The Dutch JOOL Team wins German J/24 Open Championship
by J/Boats 21 Oct 15:38 UTC
11-13 October 2024
The Dutch JOOL Team wins German J/24 Open Championship © German J/24 Open Championship
This past weekend, the Berliner Yacht Club in Berlin, Germany hosted the 2024 German J/24 Open Championship on the gorgeous Lake Wansee southwest of the city in a spectacular park-like setting.
Short, fast races were the order of the day and the weather Gods cooperated, providing good very shifty, and puffy winds. A total of nine races were completed over two days!
Eighteen teams ultimately participated from Germany, Netherlands, Austria, and Sweden. Not surprisingly, one of the top J/24 teams in Europe took home the title of German J/24 Open Champion- Frank Schonfeld's JOOL from The Netherlands! His crew of Susanne Bergmann, Thorsten Glabisch, Olaf Zietz, and Nils Ole Harder managed to post a solid scoreline of 5-3-3-1-3-2-3-1-5 for 21 pts net.
Taking the silver in their closely fought series was the top German crew on HUNGRIGER WOLF, sailed by Fritz Meyer and a team of Jannik Duehren, Thorsten Paech, Lars Christiansen, and Jonas Lysseski. Their 6-1-6-11-1-1-5-2-2 tally of 24 pts showed they improved nearly every race!
Rounding out the podium was another well-known top German team, Stefan Karsunke's SCHWERE JUNGS with a crew of Carsten Kerschies, Christian Carstens, Tim Habekost, and Malte Gibbe. There was a truly "roller-coaster" experience, with an 8-2-2-2-2-13-1-BFD-1 for 31 pts net. Ironically, it was their regatta to lose, but given their lack of consistency and mental errors, they had to settle for the bronze medal.
The top Women's Team title went to Maike Haas on JUELSSAND. Her team was comprised of Naomi Kosmehl, Maria Hoffmann, Gesa Gollner, Emily Kern, and Kristin Duhren.
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