Sailing Center

Look forward to exciting talks, exclusive insights, and authentic stories from the world of sailing.

Here are just a few highlights you shouldn’t miss:

• Erik Kosegarten-Heil, skipper of the Germany SailGP Team, reveals what it takes to break into the league of international top athletes. He talks about career paths, mental strength, and the challenges of high-performance sailing – including insider insights into the SailGP event in Sassnitz.
• Rosalin Kuiper takes you behind the scenes of The Ocean Race Europe. She shares stories of intense preparation, a dramatic crash, and her impressive comeback. An interview full of emotion and passion for offshore sailing.
• Olympic sailing up close: Anna Markfort, Simon Diesch, and Theresa Steinlein, together with Dom Tidey, Head Coach of the German Sailing Team, talk about the road to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. How do athletes balance elite sport, studies, and careers? Discover what teamwork and mental strength truly mean.
• Lennart Burke and Melwin Fink take you live on their Globe40 round-the-world race. A talk about team spirit, technology, and the determination to make the impossible possible.
• Technology enthusiasts will get their money’s worth with Martin Fischer. The physicist and yacht designer explains the secrets of foiling and provides exclusive insights into his work for the America’s Cup.
• The Magenta Project shows how mentoring opens up new opportunities for women in sailing and brings some of the sport’s most well-known female sailors to the stage.
• Cornelius Eich reports on the latest adventures of Team Malizia and the Explorer research project, which connects sailing with science.
• And for everyone dreaming of the ultimate adventure: Sir Robin Knox-Johnston looks back on 30 years of the Clipper Race and explains how anyone can sail around the world.

Find here the full schedule of boot Düsseldorf: daily program