{"id":17083,"date":"2024-08-26T13:12:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T13:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackstarsailing.ch\/srf-news-schweiz-21-08-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T13:43:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T13:43:22","slug":"srf-news-schweiz-21-08-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackstarsailing.ch\/en\/srf-news-schweiz-21-08-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"SRF News Schweiz 21-08-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A sailing world championship on the narrow Lake of Uri – how is that possible?<\/h1>\n

These days, sailors from all over the world are competing on Lake Uri.<\/strong><\/b> A challenge in terms of wind and water.<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

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Wednesday, 21.08.2024, 12:56 pm<\/p>\n

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 teams, 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n

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Standardised boats make for an exciting competition<\/h3>\n

One of them is Christian Z\u00fcrrer, owner and helmsman of an RC44 class racing yacht. All the boats competing in the World Championships on Lake Urns are of this type. Z\u00fcrrer is sailing in the World Championships and is also part of the organising committee. \u2018When I was 14, I bought a sailing dinghy instead of a motorbike. I’ve been competing ever since,\u2019 he says.<\/p>\n

\"SegelteamLegend: The day before the competition, the sailing teams are busy preparing in the F\u00f6hnhafen harbour in Brunnen. SRF\/DAVID KUNZ<\/picture><\/figure>\n

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Nine people are on board for the RC44 boat class and a further six help from the shore. RC stands for Russel Coutts, the man who invented the boat a good 20 years ago. It is the same Russel Coutts who won the America’s Cup for Switzerland with Alinghi in 2003. And 44 stands for the length in feet. The boats are standardised so that they fit into a shipping container and are easy to transport.<\/p>\n

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The battles are tough, they sail close together and fight for centimetres.<\/em><\/h4>\n