2004 LASER EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Laser Standard European Championship
Laser Standard European Trophy
Laser Standard Youth European Championship
Warnemunde, Germany, 16 - 24 July 2004 (1st race 19 July)General Information / Travel / Accommodation / Charter Boats
TRAVEL
The sailing centre Warnemunde is situated 175 kilometres northwest of Hamburg, about 230 kilometres north of Berlin and 10 Kilometres from the Hanseatic town of Rostock. Rostock can be reached from the airports in Hamburg or Berlin-Tegel or by ferry from Scandinavia.
The Airport Express bus from Hamburg airport to the Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) runs every 15 minutes and takes half an hour. From Hamburg Lübeck airport a shuttle bus to Hamburg's Hauptbahnhof takes around an hour and costs €16/£11.50 return. A return train ticket from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Rostock takes between two and two-and-a-half hours.
From Berlin to Rostock you can go by motorway A19 / A24; from Hamburg motorway A20 and then by city-highway E55 to Warnemunde.
ACCOMMODATION
There is an extensive range of accommodation available.HOTELS / BED AND BREAKFAST
For all hotels and bed/breakfast contact:
Tourist office: Alte Vogtei, Am Strom 59, D-18119 Warnemunde, Germany Tel: +49 381 5480010 Fax: +49 381 5480030 Email: touristinfo@rostock.deCAMPING
Camping is available next to the Laser boatpark. Both caravans and camper vans are permitted.The cafeteria in the harbour serves breakfast buffet, hot meals and lunch boxes.
Shopping / Restaurants: 500m from the harbour.FOOD & DRINK
Fresh fish is definitely the order of the day. If you're concerned about pollution in the Baltic, be assured that much has been done in recent years to clean up the sea and that the beaches in the area have all been awarded the EU's "blue flag" for cleanliness. For a beautiful setting, try Stadthafen Restaurant Borwin on the banks of the Warnow. This spacious restaurant has a wooden balcony overlooking the river. Specialities, which may include monkfish, sole, herring and cod, vary by season. The cost of a two-course meal with wine is about €45 (£32). In Warnemünde, there are lots of little bistros as well as some bigger restaurants. At the Teepott Restaurant on the seafront, you can look out over the beach and watch ferries departing for Scandinavia. Built in the 1970s, the large glass construction housing the restaurant is also home to a café, Greek restaurant and museum. A two-course meal with wine costs about €30 (£21). The local snack is Rostocker Rauchwurst - smoked sausage in a roll with mustard.ELECTRICITY
The voltage is 220 V.CHARTER BOATS
For charter boats please contact : Laser Center Ziegelmayer, phone +49 (40) 70 84 43 , fax +49 (40) 2 70 29 23
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