel, "Better lucky than smart, that’s our
story! We never expected to win. The key to victory was probably our
consistency, good starts and a certain home advantage since we do know
how the wind works around the lake!” Max and his crew of Sven
Rüggesiek, Heiner Wilkens and Philip Raabe had trained hard for event
but had no idea they would topple some of the DSBL’s top teams.Taking second for the regatta was the Deutscher Touring YC, winning six races but not demonstrating anywhere near the consistency of their Berliner YC friends. In fact, DTYC barely beat out one of the newer teams on the circuit, the Segel-und Motorboot Club Uberlingen. In fact, SMCU secured third place on the podium as a result of a tiebreaker with one of the
more
experienced DSBL teams, Verein Seglerhaus Am Wansee (another “local”
club). Taking fifth place was Norddeutscher Regatta Verein.As a result of their stunning performance, Berliner YC leapt into second overall in the DSBL 2015 League standings. Their finishes of 5-14-8-4-1 is good for 32 pts and, by virtue of the tie-breaker, sit in second place over Norddeutscher Regatta Verein that have a 7-13-1-6-5 scoreline for 32 pts. Leading the entire series by a wide margin is Deutscher Touring YC with a very consistent scoreline over five regattas of 1-4-3-7-2 for just 17 pts total. Lying fourth overall is Flensburger SC and in fifth is Kieler YC. Sailing photo credits- DSBL / Lars Werhmann. J/70 Berlin Highlights J/70 Berlin Live Video replay For more J/70 Deutsche Segel-Bundesliga sailing information
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