Kiel Week

Kiel Week
First held1882 (1882)
Organizer Kieler Yacht-Club
 Norddeutscher Regatta Verein
 Hamburger Segel-Club
 Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee
Classes420, 470, 2.4 mR, 29er, 49er, 49er FX, Contender, Europe, Flying Dutchman, ILCA 4, ILCA 6, ILCA 7, Iqfoil, J/24, J/70, Musto Skiff, Nacra 17, Nordic Folkboat, OK, Waszp
Websitewww.kieler-woche.de/en/index.php
Tall Ships Parade at Kiel Week, the world's biggest regatta and sailing event (2009)
International 420 Class Dinghy regatta, 2005
Regatta of cruising yachts in front of Laboe, 2003
Amphitrite, Ubena von Bremen, and Roald Amundsen in 2007, forming part of the annual tall ship fleet at Kiel Week
Tall ships attracting visitors in port during Kiel Week 2006
Fairs and events as part of festival at shore, 2005

The Kiel Week (German: Kieler Woche) or Kiel Regatta is an annual sailing event in Kiel, the capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is considered to be one of the largest sailing events globally,[1][2][3] and also the largest summer festivals in Northern Europe,[4][5][6] attracting millions of people every year from all over Germany and neighbouring countries.[7]

Together with the Trofeo Princesa Sofía, Semaine Olympique Française, and Allianz Regatta regattas, Kiel Week is part of the Sailing World Cup in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.[8]

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    The world's largest sailing event: Kiel Week (deutschland.de)
  8. ^ "World Sailing - World Sailing extends relationship with Olympic class regattas".