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‘Sailing like a pro is also possible here’
Christian Zuerrer founded the Black Star Sailing Team in 2019. He wants to encourage young people to dare to achieve great things in sailing too.
You don’t get to visit a world champion every day. The Oberer Zürichsee Sailing Club (SCOZ) in Nuolen will be able to enjoy one tomorrow evening at the Hotel Schi! in Pfäffikon. Christian Zürrer, who originally grew up on Lake Zurich in Au and now lives in Sarnen, will be doing the honours. He will present his team Black Star Sailing.

World Sailing Championships in Brunnen – a crazy idea or an opportunity?

A sailing world championship will take place in Brunnen from August 21 to 25. Christian Zuerrer from the OC clears up preconceptions about sailing.

Interview: Ramona Schelbert and Thomas Bucheli

Why hold an elite sailing world championship on Lake Uri of all places?

For me, Lake Uri offers the best wind conditions in Switzerland. With the well-known thermals on Lake Uri, the race can start at midday. read more …

Two sailing world championships on Lake Uri
The sailing area off Brunnen will once again be the venue for important regattas this season.
The sailing community is facing a new season with many highlights. On the international stage, the Olympics are coming up, where Swiss sailors have fuelled hopes with good results in the run-up that it could finally be enough for an Olympic medal once again.

Sailing World Championship in Brunnen faces a challenge: “Difficult to raise the money” The World Sailing Championships for the prestigious RC44 boat class will attract top sailors to Brunnen from August 21 to 25. A major event takes place at the end of August with the World Sailing Championships on Lake Lucerne. The boats will […]

No clear favourites to be seen.
The Swiss team Black Star Sailing is confident going into the first race of the RC44 Sailing World Championship tomorrow.
When multiple America’s Cup winner Russell Coutts came to Lugano with his entourage on a European Tour in 2007 to present his own high-performance racing yacht, he probably didn’t expect that almost two decades later his RC44 (RC stands for his initials) would be holding its world championship in Switzerland.

Fresh water instead of salt water – a sailing world championship on the narrow Lake of Uri – how does that work?
These days, sailors from all over the world are competing on Lake Uri. A challenge in terms of wind and water.
A sailing world championship is taking place these days on Lake Uri, in the heart of inland Switzerland. At the jetty in Brunnen, the boats bob in the water and groan to the beat of the waves. The crews, whose sailors have travelled from all over the world, are hauling all kinds of goods on board: winches, sheets and ropes. They are preparing for the competition, which takes place from 21 to 25 August.