If a crew wants to successfully participate in the cruising competition of the cruiser division of the German Sailing Association, it does not have to have only eaten miles and not have performed extreme or pioneering achievements.
In the opinion of the jury, what counts is the exemplary seafaring of a trip. This starts with the careful preparation of the trip, continues with its responsible implementation and finally also includes the comprehensible documentation of the trip.
Good seamanship in recreational shipping has been promoted by the cruising competition since 1922. Numerous categories have developed over the years.
The "Arthur Doerwaldt Memorial Prize" is awarded especially for the "smaller" yachts (less than 12 meters in length). This year it was awarded to the Berlin single-handed sailor Gerhard Hinz for his 3,000 nautical miles trip along the Norwegian coast. With his only 8.25 meter long "Kormoran IV" he was on the road for three months up to the 65th parallel.
The Brandes from Berlin received the "Commodore Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cruising Sailing". In three months they had sailed 3,700 nautical miles from Rostock via Scotland and the Faroe Islands to Iceland and back with their nine-meter-long "Libra" in sometimes tough conditions.
Jachim Heße from Hamburg secured the "Baltic Sea Prize" with a sporty trip on his 46-foot yacht "Charly" to St. Petersburg. In six weeks, the longtime voyage competitor covered more than 2,200 nautical miles with his four fellow sailors.
You can find more information about Cruising Sailing Day on the website of the cruiser department: www.kreuzer-abteilung.org