2008 Vintage Yachting Games – Soling
The Soling was an event on the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games program at the IJsselmeer, Netherlands. Six out of the seven scheduled race were completed. 36 sailors, on 12 boats, from 10 nations entered.
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| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Race area | Race area Yellow, IJsselmeer,  |
| Period | September 20–27 |
| Competitors | 36 |
| Boats | 12 |
| Countries | 10 |
| Results | |
| Gold | |
| Silver |  |
| Bronze |  |
| Succession | |
| Next | 2012 |
2008 Vintage  | |||||
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| Europe Female | Female | ||||
| Europe Male | Male | ||||
| O-Jolle | Open | ||||
| Flying Dutchman | Open | ||||
| Soling | Open | ||||
| Dragon | Open | ||||
Venue overview
Race area and Course
Approximately 2 nautical miles of the coast of Medemblik two course areas (orange and yellow) were used for the 2008 edition of the Vintage Yachting Games.
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| For the Soling Course Area Yellow was available. | Course 4 | Course 3 |
For the 2008 edition of the Vintage Yachting Games, four different courses were available. The Soling could use course 4 and course 3 (above windspeeds of 14kn).
Wind conditions
During the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games, the sailors experienced the following weather conditions:
| Date | General | Temperature | Wind | Waves | Precipitation |
| 20 September 2008 | Sunny | 23C° | 6–8 m/s NE | 0.25m | Dry |
| 21 September 2008 | Sunny | 23C° | 6 m/s NE | 0.25m | Dry |
| 22 September 2008 | Sunny | 21C° | 10 m/s N | 0.5m | Dry |
| 23 September 2008 | Overcast | 14C° | 18–14 m/s N Decreasing |
0.75m | Rain |
| 24 September 2008 | Sunny | 19C° | 6–8 m/s NE | 0.3m | Dry |
| 25 September 2008 | Sunny | 22C° | 6 m/s NE-E | 0.1m | Dry |
| 26 September 2008 | Sunny | 22C° | 6–2 m/s NE-E Decreasing |
0.1m | Dry |
| 27 September 2008 | Sunny | 24C° | <2 m/s E | NA | Dry |
Races
Summary
In the Soling at race area Yellow, only six races could be completed.
Although the early start of the second race the consistent performance of the team of Rudy den Outer, Leo Determan and Ronald den Arend made sure they won the series. The team of former Soling World champion Steven Bakker with Sven/Dick Coster and Joost Houweling took the silver before the German team of Holger Weichert, Laurent Scheel, and Martin Setzkorn.
Results
 Rank |
Helmsperson (Country) | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Total Points [1] |
Total -1 [2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | ||||
 | Leo DETERMAN and Ronald DEN AREND (NED) | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 28.0 | 9.0 | ||
 | Sven/Dick COSTER and Joost HOUWELING (Wildcard) | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 46.0 | 27.0 | ||
 | Laurent SCHEEL and Martin SETZKORN (GER) | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 31.7 | 21.7 | ||
| 4 | Gabor HELMHOUT and Geert VERHEIJ (NED) | 3 | 5,7 | 3 | 5.7 | 3 | 5.7 | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 38.8 | 30.8 | ||
| 5 |  Hans MEYER and Toby KAMPS (USA) | 5 | 10.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 43.7 | 33.7 | ||
| 6 |  Casper VAN DRUNEN and Gary ADAMS (GBR) | 4 | 8.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 6 | 11.7 | 6 | 11.7 | 64.8 | 53.1 | ||
| 7 |  Marcos PINTO RIBEIRO and Lucio PINTO RIBEIRO (BRA) | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | 114 | 95.0 | ||
 Jacob ANDERSEN and Carsten MOESGAARD (DEN) | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | 114 | 95.0 | |||
Maxl KOCH and Gregor BORNEMANN (GER) | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | 114 | 95.0 | |||
 Peter NÉMETH and Károly VEZÉR (HUN) | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | 114 | 95.0 | |||
 Luis SANTOS and Manuel TANGER (POR) | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | 114 | 95.0 | |||
 Gennadi STRAKH and Karlo HMELJAK (SLO) | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | dnc | 19.0 | 114 | 95.0 | |||
Legend: DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RET – Retired;
- Crossed out results did not count for the total result.
Daily standings
Victors
Rudy den Outer (l),
Leo Determan (m) and
Ronald den Arend (r)
Steven Bakker (l),
Joost Houweling (m) and
Dick Coster (r)
Holger Weichert (l),
Laurent Scheel (m) and Martin Setzkorn (r)
References
- The 2008 Bonus scoring system was used.
- Total after applying discard.
- Vintage Yachting Games Organization. "Results 2008 Vintage Yachting Games: Soling". Vintage Yachting Games Organization. Retrieved 2012-08-20.