2008 Vintage Yachting Games – Flying Dutchman


The Flying Dutchman was an event on the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games program at the IJsselmeer, Netherlands. Six out of the seven scheduled race were completed. 28 sailors, on 14 boats, from 10 nations entered.

Venue overview

Race area and Course

Approximately 2 nautical miles of the coast of Medemblik two course areas were used for the 2008 edition of the Vintage Yachting Games.
For the Flying Dutchman Course Area Yellowe was available.Course 3

For the 2008 edition of the Vintage Yachting Games four different courses were available. The Flying Dutchman could only use course 3.

Wind conditions

During the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games the sailors experienced the following weather conditions:
DateGeneralTemperatureWindWavesPrecipitation
20 September 2008Sunny23C°6–8 m/s NE0.25mDry
21 September 2008Sunny23C°6 m/s NE0.25mDry
22 September 2008Sunny21C°10 m/s N0.5mDry
23 September 2008Overcast14C°18–14 m/s N
Decreasing		0.75mRain
24 September 2008Sunny19C°6–8 m/s NE0.3mDry
25 September 2008Sunny22C°6 m/s NE-E0.1mDry
26 September 2008Sunny22C°6–2 m/s NE-E
Decreasing		0.1mDry
27 September 2008Sunny24C°<2 m/s ENADry

Races

Summary

In the Flying Dutchman at race area Yellow only six races could be completed.
In the Flying Dutchman it was a massive victory for the team of Szabolcs Majthenyi, at the helm, and Andras Domokos representing Hungary. With only first places!
Silver was for the German team of Kilian Koenig and Johannes Brack. In third place came the second German team of Kai Schäfers and Marcus Landgrebe.

Results

Victors