Olympic Classes - Kiel Week 2025

The traditional Kieler Woche, the third event of the "Sailing Grand Slam" launched this year, is in full swing in subtropical summer weather with light but very changeable winds. ----- In the ILCA-7 Men the Italians Lorenzo Brando Chiavarini ITA are dueling after 6 races, 4 points ahead of Dimitri Peroni ITA. Third-placed Philipp Buhl GER is already 21 points behind. Gautier Verhulst SUI is a very good 23rd in the 148-boat field. ----- The top trio in the ILCA-6 Women is close together with Elyse Ainsworth AUS in first place, 2 points ahead of Anna Munch DEN and 4 points ahead of Maria Erdi HUN. Anja Von Allmen SUI is 18th and Rosine Baudet SUI 24th. ----- In the 49er Men's Skiff the duo Hernan Umpierre/Fernando Diz URU and Otto Henry/Shaun Connor AUS are in the lead. Simon Heindl/Conrad Jacobs GER follow 11 points behind. Joshua Richner/Nilo Schärer SUI/TYC are 13th. ----- The German trio Marla Bergmann/Hanna Wille, Sophie Steinlein/Catherine Bartelheimer and Katharina Schwachhofer/Elena Stoltze are leading in the 49er Women's Skiffs. The Swiss women are 29th Malena Rüegge/Liv Wicki SVKr, 36th Simon Mille/Samuel Berther CVE and 43rd Sophie Studer/Shana Burger RCO. ----- The event website.