Folding boat sail World Championship: Action on the Strelasund!

Folding boat sail World Championship: Action on the Strelasund!

Strelasund bei Neuhof, Deutschland - On July 12, 2025, the picturesque strelasund near Neuhof, not far from Stralsund, became the scene of the third World Cup in the folding boat sailing. This is where sailors from all over the world come together to demonstrate their skills with various boat types in a sporting competition. Around 20 folding boats are expected to compete in two different rating classes: folding boats, including kayaks, canadians and dinghy (with and without a boom), as well as small sailors up to a length of six meters with a fixed fuselage
[NDR] (https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vormern/faltbootsgel-weltmeister-auf-dem-strelasund ,Mvregiogreifswald-320.html).

The event not only offers the sporting competition, but is also a platform for exchange and community among folding boat sailors. As can be seen from the forum, the regatta is the sporting aspect in the background, but regatta fever is omnipresent. In addition, participants have the option of participating in a training camp for canons a week before the competition in order to make the final optimizations of Boot and Rigg. The helmsman's discussion is also particularly important, in which all the necessary information about the course and the starting preparations are conveyed Foldboot forum.

route and conditions

The sailing route will be between three and eight kilometers long, depending on the weather conditions, the estimated sailing time is about an hour. In order to do justice to everyone involved, the start is set, depending on the field of participants. In addition, the costs for participation in this special event are quite moderate: Participants of the International Causegelwoche can take part in free, while day guests have to pay a fee of 30 euros, which also includes an overnight stay on the em² campus (https://www.em2.de/events/faltbootsgele-welt championship/).

pioneering work in folding boat sailing

With this championship, an important step is taken for the popularity of the folding boat sailing. The event not only attracts passionate sailors, but also promotes the exchange of experiences and the community among the participants. "No fish without bones, no person without mistakes," said a nice greeting from Uli, who aptly summarizes the mood among the participants. The mixture of sporty ambition and the desire for community ensures that this event will take a permanent place in the calendar of many sailors.