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"Tactical Sailing" was very happy about his success - after all, Jonny has been part of the Tactical Sailing team since 2021. With two daily victories in the elimination races in Travemünde, he sovereignly sailed to the top of the best German opti-sailors! Now it's even more fun for us to report on the events surrounding the World Championship - especially because Jonny is part of it. The preparations start on 1 - 4 June at the "Spring Cup" at Costa Brava - Catalanien with nearly 200 participants. The World Cup will start on 15 - 25 June 2023 with a festive opening ceremony.
© Fotos Coach Bastian Henning, © Club de Vela la Ballena Alegre.

Jonny achieved a remarkable 92nd place among the total of 256 participants. In the 9 races he even achieves an 11th and 14th place at the top of the world's best Opti sailors:
92 GER 1902 Jonny SEEKAMP: 22 18 (53) 41 24 11  14 36 36.
Congratulations on his result, Jonny is one of the youngest competitors at the 2023 World Championship!
Jonny celebrated his 12th birthday on Sunday, the day of his return.

Jonny shows a video clip on Instagram of the best experiences at his first World Cup, click here.

"We have a motivated and good-humoured group. The first days of preparation have already been a lot of fun and we believe we will bring a strong team to the start," write coaches Birte Berger and Bastian Henning from Spain/Costa Brava. Since last Saturday, the GER World Cup Team 2023 (from left: Coach Birte Berger, Jonny Seekamp, Jasper Porthun, Lukas Wagner, David Plettner, Cosima Feussner, Coach Bastian Henning) off L'Escala. On their water program: district knowledge (How does the Sea-Breeze work ...What happens in fog?). On their land program: team building (in the pool, during early morning sports, building sandcastles, cooking together). And the best is at the end of the day: Analysis of their own sailing videocasts. © Photos Coach Bastian Henning, Report: © Birgitt Müller-Genrich OptiClass.de

The Spanish Club de Vela la Ballena Alegre will host the Optimist World Championship on 15 - 25 June 2023. Girls and boys under the age of 16 from all over the world meet here to determine their world champion. It is the most important sailing event  for children, because mastering the small,agile "Opti" is an important prerequisite for future sailing competitions.
Many a star has earned his first sporting spurs in him - including sailing legends such as Jochen Schumann and Ben Ainslie. But also, many top sailors of today trained technique, tactics and mental strength in the youngest boat. While an important focus of the event is on the sporty aspect of this small boat, the club is dealing with another important topic within the framework of the World Championship. See more information: https://2023worlds.optiworld.org/en/default/races/race 

Coach Bastian Henning: 
Gratulation to @_erikscheidt_ for winning ?at the test event for the Optimist World championchip 2023 ? Super proud of my group they prepared well for the worlds ?
?for Cosima Feußner ??(girls) ?
22th Lukas Wagner ??
73th Jonny Seekamp ??
78th David Plettner ??
83th Jasper Porthun ??
85th Kris Wagner ??

Siehe einen Video Clip bei instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CtG4BgxAdSz/ 

From 1 - 4 June, 197 sailors from 30 nations are registered on the entry list of "Regata Costa Brava Spring Cup 2023". The German World Championship team with Jonny Seekamp, Jasper Porthun, Lukas Wagner, David Plettner and Cosima Feussner is also taking part in this regatta. They will already meet many of their future World Cup challengers at the races.
The coaches Birte Berger/Bastian Henning: " ... we believe we will bring a strong team to the start."
Jonny Seekamp, born 25.06.2011 / 11 years (U13 group):

His motto: "The youngest will be the first ..."

These days are not only about the atmosphere during the regattas or the sporting competition, but it is also about a very special way of planning and carrying out this event with the aim of developing the awareness of sustainability among young sailors

• the awareness of their own personal CO2 footprint.

Because by thinking globally and acting locally, people and communities can work together – as in sporting competitions here – to promote environmental sustainability and thus protect the planet and its vital ecosystems for future generations. The various activities in this area allow the Club de Vela la Ballena Alegre to be nominated for the "World Sailing Sustainability Award".

Project Manager Pep Subirats from Club de Vela la Ballena Alegre has been supporting Tactical Sailing (TS-Supporter) for many years. Pep translated a TS dictionary into Spanish with more than 400 words about regatta sailing.  A total of 11 languages are available in the dictionary, which will help sailors who have travelled to Spain.