Segelclub Gießen e.V. - SCG'84
Segelclub Gießen e.V. (SCG'84) is an active sailing club with grounds on Dutenhofener See near Wetzlar and membership of the German Sailing Federation, the Hessian Sailing Federation and the Hesse State Sports Federation. On the lake, classes including ILCA/Laser, 470 and Optimist are sailed; club boats are available for training and regattas, including five Optimists for youth training. Juniors aged seven and older with a swimming certificate train on Thursdays during the season at the club site; the club also runs championships, Aquila ranking events, taster sailing and flotilla cruises. Through courses for inland and sea pleasure craft licences as well as SKS and radio courses, the club trains new sailors and maintains a lively club life on Dutenhofener See.
History
Segelclub Gießen e.V. appears publicly under the short name SCG'84 and maintains its club grounds on Dutenhofener See. The club is entered in the register of associations at the Gießen local court under VR 1451 and is a member of the German Sailing Federation (DSV no. H049), the Hessian Sailing Federation and the Hesse State Sports Federation. Core activities are dinghy and youth sailing on inland water together with regularly hosted regattas such as the Gießen town championship, club championship series and Aquila ranking regattas. The youth section teaches theory and practice up to the junior certificate and provides Optimists, Lasers, 470s and RS Fevas for training. Since 5 April 2019 the club has trained with Stefan Zink, who holds DSV sailing instructor licence A. The club also documents taster sailing, SBF, SKS and radio training courses as well as cruising offers such as flotilla trips to the Danish South Sea. In this way SCG'84 has established itself as a sailing venue on Dutenhofener See with a strong training and regatta programme.
Information
Youth section
Active youth section from age 7 with swimming certificate: youth training during the sailing season every Thursday 15:30–18:00 at Dutenhofener See; goal junior certificate; led by youth officer Josephine Nietzsch; five club Optimists plus Lasers, 470s and RS Fevas.
Boating license training
Available: 1
Stefan Zink
Theory regularly on Thursday evenings; start information evening 06.02.2026