{"id":3163,"date":"2026-07-15T21:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/?p=3163"},"modified":"2026-08-28T10:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T08:33:45","slug":"five-crews-five-boats-of-our-own-were-here-at-the-rs-venture-connect-european-championship-in-travemunde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/en\/five-crews-five-boats-of-our-own-were-here-at-the-rs-venture-connect-european-championship-in-travemunde\/","title":{"rendered":"Five crews, five boats of our own: We\u2019re here at the RS Venture Connect European Championship in Travem\u00fcnde"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hoyerswerda, July 15, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 From July 18 to 21, 2026, the RS Venture Connect European Championship will be contested for the first time in the Bay of L\u00fcbeck as part of Travem\u00fcnde Week. \u201cWir sind Wir \u2013 Inclusion in Sailing e.V.\u201d will be competing with five crews on five club-owned boats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Teams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Carsten \u201cCalle\u201d Sibbert &amp; Johannes \u201cHans\u201d Nee<\/strong> (GER 000, <em>Waveboys<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nadine L\u00f6schke &amp; Johannes L\u00f6schke<\/strong> (GER)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>J\u00fcrgen Brietzke &amp; Siegmund \u201cSiggi\u201d Mainka<\/strong> (GER 01)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dirk Thalheim &amp; Stephanie \u201cSteffi\u201d Brix<\/strong> (GER)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alfred Volkmer &amp; Heike Gercken<\/strong> (GER)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" data-id=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/54718868463_13c81c4fac_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/54718868463_13c81c4fac_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/54718868463_13c81c4fac_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/54718868463_13c81c4fac_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" data-id=\"3001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/54718980680_761d14098a_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/54718980680_761d14098a_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/54718980680_761d14098a_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/54718980680_761d14098a_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"3002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55268891322_81f6025f45_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55268891322_81f6025f45_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55268891322_81f6025f45_c-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55268891322_81f6025f45_c-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" data-id=\"3003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55270193081_1462574b98_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55270193081_1462574b98_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55270193081_1462574b98_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wir-sind-wir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55270193081_1462574b98_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re looking forward to some wonderful sailing and are keeping our fingers crossed for our teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The European Championship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Championship is part of the 2026 RS Games, which will be held outside the United Kingdom for the first time and are integrated into the 137th Travem\u00fcnde Week (July 17\u201326). <strong>27 teams from eleven nations<\/strong> have registered\u2014representing three continents: Germany fields the largest contingent with twelve crews, followed by two entries each from Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Spain, and Ukraine, and one each from Australia, Grenada, Italy, Portugal, and Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The competition kicks off on Saturday, July 18, at 12:00 p.m.; twelve races are scheduled. Competition will take place in the <strong>Open<\/strong>, <strong>Para<\/strong>, and <strong>Inclusive<\/strong> categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The competition is fierce: As defending champions in the Para category, the 2025 European champions from Oslo, Pau Toni Homar &amp; Ram\u00f3n Gutierrez (Spain), are traveling to Travem\u00fcnde. Also entered are the 2025 Inclusive European champions Adam Billany (Great Britain) and Jazz Turner\u2014who will be competing for Grenada this time\u2014the Para world champions Henriette Smith &amp; Solfrid Lindhjem Kvinnesland (<em>Sailing Grace<\/em>, Norway), the Inclusive world champions Genevieve Wickham &amp; Grant Alderson (Australia), and Elliot Finnestrand (Norway), World Championship medalist Pedro C\u00e2ncio Reis (Portugal), and Paralympic champion Jens Kroker (Germany).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thanks to the Heinz Kettler Foundation for their fantastic support!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Results and Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All entries and results for the RS Venture Connect European Championship are available live on manage2sail:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manage2sail.com\/f\/event\/86869cf2-a47a-43ee-a970-a53c4b9cb679#!\/entries?classId=ed8bdb87-58b5-4b3a-a672-b53e9170bf20\">https:\/\/www.manage2sail.com\/f\/event\/86869cf2-a47a-43ee-a970-a53c4b9cb679#!\/entries?classId=ed8bdb87-58b5-4b3a-a672-b53e9170bf20<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoyerswerda, July 15, 2026 \u2013 From July 18 to 21, 2026, the RS Venture Connect European Championship will be contested for the first time in the Bay of L\u00fcbeck as part of Travem\u00fcnde Week. \u201cWir sind Wir \u2013 Inclusion in Sailing e.V.\u201d will be competing with five crews on five club-owned boats. 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