Dream series in Travemünde with 9 victories. Mixed Team Nahid and Roland Gaebler won German Champs in tough sailing conditions

Report by Roland Gaebler

The 12 races over 4 days have forced us all. The Series started very softly and went stormy at the end. It was tactically very challenging and very stressful mental. The strong wind challenged all our fitness and technique. Some nearly capsizes and plugs were responsible for the extra adrenalin rush aside. It was the very best of highspeed Tornado Sailing since many weeks.

Besides that, we presented the Tornado Speedsailing in the "Sailing Arena Trave' again in front of 10,000 spectators in a spectacular way. Unfortunately it was something a little wind, but which reached out to fly a hull in front of large audiences.

The German TV made a primetime Saturday TV report about our mixed Tornado Team and the new German 29XX Ladies Team. The combination of live audience and primetime TV is surely the best advertisement for our fascinating sport. We got it all in Travemünde. We had 4 mixed Teams in the Top 10 ranking. On all boats the womens were crewing and handle the mainsheet and kite up to 26 knots.

18 sailing teams entered the competition at the Int. German Championship. That we could win nine of the 12 races in the very different wind conditions have surprised us in the end itself. And we have come since so heal through the series, we have greatly appreciated. It was just a dream series from Travemünde with a great victory. Also an excellent training for the upcoming World Championships, starting 21. August at the Lake Biel in Switzerland.

There we expect many international teams at the WC and the entire elite of European sailors. The Lake Biel is also tactically very challenging and it is very difficult to beat the Swiss top teams on their home turf.

German Primetime TV http://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/sportclub/sportclub2457.html

Pictures http://www.travemuender-woche.com/galerie/segelarena/index.html

Results http://www.travemuender-woche.com/regatta/listen/index/viewlist/29.html