Laser-Radial-Steuerfrau SvenjWeger
The start of the German Olympic sailors at the 123rd Kieler Woche was impressive on Wednesday: The Olympians Vicky Jurczok and AnikLorenz from the Seglerhaus am Wannsee association took the lead in the field of 49erFX women. Her club mates Frederike Loewe and AnnMarkfort sat at the head of the 470 Frauenfeld. In the 470 men, Simon Diesch and Philipp Autenrieth from the Württemberg Yacht Club finished third. The Austrians David Bargehr / Lukas Mähr are ahead of the Olympic champions Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan.
Despite an early start in race one, the front runners at the Kieler Woche: Vicky Jurczok and AnikLorenz let it rip with two daily victories
In the Laser Radial, SvenjWeger is second after two races, as is the mixed crew Jan Hauke Erichsen and Ann Kristin Wedemeyer in the Nacr17 and Heiko Kröger in the Para-World Sailing World Championship. Kröger had already won the title in the openly advertised one-man keelboat class 2.4mR in the first part of the Kieler Woche; he now has the rare chance to win a second title at a week in Kiel as part of the Para World Cup. "I would like to have both titles," said Kröger, who after World Cup day one is in second place behind the surprisingly strong Czech Daniel Binund in light winds and ahead of Paralympics winner and permanent rival Damien Seguin.
Came, saw and kept track: Heiko Kröger is in second place after the first two races of the Para-World Sailing World Championship
In the 49er, Erik Heil and Thomas Plößel, the bronze winners from Rio, from the Norddeutscher RegattVerein are in third place after three races (14, 1, 3) behind the second-placed Brazilians Robert Scheidt and Gabriel Borges. Scheidt is the most successful Olympic sailor this week in Kiel, has won gold twice and a total of five medals at the Olympic Games. "It is not surprising that he is so far ahead in these light winds," said Erik Heil, "he sees all the winds and can just do it." The local heroes and European champions Justus Schmidt and Max Boehme had to be satisfied with 31st place in their first regatta competition after a year break.
The 49er fleet started the 123rd Kiel Week on Wednesday
The bronze winners from Rio: Erik Heil and Thomas Plößel in the 49er
Robert Scheidt and Gabriel Borges showed strong performances in the light winds of the first Kiel Week races of the Olympic disciplines
The front runners are the New Zealanders Josh Porebski and Trent Rippey. Until 2016, Porebski was the sparring partner of the new America's Cup superstar Peter Burling, who sailed with Blair Tuke in Rio de Janeiro to their first Olympic victory together, before he mixed up in front of the Bermuda Cup establishment. Max Boehme said with a wink: "Today it was suitable for the Kiwis, because the conditions in Kiel were like before Auckland: offshore and changing winds." In the laser, the world number one Philipp Buhl found himself on the first day after positions three and 19 in his preliminary round group, initially only in 26th place.
Here are the current results, which were updated late on Wednesday evening.
Has a lot of catching up to do on Thursday: Laser ace Philipp Buhl starts 26th in his second regatta day of the Kieler Woche