Sailing eventsRestricted areas have been designated in Kiel and Sassnitz

Christian Tiedt

 · 04.08.2025

Sailing events: Restricted areas have been designated in Kiel and SassnitzPhoto: Ricardo Pinto for SailGP
International regatta sport in Germany as a guest; the SailGP.
In the coming weeks, the German Baltic Sea coast will be the venue for two major international sailing events. Firstly, the Ocean Race Europe 2025 from 6 to 10 August in Kiel. This will be followed on 16 and 17 August by the SailGP in Sassnitz on the island of Rügen. To ensure that the water sports activities remain safe, the Baltic Sea Waterways and Shipping Authority has defined temporary restricted areas and published corresponding notices to mariners (BfS).

Kiel: Ocean Race Europe

In Kiel, the figures for the Ocean Race Europe three areas of closed water on the fjord: A, B and C, with restricted area A or B being used depending on the prevailing wind direction. The exact coordinates of all three can be of the corresponding BfS can be removed. Restricted area C continues to the north and is dissolved northwards behind the last exiting Imoca.

The closing times for area A or B: Friday and Saturday, 08/08 and 09/08/2025, from 10:00 to 11:45 and from 15:00 to 16:45 respectively. Area C: Sunday, 10 August 2025 from 13:45 to 15:00 at the latest. These are approximate times.

In any case, it is pointed out that the instructions of the safety vehicles as well as the emergency vehicles of the Waterways and Shipping Administration and the Waterway Police must be followed. Adverse circumstances may make it necessary to change the date of the Ocean Race Europe at short notice.

Sassnitz: SailGP

In Sassnitz, on the other hand, only one restricted area is designated on the Prorer Wiek, its coordinates can also be found in the corresponding BfS. The area of water between the coastline at mean high tide and the line connecting positions e) and f) is also included.

The duration of the lockdown is SailGP However, the restrictions are significantly greater than for the Ocean Race Europe: The restriction applies from 11 August to 17 August 2025 from 12:30 to 19:00 every day. Here too, time changes or deviations are possible due to the weather and the course of the race.

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Christian Tiedt

Christian Tiedt

Editor Travel

Christian Tiedt was born in Hamburg in 1975, but grew up in the northern suburbs of the city - except for numerous visits to the harbor, North Sea and Baltic Sea, but without direct access to water sports for a long time. His first adventures then took place on dry land: With the classics from Chichester, Slocum and Co. After completing his vocational training, his studies finally gave him the opportunity (in terms of time) to get active on the water - and to obtain the relevant licenses. First with cruising and then, when he joined BOOTE in 2004, with motorboats of all kinds. In the meantime, Christian has been able to get to know almost all of Europe (and some more distant destinations) on his own keel and prefers to share his adventures and experiences as head of the travel department for YACHT and BOOTE in cruise reports.

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