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KLU Takes Home 6th Place at the Alster President’s Cup, Hamburg’s University Regatta

After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on July 7th Hamburg once again hosted its prestigious university regatta. For the 20th time, teams from nine Hamburg-based universities gathered at University Sport Hamburg’s sailing dock to duel for the President’s Cup. KLU, which took home the cup in 2019, came in sixth this year. In a photo-finish, the University of Fine Arts Hamburg (HFBK) took first place, just edging out Universität Hamburg.

A sailboat on the lake during a sunny day, the water is glistening, and there is lush greenery in the background.

The balmy race day was characterized by faltering winds with sporadic gusts – which meant that, in some cases, making headway required being in the right place at the right time. As a result, there were a number of position changes in the course of the five rounds. As in previous years, each boat’s crew included at least one member of the respective university’s administration. For KLU, Chancellor Fabian Berger, Dean of Programs Christian Barrot, and Ph.D. candidates Keno Theile and Gero Nieberg were on board / gave it their all.

Final rankings:
1st place: HFBK
2nd place: UHH
3rd place: TUHH
4th place: Fresenius
5th place: HAW
6th place: KLU
7th place: Macromedia
8th place: HSBA
9th place: HFH

Three sailboats on the lake, green trees in the background.
Two KLU members on a sailboat on water.
Two sailboats on the water approaching the dock where people are standing and waiting for them.
A sailboat on the lake, people walking by.
A sailboat with two people in it is sailing by a dock where people are standing.
A sailboat with two people in it is sailing by a dock where people are walking.
A sailboat next to the dock, two people are getting out of the boat and their team members are helping them by holding the boat.
Men standing on a dock next to the sailboats on water.
People standing on a dock by the water, and looking at sailboats on the lake.
A sailboat on the lake during a sunny day, the water is glistening, and there is lush greenery in the background.
A sailboat on the glistening lake water during a regatta.
A sailboat with two people in it, sailing on the lake, surrounded by water, greenery, and other smaller boats.
KLU members at the regatta, wearing red shirts and white caps, standing on a dock next to the water.
Three girls wearing red shirts, white caps, and sunglasses, looking at the camera and smiling.
A selfie photo of three girls in red shirts and white caps next to the water.
People standing on a dock by the water and looking at sailboats on the lake during a regatta race.

Impressions of the race

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