European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Canvas Sailor aboard a Tornado boat gives the ropes a heave sails unfurl during Kiel weeks la nce upon a time it was a simple sailing but in the 95 years since it the annual Kiel week has been stretched nine Days and has become a multimedia event with Folk a Rock a dose of political even a con Ference on Germany economic Day during Kiefer the  Hindenburg Ufer along the Banks of Kiel fjord was alive with colourful snack Booths offering everything from herring salad to turkish Taffy to but the name of the game in the Bayside German City on the danish Border is sailors from ships flying flags from around the world mingled with the strollers along the Shore and yachts moored in the Harbor glow with festive adding to the Holiday mood after most of the people present this year came for the regattas at the olympic North of the More than sailboats from 27 countries spent the week racing everything from the lightning fast Tornado to Majestic yachts with colourful so hoist your eyelids for a look at the biggest collection of Canvas since the tall ships sailed up the Hudson last year for Ameri Cas Fatir Spinnaker sails swell in the Sunshine during the flying dutchman Page 14 the stars and stripes saturday you