{"id":42541,"date":"2017-06-22T13:01:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T11:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/?p=42541\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T22:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:35:28","slug":"michael-zittlau-kieler-woche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/michael-zittlau-kieler-woche\/","title":{"rendered":"Our expert Michael Zittlau at the Kieler Woche"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update March 2026:<\/strong> This article has been editorially reviewed and updated with current information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"evm-last-updated\"><em>Last updated: March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">\/NEWS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Once again, the time has finally arrived. From 17<sup>th<\/sup> to 25<sup>th<\/sup> of June, the largest nautical festival of Northern Europe takes place for the 123<sup>rd<\/sup> time &#8211; the so called \u201cKieler Woche\u201d. Of course, our sailing expert Michael Zittlau joins this event as well according to the motto \u201cin the middle instead of thereby\u201d.<\/strong>In addition to perfect weather, once again the Kieler Woche offers an exciting program. Whether art exhibition, music gigs, Kieler Woche for kids or the sailing highlights &#8211; with such a variety you\u2019ll never get bored. InspiredBySports is especially happy that Kieler Woche TV has managed to get our expert Michael Zittlau in front of the camera. At the beginning of the interview, Michael praises the phenomenal weather, before telling us how he and his team prepared themselves for the event. Because of the similar wind conditions, the preparations primarily took place on the Alster before they trained in Kiel in the last week before the showdown. To find out who\u2019s Michael\u2019s biggest competitor, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kielerwoche.tv\/2017\/06\/17\/interview-mit-michael-zittlau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">just watch this video<\/a> &#8211; this secret he should rather tell himself. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Source of images: Kieler Woche 2017<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Your Expert\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">Michael Zittlau<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>STATEMENT<\/h5>\n<p>Great weather, an exciting program, happy people and sailing adventures. These are just some of the reasons, why you should join the Kieler Woche &#8211; at the latest back in 2018!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">GALLERY<\/h4>\n[custom-facebook-feed]\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">VIDEO<\/h4>\n<h4>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE THIS<\/h4>\n<h3>You might also like<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">The next generation of swimmers what talents we can look forward to<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">Swimming styles 3 ways to move forward in the water<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">Read the surf forecasts correctly. 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