Sassnitz Articles
From Penalty to Persistence
When you start a global championship in the red, you need more than boat speed to catch up. Germany’s penalty in Sydney not only dented their points tally, it hit morale. Driver Erik Kosegarten-Heil, balancing his career as an elite athlete with training as a doctor, suddenly found himself not just steering an F50 but steadying a crew under immense pressure.
“We’re not standing still – we are progressing,” Kosegarten-Heil reflects in the episode.
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Germany rise from penalty pain to Sassnitz glory – SailGP’s underdogs become contenders.
15-09-2025
For those unfamiliar, SailGP is the Formula One of the sea—only louder, faster, and wetter. Twelve national teams, helming identical F50 foiling catamarans, will be ripping across the waves at blistering speeds, often faster than the wind itself. It’s not just racing—it’s a full-blown aquatic spectacle. Think G-force turns, split-second tactics, and airborne hulls, all happening just metres off the shoreline.
But this stop on the 2025 Rolex SailGP calendar carries something extra: it’s home turf for Erik Heil and the Germany SailGP Team.
17-06-2025