International German Championship 2024

Dear sailing friends

Novalis has been sponsoring and supporting international H-Boat class competitions for several years now. I myself have had the pleasure of taking part in such regattas and I am often asked how the connection to sailing is established, when no Novalis employee is a real sailor. Why does Novalis, an international manufacturer of vinyl flooring, support the H-Boat class? What fascinates us about sailing is the clean sport and the fair competition. Driven only by the wind, the participants sail under the same conditions. , where you often have to keep clear of a right-of-way boat but you can never force it. In the end, there is usually a deserving and universally recognised winner.

In return for his support, Novalis receives professional pictures that reproduce this fundamental character of the H-Boat championships. Everyone looking at these pictures senses something of the focus and orientation on the essentials, of the confrontation with wind and water and the beauty of nature worthy of protection. All of this is reflected in many of Novalis’ strategic decisions and we used some of the images from the 2023 H-Boat sailing season in our last sustainability report for the graphic design.

We hope that there will be enough water under the keel for the International German Championships on the Lake Eder, a strong wind in the sails and fair crews on all boats. For all participants, the many helpers and spectators, we hope for sunny weather for a perfect championship.

Best regards

Carl Ruland