Segelclub Breitenthal e.V. - 86488 Breitenthal

Segelclub Breitenthal e.V. in the district of Günzburg was founded in September 1973 in the Günz valley and sails on Lake Oberrieder Weiher, a gravel-pit lake covering around 43 hectares with excellent water quality. With about 250 members, 40 water and 40 land berths, and a new clubhouse directly on the shore, the club is the largest sailing club in the surrounding area. Children and young people learn to sail on the club's own Optimists and Lasers; throughout the year, competitive sailors of all boat types take part in numerous regattas, including the Allgäu Optiliga and the Seggerling ranking regatta. The club grounds offer moorings and a covered terrace as well as a lawn, playground, barbecue area, and in winter curling on the frozen lake – the annual summer festival on the lake is a highlight of club life.

Breitenthal, Deutschland 250 Members

250 Members

History

Segelclub Breitenthal e.V. was founded in September 1973 in the Günz valley on Lake Oberrieder Weiher. The gravel-pit lake covers around 43 hectares with an average depth of about 2.5 metres; it is fed by groundwater and has very good water quality. In the decades after its founding, the club developed into the largest sailing club in the area with 40 water and 40 land berths and a newly built clubhouse directly on the lake with a covered terrace. For its 50th anniversary, the traditional opening of the season took place on 1 April 2023. The club hosts internal regattas, the Nikolaus Regatta, an autumn regatta with international participation, and Allgäu Optiliga races; the Seggerling ranking regatta has become one of the best-attended regattas of this class in Germany. At the 2026 annual general meeting, chairman Thomas Böttinger highlighted the basic sailing course, the children's holiday programme with the municipality of Kettershausen, regional regattas, and the extension of the lease agreement as a basis for the club's future. Long-serving members were honoured for 25 to 45 years of membership; Monika and Alfons Müller, Marianne and Manfred Kramer, and Bärbel and Hans-Jürgen Kropp were appointed honorary members. The club aims to promote sailing through training, regattas and youth work, and warmly welcomes new members to its grounds on Lake Oberrieder Weiher.

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Facilities

New clubhouse directly on Lake Oberrieder Weiher with covered terrace, 40 water and 40 land berths, jetties, lawn with swing, slide, sandpit and pedal cars, covered barbecue area, drinks vending machine, and Wi-Fi across the entire club grounds.

Activities

Regattas and internal ranking races, Allgäu Optiliga, Seggerling ranking regatta, Nikolaus and autumn regatta, beginner sailing courses, youth sailing, annual summer festival, holiday programmes, and in winter curling and ice skating on the frozen lake.

Youth section

The youth section teaches children and young people from around seven years of age the basics of sailing on the club's own Optimists and Lasers, with safe swimming skills required. The focus is on introducing young sailors to the sport in a playful way amid changing wind and water conditions. The Laser Radial serves as an intermediate step for Optimist graduates; dates for youth sailing are announced by youth officer Gitti Maurer.