On its website www.seglerverband-sh.de, the Schleswig-Holstein Sailing Association comments on the “Agenda of Cruelties” (YACHT 7/07): “In any case, we wish the YACHT every success with its signature campaign, which we sailors also benefit from will come."
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The protest continues to swell. The supporters now also include the Water Sports Service Center of Gothaer Versicherung, the Internet portal Segelsuche.de and the Kiel charter company Privat Charter Ostsee, which looks after over 350 yachts in around 40 ports.
The campaign is now supported by the following companies and organizations:
Bootswelt (www.bootswelt.de) German Contender Association (www.contenderclass.de)Gothaer Insurance, Service Center Water Sports (www.eis-insurance.de)Hanseyachts AG (www.hanseyachts.com)Private Charter Baltic Sea (www.pc-ostsee.de)Sarres-Schockemöhle Yachting (www.sarres.de) Segelsuche.de (www.segelsuche.de)Association of German Water Sports Schools V. (www.vdws.de) Yacht and charter center Heiligenhafen (www.charterzentrum.de
In addition, the Federal Association of the Water Sports Industry (www.bwvs.de), an umbrella organization for around 450 companies in the industry, has launched its own protest campaign.