The Singapore Sailing Federation, also known as SingaporeSailing, is the National Sports Association (NSA) responsible for the management and organisation of the sport of sailing in Singapore.
The German Olympic Sports Confederation was founded on 20 May 2006 by a merger of the Deutscher Sportbund (DSB), and the Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland (NOK) which dates back to 1895, the year it was founded and recognized as NOC by the IOC.
Segelclub Rhe is the oldest yacht club in Germany. It was established in 1855 in Königsberg, East Prussia.
The Marine-Regatta-Verein (MRV), "Naval Regatta Union", is a yacht club of the German Navy. Its main branch is located in the harbor city of Kiel, and it has branches in different states of Germany. This club promotes both sailing and powerboating. Many of its members also are engaged in yacht racing and yacht cruising around the world.
The Hamburger Segel-Club (HSC), is one of the oldest and most active sailing clubs in Germany. The club is located by the shores of Lake Außenalster, in the heart of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
Roland Gäbler is a German sailor and member in the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein as well as in the Kieler Yacht-Club. He competed in five Olympic Games.
The Danish Sailing Association is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Denmark, recognised by the International Sailing Federation.
The Swedish Sailing Federation is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Sweden, recognised by the International Sailing Federation.
The Turkish Sailing Federation (TYF) is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Turkey, recognised by the International Sailing Federation.
The Chinese Yachting Association is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in China, recognised by the International Sailing Federation.
The Hungarian Yachting Association is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Hungary, recognised by the International Sailing Federation.
The Fédération Monégasque de Voile is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Monaco, recognised by the International Sailing Federation. This organisation is in effect part of the Yacht Club de Monaco, which is the only Sailing Club in the country.
The Hong Kong Sailing Federation is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Hong Kong, recognised by the International Sailing Federation.
The 1939 Star World Championship was held in Kiel, Germany in 1939. The hosting yacht club was Yacht-Club von Deutschland and Norddeutscher Regatta Verein.
Patrick Follmann is a German sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class. He represented Germany, along with his partner Ferdinand Gerz, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and has also been training throughout most of his sporting career at Deutscher Touring Yacht Club in Tutzing. He also obtained a career best result with a single victory for the German squad in the men's 470 class at the 2012 Kieler Woche Tournament in Kiel. As of September 2014, Follmann is ranked no. 147 in the world for two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation.
Ferdinand Gerz is a German sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class. He represented Germany, along with his partner Patrick Follmann, in the men's 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and has also been training throughout most of his sporting career at Deutscher Touring Yacht Club in Tutzing. He also obtained a career best result with a single victory for the German squad at the 2012 Kieler Woche Tournament in Kiel. As of September 2014, Gerz is ranked no. 13 in the world for two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation. Coming from a sporting pedigree, Gerz is the son of legendary sailor and 1983 world champion, Wolfgang Gerz, who finished fifth under the former West German sailing team in the Finn class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Frithjof Kleen is a German sailor, who specialized in two-person keelboat (Star) class. He represented Germany, along with his partner Robert Stanjek in the Star class at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and also captured a silver medal at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth, Australia. Kleen has also been training throughout most of his sporting career for the North German Sailing Regatta in Hamburg under his personal coach Alan Smith.
Robert Stanjek is a German sailor, who specialized in two-person keelboat (Star) class. He represented Germany, along with his partner Frithjof Kleen in the Star class at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and also captured a silver medal at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth, Australia. Stanjek has also been training throughout most of his sporting career for the North German Sailing Regatta in Hamburg under his personal coach Alan Smith. As of November 2014, Stanjek is ranked eighth in the world for the two-person keelboat by the International Sailing Federation, following his first-place effort at the ISAF World Cup Series and Star World Championships in Malcesine, Italy.
