Maritime sports
Maritime sports are all-around, a result of the competition between individual crews of sailing and later motor ships.
There are various associations in Germany which are dedicated to this sport, to learning and maintaining maritime customs and to the acquisition of nautical skills. Most of the maritime sports clubs can be found in the new federal states and emerged from the Society for Sport and Technology . Its umbrella organization is the German Sea Sports Association (DSSV).
In the old federal states, the maritime tradition is maintained by the Deutsche Marine-Jugend e. V. organized (see also: German Navy Federation ) . In the past, there have been isolated encounters between the two associations when the DSSV held the German championships.
Boats from the navy are also represented in regattas such as the “ Strelasund Blue Ribbon ”.
The following disciplines are represented in the modern form of sea sports in Germany:
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Sailing : as
- Cutter sailing with the cutter ZK10 or similar,
- Ixylon sailing
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Rowing : as
- Cutter pulling , but mostly called cutter rowing ,
- Dinghy oars
- Off-road running
- swim
- node
- Throwing line
- Rope climbing
- Shooting , especially with the air pistol , which is only used in international competitions.
At the competitions of the sea sports clubs and naval associations, sailing and rowing are combined at least with the disciplines of knots and throwing lines.
The sport is practiced internationally and includes regionally different regulations and sports equipment.