HELGA CUP 2026 – Registration information
The world’s largest women’s regatta
11–14 June 2026 | Außenalster Hamburg
🎯 Registration
You can register from 1 December 2025:
👉www.helgacup.de/helga-cup-2026
⚠️ Important: Limited places available!
The number of participants is limited for both the J/70 and the RS Venture Connect. Secure your place and register in good time!
💰 Entry fees
J/70 class (crews of 4)
- Until 15 January 2026: £390.00
- From 16 January 2026: £470.00
- Each additional sailor: £100.00
You always sail in teams of four in the races, but you can swap after each race. Therefore, you can register as a team of four, five, six…
RS Venture Connect class (2-person crews)
- Until 15 January 2026: £190.00
- From 16 January 2026: £250.00
- Each additional sailor: £100.00
You always sail in pairs, but you can also swap between races.
Important for the RS Venture Connect: There is always one sailor with a disability and one without, or both with disabilities.
Included in the entry fee:
- Boats (J/70 and RS Venture Connect) are provided
- Two dinners with drinks for the evening events on 12 and 13 June
Additional options
- Photographer package: £100 per crew (10-12 guaranteed photos of your crew)
📅 Provisional programme
Thursday, 11 June
- Team check-in
- Training J/70 and RS Venture Connect
- 2:00–5:00 p.m.: Sailing with Ukrainian children
- 6:30 p.m.: Pre-opening at HSC
Friday, 12 June
- 11:00 a.m.: Regatta start
- 8:00 p.m.: Official opening of the Helga Cup 2026
Saturday, 13 June
- 10:00 a.m.: Regatta start
- 7:30 p.m.: Evening programme & party
Sunday, 14 June
- 09:30: Regatta start
- 2:30 p.m.: Final races
- 4:00 p.m.: Award ceremony
Note: All times are provisional.
🏋️ Training
Thursday, 11 June 2026
We offer training slots on RS Venture Connect and J/70 for registered crews. Further information will follow in April 2026.
Additional training opportunities
We are planning training sessions at various locations again for the 2026 season:
- Möhnesee – Ideal conditions for intensive training
- Hamburg – Training on the Alster
- Berlin – Training in the capital
We are coordinating with other partners such as the J/70 Class Association to offer further training options. In Hamburg on the Alster, we will also be offering charter options for J/70s from the end of March 2026 through our boat partner.
Detailed information on dates and registration for the location training sessions will follow shortly.
✅ Binding registration
Important: Your place will only be confirmed once you have transferred the entry fee within 7 days of registering online.
Cancellation policy
⚠️ Important note:
- If we cancel the event, we will of course refund the entry fee.
- If you or a crew cancels, we will not refund the entry fee!
Account information
Account holder:
Wir sind Wir – Inclusion in Sailing e.V.
Gartenstr. 29
02977 Hoyerswerda
Bank details:
Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden
IBAN: DE93 8505 0300 0221 2668 82
BIC: OSDDDE81XXX
Purpose
Always state the crew name/team name and name of the team leader in the reference field.
⛵ Sailing format
Sailing will take place in league format on boats provided by us:
- J/70 – Modern, sporty keelboats for crews of four
- RS Venture Connect – inclusive, accessible 2-person boats
🎬 Not familiar with the Helga Cup yet?
Watch the film about the Helga Cup 2025:
👉youtube.com/watch?v=mZzhaVeC-jo
📧 Contact
Head of Organisation:
Sven Jürgensen
Email: sven.juergensen@wir-sind-wir.org
Website: www.helgacup.de
Social media: #thinkHelga #HelgaCup2026 #weallsaill #allaboard
🔍 Looking for a crew?
If you are looking for a crew, you should use the Helga Cup WhatsApp community and, in particular, the Helga Cup crew exchange:
- Access to the Helga Cup WhatsApp community:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/FuZ7Gb3jCc67V5HiIPv5rb - Helga Cup Crew Exchange:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/GWnIxK1SsSiLjOAZU7PyHU
The Helga Cup empowers. Since 2018!
Sail together, win together, celebrate together!
Your Helga Cup Board and the entire Helga Cup organising team
❤️ Paula needs our help!
22-year-old top sailor Paula Schütze dreams of competing in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
But now her family is fighting on another front: Paula’s dad has blood cancer – and he urgently needs a stem cell donor.
🩸 You could be a match!
The chance of finding a match is extremely low – that’s why every single registration counts!
👉 Registering is easy:
- Order a registration kit at www.dkms.de
- Take a cheek swab at home
- Send it back free of charge
It only takes a few minutes!
Requirements:
- Aged 17-55
- Generally healthy
No fear of donating:
- 90% via haemodialysis (similar to dialysis)
- Usually only flu-like symptoms for a few days
Please help Paula and her dad! Every registration can save a life – maybe his!
More information: www.dkms.de
