Traditional Metre yachts bring spectacle to Rolex Baltic Week

KIEL, GERMANY. They are witnesses of bygone times and have a nostalgic beauty of their trade: but the sailing yachts of the traditional Metre classes are also competitive racing crafts. Their majestic airs will be sure to enthral onlookers in the years to come, when Rolex Baltic Week summons these classic yachts to race along the Baltic shores alternating between Kiel and Flensburg. The Kieler Yacht-Club (KYC) will host the regatta’s seventh edition in 2010, which will feature races in the 6mR, 8mR and 12mR classes off the club’s headquarters at the Hindenburgufer shoreline in the city of Kiel. From 30 June to 4 July, races will be for the Robbe & Berking mR Sterling Cup. The year after, the regatta will be hosted by the Flensburger Segel-Club (FSC) close to the Danish border.