Just one example: experience Heiligenhafen – the paradise for both landlubbers and skilled sailors. A yacht harbour with more than 1,200 berths, Germany ’s largest charter sailing fleet and two surfing and sailing schools can be found in the middle of a top area for fans of wind and water.

As a newcomer to the area, you receive well-designed route suggestions such as the week trip “Sporting Around the Kiel Bay”: starting from Heiligenhafen, you make a long tack across the sea to Langeland, continue to the island of Fünen, down to Schleimünde or Maasholm via Strande to the Kiel Bay and back to Heiligenhafen. You don’t want to go out alone on the water? Get to know the most beautiful spots on the German Baltic Sea coast and the Danish island world while flotilla sailing under the leadership of an experienced skipper.

Professional instructors offering everything from courses for children to trips on the high seas can be found in the many sailing schools along the Baltic Sea coast and around the lakes of Swiss Holstein. Or attend one of the many events related to water which are held all year round. Kiel and Lübeck arrange trips alongside the regattas of tall ships and traditional sailing ships whenever there is a big event.