Preview Notice of Race

World Championship 2018 129. Travemuender Week World Championship Vaurien 2018 schedule proposal Sat 21st July Registration, Measurement of boats 08.00 – 20.00 hrs

Sun 22nd July Registration, Measurement of boats 08.00 – 20.00 hrs Practice Race 14.00 hrs Opening ceremony 18:00 hrs Mon 23rd July Racing 11.00 hrs Tue 24th July Racing 11.00 hrs Show Racing: One evening theatre racing on the river Trave 17.00 hrs (show race for Vaurien class presentation)

Wed 25th July Racing 11.00 hrs

Thu 26th July Racing 11.00 hrs Fri 27th July Racing 11.00 hrs Sat 28th July Finale Racing on SAP Media Race Course 11.00 hrs Prize giving ceremony, BBQ on the beach Preliminary 18.00 hrs Sun 29th July Pack boats and tents All day Mon 30th July

Social event program proposal Sun 22nd July : Opening Ceremony with BBQ at the beach Thu 26th July: Reception given on board of the 4-masted squarerigger „Passat“ Sat 28th July: Prize giving ceremony and BBQ Party at the Beach-Club Sailors‘ families are welcome to all social activities Location •, Baltic Sea •Lübeck Bay in front of Travemünde •Airport Hamburg (70 min by car) •Train connections to Hamburg •Ferry lines to Scandinavia •For sightseeing, the old traditional Hanseatic town Lübeck is reach- able by bus or train •Camping area and mooring at a big area with direct view on Google Maps Link racing area SAP Trave Races Directly in the mouth of River Trave! Races of about 10 to 15 minutes – always short, sharp and punchy! Easy to understand for spectators and with a great achievement to bring spectaculous sailing manouvers to all kinds of media – broadcasted by commentators and PA-system. During the annual Travemuende Sailing Week the LYC Team will present racing periods of 45 to 60 minutes in a special format starting at about 1700 hours daily after official racing in Luebeck Bay during the day.

Sailing LIVE on SAP Media Race Course The company SAP, technology support of Travemuende Week, offers everything to realise sailing. The races on the SAP media course can be watched online via the Travemuende Week live center or live in Travemuende via the SAP Sail Cube at the beach. All races are casted by experts. The Vaurien will race one day on the SAP media course area.

Annual Facts and Figures • 1 million visitors • One of the biggest sailing events in Europe • 2.000 competitors, up to 900 boats, 25 nations, • 8 Course Areas + Offshore Races • Onshore Event with Live-Bands and Food • Perfect combination of sailing and public event • national and international media interest • Professionel media-team with contacts to national and international agencies, magazines and TV For the participating sailors a campsite for tents and campers is available. Participants can decide to book camping during the entry for World Championship. Fees are 10-20€/night.

Accommodation in hotels, appartments have a high demand, so we recommend to book early. For further accommodation possibilities please try this address: Lübeck und Travemünde Marketing GmbH Holstentorplatz 1 23552 Lübeck Telephone +49 - 4 51/88 99 700 Fax +49 -4 51/40 91-992 [email protected] [email protected] For further information you can contact the German www.luebeck-tourismus.de Vaurien class association. Please contact:: Peter Lakshmanan Email-contact: [email protected] You can find more information on the event website: Vaurien.de/worlds2018 For further information check our Facebook page. Stay updated and subscribe to our newsletter!

For any information on Travemuende Week or the World Championship you can contact the Travemuende Week team.

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