J/22 Worlds 2027

J/22 World Championship 2027

4–10 July 2027 · Warnemünde, Germany

Four days of racing on the Bay of Mecklenburg, hosted at Yachthafen Hohe Düne, right where the Warnow meets the Baltic.

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The fleet on the start line, J/22 Worlds 2019
J/22 Worlds 2019 · Warnemünde
© Pepe Hartmann
J/22 World Championship 2027 Warnemünde, The Game: J/22s racing past the lighthouse and Teepott
Warm-up

Race the Worlds before the Worlds

Sail a virtual race off Warnemünde against 25 boats, with real right-of-way rules, wind shifts and gusts. Tack, set the spinnaker, dodge penalties and see where you'd finish.

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Questions? Email pr@j22kv.de

Schedule

Times and details will be confirmed in the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions.

Preliminary
J/22s racing downwind under spinnakers in a fresh breeze
Downwind at the Worlds 2019 · © Pepe Hartmann
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  1. 04Sun · Jul

    Registration

  2. 05Mon · Jul

    Measurement

  3. 06Tue · Jul

    Measurement and practice

    Remaining measurement

    Practice race

  4. 07Wed · Jul

    Racing day 1

  5. 08Thu · Jul

    Racing day 2

  6. 09Fri · Jul

    Racing day 3

  7. 10Sat · Jul

    Racing day 4

Evening events are added as all-day entries until exact times are confirmed.

Planning your stay? The prize giving is on Saturday evening, so most teams leave on Sunday 11 July.

Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions

The official documents are in preparation. We expect to publish them in January 2027.

  • Notice of Race (NOR)

    Eligibility, entry, fees, schedule, measurement and scoring.

    Expected January 2027

  • Sailing Instructions (SI)

    Course areas, signals, starting procedure and protests.

    Expected January 2027
Rules

The Racing Rules of Sailing 2025–2028

The Worlds are sailed under the current World Sailing rules, including the latest changes and corrections. Worth a read before July.

Open the RRS (PDF)

Entry and results

  • Online entry

    Entry opens together with the Notice of Race.

    Opens with the NOR

  • Entry list

    See who's coming, updated as entries arrive.

    Opens with the NOR

  • Results

    Live results after every race from 7 July 2027.

    During the event

Until then, the preliminary schedule is the best guide for planning. Both documents will be linked here as soon as they're published, and we'll announce them in the crew chat. Questions about the event: pr@j22kv.de

Where to stay

Early July is peak season on the Baltic coast, and the Warnemünder Woche usually runs at the same time. Book early, with free cancellation.

Your stay

Dates

Staying longer? Pick any dates below.

Who's coming

Bedrooms is a minimum. Use 0 for "don't care". Children are searched as age 10.

Type and meals
Distance to the marina
3 km
Baltic Sea Warnow ferry

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Budget

Must-haves

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J/22s moored at a pontoon with sponsor and national flags on the masts
Boats ready at the pontoons in Hohe Düne · © Thomas Hanf

Getting here

The race village is at Hohe Düne, on the east bank of the Warnow. Warnemünde town is on the west bank. A short passenger ferry links the two.

Aerial view of a long pontoon with a row of keelboats moored bow to
The pontoons at Yachthafen Hohe Düne from above · © Thomas Hanf

By air

AirportDistance to Hohe DüneOnward travel
Rostock-Laage (RLG)about 40 kmClosest, but few scheduled flights. Taxi or rental car, roughly 35 minutes.
Hamburg (HAM)about 200 kmMost international connections. S-Bahn to Hamburg Hbf, then train to Rostock, about 3 hours in total. By car about 2¼ hours.
Berlin Brandenburg (BER)about 250 kmTrain via Berlin to Rostock, about 3 hours. By car about 2¾ hours on the A19.
Copenhagen (CPH)via ferryDrive to Gedser, ferry to Rostock (about 2 hours). Arrives on the east bank, close to Hohe Düne.

By train

Long-distance and regional trains run to Rostock Hauptbahnhof from Hamburg and Berlin, both about 2 to 2½ hours. From Rostock Hbf, the S-Bahn line S1 runs to Warnemünde in about 20 minutes, several times an hour.

From Warnemünde station it's a short walk to the ferry across to Hohe Düne. Plan your connections on bahn.com. The Deutschlandticket is valid on the S-Bahn and regional trains.

By car and with a boat trailer

From Hamburg and Lübeck take the A20, from Berlin the A19. Both lead to Rostock. Hohe Düne is on the east side of the river, so don't drive into Warnemünde town: there's no road bridge across the river mouth.

Towing a boat? Head for the Warnow tunnel (toll road) or drive round via the Rostock city bridges, then follow the signs to Markgrafenheide / Hohe Düne. Check tunnel tolls for vehicle-and-trailer combinations before you travel.

By ferry

Rostock's international ferry port is on the east bank of the Warnow, a short drive from Hohe Düne. Teams from Scandinavia can arrive with their trailer directly:

RouteOperatorsCrossing
Gedser (DK) – RostockScandlinesabout 2 hours
Trelleborg (SE) – RostockTT-Line, Stena Lineabout 6 hours

Getting around locally

The passenger ferry between Warnemünde and Hohe Düne crosses the river mouth in a few minutes. For racing days, bring a bike: it's the easiest way between the marina, Markgrafenheide and the ferry.

Journey times are approximate. Check current timetables before you travel.

Warnemünde

A former fishing village at the mouth of the Warnow, today Rostock's seaside district and one of the best-known resorts on the German Baltic coast.

Panorama from the breakwater: waves rolling onto the rocks, Warnemünde beach and hotel tower in the distance
Warnemünde beach seen from the breakwater · © Thomas Hanf

The town

Warnemünde has one of the widest sandy beaches on the Baltic, a promenade lined with hotels, and the Alter Strom: the old harbour channel with fishing boats, fish-sandwich stalls and captains' houses. Its landmarks sit side by side at the harbour entrance: the white lighthouse and the Teepott, a building with a sweeping concrete-shell roof.

The Warnemünde lighthouse and the Teepott with its curved roof behind the dunes
Lighthouse and Teepott · © Thomas Hanf

Cruise ships are part of the skyline. Warnemünde is one of Germany's busiest cruise ports, and a big ship in the river mouth is a normal sight during a race week.

Warnemünder Woche

Since 1938, the first full week of July has belonged to the Warnemünder Woche: nine days of racing on the Bay of Mecklenburg and a summer festival on land. The 2026 edition brought 386 boats and 774 sailors onto nine course areas, from youth dinghies to the offshore race around Bornholm.

On land, the week opens with the "Niege Ümgang", a traditional costumed parade through the town. Then come dragon-boat and washtub races on the Alter Strom, beach handball, shanty choirs, live music every day on the stage by the lighthouse, and fireworks over the Baltic to close.

After Kiel Week and Travemünde Week it is one of Germany's biggest regatta events. The J/22 Worlds fall in the same week, so expect a busy, festive town and book early.

A short history

  1. 1323The city of Rostock buys the fishing village at the river mouth to secure its access to the sea.
  2. 1800sSummer guests arrive and Warnemünde grows into a seaside resort.
  3. 1886The railway from Rostock reaches Warnemünde.
  4. 1898The lighthouse is completed. It still guards the harbour entrance.
  5. 1938The first Warnemünder Woche is held.
  6. 1968The Teepott opens, with its shell roof by engineer Ulrich Müther.
  7. 1990sAfter reunification Warnemünde develops into a major cruise port and holiday resort.
  8. 2019Warnemünde hosts the J/22 World Championship for the first time.
  9. 2027The J/22 Worlds return to Hohe Düne.
Green harbour light on the pier with waves breaking on the rocks
The pier light at the harbour entrance. Every race starts and ends past here. · © Thomas Hanf
2019

The Worlds have been here before

Warnemünde hosted the J/22 World Championship in 2019. Crews from across the class raced on the Bay of Mecklenburg in waves, sunshine and a proper Baltic breeze, and many of them are coming back. 2027 is the fleet's second World Championship off Hohe Düne.

Photos: © Pepe Hartmann. Tap a photo to enlarge.

Regatta simulator

The Game

Sail a virtual race off Warnemünde against 25 boats, with right-of-way rules, wind shifts and gusts. Pick a team or enter your own boat, choose a difficulty level, or start with a practice round.

J/22 World Championship 2027 Warnemünde, The Game
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The course

2 laps: Start → windward mark (to port) → offset mark → gate. On lap 1, round a gate mark and sail the next beat. On lap 2, sail through the gate to the finish.

wind Lap 1:round gate,beat again Windward Offset Gate Start / finish

Schematic. Green and red lines in the game are the laylines, dark ripple patches are gusts.

Controls

  • ⟲⟳ or ←→Helm
  • TACK WTack
  • AUTOPILOT AHolds the optimum angle upwind and downwind under spinnaker
  • EASE hold FEase the sails: luff and brake
  • SPI SpaceHoist the spinnaker, downwind only
  • +− wheel, pinchZoom. Drag to look around, double tap to look astern
  • ONBOARDOnboard view
  • TORPEDO TTorpedo
  • HPhoto mode

Rules in the game

  • Right of wayRules 10 (opposite tacks), 11 (same tack, overlapped), 12 (same tack, not overlapped) and 31 (touching a mark) are enforced.
  • Over the lineStart early and you're OCS.
  • PenaltyA 360° turn.

The game simplifies the rules. At the real Worlds, penalties follow the Racing Rules of Sailing and the Sailing Instructions.

Crew chat

Our WhatsApp group is the place to find crew, share rides and trailers, and split holiday flats.

Sailors rigging their boats on a busy pontoon, flags flying from the masts
Rigging day at Hohe Düne · © Thomas Hanf

What the group is for

  • Crew wantedLooking for a helm, trimmer or bow? Post your position and weight.
  • Rides and trailersShare the road trip or space on a trailer.
  • Shared flatsSplit a holiday home with another team.
  • Boats and gearCharter offers, spare parts, sails.

Before you join

Your phone number is visible to everyone in the group. Keep it friendly and on topic, no advertising. Official announcements are made on this website and by the race office.

Imprint and privacy

Organiser

Name of the organising club, address, representative.

Contact: pr@j22kv.de

Photos

Photos of the J/22 World Championship 2019: © Pepe Hartmann.

All other photos: © Thomas Hanf.

Privacy

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