diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.server/SailingServer (No Proxy).launch b/java/com.sap.sailing.server/SailingServer (No Proxy).launch
index 95e2b7af28e..6b937085b04 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.server/SailingServer (No Proxy).launch	
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.server/SailingServer (No Proxy).launch	
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 <stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER" value="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7"/>
 <stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PROGRAM_ARGUMENTS" value="-os ${target.os} -ws ${target.ws} -arch ${target.arch} -nl ${target.nl} -consoleLog -console -clean"/>
 <stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.SOURCE_PATH_PROVIDER" value="org.eclipse.pde.ui.workbenchClasspathProvider"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.VM_ARGUMENTS" value="-ea -Declipse.ignoreApp=true -Dosgi.noShutdown=true -Dexpedition.udp.port=2010 -Xmx6000m -XX:+UseG1GC -Djetty.home=${project_loc:com.sap.sailing.server}/../target/configuration/jetty -Djava.util.logging.config.file=${project_loc:com.sap.sailing.server}/../target/configuration/logging_debug.properties -Dkiwo.results=${project_loc:com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport.test}/resources -Dpersistentcompetitors.clear=false -XX:+UseMembar -Digtimi.client.id=7fcdd217e0aa16090edb4ad55b09ec43b2021090e209541fc9b7003c2a2b70c6 -Digtimi.client.secret=aa569cf4909bdc7b0e04b11873f3c4ea20687421e010fcc25b771cca9e6f3f9a -Digtimi.client.redirecturi=http://127.0.0.1:8888/igtimi/oauth/v1/authorizationcallback -DspatialWind=true"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.VM_ARGUMENTS" value="-ea -Declipse.ignoreApp=true -Dosgi.noShutdown=true -Dfile.encoding=cp1252 -Dexpedition.udp.port=2010 -Xmx6000m -XX:+UseG1GC -Djetty.home=${project_loc:com.sap.sailing.server}/../target/configuration/jetty -Djava.util.logging.config.file=${project_loc:com.sap.sailing.server}/../target/configuration/logging_debug.properties -Dkiwo.results=${project_loc:com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport.test}/resources -Dpersistentcompetitors.clear=false -XX:+UseMembar -Digtimi.client.id=7fcdd217e0aa16090edb4ad55b09ec43b2021090e209541fc9b7003c2a2b70c6 -Digtimi.client.secret=aa569cf4909bdc7b0e04b11873f3c4ea20687421e010fcc25b771cca9e6f3f9a -Digtimi.client.redirecturi=http://127.0.0.1:8888/igtimi/oauth/v1/authorizationcallback -DspatialWind=true"/>
 <stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="${workspace_loc}"/>
 <stringAttribute key="pde.version" value="3.3"/>
 <stringAttribute key="profilingTraceType-ALLOCATION_TRACE" value="KEY_APPLICATION_FILTER%CTX_KEY%*%CTX_ENTRY%INCREASE_COUNT%CTX_KEY%8192%CTX_ENTRY%KEY_MIN_SIZE%CTX_KEY%32%CTX_ENTRY%KEY_MAX_SIZE%CTX_KEY%65536%CTX_ENTRY%KEY_INC_LINE_NRS%CTX_KEY%true%CTX_ENTRY%KEY_SESSION_FILTER%CTX_KEY%*%CTX_ENTRY%KEY_ENABLEMENT%CTX_KEY%false%CTX_ENTRY%CLASS_FILTER%CTX_KEY%*%CTX_ENTRY%KEY_USER_FILTER%CTX_KEY%*%CTX_ENTRY%KEY_REQUEST_FILTER%CTX_KEY%*%CTX_ENTRY%KEY_ADAPTIVE%CTX_KEY%false%CTX_ENTRY%"/>
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/impl/RemoteSailingServerSet.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/impl/RemoteSailingServerSet.java
index 1d23a8ceaca..4db4fae5870 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/impl/RemoteSailingServerSet.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/impl/RemoteSailingServerSet.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class RemoteSailingServerSet {
                 logger.fine("Updating events for remote server "+ref+" from URL "+eventsURL);
                 URLConnection urlConnection = eventsURL.openConnection();
                 urlConnection.connect();
-                bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(urlConnection.getInputStream()));
+                bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(urlConnection.getInputStream(), "UTF-8"));
                 JSONParser parser = new JSONParser();
                 Object eventsAsObject = parser.parse(bufferedReader);
                 EventBaseJsonDeserializer deserializer = new EventBaseJsonDeserializer(new VenueJsonDeserializer(