From August 6 to 10, 2025, The Ocean Race Europe can be experienced up close in Kiel. Visitors can expect a four-day water and land program with cultural, sports and environmental protection activities to participate in and experience - for free and outdoors. Following the successful Fly-By event, Kiel 2025 will once again be at the center of top international sailing: The Ocean Race Europe is coming to Kiel for the first time and the state capital is proud to even be the starting port for this exciting, challenging regatta.
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The Ocean Race Summit will take place on 7 August 2025 during the Ocean Race Europe in Kiel. Under the motto ‘Connecting Europe for a Smart Ocean’, representatives from politics, science and sailing will come together to discuss joint approaches to protecting the oceans.
Among those attending will be State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth, Kiel's Lord Mayor Ulf Kämpfer and Schleswig-Holstein's Environment Minister Tobias Goldschmidt. Together, they will send a clear signal for sustainable marine policy – factually sound, internationally networked and with a clear focus on the future.
For many people, their favourite path leads to the sea. They sail, surf, kite, dive to the seabed or experience pure romance at sunset by the water.
For us Kielers, one thing is clear: we prefer swimming in the fjord to swimming in work. We love our Baltic Sea, jump into the cold water even in winter, fish for sea trout and herring; some of us are baptised in the Baltic waves and buried in the sea.
Yes, we are crazy about the sea. But our sea is in danger. Find out why and how we can protect it here.
© Kiel-Marketing e.V., Jan-Michael Böckmann
The event is just a few minutes' walk from the "Reventloubrücke" landing stage and can be reached via the SFK 's Fördefährlinie F1 and Schwentinelinie F2 ferry lines.
Bicycle racks are available. You can also use the SprottenFlotte bike-sharing service. The first 30 minutes are free of charge.
You can park your car in the city center. From there you can continue to the event on foot, by bus or by bike. Information at www.parken-plus.info.
Access to the event is barrier-free, and a disabled toilet is available for holders of a Euro WC key.
The Kiellinie is centrally located - only 2 km away from central station - and can be easily reached on foot.
Uwe Wanger
Managing director
Tel.: 0431 - 9012910
Mail: u.wanger (at) kiel-marketing.de
Jonathan Hartmann
Division Manager Sailing & Business
Tel.: 0431 - 9012985
Mail: j.hartmann (at) kiel-marketing.de
Eva Zeiske
Public relations
Tel.: 0431 - 6791026
Mail: e.zeiske (at) kiel-marketing.de
Greta-Sophie Strauß
Project coordinator
Tel.: 0431/901-2909
Mail: g.strauss (at) kiel-marketing.de
Julius Gedamke
Volunteering
Tel.: 0431/901-2909
Mail: j.gedamke (at) kiel-marketing.de
Ralf Löwe
Communications & Commercial
Mail: r.loewe (at) kiel-marketing.de