Kieler Woche is back and the biggest regatta in Europe is racing again. Day One has the ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7) taking to the waters with Vendée Globe GER hero, Boris Herrmann opening the regatta. (CC Available)

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Day Two at Kieler Woche with the single handed classes, Europe and ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7), hitting the Baltic Sea coastline. The Swede, Sebastian Knaack, had the best time of the Europe sailors leading with the two Danes following him on the current podium. (CC Available)

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Two days of extreme light winds meant sitting around on their decks waiting for a breeze to fill on for many of the Kieler Woche competitors. Batbold Gruner (GER) took the ILCA 4 overall trophy, with Sebastian Knaack (SWE) alongside Tania Tammling (GER) taking the overall Europe Championship and ...

Finally the International Star Worlds began on the Baltic Sea off Kiel - a sea breeze crept in and eighty one keelboats were off! Light winds but the Austrian skipper, Johann Spitzauer, took the only race and overnight lead. (CC Available)

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Sun is out and the breeze is up - time for the IQFoil athletes to fly on the Baltic Sea! The International Star's continued at their World Championships with Diego Negri (ITA) and Frithjof Kleen (GER) picking up two bullets and leading by a margin. (CC Available)

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Plenty of classes at Europe's biggest regatta and this time it's the J70's turn - the forty keelboats had a race abandoned on the final downwind leg but they finally got started with their fourth race of Kiel Week. Carsten Kemmling leading the pack with an impressive three bullets. The Internatio...

Prize-giving for the new World Champion with Diego Negri (ITA) and Frithjof Kleen (GER) - celebration time and maybe the occasional tear! Tight finish for the remaining podium places with Croatian, Tonci Stipanovic taking silver and Austrian, Johann Spitzauer bringing home the bronze. (CC Availab...

That's it for another year - Kieler Woche was back and the biggest regatta in Europe was alive and kicking! The youth 29er skiffs trophy was clinched by the German brothers, Anton and Johann Sach - local athletes and a fitting end to the week long celebration of international sailing. (CC Availab...